diff --git a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/BrowseDashboardsPage.test.tsx b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/BrowseDashboardsPage.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..29f63d4ea30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/BrowseDashboardsPage.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { render as rtlRender, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import React, { ComponentProps } from 'react';
+import AutoSizer from 'react-virtualized-auto-sizer';
+import { TestProvider } from 'test/helpers/TestProvider';
+
+import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
+import { getRouteComponentProps } from 'app/core/navigation/__mocks__/routeProps';
+
+import BrowseDashboardsPage, { Props } from './BrowseDashboardsPage';
+import { wellFormedTree } from './fixtures/dashboardsTreeItem.fixture';
+const [mockTree, { dashbdD }] = wellFormedTree();
+
+jest.mock('react-virtualized-auto-sizer', () => {
+  return {
+    __esModule: true,
+    default(props: ComponentProps<typeof AutoSizer>) {
+      return <div>{props.children({ width: 800, height: 600 })}</div>;
+    },
+  };
+});
+
+function render(...[ui, options]: Parameters<typeof rtlRender>) {
+  rtlRender(
+    <TestProvider
+      storeState={{
+        navIndex: {
+          'dashboards/browse': {
+            text: 'Dashboards',
+            id: 'dashboards/browse',
+          },
+        },
+      }}
+    >
+      {ui}
+    </TestProvider>,
+    options
+  );
+}
+
+jest.mock('app/features/search/service/folders', () => {
+  return {
+    getFolderChildren(parentUID?: string) {
+      const childrenForUID = mockTree
+        .filter((v) => v.item.kind !== 'ui-empty-folder' && v.item.parentUID === parentUID)
+        .map((v) => v.item);
+
+      return Promise.resolve(childrenForUID);
+    },
+  };
+});
+
+describe('browse-dashboards BrowseDashboardsPage', () => {
+  let props: Props;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    props = {
+      ...getRouteComponentProps(),
+    };
+  });
+
+  it('displays a search input', async () => {
+    render(<BrowseDashboardsPage {...props} />);
+    expect(await screen.findByPlaceholderText('Search box')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('displays the filters and hides the actions initially', async () => {
+    render(<BrowseDashboardsPage {...props} />);
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Sort')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Filter by tag')).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: 'Move' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: 'Delete' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('selecting an item hides the filters and shows the actions instead', async () => {
+    render(<BrowseDashboardsPage {...props} />);
+
+    const checkbox = await screen.findByTestId(selectors.pages.BrowseDashbards.table.checkbox(dashbdD.item.uid));
+    await userEvent.click(checkbox);
+
+    // Check the filters are now hidden
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Filter by tag')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Sort')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    // Check the actions are now visible
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Move' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Delete' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/BrowseDashboardsPage.tsx b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/BrowseDashboardsPage.tsx
index eccb6dac905..dc6fe30d9c9 100644
--- a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/BrowseDashboardsPage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/BrowseDashboardsPage.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import React, { memo, useMemo } from 'react';
 import AutoSizer from 'react-virtualized-auto-sizer';
 
+import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { locationSearchToObject } from '@grafana/runtime';
-import { useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Input, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { Page } from 'app/core/components/Page/Page';
 import { GrafanaRouteComponentProps } from 'app/core/navigation/types';
 
@@ -12,15 +13,17 @@ import { parseRouteParams } from '../search/utils';
 
 import { skipToken, useGetFolderQuery } from './api/browseDashboardsAPI';
 import { BrowseActions } from './components/BrowseActions';
+import { BrowseFilters } from './components/BrowseFilters';
 import { BrowseView } from './components/BrowseView';
 import { SearchView } from './components/SearchView';
+import { useHasSelection } from './state';
 
 export interface BrowseDashboardsPageRouteParams {
   uid?: string;
   slug?: string;
 }
 
-interface Props extends GrafanaRouteComponentProps<BrowseDashboardsPageRouteParams> {}
+export interface Props extends GrafanaRouteComponentProps<BrowseDashboardsPageRouteParams> {}
 
 // New Browse/Manage/Search Dashboards views for nested folders
 
@@ -34,11 +37,14 @@ const BrowseDashboardsPage = memo(({ match, location }: Props) => {
 
   const { data: folderDTO } = useGetFolderQuery(folderUID ?? skipToken);
   const navModel = useMemo(() => (folderDTO ? buildNavModel(folderDTO) : undefined), [folderDTO]);
+  const hasSelection = useHasSelection();
 
   return (
     <Page navId="dashboards/browse" pageNav={navModel}>
       <Page.Contents className={styles.pageContents}>
-        <BrowseActions />
+        <Input placeholder="Search box" />
+
+        {hasSelection ? <BrowseActions /> : <BrowseFilters />}
 
         <div className={styles.subView}>
           <AutoSizer>
@@ -56,11 +62,12 @@ const BrowseDashboardsPage = memo(({ match, location }: Props) => {
   );
 });
 
-const getStyles = () => ({
+const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
   pageContents: css({
     display: 'grid',
-    gridTemplateRows: 'auto 1fr',
+    gridTemplateRows: 'auto auto 1fr',
     height: '100%',
+    rowGap: theme.spacing(1),
   }),
 
   // AutoSizer needs an element to measure the full height available
diff --git a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions.test.tsx b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ee56379c92b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import React from 'react';
+
+import { BrowseActions } from './BrowseActions';
+
+describe('browse-dashboards BrowseActions', () => {
+  it('displays Move and Delete buttons', () => {
+    render(<BrowseActions />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Move' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Delete' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions.tsx b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions.tsx
index cf05c7d856e..602707cf35e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions.tsx
@@ -1,39 +1,41 @@
-import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { css } from '@emotion/css';
+import React from 'react';
 
-import { Input } from '@grafana/ui';
-import { ActionRow } from 'app/features/search/page/components/ActionRow';
-import { SearchLayout } from 'app/features/search/types';
+import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
+import { Button, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+
+export interface Props {}
 
 export function BrowseActions() {
-  const fakeState = useMemo(() => {
-    return {
-      query: '',
-      tag: [],
-      starred: false,
-      layout: SearchLayout.Folders,
-      eventTrackingNamespace: 'manage_dashboards' as const,
-    };
-  }, []);
+  const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
+
+  const onMove = () => {
+    // TODO real implemenation, stub for now
+    console.log('onMoveClicked');
+  };
+
+  const onDelete = () => {
+    // TODO real implementation, stub for now
+    console.log('onDeleteClicked');
+  };
 
   return (
-    <div>
-      <Input placeholder="Search box" />
-
-      <br />
-
-      <ActionRow
-        includePanels={false}
-        state={fakeState}
-        getTagOptions={() => Promise.resolve([])}
-        getSortOptions={() => Promise.resolve([])}
-        onLayoutChange={() => {}}
-        onSortChange={() => {}}
-        onStarredFilterChange={() => {}}
-        onTagFilterChange={() => {}}
-        onDatasourceChange={() => {}}
-        onPanelTypeChange={() => {}}
-        onSetIncludePanels={() => {}}
-      />
+    <div className={styles.row} data-testid="manage-actions">
+      <Button onClick={onMove} variant="secondary">
+        Move
+      </Button>
+      <Button onClick={onDelete} variant="destructive">
+        Delete
+      </Button>
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
+  row: css({
+    display: 'flex',
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    gap: theme.spacing(1),
+    marginBottom: theme.spacing(2),
+  }),
+});
diff --git a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseFilters.tsx b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseFilters.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..36fef5bc4fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseFilters.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
+
+import { ActionRow } from 'app/features/search/page/components/ActionRow';
+import { SearchLayout } from 'app/features/search/types';
+
+export function BrowseFilters() {
+  const fakeState = useMemo(() => {
+    return {
+      query: '',
+      tag: [],
+      starred: false,
+      layout: SearchLayout.Folders,
+      eventTrackingNamespace: 'manage_dashboards' as const,
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <ActionRow
+        includePanels={false}
+        state={fakeState}
+        getTagOptions={() => Promise.resolve([])}
+        getSortOptions={() => Promise.resolve([])}
+        onLayoutChange={() => {}}
+        onSortChange={() => {}}
+        onStarredFilterChange={() => {}}
+        onTagFilterChange={() => {}}
+        onDatasourceChange={() => {}}
+        onPanelTypeChange={() => {}}
+        onSetIncludePanels={() => {}}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/state/hooks.ts b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/state/hooks.ts
index d5fb06ea59c..e09bdb5e38d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/state/hooks.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/state/hooks.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,23 @@ const flatTreeSelector = createSelector(
   }
 );
 
+const hasSelectionSelector = createSelector(
+  (wholeState: StoreState) => wholeState.browseDashboards.selectedItems,
+  (selectedItems) => {
+    return Object.values(selectedItems).some((selectedItem) =>
+      Object.values(selectedItem).some((isSelected) => isSelected)
+    );
+  }
+);
+
 export function useFlatTreeState(folderUID: string | undefined) {
   return useSelector((state) => flatTreeSelector(state, folderUID));
 }
 
+export function useHasSelection() {
+  return useSelector((state) => hasSelectionSelector(state));
+}
+
 export function useSelectedItemsState() {
   return useSelector((wholeState: StoreState) => wholeState.browseDashboards.selectedItems);
 }