diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/common.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/common.scss
index 7562ef6d24b..11730000f85 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/common.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/common.scss
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ table {
   }
 }
 
-.center-top-menu {
+.center-top-menu, .left-top-menu {
   @include nav-menu;
   text-align: center;
   margin-top: 5px;
@@ -408,6 +408,11 @@ table {
   }
 }
 
+.left-top-menu {
+  text-align: left;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #EEE;
+}
+
 .center-middle-menu {
   @include nav-menu;
   padding: 0;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/mobile.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/mobile.scss
index 6f44c323732..c00709fb6bb 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/mobile.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/mobile.scss
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     display: none;
   }
 
-  .center-top-menu {
+  .center-top-menu, .left-top-menu {
     li a {
       font-size: 14px;
       padding: 19px 10px;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/projects.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/projects.scss
index 2ded32dba12..99006b9f5d1 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/projects.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/projects.scss
@@ -335,6 +335,36 @@ ul.nav.nav-projects-tabs {
   }
 }
 
+.top-area {
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #EEE;
+
+  ul.left-top-menu {
+    display: inline-block;
+    width: 50%;
+    margin-bottom: 0px;
+    border-bottom: none;
+  }
+
+  .projects-search-form {
+    width: 50%;
+    display: inline-block;
+    float: right;
+    padding-top: 7px;
+    text-align: right;
+
+    .btn-green {
+      margin-top: -2px;
+      margin-left: 10px;
+    }
+  }
+
+  @media (max-width: $screen-xs-max) {
+    .projects-search-form {
+      padding-top: 15px;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 .fork-namespaces {
   .fork-thumbnail {
     text-align: center;
@@ -412,11 +442,18 @@ pre.light-well {
 
 .projects-search-form {
   margin: -$gl-padding;
-  background-color: #f8fafc;
   padding: $gl-padding;
   margin-bottom: 0px;
-  border-top: 1px solid #e7e9ed;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid #e7e9ed;
+
+  input {
+    display: inline-block;
+    width: calc(100% - 151px);
+  }
+
+  .btn {
+    display: inline-block;
+    width: 135px;
+  }
 }
 
 .git-empty {
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/_projects_head.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/_projects_head.html.haml
index 2e77afb7525..f4a3e3162bf 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/_projects_head.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/_projects_head.html.haml
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 = content_for :flash_message do
   = render 'shared/project_limit'
+.top-area
+  %ul.left-top-menu
+    = nav_link(page: [dashboard_projects_path, root_path]) do
+      = link_to dashboard_projects_path, title: 'Home', class: 'shortcuts-activity', data: {placement: 'right'} do
+        Your Projects
+    = nav_link(page: starred_dashboard_projects_path) do
+      = link_to starred_dashboard_projects_path, title: 'Starred Projects', data: {placement: 'right'} do
+        Starred Projects
+    = nav_link(page: [explore_root_path, trending_explore_projects_path, starred_explore_projects_path, explore_projects_path], html_options: { class: 'hidden-xs' }) do
+      = link_to explore_root_path, title: 'Explore', data: {placement: 'right'} do
+        Explore Projects
 
-%ul.center-top-menu
-  = nav_link(page: [dashboard_projects_path, root_path]) do
-    = link_to dashboard_projects_path, title: 'Home', class: 'shortcuts-activity', data: {placement: 'right'} do
-      Your Projects
-  = nav_link(page: starred_dashboard_projects_path) do
-    = link_to starred_dashboard_projects_path, title: 'Starred Projects', data: {placement: 'right'} do
-      Starred Projects
-  = nav_link(page: [explore_root_path, trending_explore_projects_path, starred_explore_projects_path, explore_projects_path], html_options: { class: 'hidden-xs' }) do
-    = link_to explore_root_path, title: 'Explore', data: {placement: 'right'} do
-      Explore Projects
+  .projects-search-form  
+    = search_field_tag :filter_projects, nil, placeholder: 'Filter by name...', class: 'projects-list-filter form-control hidden-xs', spellcheck: false
+    - if current_user.can_create_project?
+      = link_to new_project_path, class: 'btn btn-green' do
+        %i.fa.fa-plus
+        New Project
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/projects/_projects.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/projects/_projects.html.haml
index 81a5909e2d2..cea9ffcc748 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/projects/_projects.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/projects/_projects.html.haml
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 .projects-list-holder
-  .projects-search-form
-    .input-group
-      = search_field_tag :filter_projects, nil, placeholder: 'Filter by name', class: 'projects-list-filter form-control', spellcheck: false
-      - if current_user.can_create_project?
-        %span.input-group-btn
-          = link_to new_project_path, class: 'btn btn-green' do
-            %i.fa.fa-plus
-            New Project
 
   = render 'shared/projects/list', projects: @projects, ci: true