diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragmentLegacy.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragmentLegacy.java
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+// Created by evermind-zz 2022, licensed GNU GPL version 3 or later
+
+package org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.search;
+
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuInflater;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
+import android.view.View;
+
+import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.search.filter.SearchFilterLogic;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.search.filter.SearchFilterUIOptionMenu;
+
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar;
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
+import icepick.State;
+
+/**
+ * Fragment that hosts the action menu based filter 'dialog'.
+ * <p>
+ * Called ..Legacy because this was the way NewPipe had implemented the search filter dialog.
+ * <p>
+ * The new UI's are handled by {@link SearchFragment} and implemented by
+ * using {@link androidx.fragment.app.DialogFragment}.
+ */
+public class SearchFragmentLegacy extends SearchFragment {
+
+    @State
+    protected int countOnPrepareOptionsMenuCalls = 0;
+    private SearchFilterUIOptionMenu searchFilterUi;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void initViewModel() {
+        logicVariant = SearchFilterLogic.Factory.Variant.SEARCH_FILTER_LOGIC_LEGACY;
+        super.initViewModel();
+
+        searchFilterUi = new SearchFilterUIOptionMenu(
+                searchViewModel.getSearchFilterLogic(), requireContext());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void createMenu(@NonNull final Menu menu,
+                              @NonNull final MenuInflater inflater) {
+        searchFilterUi.createSearchUI(menu);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(@NonNull final MenuItem item) {
+        return searchFilterUi.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void initViews(final View rootView,
+                             final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.initViews(rootView, savedInstanceState);
+        final Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) searchToolbarContainer.getParent();
+        toolbar.setOverflowIcon(ContextCompat.getDrawable(requireContext(),
+                R.drawable.ic_sort));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onPrepareOptionsMenu(@NonNull final Menu menu) {
+        super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
+        // workaround: we want to hide the keyboard in case we open the options
+        // menu. As somehow this method gets triggered twice but only the 2nd
+        // time is relevant as the options menu is selected by the user.
+        if (++countOnPrepareOptionsMenuCalls > 1) {
+            hideKeyboardSearch();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/filter/SearchFilterUIOptionMenu.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/filter/SearchFilterUIOptionMenu.java
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+// Created by evermind-zz 2022, licensed GNU GPL version 3 or later
+
+package org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.search.filter;
+
+import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
+import android.view.View;
+
+import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.search.filter.FilterContainer;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.search.filter.FilterGroup;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.search.filter.FilterItem;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.search.filter.LibraryStringIds;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.util.ServiceHelper;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.appcompat.view.menu.MenuBuilder;
+import androidx.core.view.MenuCompat;
+
+import static android.content.ContentValues.TAG;
+import static org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.search.filter.InjectFilterItem.DividerItem;
+import static org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.search.filter.SearchFilterLogic.ICreateUiForFiltersWorker;
+import static org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.search.filter.SearchFilterLogic.IUiItemWrapper;
+
+/**
+ * The implementation of the action menu based 'dialog'.
+ */
+public class SearchFilterUIOptionMenu extends BaseSearchFilterUiGenerator {
+
+    // Menu groups identifier
+    private static final int MENU_GROUP_SEARCH_RESET_BUTTONS = 0;
+    // give them negative ids to not conflict with the ids of the filters
+    private static final int MENU_ID_SEARCH_BUTTON = -100;
+    private static final int MENU_ID_RESET_BUTTON = -101;
+    private Menu menu = null;
+    // initialize with first group id -> next group after the search/reset buttons group
+    private int newLastUsedGroupId = MENU_GROUP_SEARCH_RESET_BUTTONS + 1;
+    private int firstSortFilterGroupId;
+
+    public SearchFilterUIOptionMenu(
+            @NonNull final SearchFilterLogic logic,
+            @NonNull final Context context) {
+        super(logic, context);
+    }
+
+    int getLastUsedGroupIdThanIncrement() {
+        return newLastUsedGroupId++;
+    }
+
+    @SuppressLint("RestrictedApi")
+    private void alwaysShowMenuItemIcon(final Menu theMenu) {
+        // always show icons
+        if (theMenu instanceof MenuBuilder) {
+            final MenuBuilder builder = ((MenuBuilder) theMenu);
+            builder.setOptionalIconsVisible(true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void createSearchUI(@NonNull final Menu theMenu) {
+        this.menu = theMenu;
+        alwaysShowMenuItemIcon(theMenu);
+
+        createSearchUI();
+
+        MenuCompat.setGroupDividerEnabled(theMenu, true);
+    }
+
+    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(@NonNull final MenuItem item) {
+        if (item.getGroupId() == MENU_GROUP_SEARCH_RESET_BUTTONS
+                && item.getItemId() == MENU_ID_SEARCH_BUTTON) {
+            logic.prepareForSearch();
+        } else { // all other menu groups -> reset, content filters and sort filters
+
+            // main part for holding onto the menu -> not closing it
+            item.setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW);
+            item.setActionView(new View(context));
+            item.setOnActionExpandListener(new MenuItem.OnActionExpandListener() {
+
+                @Override
+                public boolean onMenuItemActionExpand(final MenuItem item) {
+                    if (item.getGroupId() == MENU_GROUP_SEARCH_RESET_BUTTONS
+                            && item.getItemId() == MENU_ID_RESET_BUTTON) {
+                        logic.reset();
+                    } else if (item.getGroupId() < firstSortFilterGroupId) { // content filters
+                        final int filterId = item.getItemId();
+                        logic.selectContentFilter(filterId);
+                    } else { // the sort filters
+                        Log.d(TAG, "onMenuItemActionExpand: sort filters are here");
+                        logic.selectSortFilter(item.getItemId());
+                    }
+
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public boolean onMenuItemActionCollapse(final MenuItem item) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected ICreateUiForFiltersWorker createSortFilterWorker() {
+        return new CreateSortFilterUI();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected ICreateUiForFiltersWorker createContentFilterWorker() {
+        return new CreateContentFilterUI();
+    }
+
+    private static class UiItemWrapper implements IUiItemWrapper {
+
+        private final MenuItem item;
+
+        UiItemWrapper(final MenuItem item) {
+            this.item = item;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void setVisible(final boolean visible) {
+            item.setVisible(visible);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int getItemId() {
+            return item.getItemId();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean isChecked() {
+            return item.isChecked();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void setChecked(final boolean checked) {
+            item.setChecked(checked);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class CreateContentFilterUI implements ICreateUiForFiltersWorker {
+
+        /**
+         * MenuItem's that should not be checkable.
+         */
+        final List<MenuItem> nonCheckableMenuItems = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        /**
+         * {@link Menu#setGroupCheckable(int, boolean, boolean)} makes all {@link MenuItem}
+         * checkable.
+         * <p>
+         * We do not want a group header or a group divider to be checkable. Therefore this method
+         * calls above mentioned method and afterwards makes all items uncheckable that are placed
+         * inside {@link #nonCheckableMenuItems}.
+         *
+         * @param isOnlyOneCheckable is in group only one selection allowed.
+         * @param groupId            which group should be affected
+         */
+        private void makeAllowedMenuItemInGroupCheckable(final boolean isOnlyOneCheckable,
+                                                         final int groupId) {
+            // this method makes all MenuItem's checkable
+            menu.setGroupCheckable(groupId, true, isOnlyOneCheckable);
+            // uncheckable unwanted
+            for (final MenuItem uncheckableItem : nonCheckableMenuItems) {
+                if (uncheckableItem != null) {
+                    uncheckableItem.setCheckable(false);
+                }
+            }
+            nonCheckableMenuItems.clear();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void prepare() {
+            // create the search button
+            menu.add(MENU_GROUP_SEARCH_RESET_BUTTONS,
+                            MENU_ID_SEARCH_BUTTON,
+                            0,
+                            context.getString(R.string.search))
+                    .setEnabled(true)
+                    .setCheckable(false)
+                    .setIcon(R.drawable.ic_search);
+
+            menu.add(MENU_GROUP_SEARCH_RESET_BUTTONS,
+                            MENU_ID_RESET_BUTTON,
+                            0,
+                            context.getString(R.string.playback_reset))
+                    .setEnabled(true)
+                    .setCheckable(false)
+                    .setIcon(R.drawable.ic_settings_backup_restore);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void createFilterGroupBeforeItems(
+                @NonNull final FilterGroup filterGroup) {
+            if (filterGroup.getNameId() != null) {
+                createNotEnabledAndUncheckableGroupTitleMenuItem(
+                        FilterContainer.ITEM_IDENTIFIER_UNKNOWN, filterGroup.getNameId());
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected MenuItem createNotEnabledAndUncheckableGroupTitleMenuItem(
+                final int identifier,
+                final LibraryStringIds nameId) {
+            final MenuItem item = menu.add(
+                    newLastUsedGroupId,
+                    identifier,
+                    0,
+                    ServiceHelper.getTranslatedFilterString(nameId, context));
+            item.setEnabled(false);
+
+            nonCheckableMenuItems.add(item);
+
+            return item;
+
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void createFilterItem(@NonNull final FilterItem filterItem,
+                                     @NonNull final FilterGroup filterGroup) {
+            final MenuItem item = createMenuItem(filterItem);
+
+            if (filterItem instanceof DividerItem) {
+                final DividerItem dividerItem = (DividerItem) filterItem;
+                final String menuDividerTitle = ">>>"
+                        + context.getString(dividerItem.getStringResId())
+                        + "<<<";
+                item.setTitle(menuDividerTitle);
+                item.setEnabled(false);
+                nonCheckableMenuItems.add(item);
+            }
+
+            logic.addContentFilterUiWrapperToItemMap(filterItem.getIdentifier(),
+                    new UiItemWrapper(item));
+        }
+
+        protected MenuItem createMenuItem(final FilterItem filterItem) {
+            return menu.add(newLastUsedGroupId,
+                    filterItem.getIdentifier(),
+                    0,
+                    ServiceHelper.getTranslatedFilterString(filterItem.getNameId(), context));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void createFilterGroupAfterItems(@NonNull final FilterGroup filterGroup) {
+            makeAllowedMenuItemInGroupCheckable(filterGroup.isOnlyOneCheckable(),
+                    getLastUsedGroupIdThanIncrement());
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void finish() {
+            firstSortFilterGroupId = newLastUsedGroupId;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void filtersVisible(final boolean areFiltersVisible) {
+            // no implementation here as there is no 'sort filter' title as MenuItem
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class CreateSortFilterUI extends CreateContentFilterUI {
+
+        private void addSortFilterUiToItemMap(final int id,
+                                              final MenuItem item) {
+            logic.addSortFilterUiWrapperToItemMap(id, new UiItemWrapper(item));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void prepare() {
+            firstSortFilterGroupId = newLastUsedGroupId;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void createFilterGroupBeforeItems(
+                @NonNull final FilterGroup filterGroup) {
+            if (filterGroup.getNameId() != null) {
+                final MenuItem item = createNotEnabledAndUncheckableGroupTitleMenuItem(
+                        filterGroup.getIdentifier(), filterGroup.getNameId());
+                addSortFilterUiToItemMap(filterGroup.getIdentifier(), item);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void createFilterItem(@NonNull final FilterItem filterItem,
+                                     @NonNull final FilterGroup filterGroup) {
+            final MenuItem item = createMenuItem(filterItem);
+            addSortFilterUiToItemMap(filterItem.getIdentifier(), item);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void finish() {
+            // no implementation here as we do not need to clean up anything or whatever
+        }
+    }
+}