diff --git a/src/session/SessionController.cpp b/src/session/SessionController.cpp
index 8a825bd4..552176af 100644
--- a/src/session/SessionController.cpp
+++ b/src/session/SessionController.cpp
@@ -578,9 +578,12 @@ void SessionController::setupSearchBar()
     connect(_searchBar, &Konsole::IncrementalSearchBar::searchFromClicked, this, &Konsole::SessionController::searchFrom);
     connect(_searchBar, &Konsole::IncrementalSearchBar::findNextClicked, this, &Konsole::SessionController::findNextInHistory);
     connect(_searchBar, &Konsole::IncrementalSearchBar::findPreviousClicked, this, &Konsole::SessionController::findPreviousInHistory);
+    connect(_searchBar, &Konsole::IncrementalSearchBar::reverseSearchToggled, this, &Konsole::SessionController::updateMenuIconsAccordingToReverseSearchSetting);
     connect(_searchBar, &Konsole::IncrementalSearchBar::highlightMatchesToggled, this, &Konsole::SessionController::highlightMatches);
     connect(_searchBar, &Konsole::IncrementalSearchBar::matchCaseToggled, this, &Konsole::SessionController::changeSearchMatch);
     connect(_searchBar, &Konsole::IncrementalSearchBar::matchRegExpToggled, this, &Konsole::SessionController::changeSearchMatch);
+
+    updateMenuIconsAccordingToReverseSearchSetting();
 }
 
 void SessionController::setShowMenuAction(QAction *action)
@@ -1545,6 +1548,16 @@ void SessionController::findPreviousInHistory()
 
     beginSearch(_searchBar->searchText(), reverseSearchChecked() ? Enum::ForwardsSearch : Enum::BackwardsSearch);
 }
+void SessionController::updateMenuIconsAccordingToReverseSearchSetting()
+{
+    if (reverseSearchChecked()) {
+        _findNextAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("go-up")));
+        _findPreviousAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("go-down")));
+    } else {
+        _findNextAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("go-down")));
+        _findPreviousAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("go-up")));
+    }
+}
 void SessionController::changeSearchMatch()
 {
     Q_ASSERT(_searchBar);
diff --git a/src/session/SessionController.h b/src/session/SessionController.h
index a1e9634c..2aef317f 100644
--- a/src/session/SessionController.h
+++ b/src/session/SessionController.h
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void searchFrom();
     void findNextInHistory();
     void findPreviousInHistory();
+    void updateMenuIconsAccordingToReverseSearchSetting();
     void changeSearchMatch();
     void saveHistory();
     void showHistoryOptions();
diff --git a/src/widgets/IncrementalSearchBar.cpp b/src/widgets/IncrementalSearchBar.cpp
index 4037ce35..a35bb410 100644
--- a/src/widgets/IncrementalSearchBar.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/IncrementalSearchBar.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ IncrementalSearchBar::IncrementalSearchBar(QWidget *parent)
     _reverseSearch->setCheckable(true);
     _reverseSearch->setToolTip(i18nc("@info:tooltip", "Sets whether search should start from the bottom"));
     connect(_reverseSearch, &QAction::toggled, this, &Konsole::IncrementalSearchBar::updateButtonsAccordingToReverseSearchSetting);
+    connect(_reverseSearch, &QAction::toggled, this, &Konsole::IncrementalSearchBar::reverseSearchToggled);
     updateButtonsAccordingToReverseSearchSetting();
     setOptions();
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/IncrementalSearchBar.h b/src/widgets/IncrementalSearchBar.h
index 592a44e5..5ce02425 100644
--- a/src/widgets/IncrementalSearchBar.h
+++ b/src/widgets/IncrementalSearchBar.h
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
      * matches for the search text should be highlighted
      */
     void highlightMatchesToggled(bool);
+    /**
+     * Emitted when the user toggles the checkbox to indicate whether
+     * the search direction should be reversed.
+     */
+    void reverseSearchToggled(bool);
     /**
      * Emitted when the user toggles the checkbox to indicate whether
      * matching for the search text should be case sensitive