diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CMakeLists.txt b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CMakeLists.txt
index f3bb243ea86..9ead8a819ab 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ stringify_gml(DatePickerDialog.gml DatePickerDialogGML.h date_picker_dialog_gml)
 compile_gml(EmojiInputDialog.gml EmojiInputDialogGML.cpp)
 compile_gml(FontPickerDialog.gml FontPickerDialogGML.cpp)
 compile_gml(FilePickerDialog.gml FilePickerDialogGML.cpp)
-stringify_gml(IncrementalSearchBanner.gml IncrementalSearchBannerGML.h incremental_search_banner_gml)
+compile_gml(IncrementalSearchBanner.gml IncrementalSearchBannerGML.cpp)
 compile_gml(PasswordInputDialog.gml PasswordInputDialogGML.cpp)
 
 set(SOURCES
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ set(SOURCES
     IconView.cpp
     ImageWidget.cpp
     IncrementalSearchBanner.cpp
+    IncrementalSearchBannerGML.cpp
     INILexer.cpp
     INISyntaxHighlighter.cpp
     InputBox.cpp
@@ -152,7 +153,6 @@ set(GENERATED_SOURCES
     ../../Services/WindowServer/WindowManagerServerEndpoint.h
     ../../Services/WindowServer/WindowServerEndpoint.h
     DatePickerDialogGML.h
-    IncrementalSearchBannerGML.h
 )
 
 serenity_lib(LibGUI gui)
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/IncrementalSearchBanner.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/IncrementalSearchBanner.cpp
index 6060721a11b..decff55d1d2 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/IncrementalSearchBanner.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/IncrementalSearchBanner.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 #include <LibGUI/Button.h>
 #include <LibGUI/IncrementalSearchBanner.h>
-#include <LibGUI/IncrementalSearchBannerGML.h>
 #include <LibGUI/Label.h>
 #include <LibGUI/Layout.h>
 #include <LibGUI/Painter.h>
@@ -16,10 +15,15 @@
 
 namespace GUI {
 
-IncrementalSearchBanner::IncrementalSearchBanner(TextEditor& editor)
-    : m_editor(editor)
+ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<IncrementalSearchBanner>> IncrementalSearchBanner::try_create(TextEditor& editor)
+{
+    auto widget = TRY(IncrementalSearchBanner::try_create());
+    widget->m_editor = editor;
+    return widget;
+}
+
+ErrorOr<void> IncrementalSearchBanner::initialize()
 {
-    load_from_gml(incremental_search_banner_gml).release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors();
     m_index_label = find_descendant_of_type_named<Label>("incremental_search_banner_index_label");
 
     m_wrap_search_button = find_descendant_of_type_named<Button>("incremental_search_banner_wrap_search_button");
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ IncrementalSearchBanner::IncrementalSearchBanner(TextEditor& editor)
     m_search_textbox->on_escape_pressed = [this]() {
         hide();
     };
+    return {};
 }
 
 void IncrementalSearchBanner::show()
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/IncrementalSearchBanner.gml b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/IncrementalSearchBanner.gml
index 55c250a6260..0329360fd38 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/IncrementalSearchBanner.gml
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/IncrementalSearchBanner.gml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@GUI::Widget {
+@GUI::IncrementalSearchBanner {
     fill_with_background_color: true
     visible: false
     layout: @GUI::HorizontalBoxLayout {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
         @GUI::Button {
             name: "incremental_search_banner_previous_button"
-            icon: "/res/icons/16x16/go-up.png"
+            icon_from_path: "/res/icons/16x16/go-up.png"
             fixed_width: 18
             button_style: "Coolbar"
             focus_policy: "NoFocus"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
         @GUI::Button {
             name: "incremental_search_banner_next_button"
-            icon: "/res/icons/16x16/go-down.png"
+            icon_from_path: "/res/icons/16x16/go-down.png"
             fixed_width: 18
             button_style: "Coolbar"
             focus_policy: "NoFocus"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         @GUI::Button {
             name: "incremental_search_banner_wrap_search_button"
             fixed_width: 24
-            icon: "/res/icons/16x16/reload.png"
+            icon_from_path: "/res/icons/16x16/reload.png"
             tooltip: "Wrap Search"
             checkable: true
             checked: true
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         @GUI::Button {
             name: "incremental_search_banner_match_case_button"
             fixed_width: 24
-            icon: "/res/icons/16x16/app-font-editor.png"
+            icon_from_path: "/res/icons/16x16/app-font-editor.png"
             tooltip: "Match Case"
             checkable: true
             button_style: "Coolbar"
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/IncrementalSearchBanner.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/IncrementalSearchBanner.h
index 5b6e80a2697..d183665767c 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/IncrementalSearchBanner.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/IncrementalSearchBanner.h
@@ -15,21 +15,25 @@ class IncrementalSearchBanner final : public Widget {
     C_OBJECT(IncrementalSearchBanner);
 
 public:
+    static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<IncrementalSearchBanner>> try_create(TextEditor& editor);
+    ErrorOr<void> initialize();
+
     virtual ~IncrementalSearchBanner() override = default;
 
     void show();
     void hide();
 
 protected:
-    explicit IncrementalSearchBanner(TextEditor&);
-
     virtual void paint_event(PaintEvent&) override;
     virtual Optional<UISize> calculated_min_size() const override;
 
 private:
+    IncrementalSearchBanner() = default;
+
+    static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<IncrementalSearchBanner>> try_create();
     void search(TextEditor::SearchDirection);
 
-    NonnullRefPtr<TextEditor> m_editor;
+    RefPtr<TextEditor> m_editor;
     RefPtr<Button> m_close_button;
     RefPtr<Button> m_next_button;
     RefPtr<Button> m_previous_button;
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/TextEditor.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/TextEditor.cpp
index e46059e8bd5..67561d60022 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/TextEditor.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/TextEditor.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ TextEditor::TextEditor(Type type)
     if (is_multi_line()) {
         set_font(Gfx::FontDatabase::default_fixed_width_font());
         set_wrapping_mode(WrappingMode::WrapAtWords);
-        m_search_banner = GUI::IncrementalSearchBanner::construct(*this);
+        m_search_banner = GUI::IncrementalSearchBanner::try_create(*this).release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors();
         set_banner_widget(m_search_banner);
     }
     vertical_scrollbar().set_step(line_height());