diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/participation.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/participation.scss
index 66e93edf1..1382fe970 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/participation.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/participation.scss
@@ -1019,6 +1019,14 @@
   }
 }
 
+.search-results-summary {
+  background: $highlight;
+  margin-bottom: $line-height;
+  margin-top: -$line-height;
+  padding-bottom: $line-height;
+  padding-top: $line-height;
+}
+
 // 05. Featured
 // ------------
 
diff --git a/app/views/debates/index.html.erb b/app/views/debates/index.html.erb
index 24142020b..a4e347537 100644
--- a/app/views/debates/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/debates/index.html.erb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 <main>
   <% if @search_terms || @advanced_search_terms %>
-    <div class="highlight no-margin-top padding margin-bottom">
+    <div class="search-results-summary">
       <div class="row">
         <div class="small-12 column">
           <% if @search_terms || @advanced_search_terms %>
diff --git a/app/views/proposals/index.html.erb b/app/views/proposals/index.html.erb
index 8ec111379..016c93fd7 100644
--- a/app/views/proposals/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/proposals/index.html.erb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
           params[:retired].present?,
           params[:selected].present?
         ].any? %>
-    <div class="highlight no-margin-top padding margin-bottom">
+    <div class="search-results-summary">
       <div class="row">
         <div class="small-12 column">
           <% if @search_terms || @advanced_search_terms %>