diff --git a/public/app/core/services/search_srv.ts b/public/app/core/services/search_srv.ts
index aa5e146530b..22d33921ebd 100644
--- a/public/app/core/services/search_srv.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/services/search_srv.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class SearchSrv {
   }
 
   private queryForRecentDashboards() {
-    const dashIds = _.take(impressionSrv.getDashboardOpened(), 5);
+    const dashIds = _.take(impressionSrv.getDashboardOpened(), 30);
     if (dashIds.length === 0) {
       return Promise.resolve([]);
     }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class SearchSrv {
       return Promise.resolve();
     }
 
-    return this.backendSrv.search({ starred: true, limit: 5 }).then(result => {
+    return this.backendSrv.search({ starred: true, limit: 30 }).then(result => {
       if (result.length > 0) {
         sections['starred'] = {
           title: 'Starred',
diff --git a/public/dashboards/home.json b/public/dashboards/home.json
index ff69bb6f856..55cf7242aa6 100644
--- a/public/dashboards/home.json
+++ b/public/dashboards/home.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       "folderId": 0,
       "headings": true,
       "id": 3,
-      "limit": 4,
+      "limit": 30,
       "links": [],
       "query": "",
       "recent": true,