diff --git a/public/app/core/components/SharedPreferences/SharedPreferences.tsx b/public/app/core/components/SharedPreferences/SharedPreferences.tsx
index 171e0e8109e..a39eefcec4b 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/SharedPreferences/SharedPreferences.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/SharedPreferences/SharedPreferences.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
 import { FormLabel, Select } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { getBackendSrv, BackendSrv } from 'app/core/services/backend_srv';
 
-import { DashboardSearchHit } from 'app/types';
+import { DashboardSearchHit, DashboardSearchHitType } from 'app/types';
 
 export interface Props {
   resourceUri: string;
@@ -41,6 +41,21 @@ export class SharedPreferences extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   async componentDidMount() {
     const prefs = await this.backendSrv.get(`/api/${this.props.resourceUri}/preferences`);
     const dashboards = await this.backendSrv.search({ starred: true });
+    const defaultDashboardHit: DashboardSearchHit = {
+      id: 0,
+      title: 'Default',
+      tags: [],
+      type: '' as DashboardSearchHitType,
+      uid: '',
+      uri: '',
+      url: '',
+      folderId: 0,
+      folderTitle: '',
+      folderUid: '',
+      folderUrl: '',
+      isStarred: false,
+      slug: '',
+    };
 
     if (prefs.homeDashboardId > 0 && !dashboards.find(d => d.id === prefs.homeDashboardId)) {
       const missing = await this.backendSrv.search({ dashboardIds: [prefs.homeDashboardId] });
@@ -53,7 +68,7 @@ export class SharedPreferences extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       homeDashboardId: prefs.homeDashboardId,
       theme: prefs.theme,
       timezone: prefs.timezone,
-      dashboards: [{ id: 0, title: 'Default', tags: [], type: '', uid: '', uri: '', url: '' }, ...dashboards],
+      dashboards: [defaultDashboardHit, ...dashboards],
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/manage_dashboards/manage_dashboards.ts b/public/app/core/components/manage_dashboards/manage_dashboards.ts
index 3f6dacd311d..5b5e299b1af 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/manage_dashboards/manage_dashboards.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/components/manage_dashboards/manage_dashboards.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ export interface Section {
   id: number;
   uid: string;
   title: string;
-  expanded: false;
+  expanded: boolean;
+  removable: boolean;
   items: any[];
   url: string;
   icon: string;
diff --git a/public/app/core/services/backend_srv.ts b/public/app/core/services/backend_srv.ts
index c73cc7661f5..0d7d098dcea 100644
--- a/public/app/core/services/backend_srv.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/services/backend_srv.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import coreModule from 'app/core/core_module';
 import appEvents from 'app/core/app_events';
 import config from 'app/core/config';
 import { DashboardModel } from 'app/features/dashboard/state/DashboardModel';
+import { DashboardSearchHit } from 'app/types/search';
 
 export class BackendSrv {
   private inFlightRequests = {};
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ export class BackendSrv {
     return this.request({ url: '/api/login/ping', method: 'GET', retry: 1 });
   }
 
-  search(query) {
+  search(query): Promise<DashboardSearchHit[]> {
     return this.get('/api/search', query);
   }
 
diff --git a/public/app/core/services/search_srv.ts b/public/app/core/services/search_srv.ts
index 22d33921ebd..068fe3ffbc3 100644
--- a/public/app/core/services/search_srv.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/services/search_srv.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,32 @@
+// @ts-ignore
 import _ from 'lodash';
+// @ts-ignore
+import { IQService } from 'angular';
+
 import coreModule from 'app/core/core_module';
 import impressionSrv from 'app/core/services/impression_srv';
 import store from 'app/core/store';
 import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
+import { BackendSrv } from './backend_srv';
+import { Section } from '../components/manage_dashboards/manage_dashboards';
+import { DashboardSearchHit } from 'app/types/search';
+
+interface Sections {
+  [key: string]: Partial<Section>;
+}
 
 export class SearchSrv {
   recentIsOpen: boolean;
   starredIsOpen: boolean;
 
   /** @ngInject */
-  constructor(private backendSrv, private $q) {
+  constructor(private backendSrv: BackendSrv, private $q: IQService) {
     this.recentIsOpen = store.getBool('search.sections.recent', true);
     this.starredIsOpen = store.getBool('search.sections.starred', true);
   }
 
-  private getRecentDashboards(sections) {
-    return this.queryForRecentDashboards().then(result => {
+  private getRecentDashboards(sections: Sections) {
+    return this.queryForRecentDashboards().then((result: any[]) => {
       if (result.length > 0) {
         sections['recent'] = {
           title: 'Recent',
@@ -30,8 +41,8 @@ export class SearchSrv {
     });
   }
 
-  private queryForRecentDashboards() {
-    const dashIds = _.take(impressionSrv.getDashboardOpened(), 30);
+  private queryForRecentDashboards(): Promise<number[]> {
+    const dashIds: number[] = _.take(impressionSrv.getDashboardOpened(), 30);
     if (dashIds.length === 0) {
       return Promise.resolve([]);
     }
@@ -45,7 +56,7 @@ export class SearchSrv {
     });
   }
 
-  private toggleRecent(section) {
+  private toggleRecent(section: Section) {
     this.recentIsOpen = section.expanded = !section.expanded;
     store.set('search.sections.recent', this.recentIsOpen);
 
@@ -59,13 +70,13 @@ export class SearchSrv {
     });
   }
 
-  private toggleStarred(section) {
+  private toggleStarred(section: Section) {
     this.starredIsOpen = section.expanded = !section.expanded;
     store.set('search.sections.starred', this.starredIsOpen);
     return Promise.resolve(section);
   }
 
-  private getStarred(sections) {
+  private getStarred(sections: Sections) {
     if (!contextSrv.isSignedIn) {
       return Promise.resolve();
     }
@@ -84,7 +95,7 @@ export class SearchSrv {
     });
   }
 
-  search(options) {
+  search(options: any) {
     const sections: any = {};
     const promises = [];
     const query = _.clone(options);
@@ -118,7 +129,7 @@ export class SearchSrv {
     });
   }
 
-  private handleSearchResult(sections, results) {
+  private handleSearchResult(sections: Sections, results: DashboardSearchHit[]): any {
     if (results.length === 0) {
       return sections;
     }
@@ -177,7 +188,7 @@ export class SearchSrv {
     }
   }
 
-  private toggleFolder(section) {
+  private toggleFolder(section: Section) {
     section.expanded = !section.expanded;
     section.icon = section.expanded ? 'fa fa-folder-open' : 'fa fa-folder';
 
diff --git a/public/app/core/specs/manage_dashboards.test.ts b/public/app/core/specs/manage_dashboards.test.ts
index ef5e240fd36..5e94d26ea89 100644
--- a/public/app/core/specs/manage_dashboards.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/specs/manage_dashboards.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const mockSection = (overides?: object): Section => {
     items: [],
     checked: false,
     expanded: false,
+    removable: false,
     hideHeader: false,
     icon: '',
     score: 0,
diff --git a/public/app/core/specs/search_srv.test.ts b/public/app/core/specs/search_srv.test.ts
index 550d11bbf9e..6566224c613 100644
--- a/public/app/core/specs/search_srv.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/specs/search_srv.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+// @ts-ignore
+import { IQService } from 'angular';
+
 import { SearchSrv } from 'app/core/services/search_srv';
 import { BackendSrvMock } from 'test/mocks/backend_srv';
 import impressionSrv from 'app/core/services/impression_srv';
 import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
 import { beforeEach } from 'test/lib/common';
+import { BackendSrv } from '../services/backend_srv';
 
 jest.mock('app/core/store', () => {
   return {
@@ -18,18 +22,18 @@ jest.mock('app/core/services/impression_srv', () => {
 });
 
 describe('SearchSrv', () => {
-  let searchSrv, backendSrvMock;
+  let searchSrv: SearchSrv, backendSrvMock: BackendSrvMock;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     backendSrvMock = new BackendSrvMock();
-    searchSrv = new SearchSrv(backendSrvMock, Promise);
+    searchSrv = new SearchSrv(backendSrvMock as BackendSrv, (Promise as any) as IQService);
 
     contextSrv.isSignedIn = true;
     impressionSrv.getDashboardOpened = jest.fn().mockReturnValue([]);
   });
 
   describe('With recent dashboards', () => {
-    let results;
+    let results: any;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       backendSrvMock.search = jest
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ describe('SearchSrv', () => {
     });
 
     describe('and 3 recent dashboards removed in backend', () => {
-      let results;
+      let results: any;
 
       beforeEach(() => {
         backendSrvMock.search = jest
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ describe('SearchSrv', () => {
   });
 
   describe('With starred dashboards', () => {
-    let results;
+    let results: any;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       backendSrvMock.search = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve([{ id: 1, title: 'starred' }]));
@@ -97,7 +101,7 @@ describe('SearchSrv', () => {
   });
 
   describe('With starred dashboards and recent', () => {
-    let results;
+    let results: any;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       backendSrvMock.search = jest
@@ -125,7 +129,7 @@ describe('SearchSrv', () => {
   });
 
   describe('with no query string and dashboards with folders returned', () => {
-    let results;
+    let results: any;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       backendSrvMock.search = jest
@@ -173,12 +177,10 @@ describe('SearchSrv', () => {
   });
 
   describe('with query string and dashboards with folders returned', () => {
-    let results;
+    let results: any;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      backendSrvMock.search = jest.fn();
-
-      backendSrvMock.search.mockReturnValue(
+      backendSrvMock.search = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(
         Promise.resolve([
           {
             id: 2,
@@ -249,8 +251,9 @@ describe('SearchSrv', () => {
       backendSrvMock.search = jest.fn();
       backendSrvMock.search.mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve([]));
 
-      searchSrv.getRecentDashboards = () => {
+      searchSrv['getRecentDashboards'] = () => {
         getRecentDashboardsCalled = true;
+        return Promise.resolve();
       };
 
       return searchSrv.search({ skipRecent: true }).then(() => {});
@@ -269,8 +272,9 @@ describe('SearchSrv', () => {
       backendSrvMock.search.mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve([]));
       impressionSrv.getDashboardOpened = jest.fn().mockReturnValue([]);
 
-      searchSrv.getStarred = () => {
+      searchSrv['getStarred'] = () => {
         getStarredCalled = true;
+        return Promise.resolve();
       };
 
       return searchSrv.search({ skipStarred: true }).then(() => {});
diff --git a/public/app/types/search.ts b/public/app/types/search.ts
index e5e17288de1..e15797f41a3 100644
--- a/public/app/types/search.ts
+++ b/public/app/types/search.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
+export enum DashboardSearchHitType {
+  DashHitDB = 'dash-db',
+  DashHitHome = 'dash-home',
+  DashHitFolder = 'dash-folder',
+}
 export interface DashboardSearchHit {
   id: number;
-  tags: string[];
-  title: string;
-  type: string;
   uid: string;
+  title: string;
   uri: string;
   url: string;
+  slug: string;
+  type: DashboardSearchHitType;
+  tags: string[];
+  isStarred: boolean;
+  folderId: number;
+  folderUid: string;
+  folderTitle: string;
+  folderUrl: string;
 }