diff --git a/public/app/core/components/search/search_results.html b/public/app/core/components/search/search_results.html
index 4e5bc88e0a9..7435f8d0b7e 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/search/search_results.html
+++ b/public/app/core/components/search/search_results.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <div class="search-section__header" ng-show="section.hideHeader"></div>
 
   <div ng-if="section.expanded">
-    <a ng-repeat="item in section.items" class="search-item" ng-class="{'selected': item.selected}" ng-href="{{::item.url}}" >
+    <a ng-repeat="item in section.items" class="search-item search-item--indent" ng-class="{'selected': item.selected}" ng-href="{{::item.url}}" >
       <div ng-click="ctrl.toggleSelection(item, $event)">
         <gf-form-switch
            ng-show="ctrl.editable"
diff --git a/public/sass/components/_search.scss b/public/sass/components/_search.scss
index 47d4a926968..e6b3795d752 100644
--- a/public/sass/components/_search.scss
+++ b/public/sass/components/_search.scss
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   flex-grow: 1;
+
+  .search-item--indent {
+    margin-left: 14px;
+  }
 }
 
 .search-dropdown__col_2 {
@@ -202,7 +206,7 @@
   padding: 5px;
   flex: 0 0 auto;
   font-size: 19px;
-  padding: 5px 2px 5px 10px;
+  padding: 5px 2px 5px 16px;
 }
 
 .search-item__tags {