diff --git a/xml/Global/DownloadWindow.xml b/xml/Global/DownloadWindow.xml
index c91801f4..07d36b17 100644
--- a/xml/Global/DownloadWindow.xml
+++ b/xml/Global/DownloadWindow.xml
@@ -71,6 +71,29 @@
 
   <HorizontalLayout>
     <VerticalLayout preferredWidth="600">
+      <!-- search bar and filter dropdown -->
+      <HorizontalLayout preferredHeight="40"
+        padding="5 5 10 0"
+        spacing="5">
+        <InputField id="searchField"
+          preferredWidth="290"
+          fontSize="22"
+          placeholder="Search by name..."
+          color="white"
+          textColor="Black"
+          textOffset="5 5 5 5"
+          font="font_teutonic-arkham"
+          onValueChanged="onSearchValueChanged"/>
+        <Dropdown id="authorDropdown"
+          preferredWidth="290"
+          fontSize="22"
+          font="font_teutonic-arkham"
+          onValueChanged="onAuthorFilterChanged">
+          <Option>All Authors</Option>
+          <!-- this will be filled via scripting -->
+        </Dropdown>
+      </HorizontalLayout>
+
       <!-- tab selection -->
       <HorizontalLayout preferredHeight="60"
         padding="5"
@@ -136,7 +159,7 @@
           resizeTextMaxSize="18">PreviewDescription</Text>
       </Panel>
 
-      <!-- download button / progress bar (visibility handled by lua code)-->
+      <!-- download button / progress bar (visibility handled by lua code) -->
       <Panel preferredHeight="60">
         <!-- download button -->
         <Button id="download_button"
@@ -157,4 +180,4 @@
       </Panel>
     </VerticalLayout>
   </HorizontalLayout>
-</VerticalLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
+</VerticalLayout>