diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/home-search.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/home-search.inc
index 91bf55812a..f1041101b7 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/home-search.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/home-search.inc
@@ -2,20 +2,30 @@
 <div id="header_search" role="tablist">
     <div class="tab-content">
         [% IF ( CAN_user_circulate_circulate_remaining_permissions ) %]
-            [% INCLUDE 'patron-search-box.inc' bs_tab_active= 1 %]
+            [% circ_active_tab = 1 %]
+            [% circ_active = "active" %]
+        [% ELSIF ( CAN_user_borrowers_edit_borrowers ) %]
+            [% patrons_active_tab = 1 %]
+            [% patrons_active = "active" %]
+        [% ELSIF ( CAN_user_catalogue ) %]
+            [% search_active_tab = 1 %]
+            [% search_active = "active" %]
+        [% END %]
+        [% IF ( CAN_user_circulate_circulate_remaining_permissions ) %]
+            [% INCLUDE 'patron-search-box.inc' bs_tab_active= circ_active_tab %]
             [% INCLUDE 'checkin-search-box.inc' %]
             [% INCLUDE 'renew-search-box.inc' %]
         [% END %]
         [% IF ( CAN_user_borrowers_edit_borrowers ) %]
-            [% INCLUDE 'member-search-box.inc' %]
+            [% INCLUDE 'member-search-box.inc' bs_tab_active= patrons_active_tab %]
         [% END %]
         [% IF ( CAN_user_catalogue ) %]
-            [% INCLUDE 'catalogue-search-box.inc' %]
+            [% INCLUDE 'catalogue-search-box.inc' bs_tab_active= search_active_tab %]
         [% END %]
     </div><!-- /.tab-content -->
     <ul class="nav nav-tabs" role="tablist">
         [% IF ( CAN_user_circulate_circulate_remaining_permissions ) %]
-            <li role="presentation" class="active">
+            <li role="presentation" class="[% circ_active | html %]">
                 <a title="Check out" href="#circ_search" aria-controls="circ_search" role="tab" aria-expanded="true" data-toggle="tab" class="keep_text"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-upload" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="tab-title">Check out</span></a>
             </li>
             <li role="presentation">
@@ -26,12 +36,12 @@
             </li>
         [% END %]
         [% IF ( CAN_user_borrowers_edit_borrowers ) %]
-            <li role="presentation">
+            <li role="presentation" class="[% patrons_active | html %]">
                 <a title="Search patrons" href="#patron_search" aria-controls="patron_search" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" class="keep_text"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-id-card" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="tab-title">Search patrons</span></a>
             </li>
         [% END %]
         [% IF ( CAN_user_catalogue ) %]
-            <li role="presentation">
+            <li role="presentation" class="[% search_active | html %]">
                 <a title="Search catalog" href="#catalog_search" aria-controls="catalog_search" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" class="keep_text"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-search" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="tab-title">Search catalog</span></a>
             </li>
         [% END %]