diff --git a/pkg/services/searchV2/http.go b/pkg/services/searchV2/http.go
index d9b258dd4a9..51f5c5e5b7a 100644
--- a/pkg/services/searchV2/http.go
+++ b/pkg/services/searchV2/http.go
@@ -63,11 +63,12 @@ func (s *searchHTTPService) doQuery(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 		return response.Error(500, "error handling search request", resp.Error)
 	}
 
-	if len(resp.Frames) != 1 {
-		return response.Error(500, "invalid search response", errors.New("invalid search response"))
+	if len(resp.Frames) == 0 {
+		msg := "invalid search response"
+		return response.Error(500, msg, errors.New(msg))
 	}
 
-	bytes, err := resp.Frames[0].MarshalJSON()
+	bytes, err := resp.MarshalJSON()
 	if err != nil {
 		return response.Error(500, "error marshalling response", err)
 	}
diff --git a/public/app/features/search/service/bluge.ts b/public/app/features/search/service/bluge.ts
index 147df79628f..bdeb9a7ecc5 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/service/bluge.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/search/service/bluge.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   ArrayVector,
   DataFrame,
+  DataFrameJSON,
   DataFrameView,
   getDisplayProcessor,
   SelectableValue,
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ const loadingFrameName = 'Loading';
 
 const searchURI = 'api/search-v2';
 
+type SearchAPIResponse = {
+  frames: DataFrameJSON[];
+};
+
 export class BlugeSearcher implements GrafanaSearcher {
   constructor(private fallbackSearcher: GrafanaSearcher) {}
 
@@ -51,15 +56,19 @@ export class BlugeSearcher implements GrafanaSearcher {
       limit: 1, // 0 would be better, but is ignored by the backend
     };
 
-    const frame = toDataFrame(await getBackendSrv().post(searchURI, req));
+    const resp = await getBackendSrv().post<SearchAPIResponse>(searchURI, req);
+    const frames = resp.frames.map((f) => toDataFrame(f));
 
-    if (frame?.name === loadingFrameName) {
+    if (frames[0]?.name === loadingFrameName) {
       return this.fallbackSearcher.tags(query);
     }
 
-    if (frame.fields[0].name === 'tag') {
-      return getTermCountsFrom(frame);
+    for (const frame of frames) {
+      if (frame.fields[0].name === 'tag') {
+        return getTermCountsFrom(frame);
+      }
     }
+
     return [];
   }
 
@@ -92,9 +101,10 @@ export class BlugeSearcher implements GrafanaSearcher {
       limit: query.limit ?? firstPageSize,
     };
 
-    const rsp = await getBackendSrv().post(searchURI, req);
+    const rsp = await getBackendSrv().post<SearchAPIResponse>(searchURI, req);
+    const frames = rsp.frames.map((f) => toDataFrame(f));
 
-    const first = rsp ? toDataFrame(rsp) : { fields: [], length: 0 };
+    const first = frames.length ? toDataFrame(frames[0]) : { fields: [], length: 0 };
 
     if (first.name === loadingFrameName) {
       return this.fallbackSearcher.search(query);
@@ -138,13 +148,12 @@ export class BlugeSearcher implements GrafanaSearcher {
         if (from >= meta.count) {
           return;
         }
-        const frame = toDataFrame(
-          await getBackendSrv().post(searchURI, {
-            ...(req ?? {}),
-            from,
-            limit: nextPageSizes,
-          })
-        );
+        const resp = await getBackendSrv().post<SearchAPIResponse>(searchURI, {
+          ...(req ?? {}),
+          from,
+          limit: nextPageSizes,
+        });
+        const frame = toDataFrame(resp.frames[0]);
 
         if (!frame) {
           console.log('no results', frame);