diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index e939510c72..2d5cfff8e0 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -1622,6 +1622,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
 
         let aux = null;
+        let hideCancel = false;
         if (this.state.forwardingEvent !== null) {
             aux = <ForwardMessage onCancelClick={this.onCancelClick} currentRoomId={this.state.room.roomId} mxEvent={this.state.forwardingEvent} />;
         } else if (this.state.editingRoomSettings) {
@@ -1629,6 +1630,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         } else if (this.state.uploadingRoomSettings) {
             aux = <Loader/>;
         } else if (this.state.searching) {
+            hideCancel = true; // has own cancel
             aux = <SearchBar ref="search_bar" searchInProgress={this.state.searchInProgress } onCancelClick={this.onCancelSearchClick} onSearch={this.onSearch}/>;
         } else if (!myMember || myMember.membership !== "join") {
             // We do have a room object for this room, but we're not currently in it.
@@ -1641,6 +1643,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             if (this.props.thirdPartyInvite) {
                 invitedEmail = this.props.thirdPartyInvite.invitedEmail;
             }
+            hideCancel = true;
             aux = (
                 <RoomPreviewBar onJoinClick={this.onJoinButtonClicked}
                                 onForgetClick={ this.onForgetClick }
@@ -1787,13 +1790,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                     onSearchClick={this.onSearchClick}
                     onSettingsClick={this.onSettingsClick}
                     onSaveClick={this.onSettingsSaveClick}
-                    onCancelClick={aux ? this.onCancelClick : null}
-                    onForgetClick={
-                        (myMember && myMember.membership === "leave") ? this.onForgetClick : null
-                    }
-                    onLeaveClick={
-                        (myMember && myMember.membership === "join") ? this.onLeaveClick : null
-                    } />
+                    onCancelClick={(aux && !hideCancel) ? this.onCancelClick : null}
+                    onForgetClick={(myMember && myMember.membership === "leave") ? this.onForgetClick : null}
+                    onLeaveClick={(myMember && myMember.membership === "join") ? this.onLeaveClick : null}
+                />
                 { auxPanel }
                 { topUnreadMessagesBar }
                 { messagePanel }