diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchActions.ts
index ec96749244c..184dff077d9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchActions.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { IViewletService } from 'vs/workbench/services/viewlet/browser/viewlet';
 import { ITree } from 'vs/base/parts/tree/browser/tree';
 import { INavigator } from 'vs/base/common/iterator';
 import { SearchViewlet } from 'vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchViewlet';
-import { Match, FileMatch, FileMatchOrMatch, FolderMatch } from 'vs/workbench/parts/search/common/searchModel';
+import { Match, FileMatch, FileMatchOrMatch, FolderMatch, RenderableMatch } from 'vs/workbench/parts/search/common/searchModel';
 import { IReplaceService } from 'vs/workbench/parts/search/common/replace';
 import * as Constants from 'vs/workbench/parts/search/common/constants';
 import { CollapseAllAction as TreeCollapseAction } from 'vs/base/parts/tree/browser/treeDefaults';
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractSearchAndReplaceAction extends Action {
 	/**
 	 * Returns element to focus after removing the given element
 	 */
-	public getElementToFocusAfterRemoved(viewer: ITree, elementToBeRemoved: FileMatchOrMatch): FileMatchOrMatch {
+	public getElementToFocusAfterRemoved(viewer: ITree, elementToBeRemoved: RenderableMatch): RenderableMatch {
 		let elementToFocus = this.getNextElementAfterRemoved(viewer, elementToBeRemoved);
 		if (!elementToFocus) {
 			elementToFocus = this.getPreviousElementAfterRemoved(viewer, elementToBeRemoved);
@@ -473,9 +473,12 @@ export abstract class AbstractSearchAndReplaceAction extends Action {
 		return elementToFocus;
 	}
 
-	public getNextElementAfterRemoved(viewer: ITree, element: FileMatchOrMatch): FileMatchOrMatch {
+	public getNextElementAfterRemoved(viewer: ITree, element: RenderableMatch): RenderableMatch {
 		let navigator: INavigator<any> = this.getNavigatorAt(element, viewer);
-		if (element instanceof FileMatch) {
+		if (element instanceof FolderMatch) {
+			// If file match is removed then next element is the next file match
+			while (!!navigator.next() && !(navigator.current() instanceof FolderMatch)) { };
+		} else if (element instanceof FileMatch) {
 			// If file match is removed then next element is the next file match
 			while (!!navigator.next() && !(navigator.current() instanceof FileMatch)) { };
 		} else {
@@ -484,7 +487,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractSearchAndReplaceAction extends Action {
 		return navigator.current();
 	}
 
-	public getPreviousElementAfterRemoved(viewer: ITree, element: FileMatchOrMatch): FileMatchOrMatch {
+	public getPreviousElementAfterRemoved(viewer: ITree, element: RenderableMatch): RenderableMatch {
 		let navigator: INavigator<any> = this.getNavigatorAt(element, viewer);
 		let previousElement = navigator.previous();
 		if (element instanceof Match && element.parent().matches().length === 1) {
@@ -495,7 +498,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractSearchAndReplaceAction extends Action {
 		return previousElement;
 	}
 
-	private getNavigatorAt(element: FileMatchOrMatch, viewer: ITree): INavigator<any> {
+	private getNavigatorAt(element: RenderableMatch, viewer: ITree): INavigator<any> {
 		let navigator: INavigator<any> = viewer.getNavigator();
 		while (navigator.current() !== element && !!navigator.next()) { }
 		return navigator;
@@ -504,7 +507,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractSearchAndReplaceAction extends Action {
 
 export class RemoveAction extends AbstractSearchAndReplaceAction {
 
-	constructor(private viewer: ITree, private element: FileMatchOrMatch) {
+	constructor(private viewer: ITree, private element: RenderableMatch) {
 		super('remove', nls.localize('RemoveAction.label', "Remove"), 'action-remove');
 	}
 
@@ -515,13 +518,18 @@ export class RemoveAction extends AbstractSearchAndReplaceAction {
 		}
 
 		let elementToRefresh: any;
-		if (this.element instanceof FileMatch) {
-			let parent: FolderMatch = <FolderMatch>this.element.parent();
-			parent.remove(<FileMatch>this.element);
+		const element = this.element;
+		if (element instanceof FolderMatch) {
+			let parent = element.parent();
+			parent.remove(element);
 			elementToRefresh = parent;
-		} else {
-			let parent: FileMatch = <FileMatch>this.element.parent();
-			parent.remove(<Match>this.element);
+		} else if (element instanceof FileMatch) {
+			let parent = element.parent();
+			parent.remove(element);
+			elementToRefresh = parent;
+		} else if (element instanceof Match) {
+			let parent = element.parent();
+			parent.remove(element);
 			elementToRefresh = parent.count() === 0 ? parent.parent() : parent;
 		}
 
@@ -620,7 +628,7 @@ export class ReplaceAction extends AbstractSearchAndReplaceAction {
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	private hasSameParent(element: FileMatchOrMatch): boolean {
+	private hasSameParent(element: RenderableMatch): boolean {
 		return element && element instanceof Match && element.parent().resource() === this.element.parent().resource();
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchResultsView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchResultsView.ts
index dea1947b59d..943bad09187 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchResultsView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchResultsView.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ export class SearchSorter implements ISorter {
 interface IFolderMatchTemplate {
 	label: FileLabel;
 	badge: CountBadge;
+	actions: ActionBar;
 }
 
 interface IFileMatchTemplate {
@@ -193,7 +194,8 @@ export class SearchRenderer extends Disposable implements IRenderer {
 		const label = this.instantiationService.createInstance(FileLabel, folderMatchElement, void 0);
 		const badge = new CountBadge(DOM.append(folderMatchElement, DOM.$('.badge')));
 		this._register(attachBadgeStyler(badge, this.themeService));
-		return { label, badge };
+		const actions = new ActionBar(folderMatchElement, { animated: false });
+		return { label, badge, actions };
 	}
 
 	private renderFileMatchTemplate(tree: ITree, templateId: string, container: HTMLElement): IFileMatchTemplate {
@@ -234,6 +236,9 @@ export class SearchRenderer extends Disposable implements IRenderer {
 		let count = folderMatch.fileCount();
 		templateData.badge.setCount(count);
 		templateData.badge.setTitleFormat(count > 1 ? nls.localize('searchFileMatches', "{0} files found", count) : nls.localize('searchFileMatch', "{0} file found", count));
+
+		templateData.actions.clear();
+		templateData.actions.push([new RemoveAction(tree, folderMatch)], { icon: true, label: false });
 	}
 
 	private renderFileMatch(tree: ITree, fileMatch: FileMatch, templateData: IFileMatchTemplate): void {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/common/searchModel.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/common/searchModel.ts
index d523c6c2663..4e45a8e1d6b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/common/searchModel.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/common/searchModel.ts
@@ -549,8 +549,12 @@ export class SearchResult extends Disposable {
 		this.disposeMatches();
 	}
 
-	public remove(match: FileMatch): void {
-		this.getFolderMatch(match.resource()).remove(match);
+	public remove(match: FileMatch | FolderMatch): void {
+		if (match instanceof FileMatch) {
+			this.getFolderMatch(match.resource()).remove(match);
+		} else {
+			match.clear();
+		}
 	}
 
 	public replace(match: FileMatch): TPromise<any> {
@@ -788,6 +792,8 @@ export class SearchModel extends Disposable {
 
 export type FileMatchOrMatch = FileMatch | Match;
 
+export type RenderableMatch = FolderMatch | FileMatch | Match;
+
 export class SearchWorkbenchService implements ISearchWorkbenchService {
 
 	_serviceBrand: any;