diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/media/searchviewlet.css b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/media/searchviewlet.css
index 18cb186877f9..076e88be8e1b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/media/searchviewlet.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/media/searchviewlet.css
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 	cursor: pointer;
 	width: 16px;
 	height: 13px;
+	z-index: 2; /* Force it above the search results message, which has a negative top margin */
 }
 
 .hc-black .monaco-workbench .search-viewlet .query-details .more,
@@ -143,6 +144,10 @@
 	font-weight: normal;
 }
 
+.search-viewlet .messages {
+	margin-top: -5px;
+}
+
 .search-viewlet .message {
 	padding-left: 22px;
 	padding-right: 22px;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchViewlet.ts
index 3458f87b1235..8f7bfec499ac 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchViewlet.ts
@@ -1185,13 +1185,13 @@ export class SearchViewlet extends Viewlet {
 
 	private buildResultCountMessage(resultCount: number, fileCount: number): string {
 		if (resultCount === 1 && fileCount === 1) {
-			return nls.localize('search.file.result', "Found {0} result in {1} file", resultCount, fileCount);
+			return nls.localize('search.file.result', "{0} result in {1} file", resultCount, fileCount);
 		} else if (resultCount === 1) {
-			return nls.localize('search.files.result', "Found {0} result in {1} files", resultCount, fileCount);
+			return nls.localize('search.files.result', "{0} result in {1} files", resultCount, fileCount);
 		} else if (fileCount === 1) {
-			return nls.localize('search.file.results', "Found {0} results in {1} file", resultCount, fileCount);
+			return nls.localize('search.file.results', "{0} results in {1} file", resultCount, fileCount);
 		} else {
-			return nls.localize('search.files.results', "Found {0} results in {1} files", resultCount, fileCount);
+			return nls.localize('search.files.results', "{0} results in {1} files", resultCount, fileCount);
 		}
 	}