diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_microphone_widget_padded.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_microphone_widget_padded.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..665b13f1ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_microphone_widget_padded.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<!-- This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+   - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+   - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. -->
+<inset xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:drawable="@drawable/ic_microphone_widget"
+    android:inset="8dp" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/search_widget_large.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/search_widget_large.xml
index 54442ffcfb..07887b8ac8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/search_widget_large.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/search_widget_large.xml
@@ -20,24 +20,25 @@
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/button_search_widget_new_tab"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="32dp"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:layout_marginStart="9dp"
-        android:layout_marginTop="9dp"
         android:layout_toEndOf="@id/button_search_widget_new_tab_icon"
+        android:layout_alignEnd="@id/button_search_widget_voice"
         android:gravity="center_vertical"
         android:letterSpacing="-0.025"
         android:textAlignment="viewStart"
         android:textColor="@color/search_widget_text"
         android:textSize="15sp"
-        tools:ignore="RtlCompat" />
+        tools:ignore="RtlCompat"
+        tools:text="Search the web"/>
 
     <ImageButton
         android:id="@+id/button_search_widget_voice"
         android:contentDescription="@string/search_widget_voice"
-        android:layout_width="32dp"
-        android:layout_height="32dp"
-        android:layout_alignTop="@id/button_search_widget_new_tab"
+        android:layout_width="48dp"
+        android:layout_height="48dp"
         android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
-        android:layout_marginEnd="9dp"
-        android:background="@drawable/ic_microphone_widget" />
+        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+        android:layout_marginEnd="1dp"
+        android:background="@drawable/ic_microphone_widget_padded" />
 </RelativeLayout>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/search_widget_medium.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/search_widget_medium.xml
index e00a18cc71..140fae17c6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/search_widget_medium.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/search_widget_medium.xml
@@ -20,24 +20,25 @@
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/button_search_widget_new_tab"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="32dp"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:layout_marginStart="9dp"
-        android:layout_marginTop="9dp"
         android:layout_toEndOf="@id/button_search_widget_new_tab_icon"
+        android:layout_alignEnd="@id/button_search_widget_voice"
         android:gravity="center_vertical"
         android:letterSpacing="-0.025"
         android:textAlignment="viewStart"
         android:textColor="@color/search_widget_text"
         android:textSize="15sp"
-        tools:ignore="RtlCompat" />
+        tools:ignore="RtlCompat"
+        tools:text="Search"/>
 
     <ImageButton
         android:id="@+id/button_search_widget_voice"
         android:contentDescription="@string/search_widget_voice"
-        android:layout_width="32dp"
-        android:layout_height="32dp"
-        android:layout_alignTop="@id/button_search_widget_new_tab"
+        android:layout_width="48dp"
+        android:layout_height="48dp"
         android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
-        android:layout_marginEnd="9dp"
-        android:background="@drawable/ic_microphone_widget" />
+        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+        android:layout_marginEnd="1dp"
+        android:background="@drawable/ic_microphone_widget_padded" />
 </RelativeLayout>
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