diff --git a/themes/default/jquery.mobile.button.css b/themes/default/jquery.mobile.button.css
index ea64e818..01b3a2d1 100644
--- a/themes/default/jquery.mobile.button.css
+++ b/themes/default/jquery.mobile.button.css
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 .ui-header .ui-btn-inner, .ui-footer .ui-btn-inner, .ui-bar .ui-btn-inner { padding: .4em 8px .5em; }
 .ui-btn-icon-notext { width: 24px; height: 24px; }
 .ui-btn-icon-notext .ui-btn-inner { padding: 2px 1px 2px 3px; }
+.ui-btn-text { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
 .ui-btn-icon-notext .ui-btn-text { position: absolute; left: -999px; }
 .ui-btn-icon-left .ui-btn-inner { padding-left: 33px; }
 .ui-header .ui-btn-icon-left .ui-btn-inner,
diff --git a/themes/default/jquery.mobile.forms.textinput.css b/themes/default/jquery.mobile.forms.textinput.css
index 7e745bca..6f2a4a48 100644
--- a/themes/default/jquery.mobile.forms.textinput.css
+++ b/themes/default/jquery.mobile.forms.textinput.css
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ textarea.ui-input-text { height: 50px; -webkit-transition: height 200ms linear;
 .ui-input-search { padding: 0 30px; width: 77%; background-image: none; position: relative; }
 .ui-icon-searchfield:after { position: absolute; left: 7px; top: 50%; margin-top: -9px; content: ""; width: 18px; height: 18px; opacity: .5; }
 .ui-input-search input.ui-input-text { border: none; width: 98%; padding: .4em 0; margin: 0; display: block; background: transparent none; outline: 0 !important; }
-.ui-input-search .ui-input-clear { position: absolute; right: 0; top: 50%; margin-top: -14px; }
+.ui-input-search .ui-input-clear { position: absolute; right: 0; top: 50%; margin-top: -13px; }
 .ui-input-search .ui-input-clear-hidden { display: none; }
 
 /* orientation adjustments - incomplete!*/
diff --git a/themes/default/jquery.mobile.listview.css b/themes/default/jquery.mobile.listview.css
index 2bab2263..cae74f59 100644
--- a/themes/default/jquery.mobile.listview.css
+++ b/themes/default/jquery.mobile.listview.css
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 .ui-content .ui-listview-inset { margin: 1em 0;  }
 .ui-listview, .ui-li { list-style:none; padding:0; }
 .ui-li, .ui-li.ui-field-contain { display: block; margin:0; position: relative; overflow: visible; text-align: left; border-width: 0; border-top-width: 1px; }
-.ui-li .ui-btn-text { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
+.ui-li .ui-btn-text { z-index: 0; }
 .ui-li .ui-btn-text a.ui-link-inherit { text-overflow: ellipsis; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap;  }
 .ui-li-divider, .ui-li-static { padding: .5em 15px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;  }
 .ui-li-divider { counter-reset: listnumbering;  }