diff --git a/src/app/directives/dashEditLink.js b/src/app/directives/dashEditLink.js
index d772cdaf0b2..70aaf897538 100644
--- a/src/app/directives/dashEditLink.js
+++ b/src/app/directives/dashEditLink.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ function (angular, $) {
 
           elem.bind('click',function() {
             $timeout(function() {
-              scope.emitAppEvent('show-dash-editor', { src: partial, scope: scope });
+              var editorScope = attrs.editorScope === 'isolated' ? null : scope;
+              scope.emitAppEvent('show-dash-editor', { src: partial, scope: editorScope });
             });
           });
         }
diff --git a/src/app/partials/search.html b/src/app/partials/search.html
index ad47e68a336..c6785b9ceb8 100644
--- a/src/app/partials/search.html
+++ b/src/app/partials/search.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 			<div class="grafana-search-panel">
 				<div class="search-field-wrapper">
-					<button class="btn btn-success pull-right" dash-editor-link="app/partials/playlist.html">
+					<button class="btn btn-success pull-right" dash-editor-link="app/partials/playlist.html" editor-scope="isolated">
 						<i class="icon-play"></i>
 						Playlist
 					</button>