diff --git a/backup/util/ui/renderer.php b/backup/util/ui/renderer.php
index 08454409e316c..d6e2ff2b5c321 100644
--- a/backup/util/ui/renderer.php
+++ b/backup/util/ui/renderer.php
@@ -568,6 +568,12 @@ public function render_import_course_search(import_course_search $component) {
         $output = html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class' => 'import-course-search'));
         if ($component->get_count() === 0) {
             $output .= $this->output->notification(get_string('nomatchingcourses', 'backup'));
+
+            $output .= html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class'=>'ics-search'));
+            $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type'=>'text', 'name'=>restore_course_search::$VAR_SEARCH, 'value'=>$component->get_search()));
+            $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type'=>'submit', 'name'=>'searchcourses', 'value'=>get_string('search')));
+            $output .= html_writer::end_tag('div');
+
             $output .= html_writer::end_tag('div');
             return $output;
         }