diff --git a/public/app/features/search/page/components/FolderSection.tsx b/public/app/features/search/page/components/FolderSection.tsx
index 39b508b17ab..9b39bf419f9 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/page/components/FolderSection.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/search/page/components/FolderSection.tsx
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export const FolderSection: FC<SectionHeaderProps> = ({
   const renderResults = () => {
     if (!results.value?.length) {
       if (results.loading) {
-        return <Spinner />;
+        return <Spinner className={styles.spinner} />;
       }
 
       return (
@@ -255,5 +255,10 @@ const getSectionHeaderStyles = stylesFactory((theme: GrafanaTheme, selected = fa
       padding-top: 0px;
       padding-bottom: 0px;
     `,
+    spinner: css`
+      display: grid;
+      place-content: center;
+      padding-bottom: 1rem;
+    `,
   };
 });