diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/internal/workbench/renderers/swt/AbstractTableInformationControl.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/internal/workbench/renderers/swt/AbstractTableInformationControl.java
index f4333185d8f..2dfe638fac8 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/internal/workbench/renderers/swt/AbstractTableInformationControl.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/internal/workbench/renderers/swt/AbstractTableInformationControl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2018 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2026 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public TableViewer getTableViewer() {
 	}
 
 	protected Text createFilterText(Composite parent) {
-		fFilterText = new Text(parent, SWT.NONE);
+		fFilterText = new Text(parent, SWT.SEARCH | SWT.ICON_CANCEL);
 
 		GridData data = new GridData();
 		GC gc = new GC(parent);
@@ -327,6 +327,12 @@ protected Text createFilterText(Composite parent) {
 		data.verticalAlignment = GridData.BEGINNING;
 		fFilterText.setLayoutData(data);
 
+		fFilterText.addListener(SWT.DefaultSelection, event -> {
+			if (event.detail == SWT.ICON_CANCEL) {
+				fFilterText.setText(""); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			}
+		});
+
 		fFilterText.addKeyListener(KeyListener.keyPressedAdapter(e -> {
 			switch (e.keyCode) {
 			case SWT.CR: