diff --git a/Riot/Categories/UIViewController+RiotSearch.m b/Riot/Categories/UIViewController+RiotSearch.m
index 76d3af972..98556960f 100644
--- a/Riot/Categories/UIViewController+RiotSearch.m
+++ b/Riot/Categories/UIViewController+RiotSearch.m
@@ -89,8 +89,12 @@
         self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = nil;
         
         // Add the search bar
-        self.navigationItem.titleView = self.searchBar;
-
+        UIView *searchBarContainer = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.width, 44)];
+        searchBarContainer.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
+        searchBarContainer.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth;
+        
+        self.navigationItem.titleView = searchBarContainer;
+        [searchBarContainer addSubview:self.searchBar];
         self.extendedLayoutIncludesOpaqueBars = YES;
         
         // On iPad, there is no cancel button inside the UISearchBar
@@ -177,8 +181,9 @@
         // Initialise internal data at the first call
         searchInternals = [[UIViewControllerRiotSearchInternals alloc] init];
 
-        UISearchBar *searchBar = [[UISearchBar alloc] init];
+        UISearchBar *searchBar = [[UISearchBar alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.width, 44)];
         searchBar.showsCancelButton = YES;
+        searchBar.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth;
         searchBar.delegate = (id<UISearchBarDelegate>)self;
         searchInternals.searchBar = searchBar;
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/6762.bugfix b/changelog.d/6762.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78e6b08b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/6762.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Element freezes after searching in a room.
\ No newline at end of file