diff --git a/src/mytinytodo.js b/src/mytinytodo.js
index 49aeab9..5c82a3a 100644
--- a/src/mytinytodo.js
+++ b/src/mytinytodo.js
@@ -1381,13 +1381,10 @@ function liveSearchToggle(toSearch, dontLoad)
 {
 	if(toSearch)
 	{
-		if(flag.readOnly) $('#htab_newtask').hide();
 		$('#search').focus();
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		if(!flag.readOnly) $('#htab_newtask').show();
-
 		if($('#search').val() != '') {
 			filter.search = '';
 			$('#search').val('');
diff --git a/src/themes/default/style.css b/src/themes/default/style.css
index 4066876..45d5f6c 100644
--- a/src/themes/default/style.css
+++ b/src/themes/default/style.css
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ a { color:#0000ff; cursor:pointer; text-decoration:underline; }
 
 #newtask_adv span { background:url(images/buttons.png) 0 -48px no-repeat; }
 #newtask_adv:hover span { background-position:-16px -48px; }
-#page_tasks.show-all-tasks #htab_newtask { display:none; }
+#page_tasks.show-all-tasks #htab_newtask, #page_tasks.readonly #htab_newtask { display:none; }
 
 
 /* Live Search */