diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.story.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.story.tsx
index 1396506ccb9..0c0712d755e 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.story.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { action } from '@storybook/addon-actions';
 import { Story } from '@storybook/react';
 import { withCenteredStory } from '../../utils/storybook/withCenteredStory';
 import { Card, Props } from './Card';
@@ -133,9 +132,6 @@ export const Full: Story<Props> = ({ disabled }) => {
       <Card.Figure>
         <img src={logo} alt="Prometheus Logo" />
       </Card.Figure>
-      <Card.Tags>
-        <TagList tags={['firing', 'active', 'test', 'testdata', 'prometheus']} onClick={action('Clicked tag')} />
-      </Card.Tags>
       <Card.Actions>
         <Button key="settings" variant="secondary">
           Main action
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.tsx
index 5c87d935295..d41fcdd9e05 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.tsx
@@ -115,12 +115,14 @@ export const Card: CardInterface = ({
         {figure}
         <div className={styles.inner}>
           <div className={styles.info}>
-            <div className={styles.heading} role="heading">
-              {heading}
-              {tags}
+            <div>
+              <div className={styles.heading} role="heading">
+                {heading}
+              </div>
+              {meta}
+              {description && <p className={styles.description}>{description}</p>}
             </div>
-            {meta}
-            {description && <p className={styles.description}>{description}</p>}
+            {tags}
           </div>
           {hasActions && (
             <div className={styles.actionRow}>
@@ -197,12 +199,14 @@ export const getCardStyles = stylesFactory((theme: GrafanaTheme) => {
     `,
     info: css`
       display: flex;
-      flex-direction: column;
+      flex-direction: row;
       justify-content: space-between;
       align-items: center;
       width: 100%;
     `,
     metadata: css`
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
       width: 100%;
       font-size: ${theme.typography.size.sm};
       color: ${theme.colors.textSemiWeak};
@@ -294,7 +298,7 @@ const Meta: FC<ChildProps & { separator?: string }> = memo(({ children, styles,
   let meta = children;
 
   // Join meta data elements by separator
-  if (Array.isArray(children)) {
+  if (Array.isArray(children) && separator) {
     meta = React.Children.toArray(children).reduce((prev, curr, i) => [
       prev,
       <span key={`separator_${i}`} className={styles?.separator}>
diff --git a/pkg/services/search/hits.go b/pkg/services/search/hits.go
index 9604abd0f09..fbc9a473f8d 100644
--- a/pkg/services/search/hits.go
+++ b/pkg/services/search/hits.go
@@ -11,20 +11,21 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Hit struct {
-	ID          int64    `json:"id"`
-	UID         string   `json:"uid"`
-	Title       string   `json:"title"`
-	URI         string   `json:"uri"`
-	URL         string   `json:"url"`
-	Slug        string   `json:"slug"`
-	Type        HitType  `json:"type"`
-	Tags        []string `json:"tags"`
-	IsStarred   bool     `json:"isStarred"`
-	FolderID    int64    `json:"folderId,omitempty"`
-	FolderUID   string   `json:"folderUid,omitempty"`
-	FolderTitle string   `json:"folderTitle,omitempty"`
-	FolderURL   string   `json:"folderUrl,omitempty"`
-	SortMeta    string   `json:"sortMeta,omitempty"`
+	ID           int64    `json:"id"`
+	UID          string   `json:"uid"`
+	Title        string   `json:"title"`
+	URI          string   `json:"uri"`
+	URL          string   `json:"url"`
+	Slug         string   `json:"slug"`
+	Type         HitType  `json:"type"`
+	Tags         []string `json:"tags"`
+	IsStarred    bool     `json:"isStarred"`
+	FolderID     int64    `json:"folderId,omitempty"`
+	FolderUID    string   `json:"folderUid,omitempty"`
+	FolderTitle  string   `json:"folderTitle,omitempty"`
+	FolderURL    string   `json:"folderUrl,omitempty"`
+	SortMeta     int64    `json:"sortMeta"`
+	SortMetaName string   `json:"sortMetaName,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type HitList []*Hit
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard.go
index 7df7b059e1f..81d458f0ba2 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package sqlstore
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -331,7 +330,8 @@ func makeQueryResult(query *search.FindPersistedDashboardsQuery, res []Dashboard
 			}
 
 			if query.Sort.MetaName != "" {
-				hit.SortMeta = strings.TrimSpace(fmt.Sprintf("%d %s", item.SortMeta, query.Sort.MetaName))
+				hit.SortMeta = item.SortMeta
+				hit.SortMetaName = query.Sort.MetaName
 			}
 
 			query.Result = append(query.Result, hit)
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/Select/SortPicker.tsx b/public/app/core/components/Select/SortPicker.tsx
index 71639eadea3..589a76bea8a 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/Select/SortPicker.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/Select/SortPicker.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { FC } from 'react';
 import { useAsync } from 'react-use';
-import { Select, Icon } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Select, Icon, IconName } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { SelectableValue } from '@grafana/data';
 import { DEFAULT_SORT } from 'app/features/search/constants';
 import { SearchSrv } from '../../services/search_srv';
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const searchSrv = new SearchSrv();
 
 export interface Props {
   onChange: (sortValue: SelectableValue) => void;
-  value?: SelectableValue | null;
+  value?: string;
   placeholder?: string;
 }
 
@@ -23,14 +23,16 @@ export const SortPicker: FC<Props> = ({ onChange, value, placeholder }) => {
   // Using sync Select and manual options fetching here since we need to find the selected option by value
   const { loading, value: options } = useAsync<SelectableValue[]>(getSortOptions, []);
 
+  const selected = options?.filter((opt) => opt.value === value);
   return !loading ? (
     <Select
+      key={value}
       width={25}
       onChange={onChange}
-      value={options?.filter((opt) => opt.value === value)}
+      value={selected?.length ? selected : null}
       options={options}
       placeholder={placeholder ?? `Sort (Default ${DEFAULT_SORT.label})`}
-      prefix={<Icon name="sort-amount-down" />}
+      prefix={<Icon name={(value?.includes('asc') ? 'sort-amount-up' : 'sort-amount-down') as IconName} />}
     />
   ) : null;
 };
diff --git a/public/app/features/search/components/DashboardSearch.test.tsx b/public/app/features/search/components/DashboardSearch.test.tsx
index f2a70446e66..df3117eb201 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/components/DashboardSearch.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/search/components/DashboardSearch.test.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ describe('DashboardSearch', () => {
       folderIds: [],
       layout: SearchLayout.Folders,
       sort: undefined,
+      prevSort: null,
     });
   });
 
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ describe('DashboardSearch', () => {
       folderIds: [],
       layout: SearchLayout.Folders,
       sort: undefined,
+      prevSort: null,
     });
   });
 
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ describe('DashboardSearch', () => {
         folderIds: [],
         layout: SearchLayout.Folders,
         sort: undefined,
+        prevSort: null,
       })
     );
   });
diff --git a/public/app/features/search/components/SearchItem.tsx b/public/app/features/search/components/SearchItem.tsx
index dc9dd742b44..b60e4f97151 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/components/SearchItem.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/search/components/SearchItem.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { FC, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { css } from 'emotion';
 import { selectors as e2eSelectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
-import { TagList, Card, useStyles } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { TagList, Card, useStyles, Icon, IconName } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { GrafanaTheme } from '@grafana/data';
 import { DashboardSectionItem, OnToggleChecked } from '../types';
 import { SearchCheckbox } from './SearchCheckbox';
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ export interface Props {
 
 const selectors = e2eSelectors.pages.Dashboards;
 
+const getIconFromMeta = (meta = ''): IconName => {
+  const metaIconMap = new Map<string, IconName>([
+    ['errors', 'info-circle'],
+    ['views', 'eye'],
+  ]);
+
+  return metaIconMap.has(meta) ? metaIconMap.get(meta)! : 'sort-amount-down';
+};
+
 export const SearchItem: FC<Props> = ({ item, editable, onToggleChecked, onTagSelected }) => {
   const styles = useStyles(getStyles);
   const tagSelected = useCallback((tag: string, event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
@@ -32,6 +41,7 @@ export const SearchItem: FC<Props> = ({ item, editable, onToggleChecked, onTagSe
     [item]
   );
 
+  const folderTitle = item.folderTitle || 'General';
   return (
     <Card
       aria-label={selectors.dashboards(item.title)}
@@ -43,7 +53,18 @@ export const SearchItem: FC<Props> = ({ item, editable, onToggleChecked, onTagSe
       <Card.Figure align={'center'}>
         <SearchCheckbox editable={editable} checked={item.checked} onClick={toggleItem} />
       </Card.Figure>
-      {item.folderTitle && <Card.Meta>{item.folderTitle}</Card.Meta>}
+      <Card.Meta separator={''}>
+        <span className={styles.metaContainer}>
+          <Icon name={'folder'} />
+          {folderTitle}
+        </span>
+        {item.sortMetaName && (
+          <span className={styles.metaContainer}>
+            <Icon name={getIconFromMeta(item.sortMetaName)} />
+            {item.sortMeta} {item.sortMetaName}
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </Card.Meta>
       <Card.Tags>
         <TagList tags={item.tags} onClick={tagSelected} />
       </Card.Tags>
@@ -56,5 +77,15 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme) => {
     container: css`
       padding: ${theme.spacing.sm} ${theme.spacing.md};
     `,
+    metaContainer: css`
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      margin-right: ${theme.spacing.sm};
+
+      svg {
+        margin-right: ${theme.spacing.xs};
+        margin-bottom: 0;
+      }
+    `,
   };
 };
diff --git a/public/app/features/search/components/SearchResultsFilter.test.tsx b/public/app/features/search/components/SearchResultsFilter.test.tsx
index e3ee3440643..0aaf8ac4629 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/components/SearchResultsFilter.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/search/components/SearchResultsFilter.test.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 const searchQuery = {
   starred: false,
   sort: null,
+  prevSort: null,
   tag: ['tag'],
   query: '',
   skipRecent: true,
diff --git a/public/app/features/search/components/SectionHeader.tsx b/public/app/features/search/components/SectionHeader.tsx
index 71e07f6cb0f..b033cd447f5 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/components/SectionHeader.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/search/components/SectionHeader.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ export const SectionHeader: FC<SectionHeaderProps> = ({
           </a>
         )}
       </div>
-
       {section.itemsFetching ? <Spinner /> : <Icon name={section.expanded ? 'angle-down' : 'angle-right'} />}
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/public/app/features/search/constants.ts b/public/app/features/search/constants.ts
index beb2c73f228..c772ce435e6 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/constants.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/search/constants.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ export const NO_ID_SECTIONS = ['Recent', 'Starred'];
 // Height of the search result item
 export const SEARCH_ITEM_HEIGHT = 62;
 export const SEARCH_ITEM_MARGIN = 8;
-export const DEFAULT_SORT = { label: 'A-Z', value: 'alpha-asc' };
+export const DEFAULT_SORT = { label: 'A\u2013Z', value: 'alpha-asc' };
 export const SECTION_STORAGE_KEY = 'search.sections';
 export const GENERAL_FOLDER_ID = 0;
diff --git a/public/app/features/search/hooks/useSearchQuery.ts b/public/app/features/search/hooks/useSearchQuery.ts
index 2e921e21db2..de5f39a1c30 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/hooks/useSearchQuery.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/search/hooks/useSearchQuery.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ export const useSearchQuery = (queryParams: Partial<DashboardQuery>, updateLocat
 
   const onLayoutChange = (layout: SearchLayout) => {
     dispatch({ type: LAYOUT_CHANGE, payload: layout });
+    if (layout === SearchLayout.Folders) {
+      updateLocationQuery({ layout, sort: null });
+      return;
+    }
     updateLocationQuery({ layout });
   };
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/search/reducers/searchQueryReducer.ts b/public/app/features/search/reducers/searchQueryReducer.ts
index e2848c55e26..02ad3288ace 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/reducers/searchQueryReducer.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/search/reducers/searchQueryReducer.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const defaultQuery: DashboardQuery = {
   folderIds: [],
   sort: null,
   layout: SearchLayout.Folders,
+  prevSort: null,
 };
 
 export const defaultQueryParams: RouteParams = {
@@ -58,9 +59,9 @@ export const queryReducer = (state: DashboardQuery, action: SearchAction) => {
     case LAYOUT_CHANGE: {
       const layout = action.payload;
       if (state.sort && layout === SearchLayout.Folders) {
-        return { ...state, layout, sort: null };
+        return { ...state, layout, sort: null, prevSort: state.sort };
       }
-      return { ...state, layout };
+      return { ...state, layout, sort: state.prevSort };
     }
     default:
       return state;
diff --git a/public/app/features/search/types.ts b/public/app/features/search/types.ts
index a7cc34b9a76..d24dd9dd917 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/search/types.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ export interface DashboardSectionItem {
   uid?: string;
   uri: string;
   url: string;
+  sortMeta?: number;
+  sortMetaName?: string;
 }
 
 export interface DashboardSearchHit extends DashboardSectionItem, DashboardSection {}
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ export interface DashboardQuery {
   skipStarred: boolean;
   folderIds: number[];
   sort: SelectableValue | null;
+  // Save sorting data between layouts
+  prevSort: SelectableValue | null;
   layout: SearchLayout;
 }