diff --git a/browser-plugin/EvBrowserPluginToolbar.cpp b/browser-plugin/EvBrowserPluginToolbar.cpp
index c7e4bc32..1786705a 100644
--- a/browser-plugin/EvBrowserPluginToolbar.cpp
+++ b/browser-plugin/EvBrowserPluginToolbar.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ static void toggleSearch(EvBrowserPluginToolbar *toolbar)
 {
         if (!toolbar->priv->searchPopover) {
                 toolbar->priv->searchPopover = gtk_popover_new(toolbar->priv->searchToggleButton);
+		gtk_popover_set_position (GTK_POPOVER (toolbar->priv->searchPopover), GTK_POS_BOTTOM);
                 g_signal_connect_swapped(toolbar->priv->searchPopover, "closed", G_CALLBACK(searchPopoverClosed), toolbar);
                 GtkWidget *searchBox = ev_search_box_new(toolbar->priv->plugin->model());
                 g_signal_connect_swapped(searchBox, "started", G_CALLBACK(searchStarted), toolbar);
diff --git a/shell/ev-zoom-action.c b/shell/ev-zoom-action.c
index 4f9bd93f..3ed3f15c 100644
--- a/shell/ev-zoom-action.c
+++ b/shell/ev-zoom-action.c
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ get_popup (EvZoomAction *zoom_action)
         gtk_entry_get_icon_area (GTK_ENTRY (zoom_action->priv->entry),
                                  GTK_ENTRY_ICON_SECONDARY, &rect);
         gtk_popover_set_pointing_to (GTK_POPOVER (zoom_action->priv->popup), &rect);
+        gtk_popover_set_position (GTK_POPOVER (zoom_action->priv->popup), GTK_POS_BOTTOM);
 
         return zoom_action->priv->popup;
 }