diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/explore/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/explore/index.js
index f3419a658dd..c89463e7e82 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/explore/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/explore/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import Statuses from './statuses';
 import Suggestions from './suggestions';
 import Search from 'flavours/glitch/features/compose/containers/search_container';
 import SearchResults from './results';
+import { showTrends } from 'flavours/glitch/util/initial_state';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   title: { id: 'explore.title', defaultMessage: 'Explore' },
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   layout: state.getIn(['meta', 'layout']),
-  isSearching: state.getIn(['search', 'submitted']),
+  isSearching: state.getIn(['search', 'submitted']) || !showTrends,
 });
 
 export default @connect(mapStateToProps)
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/getting_started/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/getting_started/index.js
index aa1d26cf55a..8b6a617ff4c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/getting_started/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/getting_started/index.js
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ const NAVIGATION_PANEL_BREAKPOINT = 600 + (285 * 2) + (10 * 2);
       }
     }
 
-    navItems.push(<ColumnLink key='explore' icon='hashtag' text={intl.formatMessage(messages.explore)} to='/explore' />);
+    if (showTrends) {
+      navItems.push(<ColumnLink key='explore' icon='hashtag' text={intl.formatMessage(messages.explore)} to='/explore' />);
+    }
 
     if (!multiColumn || !columns.find(item => item.get('id') === 'DIRECT')) {
       navItems.push(<ColumnLink key='conversations' icon='envelope' text={intl.formatMessage(messages.direct)} to='/conversations' />);
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/navigation_panel.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/navigation_panel.js
index 848af53648e..f4d649456e5 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/navigation_panel.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/navigation_panel.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const NavigationPanel = ({ onOpenSettings }) => (
     <NavLink className='column-link column-link--transparent' to='/home' data-preview-title-id='column.home' data-preview-icon='home' ><Icon className='column-link__icon' id='home' fixedWidth /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.home' defaultMessage='Home' /></NavLink>
     <NavLink className='column-link column-link--transparent' to='/notifications' data-preview-title-id='column.notifications' data-preview-icon='bell' ><NotificationsCounterIcon className='column-link__icon' /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.notifications' defaultMessage='Notifications' /></NavLink>
     <FollowRequestsNavLink />
-    <NavLink className='column-link column-link--transparent' to='/explore' data-preview-title-id='explore.title' data-preview-icon='hashtag'><Icon className='column-link__icon' id='hashtag' fixedWidth /><FormattedMessage id='explore.title' defaultMessage='Explore' /></NavLink>
+    { showTrends && <NavLink className='column-link column-link--transparent' to='/explore' data-preview-title-id='explore.title' data-preview-icon='hashtag'><Icon className='column-link__icon' id='hashtag' fixedWidth /><FormattedMessage id='explore.title' defaultMessage='Explore' /></NavLink> }
     <NavLink className='column-link column-link--transparent' to='/public/local' data-preview-title-id='column.community' data-preview-icon='users' ><Icon className='column-link__icon' id='users' fixedWidth /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.local_timeline' defaultMessage='Local' /></NavLink>
     <NavLink className='column-link column-link--transparent' exact to='/public' data-preview-title-id='column.public' data-preview-icon='globe' ><Icon className='column-link__icon' id='globe' fixedWidth /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.federated_timeline' defaultMessage='Federated' /></NavLink>
     <NavLink className='column-link column-link--transparent' to='/conversations'><Icon className='column-link__icon' id='envelope' fixedWidth /><FormattedMessage id='navigation_bar.direct' defaultMessage='Direct messages' /></NavLink>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/tabs_bar.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/tabs_bar.js
index 6599608e3af..0a7078a9c65 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/tabs_bar.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/tabs_bar.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export const links = [
   <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link' to='/notifications' data-preview-title-id='column.notifications' data-preview-icon='bell' ><NotificationsCounterIcon /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.notifications' defaultMessage='Notifications' /></NavLink>,
   <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link' to='/public/local' data-preview-title-id='column.community' data-preview-icon='users' ><Icon id='users' fixedWidth /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.local_timeline' defaultMessage='Local' /></NavLink>,
   <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link' exact to='/public' data-preview-title-id='column.public' data-preview-icon='globe' ><Icon id='globe' fixedWidth /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.federated_timeline' defaultMessage='Federated' /></NavLink>,
-  <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link optional' to='/explore' data-preview-title-id='tabs_bar.search' data-preview-icon='search' ><Icon id='search' fixedWidth /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.search' defaultMessage='Search' /></NavLink>,
+  <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link optional' to='/search' data-preview-title-id='tabs_bar.search' data-preview-icon='search' ><Icon id='search' fixedWidth /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.search' defaultMessage='Search' /></NavLink>,
   <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link' style={{ flexGrow: '0', flexBasis: '30px' }} to='/getting-started' data-preview-title-id='getting_started.heading' data-preview-icon='bars' ><Icon id='bars' fixedWidth /></NavLink>,
 ];