diff --git a/application/controllers/SearchController.php b/application/controllers/SearchController.php
index 530db3c66..d0a76a737 100644
--- a/application/controllers/SearchController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/SearchController.php
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ class SearchController extends ActionController
     {
         $this->setAutorefreshInterval(10);
         $search = $this->_request->getParam('q');
+        if (! $search) {
+            $this->view->hint = $this->translate('Ready to search, waiting for your input');
+            return;
+        }
         $dashboard = Widget::create('dashboard')->createPane('Search');
         $pane = $dashboard->getPane('Search');
         $suffix = strlen($search) ? ': ' . rtrim($search, '*') . '*' : '';
@@ -37,6 +41,10 @@ class SearchController extends ActionController
             'hostgroup' => $search . '*',
             'limit' => 10,
         )));
+        $pane->addComponent('Servicegroups' . $suffix, Url::fromPath('monitoring/list/servicegroups', array(
+            'servicegroup' => $search . '*',
+            'limit' => 10,
+        )));
         $dashboard->activate('Search');
         $this->view->dashboard = $dashboard;
         $this->view->tabs = $dashboard->getTabs();
diff --git a/application/views/scripts/search/index.phtml b/application/views/scripts/search/index.phtml
index 52dc7a14c..fe596cdbe 100644
--- a/application/views/scripts/search/index.phtml
+++ b/application/views/scripts/search/index.phtml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 <?= $this->tabs ?>
 </div>
 
+<?php if ($this->dashboard): ?>
 <div class="content dashboard">
 <?= $this->dashboard ?>
 </div>
+<?php else: ?>
+<div class="content">
+<strong><?= $this->hint ?></strong>
+</div>
+<?php endif ?>