diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/dispatcher.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/dispatcher.js.es6
index 0f678492d4c..fc25122aedc 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/dispatcher.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/dispatcher.js.es6
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 /* global Labels */
 /* global Shortcuts */
 
+import GroupsList from './groups_list';
+
 const ShortcutsBlob = require('./shortcuts_blob');
 const UserCallout = require('./user_callout');
 
@@ -96,6 +98,10 @@ const UserCallout = require('./user_callout');
         case 'dashboard:todos:index':
           new gl.Todos();
           break;
+        case 'dashboard:groups:index':
+        case 'explore:groups:index':
+          new GroupsList();
+          break;
         case 'projects:milestones:new':
         case 'projects:milestones:edit':
         case 'projects:milestones:update':
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/groups_list.js b/app/assets/javascripts/groups_list.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ef81e49444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/groups_list.js
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/**
+ * Based on project list search.
+ * Makes search request for groups when user types a value in the search input.
+ * Updates the html content of the page with the received one.
+ */
+export default class GroupsList {
+  constructor() {
+    this.groupsListFilterElement = document.querySelector('.js-groups-list-filter');
+    this.groupsListHolderElement = document.querySelector('.js-groups-list-holder');
+
+    this.initSearch();
+  }
+
+  initSearch() {
+    this.debounceFilter = _.debounce(this.filterResults.bind(this), 500);
+
+    this.groupsListFilterElement.removeEventListener('input', this.debounceFilter);
+    this.groupsListFilterElement.addEventListener('input', this.debounceFilter);
+  }
+
+  filterResults() {
+    const form = document.querySelector('form#group-filter-form');
+    const groupFilterUrl = `${form.getAttribute('action')}?${$(form).serialize()}`;
+
+    $(this.groupsListHolderElement).fadeTo(250, 0.5);
+
+    return $.ajax({
+      url: form.getAttribute('action'),
+      data: $(form).serialize(),
+      type: 'GET',
+      dataType: 'json',
+      context: this,
+      complete() {
+        $(this.groupsListHolderElement).fadeTo(250, 1);
+      },
+      success(data) {
+        this.groupsListHolderElement.innerHTML = data.html;
+
+       // Change url so if user reload a page - search results are saved
+        return window.history.replaceState({
+          page: groupFilterUrl,
+
+        }, document.title, groupFilterUrl);
+      },
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/controllers/dashboard/groups_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dashboard/groups_controller.rb
index 0b7cf8167f0..d03265e9f20 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dashboard/groups_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dashboard/groups_controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 class Dashboard::GroupsController < Dashboard::ApplicationController
   def index
-    @group_members = current_user.group_members.includes(source: :route).page(params[:page])
+    @group_members = current_user.group_members.includes(source: :route).joins(:group)
+    @group_members = @group_members.merge(Group.search(params[:filter_groups])) if params[:filter_groups].present?
+    @group_members = @group_members.merge(Group.sort(@sort = params[:sort]))
+    @group_members = @group_members.page(params[:page])
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html
+      format.json do
+        render json: {
+          html: view_to_html_string("dashboard/groups/_groups", locals: { group_members: @group_members })
+        }
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/explore/groups_controller.rb b/app/controllers/explore/groups_controller.rb
index a962f9a0937..68228c095da 100644
--- a/app/controllers/explore/groups_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/explore/groups_controller.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 class Explore::GroupsController < Explore::ApplicationController
   def index
     @groups = GroupsFinder.new.execute(current_user)
-    @groups = @groups.search(params[:search]) if params[:search].present?
+    @groups = @groups.search(params[:filter_groups]) if params[:filter_groups].present?
     @groups = @groups.sort(@sort = params[:sort])
     @groups = @groups.page(params[:page])
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html
+      format.json do
+        render json: {
+          html: view_to_html_string("explore/groups/_groups", locals: { groups: @groups })
+        }
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/explore_helper.rb b/app/helpers/explore_helper.rb
index 2b1f3825adc..bbcb52f7eaf 100644
--- a/app/helpers/explore_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/explore_helper.rb
@@ -9,12 +9,20 @@ module ExploreHelper
     }
 
     options = exist_opts.merge(options)
-    path = request.path
-    path << "?#{options.to_param}"
-    path
+    request_path_with_options(options)
+  end
+
+  def filter_groups_path(options = {})
+    request_path_with_options(options)
   end
 
   def explore_controller?
     controller.class.name.split("::").first == "Explore"
   end
+
+  private
+
+  def request_path_with_options(options = {})
+    request.path + "?#{options.to_param}"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/_groups_head.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/_groups_head.html.haml
index 23c145ebbb4..c6d5937a3c3 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/_groups_head.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/_groups_head.html.haml
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
     = nav_link(page: explore_groups_path) do
       = link_to explore_groups_path, title: 'Explore groups' do
         Explore Groups
-  - if current_user.can_create_group?
-    .nav-controls
+  .nav-controls
+    = form_tag request.path, method: :get, class: 'group-filter-form', id: 'group-filter-form' do |f|
+      = search_field_tag :filter_groups, params[:filter_groups], placeholder: 'Filter by name...', class: 'group-filter-form-field form-control input-short js-groups-list-filter', spellcheck: false, id: 'group-filter-form-field', tabindex: "2"
+    = render 'shared/groups/dropdown'
+    - if current_user.can_create_group?
       = link_to new_group_path, class: "btn btn-new" do
         New Group
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/groups/_groups.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/groups/_groups.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6c3bf1a2b3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/groups/_groups.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.js-groups-list-holder
+  %ul.content-list
+    - @group_members.each do |group_member|
+      = render 'shared/groups/group', group: group_member.group, group_member: group_member
+
+  = paginate @group_members, theme: 'gitlab'
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/groups/index.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/groups/index.html.haml
index 1a679c51774..73ab2c95ff9 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/groups/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/groups/index.html.haml
@@ -5,9 +5,4 @@
 - if @group_members.empty?
   = render 'empty_state'
 - else
-  %ul.content-list
-    - @group_members.each do |group_member|
-      - group = group_member.group
-      = render 'shared/groups/group', group: group, group_member: group_member
-
-  = paginate @group_members, theme: 'gitlab'
+  = render 'groups'
diff --git a/app/views/explore/groups/_groups.html.haml b/app/views/explore/groups/_groups.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..794c6d1d170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/explore/groups/_groups.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.js-groups-list-holder
+  %ul.content-list
+    - @groups.each do |group|
+      = render 'shared/groups/group', group: group
+
+  = paginate @groups, theme: 'gitlab'
diff --git a/app/views/explore/groups/index.html.haml b/app/views/explore/groups/index.html.haml
index 73cf6e87eb4..7f1bacc91cb 100644
--- a/app/views/explore/groups/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/explore/groups/index.html.haml
@@ -6,40 +6,10 @@
 - else
   = render 'explore/head'
 
-.row-content-block.clearfix
-  .pull-left
-    = form_tag explore_groups_path, method: :get, class: 'form-inline form-tiny' do |f|
-      = hidden_field_tag :sort, @sort
-      .form-group
-        = search_field_tag :search, params[:search], placeholder: "Filter by name", class: "form-control search-text-input", id: "groups_search", spellcheck: false
-      .form-group
-        = button_tag 'Search', class: "btn btn-default"
-
-  .pull-right
-    .dropdown.inline
-      %button.dropdown-toggle{ type: 'button', 'data-toggle' => 'dropdown' }
-        %span.light
-        - if @sort.present?
-          = sort_options_hash[@sort]
-        - else
-          = sort_title_recently_created
-        = icon('chevron-down')
-      %ul.dropdown-menu.dropdown-menu-align-right
-        %li
-          = link_to explore_groups_path(sort: sort_value_recently_created) do
-            = sort_title_recently_created
-          = link_to explore_groups_path(sort: sort_value_oldest_created) do
-            = sort_title_oldest_created
-          = link_to explore_groups_path(sort: sort_value_recently_updated) do
-            = sort_title_recently_updated
-          = link_to explore_groups_path(sort: sort_value_oldest_updated) do
-            = sort_title_oldest_updated
-
-%ul.content-list
-  - @groups.each do |group|
-    = render 'shared/groups/group', group: group
-  - unless @groups.present?
-    .nothing-here-block No public groups
 
+- if @groups.present?
+  = render 'groups'
+- else
+  .nothing-here-block No public groups
 
 = paginate @groups, theme: "gitlab"
diff --git a/app/views/shared/groups/_dropdown.html.haml b/app/views/shared/groups/_dropdown.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..37589b634fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/shared/groups/_dropdown.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+.dropdown.inline
+  %button.dropdown-toggle{ type: 'button', 'data-toggle' => 'dropdown' }
+    %span.light
+    - if @sort.present?
+      = sort_options_hash[@sort]
+    - else
+      = sort_title_recently_created
+    = icon('chevron-down')
+  %ul.dropdown-menu.dropdown-menu-align-right
+    %li
+      = link_to filter_groups_path(sort: sort_value_recently_created) do
+        = sort_title_recently_created
+      = link_to filter_groups_path(sort: sort_value_oldest_created) do
+        = sort_title_oldest_created
+      = link_to filter_groups_path(sort: sort_value_recently_updated) do
+        = sort_title_recently_updated
+      = link_to filter_groups_path(sort: sort_value_oldest_updated) do
+        = sort_title_oldest_updated
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/dz-dashboard-groups-search.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/dz-dashboard-groups-search.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c473cba774d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/dz-dashboard-groups-search.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Add filter and sorting to dashboard groups page
+merge_request: 9619
+author:
diff --git a/config/webpack.config.js b/config/webpack.config.js
index a71ec0c5f52..e91794208e6 100644
--- a/config/webpack.config.js
+++ b/config/webpack.config.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ var config = {
     environments_folder:  './environments/folder/environments_folder_bundle.js',
     filtered_search:      './filtered_search/filtered_search_bundle.js',
     graphs:               './graphs/graphs_bundle.js',
+    groups_list:          './groups_list.js',
     issuable:             './issuable/issuable_bundle.js',
     merge_conflicts:      './merge_conflicts/merge_conflicts_bundle.js',
     merge_request_widget: './merge_request_widget/ci_bundle.js',
diff --git a/spec/features/dashboard/groups_list_spec.rb b/spec/features/dashboard/groups_list_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca04107d33a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/dashboard/groups_list_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'Dashboard Groups page', js: true, feature: true do
+  include WaitForAjax
+
+  let!(:user) { create :user }
+  let!(:group) { create(:group) }
+  let!(:nested_group) { create(:group, :nested) }
+  let!(:another_group) { create(:group) }
+
+  before do
+    group.add_owner(user)
+    nested_group.add_owner(user)
+
+    login_as(user)
+
+    visit dashboard_groups_path
+  end
+
+  it 'shows groups user is member of' do
+    expect(page).to have_content(group.full_name)
+    expect(page).to have_content(nested_group.full_name)
+    expect(page).not_to have_content(another_group.full_name)
+  end
+
+  it 'filters groups' do
+    fill_in 'filter_groups', with: group.name
+    wait_for_ajax
+
+    expect(page).to have_content(group.full_name)
+    expect(page).not_to have_content(nested_group.full_name)
+    expect(page).not_to have_content(another_group.full_name)
+  end
+
+  it 'resets search when user cleans the input' do
+    fill_in 'filter_groups', with: group.name
+    wait_for_ajax
+
+    fill_in 'filter_groups', with: ""
+    wait_for_ajax
+
+    expect(page).to have_content(group.full_name)
+    expect(page).to have_content(nested_group.full_name)
+    expect(page).not_to have_content(another_group.full_name)
+    expect(page.all('.js-groups-list-holder .content-list li').length).to eq 2
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/features/explore/groups_list_spec.rb b/spec/features/explore/groups_list_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..773ae4b38bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/explore/groups_list_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'Explore Groups page', js: true, feature: true do
+  include WaitForAjax
+
+  let!(:user) { create :user }
+  let!(:group) { create(:group) }
+  let!(:public_group) { create(:group, :public) }
+  let!(:private_group) { create(:group, :private) }
+
+  before do
+    group.add_owner(user)
+
+    login_as(user)
+
+    visit explore_groups_path
+  end
+
+  it 'shows groups user is member of' do
+    expect(page).to have_content(group.full_name)
+    expect(page).to have_content(public_group.full_name)
+    expect(page).not_to have_content(private_group.full_name)
+  end
+
+  it 'filters groups' do
+    fill_in 'filter_groups', with: group.name
+    wait_for_ajax
+
+    expect(page).to have_content(group.full_name)
+    expect(page).not_to have_content(public_group.full_name)
+    expect(page).not_to have_content(private_group.full_name)
+  end
+
+  it 'resets search when user cleans the input' do
+    fill_in 'filter_groups', with: group.name
+    wait_for_ajax
+
+    fill_in 'filter_groups', with: ""
+    wait_for_ajax
+
+    expect(page).to have_content(group.full_name)
+    expect(page).to have_content(public_group.full_name)
+    expect(page).not_to have_content(private_group.full_name)
+    expect(page.all('.js-groups-list-holder .content-list li').length).to eq 2
+  end
+end