Index: bp-blogs/bp-blogs-template.php
===================================================================
--- bp-blogs/bp-blogs-template.php	(revision 7343)
+++ bp-blogs/bp-blogs-template.php	(working copy)
@@ -794,14 +794,16 @@
 function bp_directory_blogs_search_form() {
 
 	$default_search_value = bp_get_search_default_text();
-	$search_value         = !empty( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ? stripslashes( $_REQUEST['s'] ) : $default_search_value; ?>
+	$search_value         = !empty( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ? stripslashes( $_REQUEST['s'] ) : $default_search_value; 
+	
+	$search_form_html = '<form action="" method="get" id="search-blogs-form">
+		<label><input type="text" name="s" id="blogs_search" placeholder="'. esc_attr( $search_value ) .'" /></label>
+		<input type="submit" id="blogs_search_submit" name="blogs_search_submit" value="' . __( 'Search', 'buddypress' ) . '" />
+	</form>';
+	
+	echo apply_filters( 'bp_directory_blogs_search_form', $search_form_html );	
 
-	<form action="" method="get" id="search-blogs-form">
-		<label><input type="text" name="s" id="blogs_search" placeholder="<?php echo esc_attr( $search_value ) ?>" /></label>
-		<input type="submit" id="blogs_search_submit" name="blogs_search_submit" value="<?php _e( 'Search', 'buddypress' ) ?>" />
-	</form>
-
-<?php
+	
 }
 
 /**
Index: bp-forums/bp-forums-template.php
===================================================================
--- bp-forums/bp-forums-template.php	(revision 7343)
+++ bp-forums/bp-forums-template.php	(working copy)
@@ -1321,14 +1321,16 @@
 	global $bp;
 
 	$default_search_value = bp_get_search_default_text( 'forums' );
-	$search_value = !empty( $_REQUEST['fs'] ) ? stripslashes( $_REQUEST['fs'] ) : $default_search_value;  ?>
+	$search_value = !empty( $_REQUEST['fs'] ) ? stripslashes( $_REQUEST['fs'] ) : $default_search_value;  
 
-	<form action="" method="get" id="search-forums-form">
-		<label><input type="text" name="s" id="forums_search" placeholder="<?php echo esc_attr( $search_value ); ?>" /></label>
-		<input type="submit" id="forums_search_submit" name="forums_search_submit" value="<?php _e( 'Search', 'buddypress' ); ?>" />
-	</form>
+	$search_form_html = '<form action="" method="get" id="search-forums-form">
+		<label><input type="text" name="s" id="forums_search" placeholder="'. esc_attr( $search_value ) .'" /></label>
+		<input type="submit" id="forums_search_submit" name="forums_search_submit" value="' . __( 'Search', 'buddypress' ) . '" />
+	</form>';
+	
+	echo apply_filters( 'bp_directory_forums_search_form', $search_form_html );	
 
-<?php
+
 }
 
 function bp_forum_permalink( $forum_id = 0 ) {