diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/tree.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/tree.scss
index f3916622b6f..03c75ce61f5 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/tree.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/tree.scss
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@
 
 .tree-controls {
   float: right;
-  margin-top: 11px;
   position: relative;
   z-index: 2;
 
diff --git a/app/views/projects/tree/_tree_header.html.haml b/app/views/projects/tree/_tree_header.html.haml
index 259207a6dfd..e7b3fe3ffda 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/tree/_tree_header.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/tree/_tree_header.html.haml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+.tree-controls
+  = render 'projects/find_file_link'
+  = render 'projects/buttons/download', project: @project, ref: @ref
+
 .tree-ref-holder
   = render 'shared/ref_switcher', destination: 'tree', path: @path
 
diff --git a/app/views/projects/tree/show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/tree/show.html.haml
index a2a26039220..910d765aed0 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/tree/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/tree/show.html.haml
@@ -7,12 +7,4 @@
 = render 'projects/last_push'
 
 %div{ class: container_class }
-  .tree-controls
-    = render 'projects/find_file_link'
-    = render 'projects/buttons/download', project: @project, ref: @ref
-
-  #tree-holder.tree-holder.clearfix
-    .nav-block
-      = render 'projects/tree/tree_header', tree: @tree
-
-    = render 'projects/tree/tree_content', tree: @tree
+  = render 'projects/files'
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/22826-ui-inconsistency-different-files-views-find-file-button-missing.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/22826-ui-inconsistency-different-files-views-find-file-button-missing.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c42fbd4e1f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/22826-ui-inconsistency-different-files-views-find-file-button-missing.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Fix UI inconsistency different files view (find file button missing)
+merge_request: 9847
+author: TM Lee
diff --git a/spec/features/projects/files/find_files_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects/files/find_files_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..06f52bef902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/projects/files/find_files_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+feature 'Find files button in the tree header', feature: true do
+  given(:user) { create(:user) }
+  given(:project) { create(:project) }
+
+  background do
+    login_as(user)
+    project.team << [user, :developer]
+  end
+
+  scenario 'project main screen' do
+    visit namespace_project_path(
+      project.namespace,
+      project
+    )
+    expect(page).to have_selector('.tree-controls .shortcuts-find-file')
+  end
+
+  scenario 'project tree screen' do
+    visit namespace_project_tree_path(
+      project.namespace,
+      project,
+      project.default_branch
+    )
+    expect(page).to have_selector('.tree-controls .shortcuts-find-file')
+  end
+end