diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.tsx
index da5cd338ca5..de7c2a4adb9 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.tsx
@@ -114,12 +114,14 @@ export const Card: CardInterface = ({
       <CardInner href={href}>
         {figure}
         <div className={styles.inner}>
-          <div className={styles.heading} role="heading">
-            {heading}
+          <div className={styles.info}>
+            <div className={styles.heading} role="heading">
+              {heading}
+              {tags}
+            </div>
+            {meta}
+            {description && <p className={styles.description}>{description}</p>}
           </div>
-          {meta}
-          {tags}
-          {description && <p className={styles.description}>{description}</p>}
           {hasActions && (
             <div className={styles.actionRow}>
               {actions}
@@ -178,20 +180,37 @@ export const getContainerStyles = stylesFactory((theme: GrafanaTheme, disabled =
 export const getCardStyles = stylesFactory((theme: GrafanaTheme) => {
   return {
     inner: css`
+      display: flex;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+      align-items: center;
       width: 100%;
+      flex-wrap: wrap;
     `,
     heading: css`
+      display: flex;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+      align-items: center;
+      width: 100%;
       margin-bottom: 0;
       font-size: ${theme.typography.size.md};
       line-height: ${theme.typography.lineHeight.xs};
     `,
+    info: css`
+      display: flex;
+      flex-direction: column;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+      align-items: center;
+      width: 100%;
+    `,
     metadata: css`
+      width: 100%;
       font-size: ${theme.typography.size.sm};
       color: ${theme.colors.textSemiWeak};
-      margin: ${theme.spacing.sm} 0 0;
+      margin: ${theme.spacing.xs} 0 0;
       line-height: ${theme.typography.lineHeight.xs};
     `,
     description: css`
+      width: 100%;
       margin: ${theme.spacing.sm} 0 0;
       color: ${theme.colors.textSemiWeak};
       line-height: ${theme.typography.lineHeight.md};
@@ -202,6 +221,10 @@ export const getCardStyles = stylesFactory((theme: GrafanaTheme) => {
       & > * {
         width: 100%;
       }
+
+      &:empty {
+        display: none;
+      }
     `,
     actionRow: css`
       display: flex;
@@ -233,7 +256,7 @@ export const getCardStyles = stylesFactory((theme: GrafanaTheme) => {
       width: 100%;
     `,
     tagList: css`
-      margin-top: ${theme.spacing.sm};
+      max-width: 50%;
     `,
   };
 });
@@ -248,8 +271,21 @@ const Tags: FC<ChildProps> = ({ children, styles }) => {
 };
 Tags.displayName = 'Tags';
 
-const Figure: FC<ChildProps> = ({ children, styles }) => {
-  return <div className={styles?.media}>{children}</div>;
+const Figure: FC<ChildProps & { align?: 'top' | 'center' }> = ({ children, styles, align = 'top' }) => {
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={cx(
+        styles?.media,
+        align === 'center' &&
+          css`
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+          `
+      )}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </div>
+  );
 };
 
 Figure.displayName = 'Figure';
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Tags/TagList.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Tags/TagList.tsx
index c4da2fd6424..bbf684c7b2c 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Tags/TagList.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Tags/TagList.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { FC, memo } from 'react';
-import { cx, css } from 'emotion';
+import { css, cx } from 'emotion';
 import { OnTagClick, Tag } from './Tag';
 
 export interface Props {
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ const getStyles = () => {
       display: flex;
       flex: 1 1 auto;
       flex-wrap: wrap;
+      margin-bottom: -6px;
+      justify-content: flex-end;
     `,
     tag: css`
-      &:not(:first-child) {
-        margin-left: 6px;
-      }
+      margin: 0 0 6px 6px;
     `,
   };
 };
diff --git a/public/app/features/search/components/SearchCheckbox.tsx b/public/app/features/search/components/SearchCheckbox.tsx
index 1877ac9d2d5..0043b515323 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/components/SearchCheckbox.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/search/components/SearchCheckbox.tsx
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ export const SearchCheckbox: FC<Props> = memo(({ onClick, checked = false, edita
 });
 
 const getStyles = stylesFactory(() => ({
-  // Vertically align absolutely positioned checkbox element
   wrapper: css`
     height: 21px;
-    margin-right: 12px;
     & > label {
       height: 100%;
+
+      & > input {
+        position: relative;
+      }
     }
   `,
 }));
diff --git a/public/app/features/search/components/SearchItem.tsx b/public/app/features/search/components/SearchItem.tsx
index ba9fe06c766..dc9dd742b44 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/components/SearchItem.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/search/components/SearchItem.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,23 @@
-import React, { FC, useCallback, CSSProperties } from 'react';
-import { css, cx } from 'emotion';
-import { GrafanaTheme } from '@grafana/data';
+import React, { FC, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { css } from 'emotion';
 import { selectors as e2eSelectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
-import { useTheme, TagList, styleMixins, stylesFactory } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { TagList, Card, useStyles } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { GrafanaTheme } from '@grafana/data';
 import { DashboardSectionItem, OnToggleChecked } from '../types';
 import { SearchCheckbox } from './SearchCheckbox';
-import { SEARCH_ITEM_HEIGHT, SEARCH_ITEM_MARGIN } from '../constants';
+import { SEARCH_ITEM_HEIGHT } from '../constants';
 
 export interface Props {
   item: DashboardSectionItem;
   editable?: boolean;
   onTagSelected: (name: string) => any;
   onToggleChecked?: OnToggleChecked;
-  style?: CSSProperties;
 }
 
 const selectors = e2eSelectors.pages.Dashboards;
 
-export const SearchItem: FC<Props> = ({ item, editable, onToggleChecked, onTagSelected, style }) => {
-  const theme = useTheme();
-  const styles = getResultsItemStyles(theme);
-
+export const SearchItem: FC<Props> = ({ item, editable, onToggleChecked, onTagSelected }) => {
+  const styles = useStyles(getStyles);
   const tagSelected = useCallback((tag: string, event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
     onTagSelected(tag);
   }, []);
@@ -36,71 +33,28 @@ export const SearchItem: FC<Props> = ({ item, editable, onToggleChecked, onTagSe
   );
 
   return (
-    <div
-      style={style}
+    <Card
       aria-label={selectors.dashboards(item.title)}
-      className={cx(styles.wrapper, { [styles.selected]: item.selected })}
+      heading={item.title}
+      href={item.url}
+      style={{ minHeight: SEARCH_ITEM_HEIGHT }}
+      className={styles.container}
     >
-      <SearchCheckbox editable={editable} checked={item.checked} onClick={toggleItem} />
-
-      <a href={item.url} className={styles.link}>
-        <div className={styles.body}>
-          <span>{item.title}</span>
-          <span className={styles.folderTitle}>{item.folderTitle}</span>
-        </div>
-      </a>
-      <TagList tags={item.tags} onClick={tagSelected} className={styles.tags} />
-    </div>
+      <Card.Figure align={'center'}>
+        <SearchCheckbox editable={editable} checked={item.checked} onClick={toggleItem} />
+      </Card.Figure>
+      {item.folderTitle && <Card.Meta>{item.folderTitle}</Card.Meta>}
+      <Card.Tags>
+        <TagList tags={item.tags} onClick={tagSelected} />
+      </Card.Tags>
+    </Card>
   );
 };
 
-const getResultsItemStyles = stylesFactory((theme: GrafanaTheme) => ({
-  wrapper: css`
-    ${styleMixins.listItem(theme)};
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    height: ${SEARCH_ITEM_HEIGHT}px;
-    margin-bottom: ${SEARCH_ITEM_MARGIN}px;
-    padding: 0 ${theme.spacing.md};
-
-    &:last-child {
-      margin-bottom: ${SEARCH_ITEM_MARGIN * 2}px;
-    }
-
-    :hover {
-      cursor: pointer;
-    }
-  `,
-  selected: css`
-    ${styleMixins.listItemSelected(theme)};
-  `,
-  body: css`
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    justify-content: center;
-    flex: 1 1 auto;
-    overflow: hidden;
-  `,
-  folderTitle: css`
-    color: ${theme.colors.textWeak};
-    font-size: ${theme.typography.size.sm};
-    line-height: ${theme.typography.lineHeight.sm};
-  `,
-  icon: css`
-    margin-left: 10px;
-  `,
-  tags: css`
-    flex-grow: 0;
-    justify-content: flex-end;
-    @media only screen and (max-width: ${theme.breakpoints.md}) {
-      display: none;
-    }
-  `,
-  link: css`
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    flex-shrink: 0;
-    flex-grow: 1;
-    height: 100%;
-  `,
-}));
+const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme) => {
+  return {
+    container: css`
+      padding: ${theme.spacing.sm} ${theme.spacing.md};
+    `,
+  };
+};
diff --git a/public/app/features/search/constants.ts b/public/app/features/search/constants.ts
index 1801eed1f4b..beb2c73f228 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/constants.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/search/constants.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export const NO_ID_SECTIONS = ['Recent', 'Starred'];
 // Height of the search result item
-export const SEARCH_ITEM_HEIGHT = 48;
-export const SEARCH_ITEM_MARGIN = 4;
+export const SEARCH_ITEM_HEIGHT = 62;
+export const SEARCH_ITEM_MARGIN = 8;
 export const DEFAULT_SORT = { label: 'A-Z', value: 'alpha-asc' };
 export const SECTION_STORAGE_KEY = 'search.sections';
 export const GENERAL_FOLDER_ID = 0;