diff --git a/admin/code/ModelAdmin.php b/admin/code/ModelAdmin.php
index 2a807059c..652beb737 100644
--- a/admin/code/ModelAdmin.php
+++ b/admin/code/ModelAdmin.php
@@ -65,10 +65,17 @@ abstract class ModelAdmin extends LeftAndMain {
 	/**
 	 * Change this variable if you don't want the Import from CSV form to appear.
 	 * This variable can be a boolean or an array.
-	 * If array, you can list className you want the form to appear on. i.e. array('myClassOne','myClasstwo')
+	 * If array, you can list className you want the form to appear on. i.e. array('myClassOne','myClassTwo')
 	 */
 	public $showImportForm = true;
 
+	/**
+	 * Change this variable if you don't want the search form to appear.
+	 * This variable can be a boolean or an array.
+	 * If array, you can list className you want the form to appear on. i.e. array('myClassOne','myClassTwo')
+	 */
+	public $showSearchForm = true;
+
 	/**
 	 * List of all {@link DataObject}s which can be imported through
 	 * a subclass of {@link BulkLoader} (mostly CSV data).
@@ -182,9 +189,14 @@ abstract class ModelAdmin extends LeftAndMain {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @return Form
+	 * @return Form|bool
 	 */
 	public function SearchForm() {
+		if(!$this->showSearchForm ||
+			(is_array($this->showSearchForm) && !in_array($this->modelClass, $this->showSearchForm))
+		) {
+			return false;
+		}
 		$context = $this->getSearchContext();
 		$form = new Form($this, "SearchForm",
 			$context->getSearchFields(),
@@ -326,7 +338,7 @@ abstract class ModelAdmin extends LeftAndMain {
 	/**
 	 * Generate a CSV import form for a single {@link DataObject} subclass.
 	 *
-	 * @return Form
+	 * @return Form|bool
 	 */
 	public function ImportForm() {
 		$modelSNG = singleton($this->modelClass);
@@ -402,6 +414,7 @@ abstract class ModelAdmin extends LeftAndMain {
 	 * @param array $data
 	 * @param Form $form
 	 * @param SS_HTTPRequest $request
+	 * @return bool|null
 	 */
 	public function import($data, $form, $request) {
 		if(!$this->showImportForm || (is_array($this->showImportForm)
diff --git a/admin/templates/Includes/ModelAdmin_Content.ss b/admin/templates/Includes/ModelAdmin_Content.ss
index 1a86d17e9..6179c0758 100644
--- a/admin/templates/Includes/ModelAdmin_Content.ss
+++ b/admin/templates/Includes/ModelAdmin_Content.ss
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 		</div>
 
 		<div class="cms-content-header-tabs cms-tabset-nav-primary ss-ui-tabs-nav">
-			<button id="filters-button" class="icon-button font-icon-search no-text" title="<%t CMSPagesController_Tools_ss.FILTER 'Filter' %>"></button>
+            <% if $SearchForm || $ImportForm %>
+			    <button id="filters-button" class="icon-button font-icon-search no-text" title="<%t CMSPagesController_Tools_ss.FILTER 'Filter' %>"></button>
+            <% end_if %>
 			<ul class="cms-tabset-nav-primary">
 				<% loop $ManagedModelTabs %>
 				<li class="tab-$ClassName $LinkOrCurrent<% if $LinkOrCurrent == 'current' %> ui-tabs-active<% end_if %>">
diff --git a/admin/templates/Includes/ModelAdmin_Tools.ss b/admin/templates/Includes/ModelAdmin_Tools.ss
index 753c81f5a..9909449c3 100644
--- a/admin/templates/Includes/ModelAdmin_Tools.ss
+++ b/admin/templates/Includes/ModelAdmin_Tools.ss
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-<div id="cms-content-tools-ModelAdmin" class="cms-content-filters">
-	<% if $SearchForm %>
-	<h3 class="cms-panel-header"><%t ModelAdmin_Tools_ss.FILTER 'Filter' %></h3>
-	$SearchForm
-	<% end_if %>
+<% if $SearchForm || $ImportForm %>
+    <div id="cms-content-tools-ModelAdmin" class="cms-content-filters">
+        <% if $SearchForm %>
+            <h3 class="cms-panel-header"><%t ModelAdmin_Tools_ss.FILTER 'Filter' %></h3>
+            $SearchForm
+        <% end_if %>
 
-	<% if $ImportForm %>
-	<h3 class="cms-panel-header"><%t ModelAdmin_Tools_ss.IMPORT 'Import' %></h3>
-	$ImportForm
-	<% end_if %>
-</div>
+        <% if $ImportForm %>
+            <h3 class="cms-panel-header"><%t ModelAdmin_Tools_ss.IMPORT 'Import' %></h3>
+            $ImportForm
+        <% end_if %>
+    </div>
+<% end_if %>