diff --git a/src/app/app.component.scss b/src/app/app.component.scss
index 35b543756b..50bc75c7ae 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/app.component.scss
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ html {
 
 .main-content {
   flex: 1 0 auto;
+  margin-top: $content-spacing;
+  margin-bottom: $content-spacing;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/home/home-news/home-news.component.scss b/src/app/home/home-news/home-news.component.scss
index 818cb6db34..688b3180a7 100644
--- a/src/app/home/home-news/home-news.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/home/home-news/home-news.component.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   display: block;
   margin-right: ($grid-gutter-width / -2);
   margin-left:  ($grid-gutter-width / -2);
+  margin-top: -$content-spacing;
+  margin-bottom: -$content-spacing;
 }
 
 .dspace-logo-container {
diff --git a/src/app/home/home.component.html b/src/app/home/home.component.html
index fd7d4b6309..acd6f0d7eb 100644
--- a/src/app/home/home.component.html
+++ b/src/app/home/home.component.html
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 <ds-home-news></ds-home-news>
+<ds-search-form></ds-search-form>
 <ds-top-level-community-list></ds-top-level-community-list>
diff --git a/src/app/object-list/search-result-list-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/object-list/search-result-list-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-list-element.component.ts
index 327bb1d3aa..9bea14e9a1 100644
--- a/src/app/object-list/search-result-list-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/object-list/search-result-list-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-list-element.component.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Collection } from '../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-collection-search-result-list-element',
-  styleUrls: ['collection-search-result-list-element.component.scss'],
+  styleUrls: ['../search-result-list-element.component.scss', 'collection-search-result-list-element.component.scss'],
   templateUrl: 'collection-search-result-list-element.component.html'
 })
 
diff --git a/src/app/object-list/search-result-list-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/object-list/search-result-list-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-list-element.component.ts
index 602d82a6c9..741b4b4f65 100644
--- a/src/app/object-list/search-result-list-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/object-list/search-result-list-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-list-element.component.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Community } from '../../../core/shared/community.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-community-search-result-list-element',
-  styleUrls: ['community-search-result-list-element.component.scss'],
+  styleUrls: ['../search-result-list-element.component.scss', 'community-search-result-list-element.component.scss'],
   templateUrl: 'community-search-result-list-element.component.html'
 })
 
diff --git a/src/app/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-search-result-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-search-result-list-element.component.ts
index 4ecf0a8ff2..ef968db0b8 100644
--- a/src/app/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-search-result-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-search-result-list-element.component.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-item-search-result-list-element',
-  styleUrls: ['item-search-result-list-element.component.scss'],
+  styleUrls: ['../search-result-list-element.component.scss', 'item-search-result-list-element.component.scss'],
   templateUrl: 'item-search-result-list-element.component.html'
 })
 
diff --git a/src/app/object-list/search-result-list-element/search-result-list-element.component.scss b/src/app/object-list/search-result-list-element/search-result-list-element.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..025e2c2278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/object-list/search-result-list-element/search-result-list-element.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+@import '../../../styles/shared_imports.scss';
+:host {
+    /deep/ em {
+        font-weight: bold;
+        font-style: normal;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/search-page/search-page.component.html b/src/app/search-page/search-page.component.html
index 45b7e70ed1..dc29f28d08 100644
--- a/src/app/search-page/search-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/search-page/search-page.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <div class="search-page">
-    <ds-search-form (formSubmit)="updateSearch($event)" [query]="query"></ds-search-form>
+    <ds-search-form [query]="query" [scope]="(scopeObject?.payload | async)" [currentParams]="currentParams"></ds-search-form>
     <ds-search-results [searchResults]="results" [searchConfig]="searchOptions"></ds-search-results>
-</div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/search-page/search-page.component.ts b/src/app/search-page/search-page.component.ts
index bfabd1c0c6..ec9f8cc8e0 100644
--- a/src/app/search-page/search-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/search-page/search-page.component.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import { DSpaceObject } from '../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { SortOptions } from '../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
 import { SearchOptions } from '../search/search-options.model';
+import { CommunityDataService } from '../core/data/community-data.service';
+import { hasValue } from '../shared/empty.util';
 
 /**
  * This component renders a simple item page.
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ export class SearchPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   private sub;
   query: string;
   private scope: string;
+  scopeObject: RemoteData<DSpaceObject>;
   private page: number;
   results: RemoteData<Array<SearchResult<DSpaceObject>>>;
   private currentParams = {};
@@ -30,7 +33,8 @@ export class SearchPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   constructor(private service: SearchService,
               private route: ActivatedRoute,
-              private router: Router,) {
+              private communityService: CommunityDataService,
+  ) {
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
@@ -48,6 +52,11 @@ export class SearchPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
           const sort: SortOptions =  new SortOptions(params.sortField, params.sortDirection);
           this.searchOptions =  {pagination: pagination, sort: sort};
           this.results = this.service.search(this.query, this.scope, this.searchOptions);
+          if (hasValue(this.scope)) {
+            this.scopeObject = this.communityService.findById(this.scope);
+          } else {
+            this.scopeObject = undefined;
+          }
         }
       );
   }
@@ -55,17 +64,4 @@ export class SearchPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   ngOnDestroy() {
     this.sub.unsubscribe();
   }
-
-  updateSearch(data: any) {
-    this.router.navigate([], {
-      queryParams: Object.assign({}, this.currentParams,
-        {
-          query: data.query,
-          scope: data.scope,
-          page: data.page || 1
-        }
-      )
-    })
-    ;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/search-page/search-page.module.ts b/src/app/search-page/search-page.module.ts
index c1425340ab..8cb5f3d886 100644
--- a/src/app/search-page/search-page.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/search-page/search-page.module.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import { CommunitySearchResultListElementComponent } from '../object-list/search
   ],
   declarations: [
     SearchPageComponent,
-    SearchFormComponent,
     SearchResultsComponent,
     ItemSearchResultListElementComponent,
     CollectionSearchResultListElementComponent,
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search-form/search-form.component.html b/src/app/shared/search-form/search-form.component.html
index d636d3227a..b8bd861931 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search-form/search-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/search-form/search-form.component.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-<form #form="ngForm" (ngSubmit)="onSubmit(form.value)">
+<form #form="ngForm" (ngSubmit)="onSubmit(form.value, scope?.id)">
     <div class="form-group input-group">
         <input type="text" [ngModel]="query" name="query" class="form-control" aria-label="Search input">
         <div class="input-group-btn" ngbDropdown>
-            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-secondary">{{ 'search.form.search_dspace' | translate }}</button>
+            <button type="submit" class="search-button btn btn-secondary">{{ scope ? scope.name : ('search.form.search_dspace' | translate) }}</button>
             <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-toggle="dropdown"
                     aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" id="searchDropdown" ngbDropdownToggle>
                 <span class="sr-only">Toggle Dropdown</span>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search-form/search-form.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search-form/search-form.component.ts
index 10e992a6ea..cb09736bcd 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search-form/search-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search-form/search-form.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, OnInit, EventEmitter, Output, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { DSpaceObject } from '../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
+import { Router, ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 
 /**
  * This component renders a simple item page.
@@ -12,11 +14,31 @@ import { Component, OnInit, EventEmitter, Output, Input } from '@angular/core';
   templateUrl: './search-form.component.html',
 })
 export class SearchFormComponent {
-  @Output() formSubmit: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter<any>();
   @Input() query: string;
+  @Input() scope: DSpaceObject;
 
-  onSubmit(form: any, scope?: string) {
+  // Optional existing search parameters
+  @Input() currentParams: {};
+
+  constructor(private router: Router) {
+  }
+
+  onSubmit(form: any, scope ?: string) {
     const data: any = Object.assign({}, form, { scope: scope });
-    this.formSubmit.emit(data);
+    this.updateSearch(data);
+
+  }
+
+  updateSearch(data: any) {
+    this.router.navigate(['/search'], {
+      queryParams: Object.assign({}, this.currentParams,
+        {
+          query: data.query,
+          scope: data.scope,
+          page: data.page || 1
+        }
+      )
+    })
+    ;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
index 756ed80561..9a899bc095 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { CollectionListElementComponent } from '../object-list/collection-list-e
 import { TruncatePipe } from './utils/truncate.pipe';
 import { WrapperListElementComponent } from '../object-list/wrapper-list-element/wrapper-list-element.component';
 import { SearchResultListElementComponent } from '../object-list/search-result-list-element/search-result-list-element.component';
+import { SearchFormComponent } from './search-form/search-form.component';
 
 const MODULES = [
   // Do NOT include UniversalModule, HttpModule, or JsonpModule here
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ const COMPONENTS = [
   ComcolPageLogoComponent,
   ObjectListComponent,
   ObjectListElementComponent,
-  WrapperListElementComponent
+  WrapperListElementComponent,
+  SearchFormComponent
 ];
 
 const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
diff --git a/src/styles/variables.scss b/src/styles/_bootstrap_variables.scss
similarity index 99%
rename from src/styles/variables.scss
rename to src/styles/_bootstrap_variables.scss
index f2e7012588..f3d13120cc 100644
--- a/src/styles/variables.scss
+++ b/src/styles/_bootstrap_variables.scss
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ $theme-colors: (
 ) !default;
 /* Fonts */
 $link-color: map-get($theme-colors, info) !default;
+
diff --git a/src/styles/_custom_variables.scss b/src/styles/_custom_variables.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d73193dc7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/styles/_custom_variables.scss
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+$content-spacing: $spacer * 1.5;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/styles/_shared_imports.scss b/src/styles/_shared_imports.scss
index 8d6c665238..9a49b74953 100644
--- a/src/styles/_shared_imports.scss
+++ b/src/styles/_shared_imports.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-@import 'variables.scss';
+@import 'bootstrap_variables.scss';
 @import '../../node_modules/bootstrap/scss/bootstrap.scss';
 @import "../../node_modules/font-awesome/scss/font-awesome.scss";
-@import 'mixins.scss';
\ No newline at end of file
+@import 'mixins.scss';
+@import 'custom_variables.scss';
\ No newline at end of file