diff --git a/data/model/repository.py b/data/model/repository.py
index c2f65bdfe..1b113fe42 100644
--- a/data/model/repository.py
+++ b/data/model/repository.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import random
 from enum import Enum
 from datetime import timedelta, datetime
 from peewee import JOIN_LEFT_OUTER, fn, SQL, IntegrityError
+from playhouse.shortcuts import case
 from cachetools import ttl_cache
 
 from data.model import (config, DataModelException, tag, db_transaction, storage, permission,
@@ -485,14 +486,21 @@ def _get_sorted_matching_repositories(lookup_value, repo_kind='image', include_p
 
   # Always search at least on name (init clause)
   clause = Repository.name.match(lookup_value)
+  computed_score = RepositorySearchScore.score.alias('score')
 
+  # If the description field is in the search fields, then we need to compute a synthetic score
+  # to discount the weight of the description more than the name.
   if SEARCH_FIELDS.description.name in search_fields:
     clause = Repository.description.match(lookup_value) | clause
 
-  last_week = datetime.now() - timedelta(weeks=1)
+    cases = [
+      (Repository.name.match(lookup_value), 100 * RepositorySearchScore.score),
+    ]
+
+    computed_score = case(None, cases, RepositorySearchScore.score).alias('score')
 
   query = (Repository
-           .select(Repository, Namespace)
+           .select(Repository, Namespace, computed_score)
            .join(Namespace, on=(Namespace.id == Repository.namespace_user))
            .where(clause)
            .group_by(Repository.id, Namespace.id))
@@ -507,7 +515,7 @@ def _get_sorted_matching_repositories(lookup_value, repo_kind='image', include_p
            .switch(Repository)
            .join(RepositorySearchScore)
            .group_by(Repository, Namespace, RepositorySearchScore)
-           .order_by(RepositorySearchScore.score.desc()))
+           .order_by(SQL('score').desc()))
 
   return query
 
diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/search-box/search-box.component.html b/static/js/directives/ui/search-box/search-box.component.html
index d62b9c2f5..162529c52 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/search-box/search-box.component.html
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/search-box/search-box.component.html
@@ -35,16 +35,24 @@
                  first-line-only="true" placeholder-needed="false"></div>
           </div>
         </span>
+        <span ng-switch-when="application">
+          <span class="avatar" data="result.namespace.avatar"  size="16"></span>
+          <span class="result-name">{{ result.namespace.name }}/{{ result.name }}</span>
+          <div class="result-description" ng-if="result.description">
+            <div class="description markdown-view" content="result.description"
+                 first-line-only="true" placeholder-needed="false"></div>
+          </div>
+        </span>
       </span>
     </div>
   </script>
-
   <input class="form-control" type="text" placeholder="search"
          ng-model="$ctrl.enteredQuery"
          typeahead="$ctrl.onTypeahead($event)"
+         ta-debounce="250"
          ta-display-key="name"
          ta-suggestion-tmpl="search-result-template"
-         ta-clear-on-select="true"
+         ta-clear-on-select="$ctrl.clearOnSearch"
          (ta-selected)="$ctrl.onSelected($event)"
          (ta-entered)="$ctrl.onEntered($event)">
   <span class="search-icon">
diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/search-box/search-box.component.ts b/static/js/directives/ui/search-box/search-box.component.ts
index cdb30ffff..597019d76 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/search-box/search-box.component.ts
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/search-box/search-box.component.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { Input, Component, Inject } from 'ng-metadata/core';
 })
 export class SearchBoxComponent {
   @Input('<query') public enteredQuery: string = '';
+  @Input('@clearOnSearch') public clearOnSearch: string = 'true';
 
   private isSearching: boolean = false;
   private currentQuery: string = '';
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ export class SearchBoxComponent {
 
   private onEntered($event): void {
     this.$timeout(() => {
-      $event['callback'](true); // Clear the value.
+      $event['callback'](this.clearOnSearch == 'true'); // Clear the value.
       this.$location.url('/search');
       this.$location.search('q', $event['value']);
     }, 10);
diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/typeahead/typeahead.directive.ts b/static/js/directives/ui/typeahead/typeahead.directive.ts
index d733d88b2..d49b6de9c 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/typeahead/typeahead.directive.ts
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/typeahead/typeahead.directive.ts
@@ -13,16 +13,19 @@ export class TypeaheadDirective implements AfterContentInit {
   @Input('taDisplayKey') displayKey: string = '';
   @Input('taSuggestionTmpl') suggestionTemplate: string = '';
   @Input('taClearOnSelect') clearOnSelect: boolean = false;
+  @Input('taDebounce') debounce: number = 250;
 
   @Output('taSelected') selected = new EventEmitter<any>();
   @Output('taEntered') entered = new EventEmitter<any>();
 
   private itemSelected: boolean = false;
+  private existingTimer: Promise = null;
 
   constructor(@Inject('$element') private $element: ng.IAugmentedJQuery,
               @Inject('$compile') private $compile: ng.ICompileService,
               @Inject('$scope') private $scope: ng.IScope,
-              @Inject('$templateRequest') private $templateRequest: ng.ITemplateRequestService) {
+              @Inject('$templateRequest') private $templateRequest: ng.ITemplateRequestService,
+              @Inject('$timeout') private $timeout: ng.ITimeoutService) {
   }
 
   public ngAfterContentInit(): void {
@@ -52,12 +55,23 @@ export class TypeaheadDirective implements AfterContentInit {
         templates: templates,
         display: this.displayKey,
         source: (query, results, asyncResults) => {
-          this.typeahead.emit({'query': query, 'callback': asyncResults});
-          this.itemSelected = false;
+          this.debounceQuery(query, asyncResults);
         },
       });
   }
 
+  private debounceQuery(query: string, asyncResults: Function): void {
+    if (this.existingTimer) {
+      this.$timeout.cancel(this.existingTimer);
+      this.existingTimer = null;
+    }
+
+    this.existingTimer = this.$timeout(() => {
+      this.typeahead.emit({'query': query, 'callback': asyncResults});
+      this.itemSelected = false;
+    }, this.debounce);
+  }
+
   @HostListener('keyup', ['$event'])
   public onKeyup(event: JQueryKeyEventObject): void {
     if (!this.itemSelected && event.keyCode == 13) {
diff --git a/static/partials/search.html b/static/partials/search.html
index baca42247..df484a81f 100644
--- a/static/partials/search.html
+++ b/static/partials/search.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="cor-container search">
   <div class="search-top-bar">
-    <search-box query="currentQuery"></search-box>
+    <search-box query="currentQuery" clear-on-search="false"></search-box>
   </div>
 
   <div class="search-results-section">
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
                 </span>
                 <h4>
                     <i class="fa fa-hdd-o" ng-if="result.kind == 'repository'"></i>
-                    <i class="fa ci-app-cube" ng-if="result.kind == 'application'"></i>
+                    <i class="fa ci-appcube" ng-if="result.kind == 'application'"></i>
                     <a href="{{ result.href }}">{{ result.namespace.name }}/{{ result.name }}</a>
                 </h4>
                 <p class="description">
-                  <span class="markdown-view" content="result.description"></span>
+                  <span class="markdown-view" content="result.description" first-line-only="true"></span>
                 </p>
                 <p class="result-info-bar">
                   Last Modified:  <span am-time-ago="result.last_modified * 1000"></span>