diff --git a/src/components/NavBar/SearchBar.css.ts b/src/components/NavBar/SearchBar.css.ts
index 521c1ebc2c..a764befbc3 100644
--- a/src/components/NavBar/SearchBar.css.ts
+++ b/src/components/NavBar/SearchBar.css.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { buttonTextSmall, subhead, subheadSmall } from 'nft/css/common.css'
 import { breakpoints, sprinkles, vars } from '../../nft/css/sprinkles.css'
 
 const DESKTOP_NAVBAR_WIDTH = 360
+const MAGNIFYING_GLASS_ICON_WIDTH = 28
 
 const baseSearchStyle = style([
   sprinkles({
@@ -31,11 +32,8 @@ export const searchBarContainer = style([
   }),
   {
     '@media': {
-      [`screen and (min-width: ${breakpoints.sm}px)`]: {
-        top: '-24px',
-      },
       [`screen and (min-width: ${breakpoints.lg}px)`]: {
-        right: `-${DESKTOP_NAVBAR_WIDTH / 2}px`,
+        right: `-${DESKTOP_NAVBAR_WIDTH / 2 - MAGNIFYING_GLASS_ICON_WIDTH}px`,
       },
     },
   },
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ export const searchBarContainer = style([
 export const searchBar = style([
   baseSearchStyle,
   sprinkles({
-    height: 'full',
     color: 'placeholder',
     paddingX: '16',
     cursor: 'pointer',
@@ -60,8 +57,11 @@ export const searchBarInput = style([
     color: { default: 'blackBlue', placeholder: 'placeholder' },
     border: 'none',
     background: 'none',
+    width: 'full',
   }),
-  { lineHeight: '24px' },
+  {
+    lineHeight: '24px',
+  },
 ])
 
 export const searchBarDropdown = style([
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export const searchBarDropdown = style([
     borderBottomLeftRadius: '12',
     borderBottomRightRadius: '12',
     background: 'lightGray',
+    height: { sm: 'viewHeight', md: 'auto' },
   }),
   {
     borderTop: 'none',
@@ -84,7 +85,6 @@ export const suggestionRow = style([
     justifyContent: 'space-between',
     paddingY: '8',
     paddingX: '16',
-    transition: '250',
   }),
   {
     ':hover': {
@@ -167,3 +167,50 @@ export const notFoundContainer = style([
     paddingLeft: '16',
   }),
 ])
+
+const visibilityTransition = `visibility ${vars.time[125]}, opacity ${vars.time[125]}`
+const delayedTransitionProperties = `padding 0s ${vars.time[125]}, height 0s ${vars.time[125]}`
+
+export const hidden = style([
+  sprinkles({
+    visibility: 'hidden',
+    opacity: '0',
+    padding: '0',
+    height: '0',
+  }),
+  {
+    transition: `${visibilityTransition}, ${delayedTransitionProperties}`,
+    transitionTimingFunction: 'ease-in',
+  },
+])
+export const visible = style([
+  sprinkles({
+    visibility: 'visible',
+    opacity: '1',
+    height: 'full',
+  }),
+  {
+    transition: `${visibilityTransition}`,
+    transitionTimingFunction: 'ease-out',
+  },
+])
+
+export const searchContentCentered = style({
+  '@media': {
+    [`screen and (min-width: ${breakpoints.lg}px)`]: {
+      transform: `translateX(${DESKTOP_NAVBAR_WIDTH / 4}px)`,
+      transition: `transform ${vars.time[125]}`,
+      transitionTimingFunction: 'ease-out',
+    },
+  },
+})
+
+export const searchContentLeftAlign = style({
+  '@media': {
+    [`screen and (min-width: ${breakpoints.lg}px)`]: {
+      transform: 'translateX(0)',
+      transition: `transform ${vars.time[125]}`,
+      transitionTimingFunction: 'ease-in',
+    },
+  },
+})
diff --git a/src/components/NavBar/SearchBar.tsx b/src/components/NavBar/SearchBar.tsx
index 3c84f6ad9b..71565b3716 100644
--- a/src/components/NavBar/SearchBar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NavBar/SearchBar.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Box } from 'nft/components/Box'
 import { Column, Row } from 'nft/components/Flex'
 import { Overlay } from 'nft/components/modals/Overlay'
 import { magicalGradientOnHover, subheadSmall } from 'nft/css/common.css'
-import { useIsMobile, useSearchHistory } from 'nft/hooks'
+import { useIsMobile, useIsTablet, useSearchHistory } from 'nft/hooks'
 import { fetchSearchCollections, fetchTrendingCollections } from 'nft/queries'
 import { fetchSearchTokens } from 'nft/queries/genie/SearchTokensFetcher'
 import { fetchTrendingTokens } from 'nft/queries/genie/TrendingTokensFetcher'
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ export const SearchBar = () => {
   const { pathname } = useLocation()
   const phase1Flag = useNftFlag()
   const isMobile = useIsMobile()
+  const isTablet = useIsTablet()
 
   useOnClickOutside(searchRef, () => {
     isOpen && toggleOpen()
@@ -330,53 +331,56 @@ export const SearchBar = () => {
   }, [isOpen])
 
   const placeholderText = phase1Flag === NftVariant.Enabled ? t`Search tokens and NFT collections` : t`Search tokens`
+  const isMobileOrTablet = isMobile || isTablet
+  const showCenteredSearchContent = !isOpen && phase1Flag !== NftVariant.Enabled && !isMobileOrTablet
 
   return (
     <Box position="relative">
       <Box
-        position={isOpen ? { sm: 'fixed', md: 'absolute' } : 'static'}
+        position={{ sm: 'fixed', md: 'absolute' }}
         width={{ sm: isOpen ? 'viewWidth' : 'auto', md: 'auto' }}
         ref={searchRef}
         className={styles.searchBarContainer}
+        display={{ sm: isOpen ? 'inline-block' : 'none', xl: 'inline-block' }}
       >
         <Row
-          className={clsx(`${styles.searchBar} ${!isOpen && magicalGradientOnHover}`)}
-          borderRadius={isOpen ? undefined : '12'}
+          className={clsx(
+            ` ${styles.searchBar} ${!isOpen && !isMobile && magicalGradientOnHover} ${
+              isMobileOrTablet && (isOpen ? styles.visible : styles.hidden)
+            }`
+          )}
+          borderRadius={isOpen || isMobileOrTablet ? undefined : '12'}
           borderTopRightRadius={isOpen && !isMobile ? '12' : undefined}
           borderTopLeftRadius={isOpen && !isMobile ? '12' : undefined}
-          borderBottomWidth={isOpen ? '0px' : '1px'}
-          display={{ sm: isOpen ? 'flex' : 'none', xl: 'flex' }}
-          justifyContent={isOpen || phase1Flag === NftVariant.Enabled ? 'flex-start' : 'center'}
+          borderBottomWidth={isOpen || isMobileOrTablet ? '0px' : '1px'}
           onFocus={() => !isOpen && toggleOpen()}
           onClick={() => !isOpen && toggleOpen()}
           gap="12"
         >
-          <Box display={{ sm: 'none', md: 'flex' }}>
-            <MagnifyingGlassIcon />
-          </Box>
-          <Box display={{ sm: 'flex', md: 'none' }} color="placeholder" onClick={toggleOpen}>
-            <ChevronLeftIcon />
+          <Box className={showCenteredSearchContent ? styles.searchContentCentered : styles.searchContentLeftAlign}>
+            <Box display={{ sm: 'none', md: 'flex' }}>
+              <MagnifyingGlassIcon />
+            </Box>
+            <Box display={{ sm: 'flex', md: 'none' }} color="placeholder" onClick={toggleOpen}>
+              <ChevronLeftIcon />
+            </Box>
           </Box>
           <Box
             as="input"
             placeholder={placeholderText}
-            width={isOpen || phase1Flag === NftVariant.Enabled ? 'full' : '120'}
             onChange={(event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
               !isOpen && toggleOpen()
               setSearchValue(event.target.value)
             }}
-            className={styles.searchBarInput}
+            className={`${styles.searchBarInput} ${
+              showCenteredSearchContent ? styles.searchContentCentered : styles.searchContentLeftAlign
+            }`}
             value={searchValue}
             ref={inputRef}
           />
         </Row>
-        <Box display={{ sm: isOpen ? 'none' : 'flex', xl: 'none' }}>
-          <NavIcon onClick={toggleOpen}>
-            <NavMagnifyingGlassIcon width={28} height={28} />
-          </NavIcon>
-        </Box>
-        {isOpen &&
-          (debouncedSearchValue.length > 0 && (tokensAreLoading || collectionsAreLoading) ? (
+        <Box className={clsx(isOpen ? styles.visible : styles.hidden)}>
+          {debouncedSearchValue.length > 0 && (tokensAreLoading || collectionsAreLoading) ? (
             <SkeletonRow />
           ) : (
             <SearchBarDropdown
@@ -385,8 +389,12 @@ export const SearchBar = () => {
               collections={reducedCollections}
               hasInput={debouncedSearchValue.length > 0}
             />
-          ))}
+          )}
+        </Box>
       </Box>
+      <NavIcon onClick={toggleOpen}>
+        <NavMagnifyingGlassIcon width={28} height={28} />
+      </NavIcon>
       {isOpen && <Overlay />}
     </Box>
   )
diff --git a/src/nft/css/sprinkles.css.ts b/src/nft/css/sprinkles.css.ts
index f9bef28450..5910c39c8f 100644
--- a/src/nft/css/sprinkles.css.ts
+++ b/src/nft/css/sprinkles.css.ts
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ export const vars = createGlobalTheme(':root', {
     black: '900',
   },
   time: {
+    '125': '125ms',
     '250': '250ms',
     '500': '500ms',
   },
@@ -297,6 +298,7 @@ const layoutStyles = defineProperties({
     position: ['absolute', 'fixed', 'relative', 'sticky', 'static'],
     objectFit: ['contain', 'cover'],
     order: [0, 1],
+    opacity: ['auto', '0', '1'],
   } as const,
   shorthands: {
     paddingX: ['paddingLeft', 'paddingRight'],
diff --git a/src/nft/hooks/index.ts b/src/nft/hooks/index.ts
index 3d8efc1c7b..1c31f817df 100644
--- a/src/nft/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/src/nft/hooks/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ export * from './useCollectionFilters'
 export * from './useFiltersExpanded'
 export * from './useGenieList'
 export * from './useIsMobile'
+export * from './useIsTablet'
 export * from './useMarketplaceSelect'
 export * from './useNFTSelect'
 export * from './useSearchHistory'
diff --git a/src/nft/hooks/useIsMobile.ts b/src/nft/hooks/useIsMobile.ts
index 6c2e84a273..1e31414d54 100644
--- a/src/nft/hooks/useIsMobile.ts
+++ b/src/nft/hooks/useIsMobile.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { breakpoints } from 'nft/css/sprinkles.css'
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 
-const isClient = typeof window === 'object'
+const isClient = typeof window !== 'undefined'
 
 function getIsMobile() {
   return isClient ? window.innerWidth < breakpoints.sm : false
diff --git a/src/nft/hooks/useIsTablet.ts b/src/nft/hooks/useIsTablet.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ed57bed99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nft/hooks/useIsTablet.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { breakpoints } from 'nft/css/sprinkles.css'
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+
+const isClient = typeof window !== 'undefined'
+
+function getIsTablet() {
+  return isClient ? window.innerWidth < breakpoints.lg && window.innerWidth >= breakpoints.sm : false
+}
+
+export function useIsTablet(): boolean {
+  const [isTablet, setIsTablet] = useState(getIsTablet)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    function handleResize() {
+      setIsTablet(getIsTablet())
+    }
+
+    if (isClient) {
+      window.addEventListener('resize', handleResize)
+      return () => {
+        window.removeEventListener('resize', handleResize)
+      }
+    }
+    return undefined
+  }, [])
+
+  return isTablet
+}