diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
index f58d2c609426d..86a5b0b303f39 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
@@ -830,6 +830,9 @@ table,
 	line-height: 1.5;
 	font-weight: 500;
 }
+#crate-search:hover, #crate-search:focus {
+	border-color: var(--crate-search-hover-border);
+}
 /* cancel stylistic differences in padding in firefox
 for "appearance: none"-style (or equivalent) <select>s */
 @-moz-document url-prefix() {
@@ -853,8 +856,13 @@ so that we can apply CSS-filters to change the arrow color in themes */
 	background-repeat: no-repeat;
 	background-size: 20px;
 	background-position: calc(100% - 2px) 56%;
-	/* image is black color, themes should apply a "filter" property to change the color */
+	/* image is black color */
 	background-image: url("down-arrow-927217e04c7463ac.svg");
+	/* changes the arrow image color */
+	filter: var(--crate-search-div-filter);
+}
+#crate-search-div:hover::after, #crate-search-div:focus-within::after {
+	filter: var(--crate-search-div-hover-filter);
 }
 #crate-search > option {
 	font-size: 1rem;
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/ayu.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/ayu.css
index bf8a60affaa22..129ef6e10e7e7 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/ayu.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/ayu.css
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ Original by Dempfi (https://github.com/dempfi/ayu)
 		drop-shadow(0 1px 0 #fff)
 		drop-shadow(-1px 0 0 #fff)
 		drop-shadow(0 -1px 0 #fff);
+	/* match border-color; uses https://codepen.io/sosuke/pen/Pjoqqp */
+	--crate-search-div-filter: invert(41%) sepia(12%) saturate(487%) hue-rotate(171deg)
+		brightness(94%) contrast(94%);
+	--crate-search-div-hover-filter: invert(98%) sepia(12%) saturate(81%) hue-rotate(343deg)
+		brightness(113%) contrast(76%);
+	--crate-search-hover-border: #e0e0e0;
 }
 
 .slider {
@@ -153,17 +159,6 @@ details.rustdoc-toggle > summary::before {
 	filter: invert(100%);
 }
 
-#crate-search-div::after {
-	/* match border-color; uses https://codepen.io/sosuke/pen/Pjoqqp */
-	filter: invert(41%) sepia(12%) saturate(487%) hue-rotate(171deg) brightness(94%) contrast(94%);
-}
-#crate-search:hover, #crate-search:focus {
-	border-color: #e0e0e0 !important;
-}
-#crate-search-div:hover::after, #crate-search-div:focus-within::after {
-	filter: invert(98%) sepia(12%) saturate(81%) hue-rotate(343deg) brightness(113%) contrast(76%);
-}
-
 .module-item .stab,
 .import-item .stab {
 	color: #000;
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/dark.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/dark.css
index ac6e527848f61..7cd2d7817d59d 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/dark.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/dark.css
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@
 		drop-shadow(0 1px 0 #fff)
 		drop-shadow(-1px 0 0 #fff)
 		drop-shadow(0 -1px 0 #fff);
+	/* match border-color; uses https://codepen.io/sosuke/pen/Pjoqqp */
+	--crate-search-div-filter: invert(94%) sepia(0%) saturate(721%) hue-rotate(255deg)
+		brightness(90%) contrast(90%);
+	--crate-search-div-hover-filter: invert(69%) sepia(60%) saturate(6613%) hue-rotate(184deg)
+		brightness(100%) contrast(91%);
+	--crate-search-hover-border: #2196f3;
 }
 
 .slider {
@@ -84,17 +90,6 @@ details.rustdoc-toggle > summary::before {
 	filter: invert(100%);
 }
 
-#crate-search-div::after {
-	/* match border-color; uses https://codepen.io/sosuke/pen/Pjoqqp */
-	filter: invert(94%) sepia(0%) saturate(721%) hue-rotate(255deg) brightness(90%) contrast(90%);
-}
-#crate-search:hover, #crate-search:focus {
-	border-color: #2196f3 !important;
-}
-#crate-search-div:hover::after, #crate-search-div:focus-within::after {
-	filter: invert(69%) sepia(60%) saturate(6613%) hue-rotate(184deg) brightness(100%) contrast(91%);
-}
-
 :target {
 	background-color: #494a3d;
 	border-right: 3px solid #bb7410;
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/light.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/light.css
index 608fc5aba7fd3..c41ec24884127 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/light.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/light.css
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@
 	--test-arrow-hover-color: #f5f5f5;
 	--test-arrow-hover-background-color: #4e8bca;
 	--rust-logo-filter: initial;
+	/* match border-color; uses https://codepen.io/sosuke/pen/Pjoqqp */
+	--crate-search-div-filter: invert(100%) sepia(0%) saturate(4223%) hue-rotate(289deg)
+		brightness(114%) contrast(76%);
+	--crate-search-div-hover-filter: invert(44%) sepia(18%) saturate(23%) hue-rotate(317deg)
+		brightness(96%) contrast(93%);
+	--crate-search-hover-border: #717171;
 }
 
 .slider {
@@ -77,17 +83,6 @@ body.source .example-wrap pre.rust a {
 	background: #eee;
 }
 
-#crate-search-div::after {
-	/* match border-color; uses https://codepen.io/sosuke/pen/Pjoqqp */
-	filter: invert(100%) sepia(0%) saturate(4223%) hue-rotate(289deg) brightness(114%) contrast(76%);
-}
-#crate-search:hover, #crate-search:focus {
-	border-color: #717171 !important;
-}
-#crate-search-div:hover::after, #crate-search-div:focus-within::after {
-	filter: invert(44%) sepia(18%) saturate(23%) hue-rotate(317deg) brightness(96%) contrast(93%);
-}
-
 :target {
 	background: #FDFFD3;
 	border-right: 3px solid #AD7C37;
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc-gui/search-result-display.goml b/src/test/rustdoc-gui/search-result-display.goml
index b8abd9f906242..fa349c872ae20 100644
--- a/src/test/rustdoc-gui/search-result-display.goml
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc-gui/search-result-display.goml
@@ -35,3 +35,43 @@ assert-css: ("#crate-search", {"width": "527px"})
 assert-css: (".search-results-title", {"height": "44px", "width": "640px"})
 // And we check that the `<select>` isn't bigger than its container (".search-results-title").
 assert-css: ("#search", {"width": "640px"})
+
+// Now checking that the crate filter is working as expected too.
+show-text: true
+define-function: (
+    "check-filter",
+    (theme, border, filter, hover_border, hover_filter),
+    [
+        ("local-storage", {"rustdoc-theme": |theme|, "rustdoc-use-system-theme": "false"}),
+        ("reload"),
+        ("wait-for", "#crate-search"),
+        ("assert-css", ("#crate-search", {"border": "1px solid " + |border|})),
+        ("assert-css", ("#crate-search-div::after", {"filter": |filter|})),
+        ("move-cursor-to", "#crate-search"),
+        ("assert-css", ("#crate-search", {"border": "1px solid " + |hover_border|})),
+        ("assert-css", ("#crate-search-div::after", {"filter": |hover_filter|})),
+        ("move-cursor-to", ".search-input"),
+    ],
+)
+
+call-function: ("check-filter", {
+    "theme": "ayu",
+    "border": "rgb(92, 103, 115)",
+    "filter": "invert(0.41) sepia(0.12) saturate(4.87) hue-rotate(171deg) brightness(0.94) contrast(0.94)",
+    "hover_border": "rgb(224, 224, 224)",
+    "hover_filter": "invert(0.98) sepia(0.12) saturate(0.81) hue-rotate(343deg) brightness(1.13) contrast(0.76)",
+})
+call-function: ("check-filter", {
+    "theme": "dark",
+    "border": "rgb(224, 224, 224)",
+    "filter": "invert(0.94) sepia(0) saturate(7.21) hue-rotate(255deg) brightness(0.9) contrast(0.9)",
+    "hover_border": "rgb(33, 150, 243)",
+    "hover_filter": "invert(0.69) sepia(0.6) saturate(66.13) hue-rotate(184deg) brightness(1) contrast(0.91)",
+})
+call-function: ("check-filter", {
+    "theme": "light",
+    "border": "rgb(224, 224, 224)",
+    "filter": "invert(1) sepia(0) saturate(42.23) hue-rotate(289deg) brightness(1.14) contrast(0.76)",
+    "hover_border": "rgb(113, 113, 113)",
+    "hover_filter": "invert(0.44) sepia(0.18) saturate(0.23) hue-rotate(317deg) brightness(0.96) contrast(0.93)",
+})