diff --git a/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.cpp
index 4baa482b7bb..39794f3f671 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ using namespace Help::Internal;
 const char SB_INDEX[] = QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Help::Internal::HelpPlugin", "Index");
 const char SB_CONTENTS[] = QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Help::Internal::HelpPlugin", "Contents");
 const char SB_BOOKMARKS[] = QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Help::Internal::HelpPlugin", "Bookmarks");
-const char SB_SEARCH[] = QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Help::Internal::HelpPlugin", "Search");
 
 const char SB_OPENPAGES[] = "OpenPages";
 
@@ -438,17 +437,15 @@ void HelpPlugin::setupUi()
     connect(action, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(activateContents()));
     shortcutMap.insert(QLatin1String(SB_CONTENTS), cmd);
 
-    SearchWidget *searchWidget = new SearchWidget();
-    searchWidget->setWindowTitle(tr(SB_SEARCH));
-    m_searchItem = new SideBarItem(searchWidget, QLatin1String(SB_SEARCH));
-    connect(searchWidget, SIGNAL(linkActivated(QUrl)), m_centralWidget,
+    m_searchItem = new SearchSideBarItem;
+    connect(m_searchItem, SIGNAL(linkActivated(QUrl)), m_centralWidget,
         SLOT(setSourceFromSearch(QUrl)));
 
      action = new QAction(tr("Activate Search in Help mode"), m_splitter);
      cmd = ActionManager::registerAction(action, "Help.SearchShortcut", modecontext);
      cmd->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence(UseMacShortcuts ? tr("Meta+/") : tr("Ctrl+Shift+/")));
      connect(action, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(activateSearch()));
-     shortcutMap.insert(QLatin1String(SB_SEARCH), cmd);
+     shortcutMap.insert(m_searchItem->id(), cmd);
 
     BookmarkManager *manager = &LocalHelpManager::bookmarkManager();
     BookmarkWidget *bookmarkWidget = new BookmarkWidget(manager, 0, false);
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/searchwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/help/searchwidget.cpp
index fbfeccb058f..53a7305d544 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/searchwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/searchwidget.cpp
@@ -31,25 +31,27 @@
 #include "localhelpmanager.h"
 #include "openpagesmanager.h"
 
+#include <coreplugin/coreconstants.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.h>
 #include <utils/styledbar.h>
 
-#include <QMap>
-#include <QString>
-#include <QStringList>
-
-#include <QMenu>
-#include <QLayout>
-#include <QKeyEvent>
-#include <QClipboard>
 #include <QApplication>
-#include <QTextBrowser>
-
+#include <QClipboard>
 #include <QHelpEngine>
 #include <QHelpSearchEngine>
 #include <QHelpSearchQueryWidget>
 #include <QHelpSearchResultWidget>
+#include <QKeyEvent>
+#include <QLayout>
+#include <QMap>
+#include <QMenu>
+#include <QString>
+#include <QStringList>
+#include <QTextBrowser>
+#include <QToolButton>
+
+static const char SB_SEARCH[] = QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Help::Internal::HelpPlugin", "Search");
 
 using namespace Help::Internal;
 
@@ -265,3 +267,22 @@ void SearchWidget::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *contextMenuEvent)
     else if (usedAction == copyAnchorAction)
         QApplication::clipboard()->setText(link.toString());
 }
+
+// #pragma mark -- SearchSideBarItem
+
+SearchSideBarItem::SearchSideBarItem()
+    : SideBarItem(new SearchWidget, QLatin1String(SB_SEARCH))
+{
+    widget()->setWindowTitle(tr(SB_SEARCH));
+    connect(widget(), SIGNAL(linkActivated(QUrl)), this, SIGNAL(linkActivated(QUrl)));
+}
+
+QList<QToolButton *> SearchSideBarItem::createToolBarWidgets()
+{
+    QToolButton *reindexButton = new QToolButton;
+    reindexButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_RELOAD_GRAY)));
+    reindexButton->setToolTip(tr("Regenerate Index"));
+    connect(reindexButton, SIGNAL(clicked()),
+            LocalHelpManager::helpEngine().searchEngine(), SLOT(reindexDocumentation()));
+    return QList<QToolButton *>() << reindexButton;
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/searchwidget.h b/src/plugins/help/searchwidget.h
index 5750f178558..be3101cd8c2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/searchwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/help/searchwidget.h
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@
 #ifndef SEARCHWIDGET_H
 #define SEARCHWIDGET_H
 
+#include <coreplugin/sidebar.h>
+
 #include <QFutureInterface>
 #include <QFutureWatcher>
-
 #include <QWidget>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
@@ -45,6 +46,19 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 namespace Help {
 namespace Internal {
 
+class SearchSideBarItem : public Core::SideBarItem
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    SearchSideBarItem();
+
+    QList<QToolButton *> createToolBarWidgets();
+
+signals:
+    void linkActivated(const QUrl &url);
+};
+
 class SearchWidget : public QWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT