diff --git a/netbox/netbox/forms/__init__.py b/netbox/netbox/forms/__init__.py
index b2ee6f706..7dadfa8ef 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/forms/__init__.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/forms/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from django import forms
 
 from netbox.search.backends import search_backend
-from utilities.forms import BootstrapMixin
+from utilities.forms import BootstrapMixin, StaticSelectMultiple
 
 from .base import *
 
@@ -21,18 +21,21 @@ def build_options(choices):
 
 class SearchForm(BootstrapMixin, forms.Form):
     q = forms.CharField(label='Search')
+    obj_types = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
+        choices=[],
+        required=False,
+        label='Object type(s)',
+        widget=StaticSelectMultiple()
+    )
     options = None
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.fields["obj_type"] = forms.ChoiceField(
-            choices=search_backend.get_search_choices(),
-            required=False,
-            label='Type'
-        )
+
+        self.fields['obj_types'].choices = search_backend.get_object_types()
 
     def get_options(self):
         if not self.options:
-            self.options = build_options(search_backend.get_search_choices())
+            self.options = build_options(search_backend.get_object_types())
 
         return self.options
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/search/backends.py b/netbox/netbox/search/backends.py
index 2d5e5b007..2a6e002e4 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/search/backends.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/search/backends.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from extras.models import CachedValue
 from extras.registry import registry
 from netbox.constants import SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS
 from utilities.querysets import RestrictedPrefetch
+from utilities.templatetags.builtins.filters import bettertitle
 from . import FieldTypes, LookupTypes, SearchResult, get_registry
 
 # The cache for the initialized backend.
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ class SearchBackend:
         post_save.connect(self.caching_handler)
         post_delete.connect(self.removal_handler)
 
-    def get_search_choices(self):
+    def get_object_types(self):
         """Return the set of choices for individual object types, organized by category."""
         if not self._search_choice_options:
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ class SearchBackend:
             categories = defaultdict(dict)
             for app_label, models in registry['search'].items():
                 for name, cls in models.items():
-                    title = cls.model._meta.verbose_name.title()
+                    title = bettertitle(cls.model._meta.verbose_name)
                     value = f'{app_label}.{name}'
                     categories[cls.get_category()][value] = title
 
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/views/__init__.py b/netbox/netbox/views/__init__.py
index eb91e0d60..c3f4af833 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/views/__init__.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/views/__init__.py
@@ -150,18 +150,18 @@ class HomeView(View):
 class SearchView(View):
 
     def get(self, request):
-        form = SearchForm(request.GET)
-        object_types = None
         results = []
 
+        # Initialize search form
+        form = SearchForm(request.GET) if 'q' in request.GET else SearchForm()
+
         if form.is_valid():
 
             # Restrict results by object type
-            if form.cleaned_data['obj_type']:
-                app_label, model_name = form.cleaned_data['obj_type'].split('.')
-                object_types = [
-                    ContentType.objects.get_by_natural_key(app_label, model_name)
-                ]
+            object_types = []
+            for obj_type in form.cleaned_data['obj_types']:
+                app_label, model_name = obj_type.split('.')
+                object_types.append(ContentType.objects.get_by_natural_key(app_label, model_name))
 
             results = search_backend.search(request, form.cleaned_data['q'], object_types=object_types)
 
diff --git a/netbox/templates/search.html b/netbox/templates/search.html
index e3eeb69d5..4942908da 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/search.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/search.html
@@ -16,10 +16,21 @@
 {% endblock tabs %}
 
 {% block content-wrapper %}
-  <div class="tab-content">
+    <div class="row px-3">
+      <div class="col col-6 offset-3 py-3">
+        <form action="{% url 'search' %}" method="get" class="form form-horizontal">
+          {% render_form form %}
+          <div class="text-end">
+            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">
+              <span class="mdi mdi-magnify" aria-hidden="true"></span> Search
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </form>
+      </div>
+    </div>
     {% if request.GET.q %}
         {% if results %}
-            <div class="row">
+            <div class="row px-3">
                 <div class="col">
                   <div class="card">
                     <div class="card-body table-responsive">
@@ -32,7 +43,7 @@
                         </tr>
                         {% for result in results %}
                           <tr>
-                            <td>{{ result.object|content_type }}</td>
+                            <td>{{ result.object|meta:"verbose_name"|bettertitle }}</td>
                             <td>
                               <a href="{{ result.object.get_absolute_url }}">{{ result.object }}</a>
                             </td>
@@ -48,26 +59,5 @@
         {% else %}
             <h3 class="text-muted text-center">No results found</h3>
         {% endif %}
-    {% else %}
-        <div class="row">
-            <div class="col col-12 col-lg-6 offset-lg-3">
-                <form action="{% url 'search' %}" method="get" class="form form-horizontal">
-                    <div class="card">
-                        <h5 class="card-header">
-                            Search
-                        </h5>
-                        <div class="card-body">
-                            {% render_form form %}
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="card-footer text-end">
-                            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">
-                                <span class="mdi mdi-magnify" aria-hidden="true"></span> Search
-                            </button>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </form>
-            </div>
-        </div>
     {% endif %}
-  </div>
 {% endblock content-wrapper %}
diff --git a/netbox/utilities/templates/search/searchbar.html b/netbox/utilities/templates/search/searchbar.html
index 74d12e9b9..8005cd47a 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/templates/search/searchbar.html
+++ b/netbox/utilities/templates/search/searchbar.html
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@
     aria-label="Search"
     placeholder="Search"
     class="form-control"
-    value="{{ request.GET.q|escape }}"
   />
 
-  <input name="obj_type" hidden type="text" class="search-obj-type" />
+  <input name="obj_types" hidden type="text" class="search-obj-type" />
 
   <span class="input-group-text search-obj-selected">All Objects</span>