diff --git a/.betterer.results b/.betterer.results
index 57de0404739..4243bd6bc36 100644
--- a/.betterer.results
+++ b/.betterer.results
@@ -4897,18 +4897,7 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "1"],
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "2"],
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "3"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "4"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "5"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "6"]
-    ],
-    "public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistSrv.ts:5381": [
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "0"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "1"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "2"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "3"]
-    ],
-    "public/app/features/playlist/usePlaylistItems.tsx:5381": [
-      [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "0"]
+      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "4"]
     ],
     "public/app/features/plugins/__mocks__/pluginMocks.ts:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "0"],
diff --git a/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/pages.ts b/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/pages.ts
index ff2aa956c4b..4c97cac64c9 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/pages.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/pages.ts
@@ -218,11 +218,6 @@ export const Pages = {
   PlaylistForm: {
     name: 'Playlist name',
     interval: 'Playlist interval',
-    itemRow: 'Playlist item row',
-    itemIdType: 'Playlist item dashboard by ID type',
-    itemTagType: 'Playlist item dashboard by Tag type',
-    itemMoveUp: 'Move playlist item order up',
-    itemMoveDown: 'Move playlist item order down',
     itemDelete: 'Delete playlist item',
   },
 };
diff --git a/pkg/api/playlist_play.go b/pkg/api/playlist_play.go
index 0e447440bff..530a8238deb 100644
--- a/pkg/api/playlist_play.go
+++ b/pkg/api/playlist_play.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) populateDashboardsByTag(ctx context.Context, orgID int64,
 	return result
 }
 
+// Deprecated -- the frontend can do this better
 func (hs *HTTPServer) LoadPlaylistDashboards(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, signedInUser *user.SignedInUser, playlistUID string) (dtos.PlaylistDashboardsSlice, error) {
 	playlistItems, _ := hs.LoadPlaylistItems(ctx, playlistUID, orgID)
 
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/OptionsUI/DashboardPicker.tsx b/public/app/core/components/OptionsUI/DashboardPicker.tsx
index 2baaf4d46d4..b360d68de24 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/OptionsUI/DashboardPicker.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/OptionsUI/DashboardPicker.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { FC, useCallback } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
 
 import { SelectableValue, StandardEditorProps } from '@grafana/data';
 import { DashboardPicker as BasePicker, DashboardPickerDTO } from 'app/core/components/Select/DashboardPicker';
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@ export interface DashboardPickerOptions {
   isClearable?: boolean;
 }
 
+type Props = StandardEditorProps<string, DashboardPickerOptions, any>;
+
 /** This will return the item UID */
-export const DashboardPicker: FC<StandardEditorProps<string, DashboardPickerOptions, any>> = ({
-  value,
-  onChange,
-  item,
-}) => {
+export const DashboardPicker = ({ value, onChange, item }: Props) => {
   const { placeholder, isClearable } = item?.settings ?? {};
 
   const onPicked = useCallback(
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/Select/DashboardPicker.tsx b/public/app/core/components/Select/DashboardPicker.tsx
index 279dab1cb23..41e783fe337 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/Select/DashboardPicker.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/Select/DashboardPicker.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export type DashboardPickerDTO = Pick<DashboardDTO['dashboard'], 'uid' | 'title'
 
 const formatLabel = (folderTitle = 'General', dashboardTitle: string) => `${folderTitle}/${dashboardTitle}`;
 
-const getDashboards = debounce((query = ''): Promise<Array<SelectableValue<DashboardPickerDTO>>> => {
+async function findDashboards(query = '') {
   return backendSrv.search({ type: 'dash-db', query, limit: 100 }).then((result: DashboardSearchItem[]) => {
     return result.map((item: DashboardSearchItem) => ({
       value: {
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ const getDashboards = debounce((query = ''): Promise<Array<SelectableValue<Dashb
       label: formatLabel(item?.folderTitle, item.title),
     }));
   });
-}, 300);
+}
+
+const getDashboards = debounce(findDashboards, 250, { leading: true });
 
 // TODO: this component should provide a way to apply different filters to the search APIs
 export const DashboardPicker = ({
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ export const DashboardPicker = ({
       placeholder={placeholder}
       noOptionsMessage={noOptionsMessage}
       value={current}
+      defaultOptions={true}
       {...props}
     />
   );
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard.ts
index 39439798fc9..8007cabae88 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { dashboardLoaderSrv } from 'app/features/dashboard/services/DashboardLoa
 import { DashboardSrv, getDashboardSrv } from 'app/features/dashboard/services/DashboardSrv';
 import { getTimeSrv, TimeSrv } from 'app/features/dashboard/services/TimeSrv';
 import { dashboardWatcher } from 'app/features/live/dashboard/dashboardWatcher';
+import { playlistSrv } from 'app/features/playlist/PlaylistSrv';
 import { toStateKey } from 'app/features/variables/utils';
 import { DashboardDTO, DashboardInitPhase, DashboardRoutes, StoreState, ThunkDispatch, ThunkResult } from 'app/types';
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ async function fetchDashboard(
       case DashboardRoutes.Normal: {
         const dashDTO: DashboardDTO = await dashboardLoaderSrv.loadDashboard(args.urlType, args.urlSlug, args.urlUid);
 
-        if (args.fixUrl && dashDTO.meta.url) {
+        if (args.fixUrl && dashDTO.meta.url && !playlistSrv.isPlaying) {
           // check if the current url is correct (might be old slug)
           const dashboardUrl = locationUtil.stripBaseFromUrl(dashDTO.meta.url);
           const currentPath = locationService.getLocation().pathname;
diff --git a/public/app/features/org/OrgDetailsPage.test.tsx b/public/app/features/org/OrgDetailsPage.test.tsx
index eda242b5f95..e566078ba8f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/org/OrgDetailsPage.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/org/OrgDetailsPage.test.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ const setup = (propOverrides?: object) => {
 };
 
 describe('Render', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+  });
+
   it('should render component', () => {
     expect(() => setup()).not.toThrow();
   });
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistEditPage.test.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistEditPage.test.tsx
index 3a859580188..d1894a85839 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistEditPage.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistEditPage.test.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jest.mock('@grafana/runtime', () => ({
   getBackendSrv: () => backendSrv,
 }));
 
-jest.mock('../../core/components/TagFilter/TagFilter', () => ({
+jest.mock('app/core/components/TagFilter/TagFilter', () => ({
   TagFilter: () => {
     return <>mocked-tag-filter</>;
   },
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ async function getTestContext({ name, interval, items, uid }: Partial<Playlist>
   getMock.mockResolvedValue({
     name: 'Test Playlist',
     interval: '5s',
-    items: [{ title: 'First item', type: 'dashboard_by_id', order: 1, value: '1' }],
+    items: [{ title: 'First item', type: 'dashboard_by_uid', order: 1, value: '1' }],
     uid: 'foo',
   });
   const { rerender } = render(
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe('PlaylistEditPage', () => {
       expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { name: /edit playlist/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: /playlist name/i })).toHaveValue('Test Playlist');
       expect(screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: /playlist interval/i })).toHaveValue('5s');
-      expect(screen.getAllByRole('row', { name: /playlist item row/i })).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(screen.getAllByRole('row')).toHaveLength(1);
     });
   });
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('PlaylistEditPage', () => {
       expect(putMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/playlists/foo', {
         name: 'A Name',
         interval: '10s',
-        items: [{ title: 'First item', type: 'dashboard_by_id', order: 1, value: '1' }],
+        items: [{ title: 'First item', type: 'dashboard_by_uid', order: 1, value: '1' }],
       });
       expect(locationService.getLocation().pathname).toEqual('/playlists');
     });
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistEditPage.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistEditPage.tsx
index c42502d65ab..d72018ec05f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistEditPage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistEditPage.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-import React, { FC } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
+import { useAsync } from 'react-use';
 
 import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { Page } from 'app/core/components/Page/Page';
-
-import { GrafanaRouteComponentProps } from '../../core/navigation/types';
+import { GrafanaRouteComponentProps } from 'app/core/navigation/types';
 
 import { PlaylistForm } from './PlaylistForm';
-import { updatePlaylist } from './api';
+import { getPlaylist, updatePlaylist } from './api';
 import { getPlaylistStyles } from './styles';
 import { Playlist } from './types';
-import { usePlaylist } from './usePlaylist';
 
 export interface RouteParams {
   uid: string;
@@ -18,9 +17,10 @@ export interface RouteParams {
 
 interface Props extends GrafanaRouteComponentProps<RouteParams> {}
 
-export const PlaylistEditPage: FC<Props> = ({ match }) => {
+export const PlaylistEditPage = ({ match }: Props) => {
   const styles = useStyles2(getPlaylistStyles);
-  const { playlist, loading } = usePlaylist(match.params.uid);
+  const playlist = useAsync(() => getPlaylist(match.params.uid), [match.params]);
+
   const onSubmit = async (playlist: Playlist) => {
     await updatePlaylist(match.params.uid, playlist);
     locationService.push('/playlists');
@@ -28,15 +28,21 @@ export const PlaylistEditPage: FC<Props> = ({ match }) => {
 
   return (
     <Page navId="dashboards/playlists">
-      <Page.Contents isLoading={loading}>
+      <Page.Contents isLoading={playlist.loading}>
         <h3 className={styles.subHeading}>Edit playlist</h3>
 
-        <p className={styles.description}>
-          A playlist rotates through a pre-selected list of dashboards. A playlist can be a great way to build
-          situational awareness, or just show off your metrics to your team or visitors.
-        </p>
+        {playlist.error && <div>Error loading playlist: {JSON.stringify(playlist.error)}</div>}
 
-        <PlaylistForm onSubmit={onSubmit} playlist={playlist} />
+        {playlist.value && (
+          <>
+            <p className={styles.description}>
+              A playlist rotates through a pre-selected list of dashboards. A playlist can be a great way to build
+              situational awareness, or just show off your metrics to your team or visitors.
+            </p>
+
+            <PlaylistForm onSubmit={onSubmit} playlist={playlist.value} />
+          </>
+        )}
       </Page.Contents>
     </Page>
   );
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistForm.test.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistForm.test.tsx
index 0fcec7b5d3b..b19a05f35cb 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistForm.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistForm.test.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { PlaylistForm } from './PlaylistForm';
 import { Playlist } from './types';
 
-jest.mock('../../core/components/TagFilter/TagFilter', () => ({
+jest.mock('app/core/components/TagFilter/TagFilter', () => ({
   TagFilter: () => {
     return <>mocked-tag-filter</>;
   },
@@ -24,25 +24,29 @@ const playlist: Playlist = {
   name: 'A test playlist',
   interval: '10m',
   items: [
-    { title: 'First item', type: 'dashboard_by_id', order: 1, value: '1' },
-    { title: 'Middle item', type: 'dashboard_by_id', order: 2, value: '2' },
-    { title: 'Last item', type: 'dashboard_by_tag', order: 2, value: 'Last item' },
+    { type: 'dashboard_by_uid', value: 'uid_1' },
+    { type: 'dashboard_by_uid', value: 'uid_2' },
+    { type: 'dashboard_by_tag', value: 'tag_A' },
   ],
   uid: 'foo',
 };
 
 function rows() {
-  return screen.getAllByRole('row', { name: /playlist item row/i });
+  return screen.getAllByRole('row');
 }
 
 describe('PlaylistForm', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+  });
+
   describe('when mounted without playlist', () => {
     it('then it should contain name and interval fields', () => {
       getTestContext();
 
       expect(screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: /playlist name/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: /playlist interval/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.queryByRole('row', { name: /playlist item row/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.queryByRole('row')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('then name field should have empty string as default value', () => {
@@ -74,25 +78,15 @@ describe('PlaylistForm', () => {
     it('then items row count should be correct', () => {
       getTestContext(playlist);
 
-      expect(screen.getAllByRole('row', { name: /playlist item row/i })).toHaveLength(3);
+      expect(screen.getAllByRole('row')).toHaveLength(3);
     });
 
     it('then the first item row should be correct', () => {
       getTestContext(playlist);
 
-      expectCorrectRow({ index: 0, type: 'id', title: 'first item', first: true });
-    });
-
-    it('then the middle item row should be correct', () => {
-      getTestContext(playlist);
-
-      expectCorrectRow({ index: 1, type: 'id', title: 'middle item' });
-    });
-
-    it('then the last item row should be correct', () => {
-      getTestContext(playlist);
-
-      expectCorrectRow({ index: 2, type: 'tag', title: 'last item', last: true });
+      expectCorrectRow({ index: 0, type: 'dashboard_by_uid', value: 'uid_1' });
+      expectCorrectRow({ index: 1, type: 'dashboard_by_uid', value: 'uid_2' });
+      expectCorrectRow({ index: 2, type: 'dashboard_by_tag', value: 'tag_A' });
     });
   });
 
@@ -103,30 +97,8 @@ describe('PlaylistForm', () => {
       expect(rows()).toHaveLength(3);
       await userEvent.click(within(rows()[2]).getByRole('button', { name: /delete playlist item/i }));
       expect(rows()).toHaveLength(2);
-      expectCorrectRow({ index: 0, type: 'id', title: 'first item', first: true });
-      expectCorrectRow({ index: 1, type: 'id', title: 'middle item', last: true });
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('when moving a playlist item up', () => {
-    it('then the item should be removed and other items should be correct', async () => {
-      getTestContext(playlist);
-
-      await userEvent.click(within(rows()[2]).getByRole('button', { name: /move playlist item order up/i }));
-      expectCorrectRow({ index: 0, type: 'id', title: 'first item', first: true });
-      expectCorrectRow({ index: 1, type: 'tag', title: 'last item' });
-      expectCorrectRow({ index: 2, type: 'id', title: 'middle item', last: true });
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('when moving a playlist item down', () => {
-    it('then the item should be removed and other items should be correct', async () => {
-      getTestContext(playlist);
-
-      await userEvent.click(within(rows()[0]).getByRole('button', { name: /move playlist item order down/i }));
-      expectCorrectRow({ index: 0, type: 'id', title: 'middle item', first: true });
-      expectCorrectRow({ index: 1, type: 'id', title: 'first item' });
-      expectCorrectRow({ index: 2, type: 'tag', title: 'last item', last: true });
+      expectCorrectRow({ index: 0, type: 'dashboard_by_uid', value: 'uid_1' });
+      expectCorrectRow({ index: 1, type: 'dashboard_by_uid', value: 'uid_2' });
     });
   });
 
@@ -140,9 +112,9 @@ describe('PlaylistForm', () => {
         name: 'A test playlist',
         interval: '10m',
         items: [
-          { title: 'First item', type: 'dashboard_by_id', order: 1, value: '1' },
-          { title: 'Middle item', type: 'dashboard_by_id', order: 2, value: '2' },
-          { title: 'Last item', type: 'dashboard_by_tag', order: 2, value: 'Last item' },
+          { type: 'dashboard_by_uid', value: 'uid_1' },
+          { type: 'dashboard_by_uid', value: 'uid_2' },
+          { type: 'dashboard_by_tag', value: 'tag_A' },
         ],
       });
     });
@@ -180,28 +152,13 @@ describe('PlaylistForm', () => {
 
 interface ExpectCorrectRowArgs {
   index: number;
-  type: 'id' | 'tag';
-  title: string;
-  first?: boolean;
-  last?: boolean;
+  type: 'dashboard_by_tag' | 'dashboard_by_uid';
+  value: string;
 }
 
-function expectCorrectRow({ index, type, title, first = false, last = false }: ExpectCorrectRowArgs) {
+function expectCorrectRow({ index, type, value }: ExpectCorrectRowArgs) {
   const row = within(rows()[index]);
-  const cell = `playlist item dashboard by ${type} type ${title}`;
+  const cell = `Playlist item, ${type}, ${value}`;
   const regex = new RegExp(cell, 'i');
   expect(row.getByRole('cell', { name: regex })).toBeInTheDocument();
-  if (first) {
-    expect(row.queryByRole('button', { name: /move playlist item order up/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
-  } else {
-    expect(row.getByRole('button', { name: /move playlist item order up/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
-  }
-
-  if (last) {
-    expect(row.queryByRole('button', { name: /move playlist item order down/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
-  } else {
-    expect(row.getByRole('button', { name: /move playlist item order down/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
-  }
-
-  expect(row.getByRole('button', { name: /delete playlist item/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistForm.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistForm.tsx
index 1d70ca5fac9..c930acf4ef1 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistForm.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistForm.tsx
@@ -1,27 +1,30 @@
-import React, { FC } from 'react';
+import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
 import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { Button, Field, Form, HorizontalGroup, Input, LinkButton } from '@grafana/ui';
-import { DashboardPickerByID } from 'app/core/components/OptionsUI/DashboardPickerByID';
+import { DashboardPicker } from 'app/core/components/Select/DashboardPicker';
+import { TagFilter } from 'app/core/components/TagFilter/TagFilter';
 
-import { TagFilter } from '../../core/components/TagFilter/TagFilter';
-import { SearchSrv } from '../../core/services/search_srv';
+import { getGrafanaSearcher } from '../search/service';
 
 import { PlaylistTable } from './PlaylistTable';
 import { Playlist } from './types';
 import { usePlaylistItems } from './usePlaylistItems';
 
-interface PlaylistFormProps {
+interface Props {
   onSubmit: (playlist: Playlist) => void;
   playlist: Playlist;
 }
 
-const searchSrv = new SearchSrv();
-
-export const PlaylistForm: FC<PlaylistFormProps> = ({ onSubmit, playlist }) => {
+export const PlaylistForm = ({ onSubmit, playlist }: Props) => {
   const { name, interval, items: propItems } = playlist;
-  const { items, addById, addByTag, deleteItem, moveDown, moveUp } = usePlaylistItems(propItems);
+  const tagOptions = useMemo(() => {
+    return () => getGrafanaSearcher().tags({ kind: ['dashboard'] });
+  }, []);
+
+  const { items, addById, addByTag, deleteItem, moveItem } = usePlaylistItems(propItems);
+
   return (
     <div>
       <Form onSubmit={(list: Playlist) => onSubmit({ ...list, items })} validateOn={'onBlur'}>
@@ -48,13 +51,13 @@ export const PlaylistForm: FC<PlaylistFormProps> = ({ onSubmit, playlist }) => {
                 />
               </Field>
 
-              <PlaylistTable items={items} onMoveUp={moveUp} onMoveDown={moveDown} onDelete={deleteItem} />
+              <PlaylistTable items={items} deleteItem={deleteItem} moveItem={moveItem} />
 
               <div className="gf-form-group">
                 <h3 className="page-headering">Add dashboards</h3>
 
                 <Field label="Add by title">
-                  <DashboardPickerByID onChange={addById} id="dashboard-picker" isClearable />
+                  <DashboardPicker id="dashboard-picker" onChange={addById} key={items.length} />
                 </Field>
 
                 <Field label="Add by tag">
@@ -62,9 +65,9 @@ export const PlaylistForm: FC<PlaylistFormProps> = ({ onSubmit, playlist }) => {
                     isClearable
                     tags={[]}
                     hideValues
-                    tagOptions={searchSrv.getDashboardTags}
+                    tagOptions={tagOptions}
                     onChange={addByTag}
-                    placeholder={''}
+                    placeholder="Select a tag"
                   />
                 </Field>
               </div>
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistNewPage.test.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistNewPage.test.tsx
index 9b4285e4277..704dd9841fb 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistNewPage.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistNewPage.test.tsx
@@ -2,26 +2,19 @@ import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import React from 'react';
 
+import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
 import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
-
-import { backendSrv } from '../../core/services/backend_srv';
+import { backendSrv } from 'app/core/services/backend_srv';
 
 import { PlaylistNewPage } from './PlaylistNewPage';
 import { Playlist } from './types';
 
-jest.mock('./usePlaylist', () => ({
-  // so we don't need to add dashboard items in test
-  usePlaylist: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({
-    playlist: { items: [{ title: 'First item', type: 'dashboard_by_id', order: 1, value: '1' }], loading: false },
-  }),
-}));
-
 jest.mock('@grafana/runtime', () => ({
   ...jest.requireActual('@grafana/runtime'),
   getBackendSrv: () => backendSrv,
 }));
 
-jest.mock('../../core/components/TagFilter/TagFilter', () => ({
+jest.mock('app/core/components/TagFilter/TagFilter', () => ({
   TagFilter: () => {
     return <>mocked-tag-filter</>;
   },
@@ -38,6 +31,10 @@ function getTestContext({ name, interval, items }: Partial<Playlist> = {}) {
 }
 
 describe('PlaylistNewPage', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+  });
+
   describe('when mounted', () => {
     it('then header should be correct', () => {
       getTestContext();
@@ -51,13 +48,14 @@ describe('PlaylistNewPage', () => {
       const { backendSrvMock } = getTestContext();
 
       expect(locationService.getLocation().pathname).toEqual('/');
-      await userEvent.type(screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: /playlist name/i }), 'A Name');
+
+      await userEvent.type(screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: selectors.pages.PlaylistForm.name }), 'A new name');
       fireEvent.submit(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /save/i }));
       await waitFor(() => expect(backendSrvMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
       expect(backendSrvMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/playlists', {
-        name: 'A Name',
+        name: 'A new name',
         interval: '5m',
-        items: [{ title: 'First item', type: 'dashboard_by_id', order: 1, value: '1' }],
+        items: [],
       });
       expect(locationService.getLocation().pathname).toEqual('/playlists');
     });
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistNewPage.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistNewPage.tsx
index 579f0d83466..5437fdbba7c 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistNewPage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistNewPage.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
 
 import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { Page } from 'app/core/components/Page/Page';
 
 import { PlaylistForm } from './PlaylistForm';
-import { createPlaylist } from './api';
+import { createPlaylist, getDefaultPlaylist } from './api';
 import { getPlaylistStyles } from './styles';
 import { Playlist } from './types';
-import { usePlaylist } from './usePlaylist';
 
 export const PlaylistNewPage = () => {
   const styles = useStyles2(getPlaylistStyles);
-  const { playlist, loading } = usePlaylist();
+  const [playlist] = useState<Playlist>(getDefaultPlaylist());
+
   const onSubmit = async (playlist: Playlist) => {
     await createPlaylist(playlist);
     locationService.push('/playlists');
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const PlaylistNewPage = () => {
 
   return (
     <Page navId="dashboards/playlists">
-      <Page.Contents isLoading={loading}>
+      <Page.Contents>
         <h3 className={styles.subHeading}>New Playlist</h3>
 
         <p className={styles.description}>
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistPage.test.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistPage.test.tsx
index 59aa7e6f60c..39b32744c00 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistPage.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistPage.test.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ function getTestContext() {
 }
 
 describe('PlaylistPage', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+  });
+
   describe('when mounted without a playlist', () => {
     it('page should load', () => {
       fnMock.mockResolvedValue([]);
@@ -60,9 +64,9 @@ describe('PlaylistPage', () => {
           name: 'A test playlist',
           interval: '10m',
           items: [
-            { title: 'First item', type: 'dashboard_by_id', order: 1, value: '1' },
-            { title: 'Middle item', type: 'dashboard_by_id', order: 2, value: '2' },
-            { title: 'Last item', type: 'dashboard_by_tag', order: 2, value: 'Last item' },
+            { title: 'First item', type: 'dashboard_by_uid', value: '1' },
+            { title: 'Middle item', type: 'dashboard_by_uid', value: '2' },
+            { title: 'Last item', type: 'dashboard_by_tag', value: 'Last item' },
           ],
           uid: 'playlist-0',
         },
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistPage.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistPage.tsx
index c32bdaec989..5d7273b216a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistPage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistPage.tsx
@@ -1,41 +1,26 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
-import { useDebounce } from 'react-use';
+import React, { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { useAsync } from 'react-use';
 
 import { ConfirmModal } from '@grafana/ui';
+import EmptyListCTA from 'app/core/components/EmptyListCTA/EmptyListCTA';
 import { Page } from 'app/core/components/Page/Page';
 import PageActionBar from 'app/core/components/PageActionBar/PageActionBar';
 import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
 
-import EmptyListCTA from '../../core/components/EmptyListCTA/EmptyListCTA';
-
 import { EmptyQueryListBanner } from './EmptyQueryListBanner';
 import { PlaylistPageList } from './PlaylistPageList';
 import { StartModal } from './StartModal';
-import { deletePlaylist, getAllPlaylist } from './api';
-import { PlaylistDTO } from './types';
+import { deletePlaylist, getAllPlaylist, searchPlaylists } from './api';
+import { Playlist } from './types';
 
 export const PlaylistPage = () => {
-  const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
-  const [debouncedSearchQuery, setDebouncedSearchQuery] = useState(searchQuery);
-  const [hasFetched, setHasFetched] = useState(false);
-  const [startPlaylist, setStartPlaylist] = useState<PlaylistDTO | undefined>();
-  const [playlistToDelete, setPlaylistToDelete] = useState<PlaylistDTO | undefined>();
   const [forcePlaylistsFetch, setForcePlaylistsFetch] = useState(0);
+  const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
+  const allPlaylists = useAsync(() => getAllPlaylist(), [forcePlaylistsFetch]);
+  const playlists = useMemo(() => searchPlaylists(allPlaylists.value ?? [], searchQuery), [searchQuery, allPlaylists]);
 
-  const [playlists, setPlaylists] = useState<PlaylistDTO[]>([]);
-
-  useDebounce(
-    async () => {
-      const playlists = await getAllPlaylist(searchQuery);
-      if (!hasFetched) {
-        setHasFetched(true);
-      }
-      setPlaylists(playlists);
-      setDebouncedSearchQuery(searchQuery);
-    },
-    350,
-    [forcePlaylistsFetch, searchQuery]
-  );
+  const [startPlaylist, setStartPlaylist] = useState<Playlist | undefined>();
+  const [playlistToDelete, setPlaylistToDelete] = useState<Playlist | undefined>();
 
   const hasPlaylists = playlists && playlists.length > 0;
   const onDismissDelete = () => setPlaylistToDelete(undefined);
@@ -63,11 +48,11 @@ export const PlaylistPage = () => {
     />
   );
 
-  const showSearch = playlists.length > 0 || searchQuery.length > 0 || debouncedSearchQuery.length > 0;
+  const showSearch = playlists.length > 0 || searchQuery.length > 0;
 
   return (
     <Page navId="dashboards/playlists">
-      <Page.Contents isLoading={!hasFetched}>
+      <Page.Contents isLoading={allPlaylists.loading}>
         {showSearch && (
           <PageActionBar
             searchQuery={searchQuery}
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistPageList.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistPageList.tsx
index 12cd9319d04..68246e77574 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistPageList.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistPageList.tsx
@@ -4,23 +4,22 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { Button, Card, LinkButton, ModalsController, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
-
-import { DashNavButton } from '../dashboard/components/DashNav/DashNavButton';
+import { DashNavButton } from 'app/features/dashboard/components/DashNav/DashNavButton';
 
 import { ShareModal } from './ShareModal';
-import { PlaylistDTO } from './types';
+import { Playlist } from './types';
 
 interface Props {
-  setStartPlaylist: (playlistItem: PlaylistDTO) => void;
-  setPlaylistToDelete: (playlistItem: PlaylistDTO) => void;
-  playlists: PlaylistDTO[] | undefined;
+  setStartPlaylist: (playlistItem: Playlist) => void;
+  setPlaylistToDelete: (playlistItem: Playlist) => void;
+  playlists: Playlist[] | undefined;
 }
 
 export const PlaylistPageList = ({ playlists, setStartPlaylist, setPlaylistToDelete }: Props) => {
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
   return (
     <ul className={styles.list}>
-      {playlists!.map((playlist: PlaylistDTO) => (
+      {playlists!.map((playlist: Playlist) => (
         <li className={styles.listItem} key={playlist.uid}>
           <Card>
             <Card.Heading>
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ export const PlaylistPageList = ({ playlists, setStartPlaylist, setPlaylistToDel
                   </LinkButton>
                   <Button
                     disabled={false}
-                    onClick={() => setPlaylistToDelete({ id: playlist.id, uid: playlist.uid, name: playlist.name })}
+                    onClick={() => setPlaylistToDelete(playlist)}
                     icon="trash-alt"
                     variant="destructive"
                   >
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistSrv.test.ts b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistSrv.test.ts
index 81a15e68af3..568fd2f1b7a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistSrv.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistSrv.test.ts
@@ -4,30 +4,39 @@ import configureMockStore from 'redux-mock-store';
 import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { setStore } from 'app/store/store';
 
+import { DashboardQueryResult } from '../search/service';
+
 import { PlaylistSrv } from './PlaylistSrv';
+import { Playlist, PlaylistItem } from './types';
 
-const getMock = jest.fn();
-
-jest.mock('@grafana/runtime', () => {
-  const original = jest.requireActual('@grafana/runtime');
-  return {
-    ...original,
-    getBackendSrv: () => ({
-      get: getMock,
-    }),
-  };
-});
+jest.mock('./api', () => ({
+  getPlaylist: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({
+    interval: '1s',
+    uid: 'xyz',
+    items: [
+      { type: 'dashboard_by_uid', value: 'aaa' },
+      { type: 'dashboard_by_uid', value: 'bbb' },
+    ],
+  } as Playlist),
+  loadDashboards: (items: PlaylistItem[]) => {
+    return Promise.resolve(
+      items.map((v) => ({
+        ...v, // same item with dashboard URLs filled in
+        dashboards: [{ url: `/url/to/${v.value}` } as unknown as DashboardQueryResult],
+      }))
+    );
+  },
+}));
 
 const mockStore = configureMockStore();
 
 setStore(
+  // eslint-disable-next-line
   mockStore({
     location: {},
   }) as any
 );
 
-const dashboards = [{ url: '/dash1' }, { url: '/dash2' }];
-
 function createPlaylistSrv(): PlaylistSrv {
   locationService.push('/playlists/foo');
   return new PlaylistSrv();
@@ -41,6 +50,8 @@ const mockWindowLocation = (): [jest.MockInstance<any, any>, () => void] => {
   // https://github.com/facebook/jest/issues/5124#issuecomment-446659510
   //@ts-ignore
   delete window.location;
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line
   window.location = {} as any;
 
   // Only mocking href as that is all this test needs, but otherwise there is lots of things missing, so keep that
@@ -63,18 +74,6 @@ describe('PlaylistSrv', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
-    getMock.mockImplementation(
-      jest.fn((url) => {
-        switch (url) {
-          case '/api/playlists/foo':
-            return Promise.resolve({ interval: '1s' });
-          case '/api/playlists/foo/dashboards':
-            return Promise.resolve(dashboards);
-          default:
-            throw new Error(`Unexpected url=${url}`);
-        }
-      })
-    );
 
     srv = createPlaylistSrv();
     [hrefMock, unmockLocation] = mockWindowLocation();
@@ -129,9 +128,13 @@ describe('PlaylistSrv', () => {
   it('storeUpdated should not stop playlist when navigating to next dashboard', async () => {
     await srv.start('foo');
 
+    // eslint-disable-next-line
+    expect((srv as any).validPlaylistUrl).toBe('/url/to/aaa');
+
     srv.next();
 
-    expect((srv as any).validPlaylistUrl).toBe('/dash2');
+    // eslint-disable-next-line
+    expect((srv as any).validPlaylistUrl).toBe('/url/to/bbb');
     expect(srv.isPlaying).toBe(true);
   });
 });
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistSrv.ts b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistSrv.ts
index e415398d018..71de3436099 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistSrv.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistSrv.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-// Libraries
 import { Location } from 'history';
 import { pickBy } from 'lodash';
 
-// Utils
 import { locationUtil, urlUtil, rangeUtil } from '@grafana/data';
-import { getBackendSrv, locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
+
+import { getPlaylist, loadDashboards } from './api';
 
 export const queryParamsToPreserve: { [key: string]: boolean } = {
   kiosk: true,
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ export const queryParamsToPreserve: { [key: string]: boolean } = {
 };
 
 export class PlaylistSrv {
-  private nextTimeoutId: any;
-  private declare dashboards: Array<{ url: string }>;
+  private nextTimeoutId: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
+  private urls: string[] = []; // the URLs we need to load
   private index = 0;
   private declare interval: number;
   private declare startUrl: string;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class PlaylistSrv {
   next() {
     clearTimeout(this.nextTimeoutId);
 
-    const playedAllDashboards = this.index > this.dashboards.length - 1;
+    const playedAllDashboards = this.index > this.urls.length - 1;
     if (playedAllDashboards) {
       this.numberOfLoops++;
 
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ export class PlaylistSrv {
       this.index = 0;
     }
 
-    const dash = this.dashboards[this.index];
+    const url = this.urls[this.index];
     const queryParams = locationService.getSearchObject();
-    const filteredParams = pickBy(queryParams, (value: any, key: string) => queryParamsToPreserve[key]);
-    const nextDashboardUrl = locationUtil.stripBaseFromUrl(dash.url);
+    const filteredParams = pickBy(queryParams, (value: unknown, key: string) => queryParamsToPreserve[key]);
+    const nextDashboardUrl = locationUtil.stripBaseFromUrl(url);
 
     this.index++;
     this.validPlaylistUrl = nextDashboardUrl;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class PlaylistSrv {
     }
   }
 
-  start(playlistUid: string) {
+  async start(playlistUid: string) {
     this.stop();
 
     this.startUrl = window.location.href;
@@ -78,17 +78,31 @@ export class PlaylistSrv {
     // setup location tracking
     this.locationListenerUnsub = locationService.getHistory().listen(this.locationUpdated);
 
-    return getBackendSrv()
-      .get(`/api/playlists/${playlistUid}`)
-      .then((playlist: any) => {
-        return getBackendSrv()
-          .get(`/api/playlists/${playlistUid}/dashboards`)
-          .then((dashboards: any) => {
-            this.dashboards = dashboards;
-            this.interval = rangeUtil.intervalToMs(playlist.interval);
-            this.next();
-          });
-      });
+    const urls: string[] = [];
+    let playlist = await getPlaylist(playlistUid);
+    if (!playlist.items?.length) {
+      // alert
+      return;
+    }
+    this.interval = rangeUtil.intervalToMs(playlist.interval);
+
+    const items = await loadDashboards(playlist.items);
+    for (const item of items) {
+      if (item.dashboards) {
+        for (const dash of item.dashboards) {
+          urls.push(dash.url);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!urls.length) {
+      // alert... not found, etc
+      return;
+    }
+    this.urls = urls;
+    this.isPlaying = true;
+    this.next();
+    return;
   }
 
   stop() {
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistStartPage.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistStartPage.tsx
index 3a6af09366c..9958f919d34 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistStartPage.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistStartPage.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
-import { FC } from 'react';
-
-import { GrafanaRouteComponentProps } from '../../core/navigation/types';
+import { GrafanaRouteComponentProps } from 'app/core/navigation/types';
 
 import { playlistSrv } from './PlaylistSrv';
 
 interface Props extends GrafanaRouteComponentProps<{ uid: string }> {}
 
-export const PlaylistStartPage: FC<Props> = ({ match }) => {
+// This is a react page that just redirects to new URLs
+export default function PlaylistStartPage({ match }: Props) {
   playlistSrv.start(match.params.uid);
   return null;
-};
-
-export default PlaylistStartPage;
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistTable.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistTable.tsx
index b479ec5f587..8246ee2c660 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistTable.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistTable.tsx
@@ -1,25 +1,38 @@
-import React, { FC } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
+import { DragDropContext, Droppable, DropResult } from 'react-beautiful-dnd';
 
 import { PlaylistTableRows } from './PlaylistTableRows';
 import { PlaylistItem } from './types';
 
-interface PlaylistTableProps {
+interface Props {
   items: PlaylistItem[];
-  onMoveUp: (item: PlaylistItem) => void;
-  onMoveDown: (item: PlaylistItem) => void;
-  onDelete: (item: PlaylistItem) => void;
+  deleteItem: (idx: number) => void;
+  moveItem: (src: number, dst: number) => void;
 }
 
-export const PlaylistTable: FC<PlaylistTableProps> = ({ items, onMoveUp, onMoveDown, onDelete }) => {
+export const PlaylistTable = ({ items, deleteItem, moveItem }: Props) => {
+  const onDragEnd = (d: DropResult) => {
+    if (d.destination) {
+      moveItem(d.source.index, d.destination?.index);
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className="gf-form-group">
       <h3 className="page-headering">Dashboards</h3>
 
-      <table className="filter-table">
-        <tbody>
-          <PlaylistTableRows items={items} onMoveUp={onMoveUp} onMoveDown={onMoveDown} onDelete={onDelete} />
-        </tbody>
-      </table>
+      <DragDropContext onDragEnd={onDragEnd}>
+        <Droppable droppableId="playlist-list" direction="vertical">
+          {(provided) => {
+            return (
+              <div ref={provided.innerRef} {...provided.droppableProps}>
+                <PlaylistTableRows items={items} onDelete={deleteItem} />
+                {provided.placeholder}
+              </div>
+            );
+          }}
+        </Droppable>
+      </DragDropContext>
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistTableRow.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistTableRow.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index ca34695e4ac..00000000000
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistTableRow.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
-import React, { FC, MouseEvent } from 'react';
-
-import { GrafanaTheme } from '@grafana/data';
-import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
-import { Icon, IconButton, useStyles } from '@grafana/ui';
-
-import { TagBadge } from '../../core/components/TagFilter/TagBadge';
-
-import { PlaylistItem } from './types';
-
-interface PlaylistTableRowProps {
-  first: boolean;
-  last: boolean;
-  item: PlaylistItem;
-  onMoveUp: (item: PlaylistItem) => void;
-  onMoveDown: (item: PlaylistItem) => void;
-  onDelete: (item: PlaylistItem) => void;
-}
-
-export const PlaylistTableRow: FC<PlaylistTableRowProps> = ({ item, onDelete, onMoveDown, onMoveUp, first, last }) => {
-  const styles = useStyles(getStyles);
-  const onDeleteClick = (event: MouseEvent) => {
-    event.preventDefault();
-    onDelete(item);
-  };
-  const onMoveDownClick = (event: MouseEvent) => {
-    event.preventDefault();
-    onMoveDown(item);
-  };
-  const onMoveUpClick = (event: MouseEvent) => {
-    event.preventDefault();
-    onMoveUp(item);
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <tr aria-label={selectors.pages.PlaylistForm.itemRow} key={item.title}>
-      {item.type === 'dashboard_by_id' ? (
-        <td className={cx(styles.td, styles.item)}>
-          <Icon name="apps" aria-label={selectors.pages.PlaylistForm.itemIdType} />
-          <span>{item.title}</span>
-        </td>
-      ) : null}
-      {item.type === 'dashboard_by_tag' ? (
-        <td className={cx(styles.td, styles.item)}>
-          <Icon name="tag-alt" aria-label={selectors.pages.PlaylistForm.itemTagType} />
-          <TagBadge key={item.id} label={item.title} removeIcon={false} count={0} />
-        </td>
-      ) : null}
-      <td className={cx(styles.td, styles.settings)}>
-        {!first ? (
-          <IconButton
-            name="arrow-up"
-            size="md"
-            onClick={onMoveUpClick}
-            aria-label={selectors.pages.PlaylistForm.itemMoveUp}
-            type="button"
-          />
-        ) : null}
-        {!last ? (
-          <IconButton
-            name="arrow-down"
-            size="md"
-            onClick={onMoveDownClick}
-            aria-label={selectors.pages.PlaylistForm.itemMoveDown}
-            type="button"
-          />
-        ) : null}
-        <IconButton
-          name="times"
-          size="md"
-          onClick={onDeleteClick}
-          aria-label={selectors.pages.PlaylistForm.itemDelete}
-          type="button"
-        />
-      </td>
-    </tr>
-  );
-};
-
-function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme) {
-  return {
-    td: css`
-      label: td;
-      line-height: 28px;
-      max-width: 335px;
-      white-space: nowrap;
-      text-overflow: ellipsis;
-      overflow: hidden;
-    `,
-    item: css`
-      label: item;
-      span {
-        margin-left: ${theme.spacing.xs};
-      }
-    `,
-    settings: css`
-      label: settings;
-      text-align: right;
-    `,
-  };
-}
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistTableRows.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistTableRows.tsx
index bef103ba3ad..0e2d2c01a84 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistTableRows.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/PlaylistTableRows.tsx
@@ -1,43 +1,124 @@
-import React, { FC } from 'react';
+import { css } from '@emotion/css';
+import pluralize from 'pluralize';
+import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { Draggable } from 'react-beautiful-dnd';
+
+import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
+import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
+import { Icon, IconButton, useStyles2, Spinner, IconName } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { TagBadge } from 'app/core/components/TagFilter/TagBadge';
 
-import { PlaylistTableRow } from './PlaylistTableRow';
 import { PlaylistItem } from './types';
 
-interface PlaylistTableRowsProps {
+interface Props {
   items: PlaylistItem[];
-  onMoveUp: (item: PlaylistItem) => void;
-  onMoveDown: (item: PlaylistItem) => void;
-  onDelete: (item: PlaylistItem) => void;
+  onDelete: (idx: number) => void;
 }
 
-export const PlaylistTableRows: FC<PlaylistTableRowsProps> = ({ items, onMoveUp, onMoveDown, onDelete }) => {
-  if (items.length === 0) {
+export const PlaylistTableRows = ({ items, onDelete }: Props) => {
+  const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
+  if (!items?.length) {
     return (
-      <tr>
-        <td>
-          <em>Playlist is empty. Add dashboards below.</em>
-        </td>
-      </tr>
+      <div>
+        <em>Playlist is empty. Add dashboards below.</em>
+      </div>
     );
   }
 
+  const renderItem = (item: PlaylistItem) => {
+    let icon: IconName = item.type === 'dashboard_by_tag' ? 'apps' : 'tag-alt';
+    const info: ReactNode[] = [];
+
+    const first = item.dashboards?.[0];
+    if (!item.dashboards) {
+      info.push(<Spinner key="spinner" />);
+    } else if (item.type === 'dashboard_by_tag') {
+      info.push(<TagBadge key={item.value} label={item.value} removeIcon={false} count={0} />);
+      if (!first) {
+        icon = 'exclamation-triangle';
+        info.push(<span key="info">&nbsp; No dashboards found</span>);
+      } else {
+        info.push(<span key="info">&nbsp; {pluralize('dashboard', item.dashboards.length, true)}</span>);
+      }
+    } else if (first) {
+      info.push(
+        item.dashboards.length > 1 ? (
+          <span key="info">Multiple items found: ${item.value}</span>
+        ) : (
+          <span key="info">{first.name ?? item.value}</span>
+        )
+      );
+    } else {
+      icon = 'exclamation-triangle';
+      info.push(<span key="info">&nbsp; Not found: {item.value}</span>);
+    }
+    return (
+      <>
+        <Icon name={icon} className={styles.rightMargin} key="icon" />
+        {info}
+      </>
+    );
+  };
+
   return (
     <>
-      {items.map((item, index) => {
-        const first = index === 0;
-        const last = index === items.length - 1;
-        return (
-          <PlaylistTableRow
-            first={first}
-            last={last}
-            item={item}
-            onDelete={onDelete}
-            onMoveDown={onMoveDown}
-            onMoveUp={onMoveUp}
-            key={item.title}
-          />
-        );
-      })}
+      {items.map((item, index) => (
+        <Draggable key={`${index}/${item.value}`} draggableId={`${index}`} index={index}>
+          {(provided) => (
+            <div
+              className={styles.row}
+              ref={provided.innerRef}
+              {...provided.draggableProps}
+              {...provided.dragHandleProps}
+              role="row"
+            >
+              <div className={styles.actions} role="cell" aria-label={`Playlist item, ${item.type}, ${item.value}`}>
+                {renderItem(item)}
+              </div>
+              <div className={styles.actions}>
+                <IconButton
+                  name="times"
+                  size="md"
+                  onClick={() => onDelete(index)}
+                  aria-label={selectors.pages.PlaylistForm.itemDelete}
+                  type="button"
+                />
+                <Icon title="Drag and drop to reorder" name="draggabledots" size="md" />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </Draggable>
+      ))}
     </>
   );
 };
+
+function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2) {
+  return {
+    row: css`
+      padding: 6px;
+      background: ${theme.colors.background.secondary};
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+      margin-bottom: 3px;
+
+      border: 1px solid ${theme.colors.border.medium};
+      &:hover {
+        border: 1px solid ${theme.colors.border.strong};
+      }
+    `,
+    rightMargin: css`
+      margin-right: 5px;
+    `,
+    actions: css`
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: center;
+      display: flex;
+    `,
+    settings: css`
+      label: settings;
+      text-align: right;
+    `,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/ShareModal.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/ShareModal.tsx
index ebe9a037330..b1cdacef2cf 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/ShareModal.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/ShareModal.tsx
@@ -2,17 +2,16 @@ import React, { useState } from 'react';
 
 import { SelectableValue, UrlQueryMap, urlUtil } from '@grafana/data';
 import { Checkbox, ClipboardButton, Field, FieldSet, Input, Modal, RadioButtonGroup } from '@grafana/ui';
-
-import { buildBaseUrl } from '../dashboard/components/ShareModal/utils';
+import { buildBaseUrl } from 'app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/utils';
 
 import { PlaylistMode } from './types';
 
-interface ShareModalProps {
+interface Props {
   playlistUid: string;
   onDismiss: () => void;
 }
 
-export const ShareModal = ({ playlistUid, onDismiss }: ShareModalProps) => {
+export const ShareModal = ({ playlistUid, onDismiss }: Props) => {
   const [mode, setMode] = useState<PlaylistMode>(false);
   const [autoFit, setAutofit] = useState(false);
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/StartModal.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/StartModal.tsx
index 171523eec55..01d63469b58 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/StartModal.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/StartModal.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-import React, { FC, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
 
 import { SelectableValue, UrlQueryMap, urlUtil } from '@grafana/data';
 import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { Button, Checkbox, Field, FieldSet, Modal, RadioButtonGroup } from '@grafana/ui';
 
-import { PlaylistDTO, PlaylistMode } from './types';
+import { Playlist, PlaylistMode } from './types';
 
-export interface StartModalProps {
-  playlist: PlaylistDTO;
+export interface Props {
+  playlist: Playlist;
   onDismiss: () => void;
 }
 
-export const StartModal: FC<StartModalProps> = ({ playlist, onDismiss }) => {
+export const StartModal = ({ playlist, onDismiss }: Props) => {
   const [mode, setMode] = useState<PlaylistMode>(false);
   const [autoFit, setAutofit] = useState(false);
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/api.ts b/public/app/features/playlist/api.ts
index 570e4a65171..b1d833508d2 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/api.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/api.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
-import { getBackendSrv } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { lastValueFrom } from 'rxjs';
 
-import { notifyApp } from '../../core/actions';
-import { createErrorNotification, createSuccessNotification } from '../../core/copy/appNotification';
-import { dispatch } from '../../store/store';
+import { DataQueryRequest, DataFrameView } from '@grafana/data';
+import { getBackendSrv, config } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { notifyApp } from 'app/core/actions';
+import { createErrorNotification, createSuccessNotification } from 'app/core/copy/appNotification';
+import { getGrafanaDatasource } from 'app/plugins/datasource/grafana/datasource';
+import { GrafanaQuery, GrafanaQueryType } from 'app/plugins/datasource/grafana/types';
+import { dispatch } from 'app/store/store';
 
-import { Playlist, PlaylistDTO } from './types';
+import { DashboardQueryResult, getGrafanaSearcher, SearchQuery } from '../search/service';
+
+import { Playlist, PlaylistItem } from './types';
 
 export async function createPlaylist(playlist: Playlist) {
   await withErrorHandling(() => getBackendSrv().post('/api/playlists', playlist));
@@ -18,14 +24,25 @@ export async function deletePlaylist(uid: string) {
   await withErrorHandling(() => getBackendSrv().delete(`/api/playlists/${uid}`), 'Playlist deleted');
 }
 
+/** This returns a playlist where all ids are replaced with UIDs */
 export async function getPlaylist(uid: string): Promise<Playlist> {
-  const result: Playlist = await getBackendSrv().get(`/api/playlists/${uid}`);
-  return result;
+  const playlist = await getBackendSrv().get<Playlist>(`/api/playlists/${uid}`);
+  if (playlist.items) {
+    for (const item of playlist.items) {
+      if (item.type === 'dashboard_by_id') {
+        item.type = 'dashboard_by_uid';
+        const uids = await getBackendSrv().get<string[]>(`/api/dashboards/ids/${item.value}`);
+        if (uids.length) {
+          item.value = uids[0];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return playlist;
 }
 
-export async function getAllPlaylist(query: string): Promise<PlaylistDTO[]> {
-  const result: PlaylistDTO[] = await getBackendSrv().get('/api/playlists/', { query });
-  return result;
+export async function getAllPlaylist(): Promise<Playlist[]> {
+  return getBackendSrv().get<Playlist[]>('/api/playlists/');
 }
 
 async function withErrorHandling(apiCall: () => Promise<void>, message = 'Playlist saved') {
@@ -38,3 +55,73 @@ async function withErrorHandling(apiCall: () => Promise<void>, message = 'Playli
     }
   }
 }
+
+/** Returns a copy with the dashboards loaded */
+export async function loadDashboards(items: PlaylistItem[]): Promise<PlaylistItem[]> {
+  let idx = 0;
+  if (!items?.length) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  const targets: GrafanaQuery[] = [];
+  for (const item of items) {
+    const query: SearchQuery = {
+      query: '*',
+      kind: ['dashboard'],
+      limit: 1000,
+    };
+
+    switch (item.type) {
+      case 'dashboard_by_id':
+        throw new Error('invalid item (with id)');
+
+      case 'dashboard_by_uid':
+        query.uid = [item.value];
+        break;
+
+      case 'dashboard_by_tag':
+        query.tags = [item.value];
+        break;
+    }
+    targets.push({
+      refId: `${idx++}`,
+      queryType: GrafanaQueryType.Search,
+      search: query,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // The SQL based store can only execute individual queries
+  if (!config.featureToggles.panelTitleSearch) {
+    const searcher = getGrafanaSearcher();
+    const res: PlaylistItem[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < targets.length; i++) {
+      const view = (await searcher.search(targets[i].search!)).view;
+      res.push({ ...items[i], dashboards: view.map((v) => ({ ...v })) });
+    }
+    return res;
+  }
+
+  // The bluge backend can execute multiple queries in a single request
+  const ds = await getGrafanaDatasource();
+  // eslint-disable-next-line
+  const rsp = await lastValueFrom(ds.query({ targets } as unknown as DataQueryRequest<GrafanaQuery>));
+  if (rsp.data.length !== items.length) {
+    throw new Error('unexpected result size');
+  }
+  return items.map((item, idx) => {
+    const view = new DataFrameView<DashboardQueryResult>(rsp.data[idx]);
+    return { ...item, dashboards: view.map((v) => ({ ...v })) };
+  });
+}
+
+export function getDefaultPlaylist(): Playlist {
+  return { items: [], interval: '5m', name: '', uid: '' };
+}
+
+export function searchPlaylists(playlists: Playlist[], query?: string): Playlist[] {
+  if (!query?.length) {
+    return playlists;
+  }
+  query = query.toLowerCase();
+  return playlists.filter((v) => v.name.toLowerCase().includes(query!));
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/types.ts b/public/app/features/playlist/types.ts
index c35aead8835..bf8f58bcb01 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/types.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-export interface PlaylistDTO {
-  id: number;
-  name: string;
-  startUrl?: string;
-  uid: string;
-}
+import { DashboardQueryResult } from '../search/service';
 
 export type PlaylistMode = boolean | 'tv';
 
@@ -15,17 +10,16 @@ export interface PlayListItemDTO {
 }
 
 export interface Playlist {
+  uid: string;
   name: string;
   interval: string;
   items?: PlaylistItem[];
-  uid: string;
 }
 
 export interface PlaylistItem {
-  id?: number;
-  value: string; //tag or id.toString()
-  type: 'dashboard_by_id' | 'dashboard_by_tag';
-  order: number;
-  title: string;
-  playlistId?: number;
+  type: 'dashboard_by_tag' | 'dashboard_by_uid' | 'dashboard_by_id'; // _by_id is deprecated
+  value: string; // tag or uid
+
+  // Loaded in the frontend
+  dashboards?: DashboardQueryResult[];
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/usePlaylist.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/usePlaylist.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cb5d01474a..00000000000
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/usePlaylist.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-
-import { getPlaylist } from './api';
-import { Playlist } from './types';
-
-export function usePlaylist(playlistUid?: string) {
-  const [playlist, setPlaylist] = useState<Playlist>({ items: [], interval: '5m', name: '', uid: '' });
-  const [loading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(true);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const initPlaylist = async () => {
-      if (!playlistUid) {
-        setLoading(false);
-        return;
-      }
-      const list = await getPlaylist(playlistUid);
-      setPlaylist(list);
-      setLoading(false);
-    };
-    initPlaylist();
-  }, [playlistUid]);
-
-  return { playlist, loading };
-}
diff --git a/public/app/features/playlist/usePlaylistItems.tsx b/public/app/features/playlist/usePlaylistItems.tsx
index b7ed5f22207..0a013372113 100644
--- a/public/app/features/playlist/usePlaylistItems.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/playlist/usePlaylistItems.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,37 @@
 import { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
+import { useAsync } from 'react-use';
 
-import { DashboardPickerItem } from 'app/core/components/OptionsUI/DashboardPickerByID';
+import { DashboardPickerDTO } from 'app/core/components/Select/DashboardPicker';
 
+import { loadDashboards } from './api';
 import { PlaylistItem } from './types';
 
 export function usePlaylistItems(playlistItems?: PlaylistItem[]) {
   const [items, setItems] = useState<PlaylistItem[]>(playlistItems ?? []);
 
+  // Attach dashboards if any were missing
+  useAsync(async () => {
+    for (const item of items) {
+      if (!item.dashboards) {
+        setItems(await loadDashboards(items));
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+  }, [items]);
+
   const addById = useCallback(
-    (dashboard?: DashboardPickerItem) => {
-      if (!dashboard || items.find((item) => item.id === dashboard.id)) {
+    (dashboard?: DashboardPickerDTO) => {
+      if (!dashboard) {
         return;
       }
 
-      const newItem: PlaylistItem = {
-        id: dashboard.id,
-        title: dashboard.label as string,
-        type: 'dashboard_by_id',
-        value: dashboard.id.toString(10),
-        order: items.length + 1,
-      };
-      setItems([...items, newItem]);
+      setItems([
+        ...items,
+        {
+          type: 'dashboard_by_uid',
+          value: dashboard.uid,
+        },
+      ]);
     },
     [items]
   );
@@ -33,51 +44,35 @@ export function usePlaylistItems(playlistItems?: PlaylistItem[]) {
       }
 
       const newItem: PlaylistItem = {
-        title: tag,
         type: 'dashboard_by_tag',
         value: tag,
-        order: items.length + 1,
       };
       setItems([...items, newItem]);
     },
     [items]
   );
 
-  const movePlaylistItem = useCallback(
-    (item: PlaylistItem, offset: number) => {
-      const newItems = [...items];
-      const currentPosition = newItems.indexOf(item);
-      const newPosition = currentPosition + offset;
-
-      if (newPosition >= 0 && newPosition < newItems.length) {
-        newItems.splice(currentPosition, 1);
-        newItems.splice(newPosition, 0, item);
+  const moveItem = useCallback(
+    (src: number, dst: number) => {
+      if (src === dst || !items[src]) {
+        return; // nothing to do
       }
-      setItems(newItems);
+      const update = Array.from(items);
+      const [removed] = update.splice(src, 1);
+      update.splice(dst, 0, removed);
+      setItems(update);
     },
     [items]
   );
 
-  const moveUp = useCallback(
-    (item: PlaylistItem) => {
-      movePlaylistItem(item, -1);
-    },
-    [movePlaylistItem]
-  );
-
-  const moveDown = useCallback(
-    (item: PlaylistItem) => {
-      movePlaylistItem(item, 1);
-    },
-    [movePlaylistItem]
-  );
-
   const deleteItem = useCallback(
-    (item: PlaylistItem) => {
-      setItems(items.filter((i) => i !== item));
+    (index: number) => {
+      const copy = items.slice();
+      copy.splice(index, 1);
+      setItems(copy);
     },
     [items]
   );
 
-  return { items, addById, addByTag, deleteItem, moveDown, moveUp };
+  return { items, addById, addByTag, deleteItem, moveItem };
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/search/service/types.ts b/public/app/features/search/service/types.ts
index 0f0fc9b0a91..282772f4777 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/service/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/search/service/types.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ export interface SearchQuery {
   kind?: string[];
   panel_type?: string;
   uid?: string[];
-  id?: number[];
   facet?: FacetField[];
   explain?: boolean;
   withAllowedActions?: boolean;