diff --git a/quartz/components/styles/search.scss b/quartz/components/styles/search.scss
index d25d0f80..2f07fe71 100644
--- a/quartz/components/styles/search.scss
+++ b/quartz/components/styles/search.scss
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@
             margin: 0 auto;
             width: min($pageWidth, 100%);
           }
+
+          & [data-icon] {
+            background-color: transparent;
+          }
         }
 
         & > #results-container {
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/transformers/gfm.ts b/quartz/plugins/transformers/gfm.ts
index 7860f851..dc0d1f09 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/transformers/gfm.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/transformers/gfm.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export const GitHubFlavoredMarkdown: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options> |
                 ariaHidden: true,
                 tabIndex: -1,
                 "data-no-popover": true,
+                "data-icon": true,
               },
               content: {
                 type: "element",