diff --git a/application/controllers/SearchController.php b/application/controllers/SearchController.php
index f2bf1ceac..c90e930a9 100644
--- a/application/controllers/SearchController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/SearchController.php
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 // {{{ICINGA_LICENSE_HEADER}}}
 
 use Icinga\Web\Controller\ActionController;
-use Icinga\Application\Icinga;
 use Icinga\Web\Widget;
-use Icinga\Web\Url;
+use Icinga\Web\Widget\SearchDashboard;
 
 /**
  * Search controller
@@ -14,47 +13,13 @@ class SearchController extends ActionController
 {
     public function indexAction()
     {
-        $search = $this->_request->getParam('q');
-        if (! $search) {
-            $this->view->tabs = Widget::create('tabs')->add(
-                'search',
-                array(
-                    'title' => $this->translate('Search'),
-                    'url'   => '/search',
-                )
-            )->activate('search');
-            $this->render('hint');
-            return;
-        }
-        $dashboard = Widget::create('dashboard')->createPane($this->translate('Search'));
-        $pane = $dashboard->getPane($this->translate('Search'));
-        $suffix = strlen($search) ? ': ' . rtrim($search, '*') . '*' : '';
-        $pane->addComponent(
-            $this->translate('Hosts') . $suffix,
-            Url::fromPath('monitoring/list/hosts', array(
-                'host_name' => $search . '*',
-                'sort' => 'host_severity',
-                'limit' => 10,
-            )
-        ));
-        $pane->addComponent(
-            $this->translate('Services') . $suffix,
-            Url::fromPath('monitoring/list/services', array(
-                'service_description' => $search . '*',
-                'sort' => 'service_severity',
-                'limit' => 10,
-            )
-        ));
-        $pane->addComponent('Hostgroups' . $suffix, Url::fromPath('monitoring/list/hostgroups', array(
-            'hostgroup' => $search . '*',
-            'limit' => 10,
-        )));
-        $pane->addComponent('Servicegroups' . $suffix, Url::fromPath('monitoring/list/servicegroups', array(
-            'servicegroup' => $search . '*',
-            'limit' => 10,
-        )));
-        $dashboard->activate($this->translate('Search'));
-        $this->view->dashboard = $dashboard;
-        $this->view->tabs = $dashboard->getTabs();
+        $this->view->dashboard = SearchDashboard::load($this->params->get('q'));
+
+        // NOTE: This renders the dashboard twice. Remove this once we can catch exceptions thrown in view scripts.
+        $this->view->dashboard->render();
+    }
+
+    public function hintAction()
+    {
     }
 }
diff --git a/application/layouts/scripts/parts/navigation.phtml b/application/layouts/scripts/parts/navigation.phtml
index 019fba767..2f4335d89 100644
--- a/application/layouts/scripts/parts/navigation.phtml
+++ b/application/layouts/scripts/parts/navigation.phtml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use Icinga\Web\Url;
 use Icinga\Web\Menu;
 use Icinga\Web\MenuRenderer;
+use Icinga\Web\Widget\SearchDashboard;
 
 // Don't render a menu for unauthenticated users unless menu is auth aware
 if (! $this->auth()->isAuthenticated()) {
@@ -11,8 +12,10 @@ if (! $this->auth()->isAuthenticated()) {
 
 ?>
 <div id="menu" data-base-target="_main">
+  <? if (SearchDashboard::load('dummy')->getPane('search')->hasComponents()): ?>
   <form action="<?= $this->href('search') ?>" method="get" role="search">
     <input type="text" name="q" class="search autofocus" placeholder="<?= $this->translate('Search...') ?>" autocomplete="off" autocorrect="off" autocapitalize="off" spellcheck="false" />
   </form>
+  <? endif; ?>
 <?= new MenuRenderer(Menu::load(), Url::fromRequest()->without('renderLayout')->getRelativeUrl()); ?>
 </div>
diff --git a/application/views/scripts/search/hint.phtml b/application/views/scripts/search/hint.phtml
index 91a85e9fe..d54c0b24f 100644
--- a/application/views/scripts/search/hint.phtml
+++ b/application/views/scripts/search/hint.phtml
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-<div class="controls">
-<?= $this->tabs ?>
-</div>
-
 <div class="content">
 <h1><?= $this->translate("I'm ready to search, waiting for your input") ?></h1>
 <p><strong><?= $this->translate('Hint') ?>: </strong><?= $this->translate(
     'Please use the asterisk (*) as a placeholder for wildcard searches.'
-  . " For convenience I'll always add a wildcard after the last character"
-  . ' you typed.'
+  . " For convenience I'll always add a wildcard in front and after your"
+  . ' search string.'
 ) ?></p>
 </div>
diff --git a/application/views/scripts/search/index.phtml b/application/views/scripts/search/index.phtml
index 52dc7a14c..321597e70 100644
--- a/application/views/scripts/search/index.phtml
+++ b/application/views/scripts/search/index.phtml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="controls">
-<?= $this->tabs ?>
+<?= $this->dashboard->getTabs() ?>
 </div>
 
 <div class="content dashboard">
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Application/Modules/Module.php b/library/Icinga/Application/Modules/Module.php
index d0bf451ee..c0c6b1f6f 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Application/Modules/Module.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Application/Modules/Module.php
@@ -163,6 +163,31 @@ class Module
      */
     protected $paneItems = array();
 
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $searchUrls = array();
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $title
+     * @param string $url
+     */
+    public function provideSearchUrl($title, $url)
+    {
+        $searchUrl = (object) array(
+            'title' => $title,
+            'url'   => $url
+        );
+
+        $this->searchUrls[] = $searchUrl;
+    }
+
+    public function getSearchUrls()
+    {
+        $this->launchConfigScript();
+        return $this->searchUrls;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get all Menu Items
      *
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Dashboard/Pane.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Dashboard/Pane.php
index 45bd9c558..8c1e66bad 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Dashboard/Pane.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Dashboard/Pane.php
@@ -135,6 +135,24 @@ class Pane extends AbstractWidget
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Removes all or a given list of components from this pane
+     *
+     * @param array $components Optional list of component titles
+     * @return Pane $this
+     */
+    public function removeComponents(array $components = null)
+    {
+        if ($components === null) {
+            $this->components = array();
+        } else {
+            foreach ($components as $component) {
+                $this->removeComponent($component);
+            }
+        }
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return all components added at this pane
      *
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/SearchDashboard.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/SearchDashboard.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a97de06e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/SearchDashboard.php
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+<?php
+// {{{ICINGA_LICENSE_HEADER}}}
+// {{{ICINGA_LICENSE_HEADER}}}
+
+namespace Icinga\Web\Widget;
+
+use Icinga\Application\Icinga;
+use Icinga\Application\Modules\Module;
+use Icinga\Web\Url;
+use Icinga\Web\Widget\Dashboard\Pane;
+use Zend_Controller_Action_Exception as ActionError;
+
+/**
+ * Class SearchDashboard display multiple search views on a single search page
+ *
+ * @package Icinga\Web\Widget
+ */
+class SearchDashboard extends Dashboard
+{
+    const SEARCH_PANE = 'search';
+
+    /**
+     * All searchUrls provided by Modules
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $searchUrls = array();
+
+    /**
+     * Load all available search dashlets from modules
+     *
+     * @param $searchQuery
+     * @return Dashboard|SearchDashboard
+     */
+    public static function load($searchQuery)
+    {
+        /** @var $dashboard SearchDashboard */
+        $dashboard = new static('searchDashboard');
+        $dashboard->loadSearchDashlets($searchQuery);
+        return $dashboard;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Renders the output
+     *
+     * @return string
+     * @throws \Zend_Controller_Action_Exception
+     */
+    public function render()
+    {
+        if (!$this->getPane(self::SEARCH_PANE)->hasComponents()) {
+            throw new ActionError('Site not found', 404);
+        }
+        return parent::render();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Loads search dashlets
+     *
+     * @param string $searchString
+     */
+    protected function loadSearchDashlets($searchString)
+    {
+        $pane = $this->createPane(self::SEARCH_PANE)->getPane(self::SEARCH_PANE)->setTitle(t('Search'));
+        $this->activate(self::SEARCH_PANE);
+
+        $manager = Icinga::app()->getModuleManager();
+
+        foreach ($manager->getLoadedModules() as $module) {
+            $this->addSearchDashletsFromModule($searchString, $module, $pane);
+        }
+
+        if ($searchString === '' && $pane->hasComponents()) {
+            $pane->removeComponents();
+            $pane->add('Ready to search', 'search/hint');
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add available search dashlets to the pane
+     *
+     * @param string $searchString
+     * @param Module $module
+     * @param Pane $pane
+     */
+    protected function addSearchDashletsFromModule($searchString, $module, $pane)
+    {
+        $searchUrls = $module->getSearchUrls();
+
+        if (! empty($searchUrls)) {
+            $this->searchUrls[] = $module->getSearchUrls();
+            foreach ($searchUrls as $search) {
+                $pane->addComponent(
+                    $search->title . ': ' . $searchString,
+                    Url::fromPath($search->url, array('q' => $searchString))
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ListController.php b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ListController.php
index 047b4ab35..b167c5e43 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ListController.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ListController.php
@@ -55,10 +55,9 @@ class Monitoring_ListController extends Controller
                 $url->addParams(array($k => $v));
                 return $url;
             }
-
         } else {
             $q = $url->shift('q');
-            if ($q) {
+            if ($q !== null) {
                 $action = $this->_request->getActionName();
                 switch($action) {
                     case 'services':
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ class Monitoring_ListController extends Controller
                         $this->params->remove('q')->set('host_name', '*' . $q . '*');
                         break;
                     case 'hostgroups':
-                        $this->params->remove('q')->set('hostgroups', '*' . $q . '*');
+                        $this->params->remove('q')->set('hostgroup', '*' . $q . '*');
                         break;
                     case 'servicegroups':
                         $this->params->remove('q')->set('servicegroup', '*' . $q . '*');
@@ -413,6 +412,9 @@ class Monitoring_ListController extends Controller
 
     public function servicegroupsAction()
     {
+        if ($url = $this->hasBetterUrl()) {
+            return $this->redirectNow($url);
+        }
         $this->addTitleTab('servicegroups');
         $this->setAutorefreshInterval(12);
         $query = $this->backend->select()->from('groupsummary', array(
@@ -441,6 +443,9 @@ class Monitoring_ListController extends Controller
 
     public function hostgroupsAction()
     {
+        if ($url = $this->hasBetterUrl()) {
+            return $this->redirectNow($url);
+        }
         $this->addTitleTab('hostgroups');
         $this->setAutorefreshInterval(12);
         $query = $this->backend->select()->from('groupsummary', array(
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/configuration.php b/modules/monitoring/configuration.php
index 412581d24..fc0688e89 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/configuration.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/configuration.php
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ $this->provideConfigTab('security', array(
     'url' => 'config/security'
 ));
 
+/*
+ * Available Search Urls
+ */
+$this->provideSearchUrl($this->translate('Hosts'), 'monitoring/list/hosts?sort=host_severity&limit=10');
+$this->provideSearchUrl($this->translate('Services'), 'monitoring/list/services?sort=service_severity&limit=10');
+$this->provideSearchUrl($this->translate('Hostgroups'), 'monitoring/list/hostgroups?limit=10');
+$this->provideSearchUrl($this->translate('Servicegroups'), 'monitoring/list/servicegroups?limit=10');
+
 /*
  * Problems Section
  */