diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashnav/dashnav.html b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashnav/dashnav.html
index f1615a0bd1c..bab27289aca 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashnav/dashnav.html
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashnav/dashnav.html
@@ -1,63 +1,95 @@
-<navbar model="ctrl.navModel">
-
-<ul class="nav dash-playlist-actions" ng-if="ctrl.playlistSrv.isPlaying">
-	<li>
-		<a ng-click="ctrl.playlistSrv.prev()"><i class="fa fa-step-backward"></i></a>
-	</li>
-	<li>
-		<a ng-click="ctrl.playlistSrv.stop()"><i class="fa fa-stop"></i></a>
-	</li>
-	<li>
-		<a ng-click="ctrl.playlistSrv.next()"><i class="fa fa-step-forward"></i></a>
-	</li>
-</ul>
-
-<ul class="nav pull-left dashnav-action-icons">
-	<li ng-show="::ctrl.dashboard.meta.canStar">
-		<a class="pointer" ng-click="ctrl.starDashboard()">
-			<i class="fa" ng-class="{'fa-star-o': !ctrl.dashboard.meta.isStarred, 'fa-star': ctrl.dashboard.meta.isStarred}" style="color: orange;"></i>
+<div class="navbar">
+	<div class="navbar-inner">
+		<a class="navbar-brand-btn pointer" ng-click="ctrl.toggleSideMenu()">
+			<span class="navbar-brand-btn-background">
+				<img src="public/img/grafana_icon.svg"></img>
+			</span>
+			<i class="icon-gf icon-gf-grafana_wordmark"></i>
+			<i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
+			<i class="fa fa-chevron-left"></i>
 		</a>
-	</li>
-	<li ng-show="::ctrl.dashboard.meta.canShare" class="dropdown">
-		<a class="pointer" ng-click="ctrl.hideTooltip($event)" bs-tooltip="'Share dashboard'" data-placement="bottom" data-toggle="dropdown"><i class="fa fa-share-square-o"></i></a>
-		<ul class="dropdown-menu">
+
+		<div class="navbar-section-wrapper">
+			<a class="navbar-page-btn" ng-click="ctrl.showSearch()">
+				<i class="icon-gf icon-gf-dashboard"></i>
+				{{ctrl.dashboard.title}}
+				<i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
+			</a>
+		</div>
+
+		<ul class="nav dash-playlist-actions" ng-if="ctrl.playlistSrv.isPlaying">
 			<li>
-				<a class="pointer" ng-click="ctrl.shareDashboard(0)">
-					<i class="fa fa-link"></i> Link to Dashboard
-					<div class="dropdown-desc">Share an internal link to the current dashboard. Some configuration options available.</div>
-				</a>
+				<a ng-click="ctrl.playlistSrv.prev()"><i class="fa fa-step-backward"></i></a>
 			</li>
 			<li>
-				<a class="pointer" ng-click="ctrl.shareDashboard(1)">
-					<i class="icon-gf icon-gf-snapshot"></i>Snapshot
-					<div class="dropdown-desc">Interactive, publically accessible dashboard. Sensitive data is stripped out.</div>
-				</a>
+				<a ng-click="ctrl.playlistSrv.stop()"><i class="fa fa-stop"></i></a>
 			</li>
 			<li>
-				<a class="pointer" ng-click="ctrl.shareDashboard(2)">
-					<i class="fa fa-cloud-upload"></i>Export
-					<div class="dropdown-desc">Export the dashboard to a JSON file for others and to share on Grafana.com</div>
-				</a>
+				<a ng-click="ctrl.playlistSrv.next()"><i class="fa fa-step-forward"></i></a>
 			</li>
 		</ul>
-	</li>
-	<li ng-show="::ctrl.dashboard.meta.canSave">
-		<a ng-click="ctrl.saveDashboard()" bs-tooltip="'Save dashboard <br> CTRL+S'" data-placement="bottom"><i class="fa fa-save"></i></a>
-	</li>
-	<li ng-if="::ctrl.dashboard.snapshot.originalUrl">
-		<a ng-href="{{ctrl.dashboard.snapshot.originalUrl}}" bs-tooltip="'Open original dashboard'" data-placement="bottom"><i class="fa fa-link"></i></a>
-	</li>
-</ul>
 
-<ul class="nav pull-right">
-	<li ng-show="ctrl.dashboard.meta.fullscreen" class="dashnav-back-to-dashboard">
-		<a ng-click="ctrl.exitFullscreen()">
-			Back to dashboard
-		</a>
-	</li>
-	<li>
-		<gf-time-picker dashboard="ctrl.dashboard"></gf-time-picker>
-	</li>
-</ul>
+		<ul class="nav pull-left dashnav-action-icons">
+			<li ng-show="::ctrl.dashboard.meta.canStar">
+				<a class="pointer" ng-click="ctrl.starDashboard()">
+					<i class="fa" ng-class="{'fa-star-o': !ctrl.dashboard.meta.isStarred, 'fa-star': ctrl.dashboard.meta.isStarred}" style="color: orange;"></i>
+				</a>
+			</li>
+			<li ng-show="::ctrl.dashboard.meta.canShare" class="dropdown">
+				<a class="pointer" ng-click="ctrl.hideTooltip($event)" bs-tooltip="'Share dashboard'" data-placement="bottom" data-toggle="dropdown"><i class="fa fa-share-square-o"></i></a>
+				<ul class="dropdown-menu">
+					<li>
+						<a class="pointer" ng-click="ctrl.shareDashboard(0)">
+							<i class="fa fa-link"></i> Link to Dashboard
+							<div class="dropdown-desc">Share an internal link to the current dashboard. Some configuration options available.</div>
+						</a>
+					</li>
+					<li>
+						<a class="pointer" ng-click="ctrl.shareDashboard(1)">
+							<i class="icon-gf icon-gf-snapshot"></i>Snapshot
+							<div class="dropdown-desc">Interactive, publically accessible dashboard. Sensitive data is stripped out.</div>
+						</a>
+					</li>
+					<li>
+						<a class="pointer" ng-click="ctrl.shareDashboard(2)">
+							<i class="fa fa-cloud-upload"></i>Export
+							<div class="dropdown-desc">Export the dashboard to a JSON file for others and to share on Grafana.com</div>
+						</a>
+					</li>
+				</ul>
+			</li>
+			<li ng-show="::ctrl.dashboard.meta.canSave">
+				<a ng-click="ctrl.saveDashboard()" bs-tooltip="'Save dashboard <br> CTRL+S'" data-placement="bottom"><i class="fa fa-save"></i></a>
+			</li>
+			<li ng-if="::ctrl.dashboard.snapshot.originalUrl">
+				<a ng-href="{{ctrl.dashboard.snapshot.originalUrl}}" bs-tooltip="'Open original dashboard'" data-placement="bottom"><i class="fa fa-link"></i></a>
+			</li>
+			<li class="dropdown">
+				<a class="pointer" data-toggle="dropdown">
+					<i class="fa fa-cog"></i>
+				</a>
+				<ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu--navbar">
+					<li ng-repeat="navItem in ::ctrl.navModel.menu" ng-class="{active: navItem.active}">
+						<a class="pointer" ng-href="{{::navItem.url}}" ng-click="ctrl.navItemClicked(navItem, $event)">
+							<i class="{{::navItem.icon}}" ng-show="::navItem.icon"></i>
+							{{::navItem.title}}
+						</a>
+					</li>
+				</ul>
+			</li>
+		</ul>
 
-</navbar>
+		<ul class="nav pull-right">
+			<li ng-show="ctrl.dashboard.meta.fullscreen" class="dashnav-back-to-dashboard">
+				<a ng-click="ctrl.exitFullscreen()">
+					Back to dashboard
+				</a>
+			</li>
+			<li>
+				<gf-time-picker dashboard="ctrl.dashboard"></gf-time-picker>
+			</li>
+		</ul>
+	</div>
+</div>
+
+<dashboard-search></dashboard-search>
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashnav/dashnav.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashnav/dashnav.ts
index e77c2bb3e09..98cefa46c7f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashnav/dashnav.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashnav/dashnav.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ export class DashNavCtrl {
     private backendSrv,
     private $timeout,
     private datasourceSrv,
-    private navModelSrv) {
-
+    private navModelSrv,
+    private contextSrv) {
       this.navModel = navModelSrv.getDashboardNav(this.dashboard, this);
 
       appEvents.on('save-dashboard', this.saveDashboard.bind(this), $scope);
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ export class DashNavCtrl {
       }
     }
 
+    toggleSideMenu() {
+      this.contextSrv.toggleSideMenu();
+    }
+
     openEditView(editview) {
       var search = _.extend(this.$location.search(), {editview: editview});
       this.$location.search(search);
@@ -135,6 +139,17 @@ export class DashNavCtrl {
       var uri = "data:application/json;charset=utf-8," + encodeURIComponent(html);
       var newWindow = window.open(uri);
     }
+
+    showSearch() {
+      this.$rootScope.appEvent('show-dash-search');
+    }
+
+    navItemClicked(navItem, evt) {
+      if (navItem.clickHandler) {
+        navItem.clickHandler();
+        evt.preventDefault();
+      }
+    }
 }
 
 export function dashNavDirective() {