diff --git a/static/js/click_handlers.js b/static/js/click_handlers.js
index 85f49ce1da..195450ddac 100644
--- a/static/js/click_handlers.js
+++ b/static/js/click_handlers.js
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ export function initialize() {
         browser_history.go_to_location("streams/subscribed");
     });
 
-    $("#streams_filter_icon").on("click", (e) => {
+    $(".streams_filter_icon").on("click", (e) => {
         e.stopPropagation();
         stream_list.toggle_filter_displayed(e);
     });
diff --git a/static/styles/left_sidebar.css b/static/styles/left_sidebar.css
index dbfa57deaa..9902709d58 100644
--- a/static/styles/left_sidebar.css
+++ b/static/styles/left_sidebar.css
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ li.show-more-topics {
 }
 
 #streams_inline_cog,
-#streams_filter_icon {
+.streams_filter_icon {
     float: right;
     opacity: 0.5;
     font-size: 13px;
diff --git a/templates/zerver/app/left_sidebar.html b/templates/zerver/app/left_sidebar.html
index aaf6f116f2..6428e2f681 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/app/left_sidebar.html
+++ b/templates/zerver/app/left_sidebar.html
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <div id="streams_list" class="zoom-out">
             <div id="streams_header" class="zoom-in-hide"><h4 class="sidebar-title tippy-zulip-tooltip" data-tippy-content="{{ _('Filter streams') }} (q)">{{ _('STREAMS') }}</h4>
                 <i id="streams_inline_cog" class='fa fa-cog tippy-zulip-tooltip' aria-hidden="true" data-tippy-content="{{ _('Subscribe, add, or configure streams') }}"></i>
-                <i id="streams_filter_icon" class='fa fa-search tippy-zulip-tooltip' aria-hidden="true" data-tippy-content="{{ _('Filter streams') }} (q)"></i>
+                <i class="streams_filter_icon" class='fa fa-search tippy-zulip-tooltip' aria-hidden="true" data-tippy-content="{{ _('Filter streams') }} (q)"></i>
                 <div class="input-append notdisplayed stream_search_section">
                     <input class="stream-list-filter home-page-input" type="text" autocomplete="off" placeholder="{{ _('Filter streams') }}" />
                     <button type="button" class="btn clear_search_button" id="clear_search_stream_button">