diff --git a/examples/search.py b/examples/search.py
index 72653a55c..a00e731f8 100644
--- a/examples/search.py
+++ b/examples/search.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 MDScreen:
     md_bg_color:app.theme_cls.backgroundColor
     BoxLayout:
-        padding:[dp(10), dp(50)]
+        padding:[dp(10), dp(50), dp(10), dp(10)]
         orientation:"vertical"
         
         MDSearchBar:
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
             # Search Bar
             MDSearchBarLeadingContainer:
                 MDSearchLeadingIcon:
-                    icon:"magnify"
+                    icon: "menu"
+                    on_release: app.open_menu(self)
 
             MDSearchBarTrailingContainer:
                 MDSearchTrailingIcon:
@@ -39,15 +40,22 @@
                     icon:"window-close"
 
             MDSearchViewContainer:
+                size_hint_y:1
                 MDLabel:
                     text:"Hello World!"
+                    halign:"center"
 
         Widget:
-        MDSwitch:
-            on_active:app.theme_cls.theme_style = "Dark" if app.theme_cls.theme_style == "Light" else "Light"
-        Widget:
-    
-
+        BoxLayout:
+            size_hint_y:None
+            height:dp(50)
+            padding:[dp(50), 0]
+            spacing:dp(10)
+            MDLabel:
+                text:"Bar dock"
+                halign:"center"
+            MDSwitch:
+                on_active:search_bar.docked = args[-1]
 """
 
 class Example(MDApp, CommonApp):
diff --git a/kivymd/uix/search/search.kv b/kivymd/uix/search/search.kv
index 29ab0eb62..973b9a30c 100644
--- a/kivymd/uix/search/search.kv
+++ b/kivymd/uix/search/search.kv
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
                 [self.x+self.width, self.y+self.height]]
 
 <MDSearchWidget>:
+    size_hint:[1,1]
     MDBoxLayout:
         id: root_container
         orientation: 'vertical'
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@
                 multiline: False
                 font_size: root._font_style["font-size"]
                 on_focus: if args[-1]: root.switch_state("open")
-        Widget: 
+        Widget:
+            id: _wid
 <MDSearchBar>:
     size_hint_y: None
     height: dp(56)
diff --git a/kivymd/uix/search/search.py b/kivymd/uix/search/search.py
index 00f032c73..e4a804c65 100644
--- a/kivymd/uix/search/search.py
+++ b/kivymd/uix/search/search.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     NumericProperty,
     ObjectProperty,
     StringProperty,
+    BooleanProperty
 )
 from kivy.uix.behaviors import ButtonBehavior
 from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
@@ -34,9 +35,9 @@
 
 from kivymd import uix_path
 from kivymd.font_definitions import theme_font_styles
-from kivymd.uix.behaviors import StencilBehavior
 from kivymd.uix.boxlayout import MDBoxLayout
 from kivymd.uix.label import MDIcon
+from kivymd.utils import next_frame
 
 with open(
     os.path.join(uix_path, "search", "search.kv"), encoding="utf-8"
@@ -72,84 +73,121 @@ class MDSearchViewLeadingContainer(BoxLayout):
     pass
 
 
-class MDSearchViewContainer(StencilBehavior, BoxLayout):
+class MDSearchViewContainer(BoxLayout):
     pass
 
 
 class MDSearchWidget(RelativeLayout):
 
     _font_style = theme_font_styles["Title"]["medium"]
-    _duration = 0.4
-    _transition = "in_out_circ"
-    state = "closed"
+    _d = 0.4
+    _t = "in_out_circ"
+    state = "close"
 
     def __init__(self, root, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.root = root
 
-    def update_pos(self, *args):
-        self.ids.root_container.pos = self.root.pos
+    def update_bar(self, *args):
+        if self.state == "close":
+            self.ids.root_container.size = self.root.size
+            self.ids.root_container.radius = dp(28)
+            self.ids.root_container.pos = self.root.pos
+        else:
+            if self.root.docked:
+                self.ids.root_container.radius = [dp(28)] * 4
+                docked_size = self.root.width, dp(56) + self.root.docked_height
+                self.ids.root_container.pos = [
+                    self.root.pos[0], self.root.pos[1] - docked_size[1] + dp(56)
+                ]
+            else:
+                self.ids.root_container.radius = [0] * 4
+                self.ids.root_container.pos = [0,0]
+                self.ids.root_container.size = self.size
+
+    def _docked_open(self, opacity_down, opacity_up):
+        docked_size = self.root.width, dp(56) + self.root.docked_height
+        Animation(
+            size=docked_size,
+            pos=[self.root.pos[0], self.root.pos[1] - docked_size[1] + dp(56)],
+            radius=[dp(28)] * 4,
+            t=self._t,
+            d=self._d,
+        ).start(self.ids.root_container)
+        self.root._view_container.size_hint_y = 1
+        self.root._view_container.opacity = 0
+        self.root._view_container.padding = [0, 0, 0, dp(16)]
+        next_frame(
+            self.ids.root_container.add_widget,
+            self.root._view_container,
+            index=1,
+            t=self._d,
+        )
+        next_frame(opacity_up.start, self.root._view_container, t=self._d)
+        self.icons_open(opacity_up, opacity_down, self._d / 2)
 
-    def update_size(self, *args):
-        self.ids.root_container.size = self.root.size
-        self.ids.root_container.radius = dp(28)
+    def _docked_close(self, opacity_down, opacity_up):
+        self._close(opacity_down, opacity_up)
 
-    def _delayed_run(self, delay, func, *args):
-        Clock.schedule_once(lambda dt: func(*args), delay)
+    def _open(self, opacity_down, opacity_up):
+        h_d = self._d / 2
 
-    def _open(self, d, t, opacity_down, opacity_up, docked):
+        # container
         self.root._view_container.size_hint_y = 1
         self.root._view_container.opacity = 0
+        self.root._view_container.padding = [0] * 4
         self.ids.root_container.add_widget(self.root._view_container, index=1)
-        self._delayed_run(d / 4, opacity_up.start, self.root._view_container)
-        Animation(size=self.size, pos=self.pos, radius=[0] * 4, t=t, d=d).start(
-            self.ids.root_container
-        )
-        Animation(height=dp(70), t=t, d=d).start(self.ids.header)
-        opacity_down.start(self.root._bar_trailing_container)
-        opacity_down.start(self.root._bar_leading_container)
-        self.root._view_leading_container.opacity = 0
-        self.root._view_trailing_container.opacity = 0
-        self._delayed_run(d / 2, self.update_state_opened)
-        self._delayed_run(
-            d / 2, opacity_up.start, self.root._view_trailing_container
-        )
-        self._delayed_run(
-            d / 2, opacity_up.start, self.root._view_leading_container
-        )
+        next_frame(opacity_up.start, self.root._view_container, t=h_d / 2)
+        Animation(
+            size=self.size, pos=self.pos, radius=[0] * 4, t=self._t, d=self._d
+        ).start(self.ids.root_container)
 
-    def _close(self, d, t, opacity_down, opacity_up, docked):
+        # header
+        Animation(height=dp(70), t=self._t, d=self._d).start(self.ids.header)
+        self.icons_open(opacity_up, opacity_down, h_d)
+
+    def _close(self, opacity_down, opacity_up):
+        h_d = self._d / 2
+        # container
         self.root._view_container.size_hint_y = None
         self.root._view_container.opacity = 1
         opacity_down.start(self.root._view_container)
         if self.root._view_container in self.ids.root_container.children:
-            self._delayed_run(
-                d / 2,
+            next_frame(
                 self.ids.root_container.remove_widget,
                 self.root._view_container,
+                t=h_d,
             )
-        self._delayed_run(
-            d, setattr, self.root._view_container, "height", dp(55)
-        )
+        next_frame(setattr, self.root._view_container, "height", dp(55), t=h_d)
         Animation(
             size=[self.root.width, dp(56)],
             pos=self.root.pos,
             radius=[dp(28)] * 4,
-            t=t,
-            d=d,
+            t=self._t,
+            d=self._d,
         ).start(self.ids.root_container)
-        Animation(height=dp(56), t=t, d=d).start(self.ids.header)
+
+        # header
+        Animation(height=dp(56), t=self._t, d=self._d).start(self.ids.header)
+        self.icons_close(opacity_up, opacity_down, h_d)
+
+    def icons_close(self, opacity_up, opacity_down, h_d):
         opacity_down.start(self.root._view_trailing_container)
         opacity_down.start(self.root._view_leading_container)
         self.root._bar_leading_container.opacity = 0
         self.root._bar_trailing_container.opacity = 0
-        self._delayed_run(d / 2, self.update_state_closed)
-        self._delayed_run(
-            d / 2, opacity_up.start, self.root._bar_trailing_container
-        )
-        self._delayed_run(
-            d / 2, opacity_up.start, self.root._bar_leading_container
-        )
+        next_frame(self.update_state_closed, t=h_d)
+        next_frame(opacity_up.start, self.root._bar_trailing_container, t=h_d)
+        next_frame(opacity_up.start, self.root._bar_leading_container, t=h_d)
+
+    def icons_open(self, opacity_up, opacity_down, h_d):
+        opacity_down.start(self.root._bar_trailing_container)
+        opacity_down.start(self.root._bar_leading_container)
+        self.root._view_leading_container.opacity = 0
+        self.root._view_trailing_container.opacity = 0
+        next_frame(self.update_state_opened, t=h_d)
+        next_frame(opacity_up.start, self.root._view_trailing_container, t=h_d)
+        next_frame(opacity_up.start, self.root._view_leading_container, t=h_d)
 
     switching_state = False
 
@@ -157,19 +195,23 @@ def switch_state(self, new_state):
         if self.switching_state or new_state == self.state:
             return
         self.switching_state = True
-        docked = False
-        opacity_down = Animation(
-            opacity=0, t=self._transition, d=self._duration / 2
-        )
-        opacity_up = Animation(
-            opacity=1, t=self._transition, d=self._duration / 2
-        )
 
-        getattr(self, "_" + new_state)(
-            self._duration, self._transition, opacity_down, opacity_up, docked
-        )
+        opacity_down = Animation(opacity=0, t=self._t, d=self._d / 2)
+        opacity_up = Animation(opacity=1, t=self._t, d=self._d / 2)
+
+        if self.root.docked:
+            self.root.width = self.root.docked_width
+            self.ids.root_container.width = self.root.docked_width
+            getattr(self, "_docked_" + new_state)(opacity_down, opacity_up)
+        else:
+            getattr(self, "_" + new_state)(opacity_down, opacity_up)
+
+        if new_state == "close":
+            self.ids.text_input.focus = False
+
+        self.state = new_state
         Clock.schedule_once(
-            lambda dt: setattr(self, "switching_state", False), self._duration
+            lambda dt: setattr(self, "switching_state", False), self._d
         )
 
     def init_state(self):
@@ -181,6 +223,11 @@ def clean_header(self):
                 self.ids.header.remove_widget(child)
 
     def init_state(self):
+        if self.root.docked:
+            self.root.size_hint_x = None
+            self.root.width = self.root.docked_width
+        else:
+            self.root.size_hint_x = 1
         self.ids.root_container.size = [self.root.width, dp(56)]
         self.update_state_closed()
 
@@ -200,6 +247,9 @@ class MDSearchBar(Widget):
     leading_icon = StringProperty("magnify")
     supporting_text = StringProperty("Hinted search text")
     view_root = ObjectProperty(None)
+    docked_width = NumericProperty(dp(360))
+    docked_height = NumericProperty(dp(240))
+    docked = BooleanProperty(False)
 
     # internal props
     _search_widget = None
@@ -219,8 +269,16 @@ class MDSearchBar(Widget):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self._search_widget = MDSearchWidget(self)
-        self.bind(pos=self._search_widget.update_pos)
-        self.bind(size=self._search_widget.update_size)
+        self.bind(pos=self._search_widget.update_bar)
+        self.bind(size=self._search_widget.update_bar)
+        self.on_docked(self, self.docked)
+
+    def on_docked(self, instance, docked):
+        if docked:
+            self.size_hint_x = None
+            self.width = self.docked_width
+        else:
+            self.size_hint_x = 1
 
     def on_supporting_text(self, instance, text):
         self._search_widget.ids.text_input.hint_text = text
@@ -230,6 +288,8 @@ def on_view_root(self, *args):
             self._search_widget.parent.remove_widget(self._search_widget)
         self.view_root.add_widget(self._search_widget)
         self._search_widget.init_state()
+        self._search_widget.update_bar()
+        self.view_root.bind(size=self._search_widget.update_bar)
 
     def add_widget(self, widget):
         if widget.__class__.__name__ in self._view_map.keys():
diff --git a/kivymd/utils/__init__.py b/kivymd/utils/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..77dc8f54c 100755
--- a/kivymd/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/kivymd/utils/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from kivy.clock import Clock
+
+def next_frame(func, *args, **kwargs):
+    if time := kwargs.get("t"):
+        del kwargs["t"]
+        return Clock.schedule_once(lambda _: func(*args, **kwargs), time)
+    else:
+        return Clock.schedule_once(lambda _: func(*args, **kwargs))