diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-entry.html b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-entry.html
index 1ccd60484..020e72fc0 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-entry.html
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-entry.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<a class="history-entry"><span class="history-entry-index" bind="index"></span></a>
\ No newline at end of file
+<a class="history-entry"><span class="history-entry-index"></span><span></span></a>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-panel.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-panel.js
index b5b2b66e9..2322dfa80 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-panel.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-panel.js
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ HistoryPanel.prototype._render = function() {
                 });
         }
         
-        a[0].appendChild(document.createTextNode(entry.description));
-        a[0].firstChild.appendChild(document.createTextNode(index + "."));
+        a[0].childNodes[0].appendChild(document.createTextNode(index + "."));
+        a[0].childNodes[1].appendChild(document.createTextNode(entry.description));
         
         return a;
     };
@@ -101,11 +101,15 @@ HistoryPanel.prototype._render = function() {
         elmts.filterInput.keyup(function() {
             var filter = $.trim(this.value.toLowerCase());
             if (filter.length == 0) {
-                elmts.bodyDiv.find(".history-entry").show();
+                elmts.bodyDiv.find(".history-entry").removeClass("filtered-out");
             } else {
                 elmts.bodyDiv.find(".history-entry").each(function() {
-                    var text = this.childNodes[1].nodeValue;
-                    this.style.display = (text.toLowerCase().indexOf(filter) >= 0) ? "block" : "none";
+                    var text = this.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
+                    if (text.toLowerCase().indexOf(filter) >= 0) {
+                        $(this).removeClass("filtered-out");
+                    } else {
+                        $(this).addClass("filtered-out");
+                    }
                 });
             }
         });
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/styles/project/sidebar.less b/main/webapp/modules/core/styles/project/sidebar.less
index 7398e9e75..40cfe94f8 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/styles/project/sidebar.less
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/styles/project/sidebar.less
@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ a.history-entry {
     color: black;
     border-top: 1px dotted #ddd;
 }
+a.history-entry.filtered-out {
+    height: 1px;
+    padding-top: 2px;
+    padding-bottom: 2px;
+}
+a.history-entry.filtered-out > * {
+    display: none;
+}
+
 .history-future a.history-entry, .history-future a.history-entry-index {
     color: @light_grey;
 }