diff --git a/collects/scribble/html-render.ss b/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
index d527132d..99489ed8 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 
 )
 
-(define search-box ; appears on every page
+(define (make-search-box top-path) ; appears on every page
   (let ([sa         string-append]
         [emptylabel "...search manuals..."]
         [dimcolor   "#888"])
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@
        [type "text"]
        [value ,emptylabel]
        [title "Enter a search string to search the manuals"]
-       [onkeypress ,(format "return DoSearchKey(event, this, ~s);" (version))]
+       [onkeypress ,(format "return DoSearchKey(event, this, ~s, ~s);"
+                            (version) top-path)]
        [onfocus ,(sa "this.style.color=\"black\"; "
                      "this.style.textAlign=\"left\"; "
                      "if (this.value == \""emptylabel"\") this.value=\"\";")]
@@ -209,6 +210,8 @@
                     " this.style.color=\""dimcolor"\";"
                     " this.style.textAlign=\"center\";"
                     " this.value=\""emptylabel"\"; }")]))))
+(define search-box (make-search-box "../"))
+(define top-search-box (make-search-box ""))
 
 ;; ----------------------------------------
 ;;  main mixin
@@ -643,7 +646,7 @@
          `[onclick . ,(format "return GotoPLTRoot(\"~a\");" (version))]))
       (define navleft
         `(span ([class "navleft"])
-           ,search-box
+           ,(if up-path search-box top-search-box)
            ,@(render
               sep-element
               (and up-path (make-element top-link top-content))
diff --git a/collects/scribble/scribble-common.js b/collects/scribble/scribble-common.js
index 91250e4c..89b35492 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/scribble-common.js
+++ b/collects/scribble/scribble-common.js
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ function NormalizePath(path) {
   return path;
 }
 
-function DoSearchKey(event, field, ver) {
+function DoSearchKey(event, field, ver, top_path) {
   var val = field.value;
   if (event && event.keyCode == 13) {
     var u = GetCookie("PLT_Root."+ver, null);
-    if (u == null) u = "../"; // default: go up
+    if (u == null) u = top_path; // default: go to the top path
     location = u + "search/index.html" + "?q=" + escape(val);
     return false;
   }