diff --git a/wp-includes/default-widgets.php b/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
index e8bd52cc9..100c5752c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
+++ b/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
@@ -179,13 +179,33 @@ class WP_Widget_Search extends WP_Widget {
 
 	function widget( $args, $instance ) {
 		extract($args);
+		$title = apply_filters('widget_title', $instance['title']);
+
 		echo $before_widget;
+		if ( $title )
+			echo $before_title . $title . $after_title;
 
 		// Use current theme search form if it exists
 		get_search_form();
 
 		echo $after_widget;
 	}
+	
+	function form( $instance ) {
+		$instance = wp_parse_args( (array) $instance, array( 'title' => '') );
+		$title = $instance['title'];
+?>
+		<p><label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('title'); ?>"><?php _e('Title:'); ?> <input class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('title'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('title'); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_attr($title); ?>" /></label></p>
+<?php
+	}
+	
+	function update( $new_instance, $old_instance ) {
+		$instance = $old_instance;
+		$new_instance = wp_parse_args((array) $new_instance, array( 'title' => ''));
+		$instance['title'] = strip_tags($new_instance['title']);
+		return $instance;
+	}	
+	
 }
 
 /**