diff --git a/gitk b/gitk
index 894e2d7ef33df8ed0ecc172a1be6f86a9c5fde37..3f297dbab1290fd28e58f5660184ad42da0f231f 100755
--- a/gitk
+++ b/gitk
@@ -2263,9 +2263,35 @@ proc makewindow {} {
 
     # build up the bottom bar of upper window
     ${NS}::label .tf.lbar.flabel -text "[mc "Find"] "
-    ${NS}::button .tf.lbar.fnext -text [mc "next"] -command {dofind 1 1}
-    ${NS}::button .tf.lbar.fprev -text [mc "prev"] -command {dofind -1 1}
+
+    set bm_down_data {
+	#define down_width 16
+	#define down_height 16
+	static unsigned char down_bits[] = {
+	0x80, 0x01, 0x80, 0x01, 0x80, 0x01, 0x80, 0x01,
+	0x80, 0x01, 0x80, 0x01, 0x80, 0x01, 0x80, 0x01,
+	0x87, 0xe1, 0x8e, 0x71, 0x9c, 0x39, 0xb8, 0x1d,
+	0xf0, 0x0f, 0xe0, 0x07, 0xc0, 0x03, 0x80, 0x01};
+    }
+    image create bitmap bm-down -data $bm_down_data -foreground $uifgcolor
+    ${NS}::button .tf.lbar.fnext -width 26 -command {dofind 1 1}
+    .tf.lbar.fnext configure -image bm-down
+
+    set bm_up_data {
+	#define up_width 16
+	#define up_height 16
+	static unsigned char up_bits[] = {
+	0x80, 0x01, 0xc0, 0x03, 0xe0, 0x07, 0xf0, 0x0f,
+	0xb8, 0x1d, 0x9c, 0x39, 0x8e, 0x71, 0x87, 0xe1,
+	0x80, 0x01, 0x80, 0x01, 0x80, 0x01, 0x80, 0x01,
+	0x80, 0x01, 0x80, 0x01, 0x80, 0x01, 0x80, 0x01};
+    }
+    image create bitmap bm-up -data $bm_up_data -foreground $uifgcolor
+    ${NS}::button .tf.lbar.fprev -width 26 -command {dofind -1 1}
+    .tf.lbar.fprev configure -image bm-up
+
     ${NS}::label .tf.lbar.flab2 -text " [mc "commit"] "
+
     pack .tf.lbar.flabel .tf.lbar.fnext .tf.lbar.fprev .tf.lbar.flab2 \
 	-side left -fill y
     set gdttype [mc "containing:"]