diff --git a/netbox/circuits/search_indexes.py b/netbox/circuits/search_indexes.py
index 5077dba0f..76f4d4f12 100644
--- a/netbox/circuits/search_indexes.py
+++ b/netbox/circuits/search_indexes.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class ProviderIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = circuits.filtersets.ProviderFilterSet
     table = circuits.tables.ProviderTable
     url = 'circuits:provider_list'
+    choice_header = 'Circuits'
 
 
 class CircuitIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ class CircuitIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = circuits.filtersets.CircuitFilterSet
     table = circuits.tables.CircuitTable
     url = 'circuits:circuit_list'
+    choice_header = 'Circuits'
 
 
 class ProviderNetworkIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ class ProviderNetworkIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = circuits.filtersets.ProviderNetworkFilterSet
     table = circuits.tables.ProviderNetworkTable
     url = 'circuits:providernetwork_list'
+    choice_header = 'Circuits'
 
 
 CIRCUIT_SEARCH_TYPES = {
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/search_indexes.py b/netbox/dcim/search_indexes.py
index d98f956f7..65019c3d0 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/search_indexes.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/search_indexes.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class SiteIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = dcim.filtersets.SiteFilterSet
     table = dcim.tables.SiteTable
     url = 'dcim:site_list'
+    choice_header = 'DCIM'
 
 
 class RackIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class RackIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = dcim.filtersets.RackFilterSet
     table = dcim.tables.RackTable
     url = 'dcim:rack_list'
+    choice_header = 'DCIM'
 
 
 class RackReservationIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ class RackReservationIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = dcim.filtersets.RackReservationFilterSet
     table = dcim.tables.RackReservationTable
     url = 'dcim:rackreservation_list'
+    choice_header = 'DCIM'
 
 
 class LocationIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ class LocationIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = dcim.filtersets.LocationFilterSet
     table = dcim.tables.LocationTable
     url = 'dcim:location_list'
+    choice_header = 'DCIM'
 
 
 class DeviceTypeIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@ class DeviceTypeIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = dcim.filtersets.DeviceTypeFilterSet
     table = dcim.tables.DeviceTypeTable
     url = 'dcim:devicetype_list'
+    choice_header = 'DCIM'
 
 
 class DeviceIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -84,6 +89,7 @@ class DeviceIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = dcim.filtersets.DeviceFilterSet
     table = dcim.tables.DeviceTable
     url = 'dcim:device_list'
+    choice_header = 'DCIM'
 
 
 class ModuleTypeIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -94,6 +100,7 @@ class ModuleTypeIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = dcim.filtersets.ModuleTypeFilterSet
     table = dcim.tables.ModuleTypeTable
     url = 'dcim:moduletype_list'
+    choice_header = 'DCIM'
 
 
 class ModuleIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -106,6 +113,7 @@ class ModuleIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = dcim.filtersets.ModuleFilterSet
     table = dcim.tables.ModuleTable
     url = 'dcim:module_list'
+    choice_header = 'DCIM'
 
 
 class VirtualChassisIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -116,6 +124,7 @@ class VirtualChassisIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = dcim.filtersets.VirtualChassisFilterSet
     table = dcim.tables.VirtualChassisTable
     url = 'dcim:virtualchassis_list'
+    choice_header = 'DCIM'
 
 
 class CableIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -124,6 +133,7 @@ class CableIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = dcim.filtersets.CableFilterSet
     table = dcim.tables.CableTable
     url = 'dcim:cable_list'
+    choice_header = 'DCIM'
 
 
 class PowerFeedIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -132,6 +142,7 @@ class PowerFeedIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = dcim.filtersets.PowerFeedFilterSet
     table = dcim.tables.PowerFeedTable
     url = 'dcim:powerfeed_list'
+    choice_header = 'DCIM'
 
 
 DCIM_SEARCH_TYPES = {
diff --git a/netbox/extras/search_indexes.py b/netbox/extras/search_indexes.py
index 195fb3960..7b5014cfe 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/search_indexes.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/search_indexes.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class JournalEntryIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = extras.filtersets.JournalEntryFilterSet
     table = extras.tables.JournalEntryTable
     url = 'extras:journalentry_list'
+    choice_header = 'Journal'
 
 
 JOURNAL_SEARCH_TYPES = {
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/search_indexes.py b/netbox/ipam/search_indexes.py
index 5e745f695..32e14292b 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/search_indexes.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/search_indexes.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class VRFIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = ipam.filtersets.VRFFilterSet
     table = ipam.tables.VRFTable
     url = 'ipam:vrf_list'
+    choice_header = 'IPAM'
 
 
 class AggregateIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ class AggregateIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = ipam.filtersets.AggregateFilterSet
     table = ipam.tables.AggregateTable
     url = 'ipam:aggregate_list'
+    choice_header = 'IPAM'
 
 
 class PrefixIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ class PrefixIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = ipam.filtersets.PrefixFilterSet
     table = ipam.tables.PrefixTable
     url = 'ipam:prefix_list'
+    choice_header = 'IPAM'
 
 
 class IPAddressIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ class IPAddressIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = ipam.filtersets.IPAddressFilterSet
     table = ipam.tables.IPAddressTable
     url = 'ipam:ipaddress_list'
+    choice_header = 'IPAM'
 
 
 class VLANIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ class VLANIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = ipam.filtersets.VLANFilterSet
     table = ipam.tables.VLANTable
     url = 'ipam:vlan_list'
+    choice_header = 'IPAM'
 
 
 class ASNIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -54,6 +59,7 @@ class ASNIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = ipam.filtersets.ASNFilterSet
     table = ipam.tables.ASNTable
     url = 'ipam:asn_list'
+    choice_header = 'IPAM'
 
 
 class ServiceIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -62,6 +68,7 @@ class ServiceIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = ipam.filtersets.ServiceFilterSet
     table = ipam.tables.ServiceTable
     url = 'ipam:service_list'
+    choice_header = 'IPAM'
 
 
 IPAM_SEARCH_TYPES = {
diff --git a/netbox/search/apps.py b/netbox/search/apps.py
index cfb4b2e6e..4d47d8a52 100644
--- a/netbox/search/apps.py
+++ b/netbox/search/apps.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ class SearchConfig(AppConfig):
             submodule_name = "search_indexes"
             if module_has_submodule(module, submodule_name):
                 module_name = f"{name}.{submodule_name}"
-                for cls_name, cls_obj in inspect.getmembers(sys.modules[module_name]):
-                    if inspect.isclass(cls_obj) and getattr(cls_obj, "search_index", False) and getattr(cls_obj, "model", None):
+                for cls_name, cls_obj in inspect.getmembers(sys.modules[module_name], predicate=inspect.isclass):
+                    if getattr(cls_obj, "search_index", False) and getattr(cls_obj, "model", None):
                         cls_name = cls_obj.model.__name__.lower()
                         if not default_search_engine.is_registered(cls_name, cls_obj):
                             default_search_engine.register(cls_name, cls_obj)
diff --git a/netbox/search/backends.py b/netbox/search/backends.py
index 69fb50979..cc68fe105 100644
--- a/netbox/search/backends.py
+++ b/netbox/search/backends.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ class SearchBackend(object):
     """A search engine capable of performing multi-table searches."""
 
     _created_engines: dict = dict()
-    _search_choices = tuple()
+    _search_choices = {}
+    _search_choice_options = tuple()
 
     @classmethod
     def get_created_engines(cls):
@@ -57,6 +58,13 @@ class SearchBackend(object):
 
         self._registered_models[key] = model
 
+        # add to the search choices
+        if model.choice_header not in self._search_choices:
+            self._search_choices[model.choice_header] = {}
+
+        if key not in self._search_choices[model.choice_header]:
+            self._search_choices[model.choice_header][key] = model.queryset.model._meta.verbose_name_plural
+
         # Connect to the signalling framework.
         if self._use_hooks():
             post_save.connect(self._post_save_receiver, model)
@@ -68,22 +76,21 @@ class SearchBackend(object):
     # Signalling hooks.
 
     def get_search_choices(self):
-        if self._search_choices:
-            return self._search_choices
+        if self._search_choice_options:
+            return self._search_choice_options
 
         result = list()
         result.append(('', 'All Objects'))
-        for category, items in self.get_registry().items():
+        for category, items in self._search_choices.items():
             subcategories = list()
-            for slug, obj in items.items():
-                name = obj.queryset.model._meta.verbose_name_plural
+            for slug, verbose_name in items.items():
+                name = verbose_name
                 name = name[0].upper() + name[1:]
                 subcategories.append((slug, name))
             result.append((category, tuple(subcategories)))
 
-        self._search_choices = tuple(result)
-        print(self._search_choices)
-        return self._search_choices
+        self._search_choice_options = tuple(result)
+        return self._search_choice_options
 
     def _use_hooks(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/netbox/tenancy/search_indexes.py b/netbox/tenancy/search_indexes.py
index 423e15ff9..c6ddc38fa 100644
--- a/netbox/tenancy/search_indexes.py
+++ b/netbox/tenancy/search_indexes.py
@@ -7,23 +7,23 @@ from utilities.utils import count_related
 
 
 class TenantIndex(SearchMixin):
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.model = Tenant
-        self.queryset = Tenant.objects.prefetch_related('group')
-        self.filterset = tenancy.filtersets.TenantFilterSet
-        self.table = tenancy.tables.TenantTable
-        self.url = 'tenancy:tenant_list'
+    model = Tenant
+    queryset = Tenant.objects.prefetch_related('group')
+    filterset = tenancy.filtersets.TenantFilterSet
+    table = tenancy.tables.TenantTable
+    url = 'tenancy:tenant_list'
+    choice_header = 'Tenancy'
 
 
 class ContactIndex(SearchMixin):
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.model = Contact
-        self.queryset = Contact.objects.prefetch_related('group', 'assignments').annotate(
-            assignment_count=count_related(ContactAssignment, 'contact')
-        )
-        self.filterset = tenancy.filtersets.ContactFilterSet
-        self.table = tenancy.tables.ContactTable
-        self.url = 'tenancy:contact_list'
+    model = Contact
+    queryset = Contact.objects.prefetch_related('group', 'assignments').annotate(
+        assignment_count=count_related(ContactAssignment, 'contact')
+    )
+    filterset = tenancy.filtersets.ContactFilterSet
+    table = tenancy.tables.ContactTable
+    url = 'tenancy:contact_list'
+    choice_header = 'Tenancy'
 
 
 TENANCY_SEARCH_TYPES = {
diff --git a/netbox/virtualization/search_indexes.py b/netbox/virtualization/search_indexes.py
index ef8839c12..2bb2d57d7 100644
--- a/netbox/virtualization/search_indexes.py
+++ b/netbox/virtualization/search_indexes.py
@@ -7,30 +7,30 @@ from virtualization.models import Cluster, Device, VirtualMachine
 
 
 class ClusterIndex(SearchMixin):
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.model = Cluster
-        self.queryset = Cluster.objects.prefetch_related('type', 'group').annotate(
-            device_count=count_related(Device, 'cluster'), vm_count=count_related(VirtualMachine, 'cluster')
-        )
-        self.filterset = virtualization.filtersets.ClusterFilterSet
-        self.table = virtualization.tables.ClusterTable
-        self.url = 'virtualization:cluster_list'
+    model = Cluster
+    queryset = Cluster.objects.prefetch_related('type', 'group').annotate(
+        device_count=count_related(Device, 'cluster'), vm_count=count_related(VirtualMachine, 'cluster')
+    )
+    filterset = virtualization.filtersets.ClusterFilterSet
+    table = virtualization.tables.ClusterTable
+    url = 'virtualization:cluster_list'
+    choice_header = 'Virtualization'
 
 
 class VirtualMachineIndex(SearchMixin):
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.model = VirtualMachine
-        self.queryset = VirtualMachine.objects.prefetch_related(
-            'cluster',
-            'tenant',
-            'tenant__group',
-            'platform',
-            'primary_ip4',
-            'primary_ip6',
-        )
-        self.filterset = virtualization.filtersets.VirtualMachineFilterSet
-        self.table = virtualization.tables.VirtualMachineTable
-        self.url = 'virtualization:virtualmachine_list'
+    model = VirtualMachine
+    queryset = VirtualMachine.objects.prefetch_related(
+        'cluster',
+        'tenant',
+        'tenant__group',
+        'platform',
+        'primary_ip4',
+        'primary_ip6',
+    )
+    filterset = virtualization.filtersets.VirtualMachineFilterSet
+    table = virtualization.tables.VirtualMachineTable
+    url = 'virtualization:virtualmachine_list'
+    choice_header = 'Virtualization'
 
 
 VIRTUALIZATION_SEARCH_TYPES = {
diff --git a/netbox/wireless/search_indexes.py b/netbox/wireless/search_indexes.py
index 366156323..1878ef753 100644
--- a/netbox/wireless/search_indexes.py
+++ b/netbox/wireless/search_indexes.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class WirelessLANIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = wireless.filtersets.WirelessLANFilterSet
     table = wireless.tables.WirelessLANTable
     url = 'wireless:wirelesslan_list'
+    choice_header = 'Wireless'
 
 
 class WirelessLinkIndex(SearchMixin):
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ class WirelessLinkIndex(SearchMixin):
     filterset = wireless.filtersets.WirelessLinkFilterSet
     table = wireless.tables.WirelessLinkTable
     url = 'wireless:wirelesslink_list'
+    choice_header = 'Wireless'
 
 
 WIRELESS_SEARCH_TYPES = {