diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1167048791..6e457323dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## v2.0.0-beta.9
+## v2.0.0-beta.9 [unreleased]
 
 ### Features
 
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ### UI Improvements
 
 1. [17714](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/17714): Cloud environments no longer render markdown images, for security reasons.
+1. [17321](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/17321): Improve UI for sorting resources
 
 ## v2.0.0-beta.8 [2020-04-10]
 
diff --git a/ui/cypress/e2e/buckets.test.ts b/ui/cypress/e2e/buckets.test.ts
index b41f9383b5..ea50bd14c0 100644
--- a/ui/cypress/e2e/buckets.test.ts
+++ b/ui/cypress/e2e/buckets.test.ts
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ describe('Buckets', () => {
     describe('Searching and Sorting', () => {
       it('can sort by name and retention', () => {
         const buckets = ['defbuck', '_tasks', '_monitoring']
-        cy.getByTestID('name-sorter')
+        cy.getByTestID('resource-sorter--button')
           .click()
+          .then(() => {
+            cy.getByTestID('resource-sorter--name-desc').click()
+          })
           .then(() => {
             cy.get('[data-testid*="bucket-card"]').each((val, index) => {
               const testID = val.attr('data-testid')
@@ -84,8 +87,13 @@ describe('Buckets', () => {
             })
           })
 
-        cy.getByTestID('name-sorter')
+        cy.getByTestID('resource-sorter--button')
           .click()
+          .then(() => {
+            cy.getByTestID(
+              'resource-sorter--retentionRules[0].everySeconds-desc'
+            ).click()
+          })
           .then(() => {
             const asc_buckets = buckets.slice().sort()
             cy.get('[data-testid*="bucket-card"]').each((val, index) => {
diff --git a/ui/cypress/e2e/collectors.test.ts b/ui/cypress/e2e/collectors.test.ts
index e58ce04db2..c0d0ab85dd 100644
--- a/ui/cypress/e2e/collectors.test.ts
+++ b/ui/cypress/e2e/collectors.test.ts
@@ -225,8 +225,11 @@ describe('Collectors', () => {
           })
         })
 
-        cy.getByTestID('name-sorter')
+        cy.getByTestID('resource-sorter--button')
           .click()
+          .then(() => {
+            cy.getByTestID('resource-sorter--name-desc').click()
+          })
           .then(() => {
             // NOTE: this then is just here to let me scope this variable (alex)
             const teletubbies = telegrafs
diff --git a/ui/cypress/e2e/labels.test.ts b/ui/cypress/e2e/labels.test.ts
index d92a249fbb..ef3ac5b69b 100644
--- a/ui/cypress/e2e/labels.test.ts
+++ b/ui/cypress/e2e/labels.test.ts
@@ -284,7 +284,11 @@ describe('labels', () => {
       }
     })
 
-    cy.getByTestID('sorter--name').click()
+    cy.getByTestID('resource-sorter--button')
+      .click()
+      .then(() => {
+        cy.getByTestID('resource-sorter--name-desc').click()
+      })
 
     // check sort desc
     cy.getByTestIDSubStr('label--pill').then(labels => {
@@ -296,7 +300,11 @@ describe('labels', () => {
     })
 
     // reset to asc
-    cy.getByTestID('sorter--name').click()
+    cy.getByTestID('resource-sorter--button')
+      .click()
+      .then(() => {
+        cy.getByTestID('resource-sorter--name-asc').click()
+      })
 
     cy.getByTestIDSubStr('label--pill').then(labels => {
       for (let i = 0; i < labels.length; i++) {
@@ -332,27 +340,32 @@ describe('labels', () => {
       a.description < b.description ? -1 : a.description > b.description ? 1 : 0
     )
     // check sort asc
-    cy.getByTestID('sorter--desc').click()
+    cy.getByTestID('resource-sorter--button')
+      .click()
+      .then(() => {
+        cy.getByTestID('resource-sorter--properties.description-asc').click()
+      })
 
-    cy.getByTestIDSubStr('resource-card').then(labels => {
+    cy.getByTestID('label-card').then(labels => {
       for (let i = 0; i < labels.length; i++) {
-        cy.getByTestIDSubStr('resource-card')
+        cy.getByTestID('label-card--description')
           .eq(i)
-          .should('have.text', 'Description: ' + names[i].description)
+          .should('have.text', names[i].description)
       }
     })
 
     // check sort desc
-    cy.getByTestID('sorter--desc').click()
+    cy.getByTestID('resource-sorter--button')
+      .click()
+      .then(() => {
+        cy.getByTestID('resource-sorter--properties.description-desc').click()
+      })
 
-    cy.getByTestIDSubStr('resource-card').then(labels => {
+    cy.getByTestID('label-card').then(labels => {
       for (let i = 0; i < labels.length; i++) {
-        cy.getByTestIDSubStr('resource-card')
+        cy.getByTestID('label-card--description')
           .eq(i)
-          .should(
-            'have.text',
-            'Description: ' + names[labels.length - (i + 1)].description
-          )
+          .should('have.text', names[labels.length - (i + 1)].description)
       }
     })
   })
diff --git a/ui/cypress/e2e/variables.test.ts b/ui/cypress/e2e/variables.test.ts
index 64125540a7..8674c822c3 100644
--- a/ui/cypress/e2e/variables.test.ts
+++ b/ui/cypress/e2e/variables.test.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('Variables', () => {
   })
 
   it('keeps user input in text area when attempting to import invalid JSON', () => {
-    cy.get('.tabbed-page-section--header').within(() => {
+    cy.getByTestID('tabbed-page--header').within(() => {
       cy.contains('Create').click()
     })
 
diff --git a/ui/src/authorizations/components/TokensTab.tsx b/ui/src/authorizations/components/TokensTab.tsx
index 32d8d8d08b..2a346d2bbe 100644
--- a/ui/src/authorizations/components/TokensTab.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/authorizations/components/TokensTab.tsx
@@ -55,20 +55,28 @@ class TokensTab extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     const {searchTerm, sortKey, sortDirection, sortType} = this.state
     const {tokens} = this.props
 
+    const leftHeaderItems = (
+      <SearchWidget
+        searchTerm={searchTerm}
+        placeholderText="Filter Tokens..."
+        onSearch={this.handleChangeSearchTerm}
+        testID="input-field--filter"
+      />
+    )
+
+    const rightHeaderItems = (
+      <GenerateTokenDropdown
+        onSelectAllAccess={this.handleGenerateAllAccess}
+        onSelectReadWrite={this.handleGenerateReadWrite}
+      />
+    )
+
     return (
       <>
-        <TabbedPageHeader>
-          <SearchWidget
-            searchTerm={searchTerm}
-            placeholderText="Filter Tokens..."
-            onSearch={this.handleChangeSearchTerm}
-            testID="input-field--filter"
-          />
-          <GenerateTokenDropdown
-            onSelectAllAccess={this.handleGenerateAllAccess}
-            onSelectReadWrite={this.handleGenerateReadWrite}
-          />
-        </TabbedPageHeader>
+        <TabbedPageHeader
+          childrenLeft={leftHeaderItems}
+          childrenRight={rightHeaderItems}
+        />
         <FilterAuthorizations
           list={tokens}
           searchTerm={searchTerm}
diff --git a/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketAddDataButton.scss b/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketAddDataButton.scss
index 78fb29acc6..a03fb05a98 100644
--- a/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketAddDataButton.scss
+++ b/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketAddDataButton.scss
@@ -54,12 +54,3 @@
 .system-bucket {
   color: mix($c-honeydew, $g13-mist);
 }
-
-.buckets-buttons-wrap {
-  display: flex;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  text-align: right;
-  @media screen and (max-width: 680px) {
-    margin: 8px auto 0;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketExplainer.tsx b/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketExplainer.tsx
index 9946b9a36b..29cfb3c21c 100644
--- a/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketExplainer.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketExplainer.tsx
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 import React, {FunctionComponent} from 'react'
 
 // Components
-import {Panel, InfluxColors} from '@influxdata/clockface'
+import {Panel, Gradients} from '@influxdata/clockface'
 
 const BucketExplainer: FunctionComponent = () => (
-  <Panel backgroundColor={InfluxColors.Smoke} style={{marginTop: '32px'}}>
+  <Panel gradient={Gradients.PolarExpress} border={true}>
     <Panel.Header>
       <h5>What is a Bucket?</h5>
     </Panel.Header>
diff --git a/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketList.tsx b/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketList.tsx
index 51701c7f0d..92b06c7bf6 100644
--- a/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketList.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketList.tsx
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ import {Sort} from '@influxdata/clockface'
 // Utils
 import {SortTypes} from 'src/shared/utils/sort'
 
-type SortKey = keyof Bucket | 'retentionRules[0].everySeconds'
-
 interface Props {
   buckets: Bucket[]
   emptyState: JSX.Element
@@ -29,9 +27,6 @@ interface Props {
   sortKey: string
   sortDirection: Sort
   sortType: SortTypes
-  onClickColumn: (
-    sortType: SortTypes
-  ) => (nextSort: Sort, sortKey: SortKey) => void
 }
 
 class BucketList extends PureComponent<Props & WithRouterProps> {
@@ -40,38 +35,15 @@ class BucketList extends PureComponent<Props & WithRouterProps> {
   )
 
   public render() {
-    const {sortKey, sortDirection, onClickColumn} = this.props
     return (
-      <>
-        <ResourceList>
-          <ResourceList.Header>
-            <ResourceList.Sorter
-              name="Name"
-              sortKey={this.headerKeys[0]}
-              sort={sortKey === this.headerKeys[0] ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-              onClick={onClickColumn(SortTypes.String)}
-              testID="name-sorter"
-            />
-            <ResourceList.Sorter
-              name="Retention"
-              sortKey={this.headerKeys[1]}
-              sort={sortKey === this.headerKeys[1] ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-              onClick={onClickColumn(SortTypes.Float)}
-              testID="retention-sorter"
-            />
-          </ResourceList.Header>
-          <ResourceList.Body emptyState={this.props.emptyState}>
-            {this.listBuckets}
-          </ResourceList.Body>
-        </ResourceList>
-      </>
+      <ResourceList>
+        <ResourceList.Body emptyState={this.props.emptyState}>
+          {this.listBuckets}
+        </ResourceList.Body>
+      </ResourceList>
     )
   }
 
-  private get headerKeys(): SortKey[] {
-    return ['name', 'retentionRules[0].everySeconds']
-  }
-
   private get listBuckets(): JSX.Element[] {
     const {
       buckets,
diff --git a/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketsTab.tsx b/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketsTab.tsx
index 0c56d0831a..1d1d894e16 100644
--- a/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketsTab.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/buckets/components/BucketsTab.tsx
@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@ import {
   Overlay,
 } from '@influxdata/clockface'
 import SearchWidget from 'src/shared/components/search_widget/SearchWidget'
-import SettingsTabbedPageHeader from 'src/settings/components/SettingsTabbedPageHeader'
+import TabbedPageHeader from 'src/shared/components/tabbed_page/TabbedPageHeader'
 import FilterList from 'src/shared/components/FilterList'
 import BucketList from 'src/buckets/components/BucketList'
 import CreateBucketOverlay from 'src/buckets/components/CreateBucketOverlay'
 import AssetLimitAlert from 'src/cloud/components/AssetLimitAlert'
 import BucketExplainer from 'src/buckets/components/BucketExplainer'
 import DemoDataDropdown from 'src/buckets/components/DemoDataDropdown'
+import {FeatureFlag} from 'src/shared/utils/featureFlag'
+import ResourceSortDropdown from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/ResourceSortDropdown'
 
 // Actions
 import {
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ import {
   ResourceType,
   OwnBucket,
 } from 'src/types'
+import {BucketSortKey} from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/generateSortItems'
 
 interface StateProps {
   org: Organization
@@ -78,15 +81,13 @@ interface DispatchProps {
 interface State {
   searchTerm: string
   overlayState: OverlayState
-  sortKey: SortKey
+  sortKey: BucketSortKey
   sortDirection: Sort
   sortType: SortTypes
 }
 
 type Props = DispatchProps & StateProps
 
-type SortKey = keyof Bucket
-
 const FilterBuckets = FilterList<Bucket>()
 
 @ErrorHandling
@@ -126,6 +127,46 @@ class BucketsTab extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       sortType,
     } = this.state
 
+    const leftHeaderItems = (
+      <>
+        <SearchWidget
+          placeholderText="Filter buckets..."
+          searchTerm={searchTerm}
+          onSearch={this.handleFilterUpdate}
+        />
+        <ResourceSortDropdown
+          resourceType={ResourceType.Buckets}
+          sortDirection={sortDirection}
+          sortKey={sortKey}
+          sortType={sortType}
+          onSelect={this.handleSort}
+          width={238}
+        />
+      </>
+    )
+
+    const rightHeaderItems = (
+      <>
+        <FeatureFlag name="demodata">
+          {demoDataBuckets.length > 0 && (
+            <DemoDataDropdown
+              buckets={demoDataBuckets}
+              getMembership={getDemoDataBucketMembership}
+            />
+          )}
+        </FeatureFlag>
+        <Button
+          text="Create Bucket"
+          icon={IconFont.Plus}
+          color={ComponentColor.Primary}
+          onClick={this.handleOpenModal}
+          testID="Create Bucket"
+          status={this.createButtonStatus}
+          titleText={this.createButtonTitleText}
+        />
+      </>
+    )
+
     return (
       <>
         <AssetLimitAlert
@@ -133,30 +174,10 @@ class BucketsTab extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
           limitStatus={limitStatus}
           className="load-data--asset-alert"
         />
-        <SettingsTabbedPageHeader>
-          <SearchWidget
-            placeholderText="Filter buckets..."
-            searchTerm={searchTerm}
-            onSearch={this.handleFilterUpdate}
-          />
-          <div className="buckets-buttons-wrap">
-            {isFlagEnabled('demodata') && demoDataBuckets.length > 0 && (
-              <DemoDataDropdown
-                buckets={demoDataBuckets}
-                getMembership={getDemoDataBucketMembership}
-              />
-            )}
-            <Button
-              text="Create Bucket"
-              icon={IconFont.Plus}
-              color={ComponentColor.Primary}
-              onClick={this.handleOpenModal}
-              testID="Create Bucket"
-              status={this.createButtonStatus}
-              titleText={this.createButtonTitleText}
-            />
-          </div>
-        </SettingsTabbedPageHeader>
+        <TabbedPageHeader
+          childrenLeft={leftHeaderItems}
+          childrenRight={rightHeaderItems}
+        />
         <Grid>
           <Grid.Row>
             <Grid.Column
@@ -179,7 +200,6 @@ class BucketsTab extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
                     sortKey={sortKey}
                     sortDirection={sortDirection}
                     sortType={sortType}
-                    onClickColumn={this.handleClickColumn}
                   />
                 )}
               </FilterBuckets>
@@ -204,11 +224,12 @@ class BucketsTab extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     )
   }
 
-  private handleClickColumn = (sortType: SortTypes) => (
-    nextSort: Sort,
-    sortKey: SortKey
-  ) => {
-    this.setState({sortKey, sortDirection: nextSort, sortType})
+  private handleSort = (
+    sortKey: BucketSortKey,
+    sortDirection: Sort,
+    sortType: SortTypes
+  ): void => {
+    this.setState({sortKey, sortDirection, sortType})
   }
 
   private handleDeleteBucket = ({id, name}: OwnBucket) => {
diff --git a/ui/src/dashboards/components/dashboard_index/DashboardsIndex.tsx b/ui/src/dashboards/components/dashboard_index/DashboardsIndex.tsx
index 1b61e17b2d..bc846bae1b 100644
--- a/ui/src/dashboards/components/dashboard_index/DashboardsIndex.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/dashboards/components/dashboard_index/DashboardsIndex.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import SearchWidget from 'src/shared/components/search_widget/SearchWidget'
 import AddResourceDropdown from 'src/shared/components/AddResourceDropdown'
 import GetAssetLimits from 'src/cloud/components/GetAssetLimits'
 import AssetLimitAlert from 'src/cloud/components/AssetLimitAlert'
+import ResourceSortDropdown from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/ResourceSortDropdown'
 import CloudUpgradeButton from 'src/shared/components/CloudUpgradeButton'
 
 // Utils
@@ -23,9 +24,11 @@ import {extractDashboardLimits} from 'src/cloud/utils/limits'
 import {createDashboard as createDashboardAction} from 'src/dashboards/actions/thunks'
 
 // Types
-import {AppState} from 'src/types'
+import {AppState, ResourceType} from 'src/types'
 import {LimitStatus} from 'src/cloud/actions/limits'
-import {ComponentStatus} from '@influxdata/clockface'
+import {ComponentStatus, Sort} from '@influxdata/clockface'
+import {SortTypes} from 'src/shared/utils/sort'
+import {DashboardSortKey} from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/generateSortItems'
 
 interface DispatchProps {
   createDashboard: typeof createDashboardAction
@@ -44,6 +47,9 @@ type Props = DispatchProps & StateProps & OwnProps
 
 interface State {
   searchTerm: string
+  sortDirection: Sort
+  sortType: SortTypes
+  sortKey: DashboardSortKey
 }
 
 @ErrorHandling
@@ -53,12 +59,15 @@ class DashboardIndex extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
     this.state = {
       searchTerm: '',
+      sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+      sortType: SortTypes.String,
+      sortKey: 'name',
     }
   }
 
   public render() {
     const {createDashboard, limitStatus} = this.props
-    const {searchTerm} = this.state
+    const {searchTerm, sortDirection, sortType, sortKey} = this.state
     return (
       <>
         <Page
@@ -76,6 +85,13 @@ class DashboardIndex extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
                 onSearch={this.handleFilterDashboards}
                 searchTerm={searchTerm}
               />
+              <ResourceSortDropdown
+                resourceType={ResourceType.Dashboards}
+                sortDirection={sortDirection}
+                sortKey={sortKey}
+                sortType={sortType}
+                onSelect={this.handleSort}
+              />
             </Page.ControlBarLeft>
             <Page.ControlBarRight>
               <AddResourceDropdown
@@ -101,6 +117,9 @@ class DashboardIndex extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
               <DashboardsIndexContents
                 searchTerm={searchTerm}
                 onFilterChange={this.handleFilterDashboards}
+                sortDirection={sortDirection}
+                sortType={sortType}
+                sortKey={sortKey}
               />
             </GetAssetLimits>
           </Page.Contents>
@@ -110,6 +129,14 @@ class DashboardIndex extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     )
   }
 
+  private handleSort = (
+    sortKey: DashboardSortKey,
+    sortDirection: Sort,
+    sortType: SortTypes
+  ): void => {
+    this.setState({sortKey, sortDirection, sortType})
+  }
+
   private handleFilterDashboards = (searchTerm: string): void => {
     this.setState({searchTerm})
   }
diff --git a/ui/src/dashboards/components/dashboard_index/DashboardsIndexContents.tsx b/ui/src/dashboards/components/dashboard_index/DashboardsIndexContents.tsx
index f6ad0e0edf..57ac1c2bbc 100644
--- a/ui/src/dashboards/components/dashboard_index/DashboardsIndexContents.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/dashboards/components/dashboard_index/DashboardsIndexContents.tsx
@@ -15,12 +15,18 @@ import {ErrorHandling} from 'src/shared/decorators/errors'
 
 // Types
 import {Dashboard, AppState, RemoteDataState, ResourceType} from 'src/types'
+import {Sort} from '@influxdata/clockface'
 import {getAll} from 'src/resources/selectors'
+import {SortTypes} from 'src/shared/utils/sort'
+import {DashboardSortKey} from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/generateSortItems'
 
 interface OwnProps {
   onFilterChange: (searchTerm: string) => void
   searchTerm: string
   filterComponent?: JSX.Element
+  sortDirection: Sort
+  sortType: SortTypes
+  sortKey: DashboardSortKey
 }
 
 interface DispatchProps {
@@ -48,7 +54,15 @@ class DashboardsIndexContents extends Component<Props> {
   }
 
   public render() {
-    const {searchTerm, dashboards, filterComponent, onFilterChange} = this.props
+    const {
+      searchTerm,
+      dashboards,
+      filterComponent,
+      onFilterChange,
+      sortDirection,
+      sortType,
+      sortKey,
+    } = this.props
 
     return (
       <FilterDashboards
@@ -63,6 +77,9 @@ class DashboardsIndexContents extends Component<Props> {
             filterComponent={filterComponent}
             dashboards={filteredDashboards}
             onFilterChange={onFilterChange}
+            sortDirection={sortDirection}
+            sortType={sortType}
+            sortKey={sortKey}
           />
         )}
       </FilterDashboards>
diff --git a/ui/src/dashboards/components/dashboard_index/DashboardsTableEmpty.tsx b/ui/src/dashboards/components/dashboard_index/DashboardsTableEmpty.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e05dbe9c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/dashboards/components/dashboard_index/DashboardsTableEmpty.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// Libraries
+import React, {FC} from 'react'
+
+// Components
+import {EmptyState, ComponentSize} from '@influxdata/clockface'
+import AddResourceDropdown from 'src/shared/components/AddResourceDropdown'
+
+// Actions
+import {createDashboard} from 'src/dashboards/actions/thunks'
+
+interface ComponentProps {
+  searchTerm?: string
+  onCreateDashboard: typeof createDashboard
+  summonImportOverlay: () => void
+  summonImportFromTemplateOverlay: () => void
+}
+
+const DashboardsTableEmpty: FC<ComponentProps> = ({
+  searchTerm,
+  onCreateDashboard,
+  summonImportOverlay,
+  summonImportFromTemplateOverlay,
+}) => {
+  if (searchTerm) {
+    return (
+      <EmptyState size={ComponentSize.Large} testID="empty-dashboards-list">
+        <EmptyState.Text>No Dashboards match your search term</EmptyState.Text>
+      </EmptyState>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <EmptyState size={ComponentSize.Large} testID="empty-dashboards-list">
+      <EmptyState.Text>
+        Looks like you don't have any <b>Dashboards</b>, why not create one?
+      </EmptyState.Text>
+      <AddResourceDropdown
+        onSelectNew={onCreateDashboard}
+        onSelectImport={summonImportOverlay}
+        onSelectTemplate={summonImportFromTemplateOverlay}
+        resourceName="Dashboard"
+        canImportFromTemplate={true}
+      />
+    </EmptyState>
+  )
+}
+
+export default DashboardsTableEmpty
diff --git a/ui/src/dashboards/components/dashboard_index/Table.tsx b/ui/src/dashboards/components/dashboard_index/Table.tsx
index 0b3904b2b2..abb5497117 100644
--- a/ui/src/dashboards/components/dashboard_index/Table.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/dashboards/components/dashboard_index/Table.tsx
@@ -5,15 +5,19 @@ import {withRouter, WithRouterProps} from 'react-router'
 import _ from 'lodash'
 
 // Components
-import {EmptyState, ResourceList} from '@influxdata/clockface'
-import AddResourceDropdown from 'src/shared/components/AddResourceDropdown'
 import DashboardCards from 'src/dashboards/components/dashboard_index/DashboardCards'
-import {createDashboard, getDashboards} from 'src/dashboards/actions/thunks'
+import DashobardsTableEmpty from 'src/dashboards/components/dashboard_index/DashboardsTableEmpty'
+
+// Utilities
 import {getLabels} from 'src/labels/actions/thunks'
 
+// Actions
+import {createDashboard, getDashboards} from 'src/dashboards/actions/thunks'
+
 // Types
 import {AppState, Dashboard, RemoteDataState} from 'src/types'
-import {Sort, ComponentSize} from '@influxdata/clockface'
+import {Sort} from '@influxdata/clockface'
+import {DashboardSortKey} from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/generateSortItems'
 import {SortTypes} from 'src/shared/utils/sort'
 
 interface OwnProps {
@@ -21,11 +25,8 @@ interface OwnProps {
   onFilterChange: (searchTerm: string) => void
   filterComponent?: JSX.Element
   dashboards: Dashboard[]
-}
-
-interface State {
-  sortKey: SortKey
   sortDirection: Sort
+  sortKey: DashboardSortKey
   sortType: SortTypes
 }
 
@@ -39,79 +40,48 @@ interface DispatchProps {
   getLabels: typeof getLabels
 }
 
-type SortKey = keyof Dashboard | 'meta.updatedAt'
-
 type Props = OwnProps & StateProps & DispatchProps & WithRouterProps
 
-class DashboardsTable extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
-  state: State = {
-    sortKey: 'name',
-    sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
-    sortType: SortTypes.String,
-  }
-
+class DashboardsTable extends PureComponent<Props> {
   public componentDidMount() {
     this.props.getDashboards()
     this.props.getLabels()
   }
 
   public render() {
-    const {status, dashboards, filterComponent, onFilterChange} = this.props
-
-    const {sortKey, sortDirection, sortType} = this.state
-
-    let body
+    const {
+      status,
+      dashboards,
+      onFilterChange,
+      sortKey,
+      sortDirection,
+      sortType,
+      onCreateDashboard,
+      searchTerm,
+    } = this.props
 
     if (status === RemoteDataState.Done && !dashboards.length) {
-      body = (
-        <ResourceList.Body emptyState={null}>
-          {this.emptyState}
-        </ResourceList.Body>
-      )
-    } else {
-      body = (
-        <ResourceList.Body style={{height: '100%'}} emptyState={null}>
-          <DashboardCards
-            dashboards={dashboards}
-            sortKey={sortKey}
-            sortDirection={sortDirection}
-            sortType={sortType}
-            onFilterChange={onFilterChange}
-          />
-        </ResourceList.Body>
+      return (
+        <DashobardsTableEmpty
+          searchTerm={searchTerm}
+          onCreateDashboard={onCreateDashboard}
+          summonImportFromTemplateOverlay={this.summonImportFromTemplateOverlay}
+          summonImportOverlay={this.summonImportOverlay}
+        />
       )
     }
 
     return (
-      <ResourceList>
-        <ResourceList.Header filterComponent={filterComponent}>
-          <ResourceList.Sorter
-            name="name"
-            sortKey="name"
-            sort={sortKey === 'name' ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-            onClick={this.handleClickColumn}
-          />
-          <ResourceList.Sorter
-            name="modified"
-            sortKey="meta.updatedAt"
-            sort={sortKey === 'meta.updatedAt' ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-            onClick={this.handleClickColumn}
-          />
-        </ResourceList.Header>
-        {body}
-      </ResourceList>
+      <DashboardCards
+        dashboards={dashboards}
+        sortKey={sortKey}
+        sortDirection={sortDirection}
+        sortType={sortType}
+        onFilterChange={onFilterChange}
+      />
     )
   }
 
-  private handleClickColumn = (nextSort: Sort, sortKey: SortKey) => {
-    let sortType = SortTypes.String
-    if (sortKey === 'meta.updatedAt') {
-      sortType = SortTypes.Date
-    }
-
-    this.setState({sortKey, sortDirection: nextSort, sortType})
-  }
-
   private summonImportOverlay = (): void => {
     const {
       router,
@@ -127,35 +97,6 @@ class DashboardsTable extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     } = this.props
     router.push(`/orgs/${orgID}/dashboards/import/template`)
   }
-
-  private get emptyState(): JSX.Element {
-    const {onCreateDashboard, searchTerm} = this.props
-
-    if (searchTerm) {
-      return (
-        <EmptyState size={ComponentSize.Large} testID="empty-dashboards-list">
-          <EmptyState.Text>
-            No Dashboards match your search term
-          </EmptyState.Text>
-        </EmptyState>
-      )
-    }
-
-    return (
-      <EmptyState size={ComponentSize.Large} testID="empty-dashboards-list">
-        <EmptyState.Text>
-          Looks like you don't have any <b>Dashboards</b>, why not create one?
-        </EmptyState.Text>
-        <AddResourceDropdown
-          onSelectNew={onCreateDashboard}
-          onSelectImport={this.summonImportOverlay}
-          onSelectTemplate={this.summonImportFromTemplateOverlay}
-          resourceName="Dashboard"
-          canImportFromTemplate={true}
-        />
-      </EmptyState>
-    )
-  }
 }
 
 const mstp = (state: AppState): StateProps => {
diff --git a/ui/src/labels/components/LabelCard.scss b/ui/src/labels/components/LabelCard.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f512e3570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/labels/components/LabelCard.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+.label-card {
+  .cf-resource-card--contents {
+    flex-direction: row;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+  .cf-resource-card--row {
+    margin-right: $cf-marg-c;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+  }
+}
+
+.label-card--description {
+  font-weight: $cf-font-weight--medium;
+}
+
+.label-card--description__untitled {
+  color: $g8-storm;
+  font-style: italic;
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/labels/components/LabelCard.tsx b/ui/src/labels/components/LabelCard.tsx
index 1702f73a17..8c624ea945 100644
--- a/ui/src/labels/components/LabelCard.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/labels/components/LabelCard.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Libraries
 import React, {PureComponent} from 'react'
+import classnames from 'classnames'
 
 // Components
 import {
@@ -26,24 +27,39 @@ export default class LabelCard extends PureComponent<Props> {
   public render() {
     const {label, onDelete} = this.props
 
+    const labelHasDescription = !!label.properties.description
+
+    const descriptionClassName = classnames('label-card--description', {
+      'label-card--description__untitled': !labelHasDescription,
+    })
+
+    const description = labelHasDescription
+      ? label.properties.description
+      : 'No description'
+
     return (
-      <>
-        <ResourceCard
-          testID="label-card"
-          contextMenu={<LabelContextMenu label={label} onDelete={onDelete} />}
-          name={
-            <LabelComponent
-              id={label.id}
-              name={label.name}
-              color={label.properties.color}
-              description={label.properties.description}
-              size={ComponentSize.Small}
-              onClick={this.handleClick}
-            />
-          }
-          metaData={[<>Description: {label.properties.description}</>]}
-        />
-      </>
+      <ResourceCard
+        className="label-card"
+        testID="label-card"
+        contextMenu={<LabelContextMenu label={label} onDelete={onDelete} />}
+        name={
+          <LabelComponent
+            id={label.id}
+            name={label.name}
+            color={label.properties.color}
+            description={label.properties.description}
+            size={ComponentSize.Small}
+            onClick={this.handleClick}
+          />
+        }
+      >
+        <p
+          className={descriptionClassName}
+          data-testid="label-card--description"
+        >
+          {description}
+        </p>
+      </ResourceCard>
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/src/labels/components/LabelList.tsx b/ui/src/labels/components/LabelList.tsx
index d17a3fc61e..9973ef666d 100644
--- a/ui/src/labels/components/LabelList.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/labels/components/LabelList.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ interface Props {
   sortKey: string
   sortDirection: Sort
   sortType: SortTypes
-  onClickColumn: (mextSort: Sort, sortKey: string) => void
 }
 
 interface State {
@@ -49,27 +48,9 @@ export default class LabelList extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   }
 
   public render() {
-    const {sortKey, sortDirection, onClickColumn} = this.props
-    const headerKeys = ['name', 'properties.description']
     return (
       <>
         <ResourceList>
-          <ResourceList.Header>
-            <ResourceList.Sorter
-              name={headerKeys[0]}
-              sortKey={headerKeys[0]}
-              sort={sortKey === headerKeys[0] ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-              onClick={onClickColumn}
-              testID="sorter--name"
-            />
-            <ResourceList.Sorter
-              name="Description"
-              sortKey={headerKeys[1]}
-              sort={sortKey === headerKeys[1] ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-              onClick={onClickColumn}
-              testID="sorter--desc"
-            />
-          </ResourceList.Header>
           <ResourceList.Body emptyState={this.props.emptyState}>
             {this.rows}
           </ResourceList.Body>
diff --git a/ui/src/labels/components/LabelsTab.tsx b/ui/src/labels/components/LabelsTab.tsx
index dc4bcdd8ed..fadcc97f97 100644
--- a/ui/src/labels/components/LabelsTab.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/labels/components/LabelsTab.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import CreateLabelOverlay from 'src/labels/components/CreateLabelOverlay'
 import TabbedPageHeader from 'src/shared/components/tabbed_page/TabbedPageHeader'
 import LabelList from 'src/labels/components/LabelList'
 import FilterList from 'src/shared/components/FilterList'
+import ResourceSortDropdown from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/ResourceSortDropdown'
 
 // Actions
 import {createLabel, updateLabel, deleteLabel} from 'src/labels/actions/thunks'
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   Sort,
 } from '@influxdata/clockface'
 import {SortTypes} from 'src/shared/utils/sort'
+import {LabelSortKey} from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/generateSortItems'
 
 // Decorators
 import {ErrorHandling} from 'src/shared/decorators/errors'
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ interface StateProps {
 interface State {
   searchTerm: string
   isOverlayVisible: boolean
-  sortKey: SortKey
+  sortKey: LabelSortKey
   sortDirection: Sort
   sortType: SortTypes
 }
@@ -52,8 +54,6 @@ interface DispatchProps {
 
 type Props = DispatchProps & StateProps
 
-type SortKey = keyof Label
-
 const FilterLabels = FilterList<Label>()
 @ErrorHandling
 class Labels extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
@@ -79,22 +79,39 @@ class Labels extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       sortType,
     } = this.state
 
+    const leftHeaderItems = (
+      <>
+        <SearchWidget
+          searchTerm={searchTerm}
+          onSearch={this.handleFilterChange}
+          placeholderText="Filter Labels..."
+        />
+        <ResourceSortDropdown
+          resourceType={ResourceType.Labels}
+          sortKey={sortKey}
+          sortDirection={sortDirection}
+          sortType={sortType}
+          onSelect={this.handleSort}
+        />
+      </>
+    )
+
+    const rightHeaderItems = (
+      <Button
+        text="Create Label"
+        color={ComponentColor.Primary}
+        icon={IconFont.Plus}
+        onClick={this.handleShowOverlay}
+        testID="button-create"
+      />
+    )
+
     return (
       <>
-        <TabbedPageHeader>
-          <SearchWidget
-            searchTerm={searchTerm}
-            onSearch={this.handleFilterChange}
-            placeholderText="Filter Labels..."
-          />
-          <Button
-            text="Create Label"
-            color={ComponentColor.Primary}
-            icon={IconFont.Plus}
-            onClick={this.handleShowOverlay}
-            testID="button-create"
-          />
-        </TabbedPageHeader>
+        <TabbedPageHeader
+          childrenLeft={leftHeaderItems}
+          childrenRight={rightHeaderItems}
+        />
         <FilterLabels
           list={labels}
           searchKeys={['name', 'properties.description']}
@@ -109,7 +126,6 @@ class Labels extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
               sortKey={sortKey}
               sortDirection={sortDirection}
               sortType={sortType}
-              onClickColumn={this.handleClickColumn}
             />
           )}
         </FilterLabels>
@@ -123,9 +139,12 @@ class Labels extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     )
   }
 
-  private handleClickColumn = (nextSort: Sort, sortKey: SortKey) => {
-    const sortType = SortTypes.String
-    this.setState({sortKey, sortDirection: nextSort, sortType})
+  private handleSort = (
+    sortKey: LabelSortKey,
+    sortDirection: Sort,
+    sortType: SortTypes
+  ): void => {
+    this.setState({sortKey, sortDirection, sortType})
   }
 
   private handleShowOverlay = (): void => {
diff --git a/ui/src/labels/components/RandomLabelColor.scss b/ui/src/labels/components/RandomLabelColor.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a067bebcb..0000000000
--- a/ui/src/labels/components/RandomLabelColor.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-/*
-  RandomLabelColor Styles
-  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-*/
-
-.random-color--button {
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    justify-content: center;
-
-    .label-colors--swatch {
-        margin-right: $ix-marg-b;
-    }
-
-    > span.button-icon {
-      margin-right: 0;
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/src/members/components/Members.tsx b/ui/src/members/components/Members.tsx
index 8f8863c007..ab1fe407ed 100644
--- a/ui/src/members/components/Members.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/members/components/Members.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {connect} from 'react-redux'
 import {withRouter, WithRouterProps} from 'react-router'
 
 // Components
-import SettingsTabbedPageHeader from 'src/settings/components/SettingsTabbedPageHeader'
+import TabbedPageHeader from 'src/shared/components/tabbed_page/TabbedPageHeader'
 import {EmptyState, Sort} from '@influxdata/clockface'
 import SearchWidget from 'src/shared/components/search_widget/SearchWidget'
 import MemberList from 'src/members/components/MemberList'
@@ -59,13 +59,15 @@ class Members extends PureComponent<Props & WithRouterProps, State> {
 
     return (
       <>
-        <SettingsTabbedPageHeader>
-          <SearchWidget
-            placeholderText="Filter members..."
-            searchTerm={searchTerm}
-            onSearch={this.handleFilterChange}
-          />
-        </SettingsTabbedPageHeader>
+        <TabbedPageHeader
+          childrenLeft={
+            <SearchWidget
+              placeholderText="Filter members..."
+              searchTerm={searchTerm}
+              onSearch={this.handleFilterChange}
+            />
+          }
+        />
         <FilterMembers
           list={this.props.members}
           searchKeys={['name']}
diff --git a/ui/src/pageLayout/components/TabbedPage.scss b/ui/src/pageLayout/components/TabbedPage.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..723165244f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/pageLayout/components/TabbedPage.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+.tabbed-page--header {
+  width: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: stretch;
+  margin-bottom: $cf-marg-d;
+}
+
+.tabbed-page--header-left,
+.tabbed-page--header-right {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+
+  & > * {
+    margin-right: $cf-marg-a;
+
+    &:last-child {
+      margin-right: 0;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.tabbed-page--header-right {
+  order: 1;
+  margin-bottom: $cf-marg-b;
+
+  &:only-child {
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+  }
+}
+
+.tabbed-page--header-left {
+  order: 2;
+}
+
+@media screen and (min-width: $cf-grid--breakpoint-sm) {
+  .tabbed-page--header {
+    flex-direction: row;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+  }
+
+  .tabbed-page--header-left {
+    flex: 1 0 0;
+    order: 1;
+    justify-content: flex-start;
+  }
+
+  .tabbed-page--header-right {
+    flex: 1 0 0;
+    order: 2;
+    justify-content: flex-end;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/scrapers/components/ScraperList.tsx b/ui/src/scrapers/components/ScraperList.tsx
index 5071ce5123..e7bf3885a0 100644
--- a/ui/src/scrapers/components/ScraperList.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/scrapers/components/ScraperList.tsx
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import {Sort} from '@influxdata/clockface'
 // Selectors
 import {getSortedResources} from 'src/shared/utils/sort'
 
-type SortKey = keyof Scraper
-
 interface Props {
   scrapers: Scraper[]
   emptyState: JSX.Element
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@ interface Props {
   sortKey: string
   sortDirection: Sort
   sortType: SortTypes
-  onClickColumn: (nextSort: Sort, sortKey: SortKey) => void
 }
 
 export default class ScraperList extends PureComponent<Props> {
@@ -33,43 +30,17 @@ export default class ScraperList extends PureComponent<Props> {
   )
 
   public render() {
-    const {emptyState, sortKey, sortDirection, onClickColumn} = this.props
+    const {emptyState} = this.props
 
     return (
-      <>
-        <ResourceList>
-          <ResourceList.Header>
-            <ResourceList.Sorter
-              name={this.headerKeys[0]}
-              sortKey={this.headerKeys[0]}
-              sort={sortKey === this.headerKeys[0] ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-              onClick={onClickColumn}
-            />
-            <ResourceList.Sorter
-              name={this.headerKeys[1]}
-              sortKey={this.headerKeys[1]}
-              sort={sortKey === this.headerKeys[1] ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-              onClick={onClickColumn}
-            />
-            <ResourceList.Sorter
-              name={this.headerKeys[2]}
-              sortKey={this.headerKeys[2]}
-              sort={sortKey === this.headerKeys[2] ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-              onClick={onClickColumn}
-            />
-          </ResourceList.Header>
-          <ResourceList.Body emptyState={emptyState}>
-            {this.scrapersList}
-          </ResourceList.Body>
-        </ResourceList>
-      </>
+      <ResourceList>
+        <ResourceList.Body emptyState={emptyState}>
+          {this.scrapersList}
+        </ResourceList.Body>
+      </ResourceList>
     )
   }
 
-  private get headerKeys(): SortKey[] {
-    return ['name', 'url', 'bucket']
-  }
-
   public get scrapersList(): JSX.Element[] {
     const {
       scrapers,
diff --git a/ui/src/scrapers/components/Scrapers.tsx b/ui/src/scrapers/components/Scrapers.tsx
index 1a55f37422..37ed1ce212 100644
--- a/ui/src/scrapers/components/Scrapers.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/scrapers/components/Scrapers.tsx
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ import {isEmpty} from 'lodash'
 // Components
 import {Button, EmptyState, Sort} from '@influxdata/clockface'
 import SearchWidget from 'src/shared/components/search_widget/SearchWidget'
-import SettingsTabbedPageHeader from 'src/settings/components/SettingsTabbedPageHeader'
+import TabbedPageHeader from 'src/shared/components/tabbed_page/TabbedPageHeader'
 import ScraperList from 'src/scrapers/components/ScraperList'
 import NoBucketsWarning from 'src/buckets/components/NoBucketsWarning'
 import FilterList from 'src/shared/components/FilterList'
+import ResourceSortDropdown from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/ResourceSortDropdown'
 
 // Actions
 import {updateScraper, deleteScraper} from 'src/scrapers/actions/thunks'
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   ComponentStatus,
 } from '@influxdata/clockface'
 import {AppState, Bucket, Scraper, Organization, ResourceType} from 'src/types'
+import {ScraperSortKey} from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/generateSortItems'
 
 // Selectors
 import {getOrg} from 'src/organizations/selectors'
@@ -47,13 +49,11 @@ type Props = StateProps & DispatchProps & WithRouterProps
 
 interface State {
   searchTerm: string
-  sortKey: SortKey
+  sortKey: ScraperSortKey
   sortDirection: Sort
   sortType: SortTypes
 }
 
-type SortKey = keyof Scraper
-
 const FilterScrapers = FilterList<Scraper>()
 
 @ErrorHandling
@@ -73,16 +73,31 @@ class Scrapers extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     const {searchTerm, sortKey, sortDirection, sortType} = this.state
     const {scrapers} = this.props
 
+    const leftHeaderItems = (
+      <>
+        <SearchWidget
+          placeholderText="Filter scrapers..."
+          searchTerm={searchTerm}
+          onSearch={this.handleFilterChange}
+        />
+        <ResourceSortDropdown
+          resourceType={ResourceType.Scrapers}
+          sortKey={sortKey}
+          sortDirection={sortDirection}
+          sortType={sortType}
+          onSelect={this.handleSort}
+        />
+      </>
+    )
+
     return (
       <>
-        <SettingsTabbedPageHeader>
-          <SearchWidget
-            placeholderText="Filter scrapers..."
-            searchTerm={searchTerm}
-            onSearch={this.handleFilterChange}
-          />
-          {this.createScraperButton('create-scraper-button-header')}
-        </SettingsTabbedPageHeader>
+        <TabbedPageHeader
+          childrenLeft={leftHeaderItems}
+          childrenRight={this.createScraperButton(
+            'create-scraper-button-header'
+          )}
+        />
         <NoBucketsWarning visible={this.hasNoBuckets} resourceName="Scrapers" />
         <FilterScrapers
           searchTerm={searchTerm}
@@ -98,7 +113,6 @@ class Scrapers extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
               sortKey={sortKey}
               sortDirection={sortDirection}
               sortType={sortType}
-              onClickColumn={this.handleClickColumn}
             />
           )}
         </FilterScrapers>
@@ -106,9 +120,12 @@ class Scrapers extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     )
   }
 
-  private handleClickColumn = (nextSort: Sort, sortKey: SortKey) => {
-    const sortType = SortTypes.String
-    this.setState({sortKey, sortDirection: nextSort, sortType})
+  private handleSort = (
+    sortKey: ScraperSortKey,
+    sortDirection: Sort,
+    sortType: SortTypes
+  ): void => {
+    this.setState({sortKey, sortDirection, sortType})
   }
 
   private get hasNoBuckets(): boolean {
diff --git a/ui/src/settings/components/SettingsTabbedPageHeader.tsx b/ui/src/settings/components/SettingsTabbedPageHeader.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index dfce9b06e9..0000000000
--- a/ui/src/settings/components/SettingsTabbedPageHeader.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-// Libraries
-import React, {SFC} from 'react'
-
-// Components
-import {FlexBox, FlexDirection, JustifyContent} from '@influxdata/clockface'
-
-interface Props {
-  children: JSX.Element[] | JSX.Element
-  className?: string
-}
-
-const SettingsTabbedPageHeader: SFC<Props> = ({children, className}) => (
-  <FlexBox
-    direction={FlexDirection.Row}
-    justifyContent={JustifyContent.SpaceBetween}
-    style={{marginBottom: '32px'}}
-    className={className}
-  >
-    {children}
-  </FlexBox>
-)
-
-export default SettingsTabbedPageHeader
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/ResourceSortDropdown.tsx b/ui/src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/ResourceSortDropdown.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37367e4c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/ResourceSortDropdown.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+// Libraries
+import React from 'react'
+
+// Components
+import {Dropdown} from '@influxdata/clockface'
+
+// Utilities
+import {generateSortItems} from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/generateSortItems'
+
+// Types
+import {Sort} from '@influxdata/clockface'
+import {
+  SortKey,
+  SortDropdownItem,
+} from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/generateSortItems'
+import {SortTypes} from 'src/shared/utils/sort'
+import {ResourceType} from 'src/types'
+
+interface ComponentProps {
+  resourceType: ResourceType
+  sortDirection: Sort
+  sortKey: SortKey
+  sortType: SortTypes
+  onSelect: (sortKey: SortKey, sortDirection: Sort, sortType: SortTypes) => void
+  width?: number
+}
+
+function ResourceSortDropdown({
+  sortDirection,
+  sortKey,
+  sortType,
+  onSelect,
+  resourceType,
+  width = 210,
+}: ComponentProps) {
+  const sortDropdownItems = generateSortItems(resourceType)
+
+  const {label} = sortDropdownItems.find(
+    item =>
+      item.sortKey === sortKey &&
+      item.sortDirection === sortDirection &&
+      item.sortType === sortType
+  )
+
+  const handleItemClick = (item: SortDropdownItem): void => {
+    const {sortKey, sortDirection, sortType} = item
+    onSelect(sortKey, sortDirection, sortType)
+  }
+
+  const button = (active, onClick) => (
+    <Dropdown.Button
+      onClick={onClick}
+      active={active}
+      testID="resource-sorter--button"
+    >
+      {`Sort by ${label}`}
+    </Dropdown.Button>
+  )
+
+  const menu = onCollapse => (
+    <Dropdown.Menu onCollapse={onCollapse}>
+      {sortDropdownItems.map(item => (
+        <Dropdown.Item
+          key={`${item.sortKey}${item.sortDirection}`}
+          value={item}
+          onClick={handleItemClick}
+          testID={`resource-sorter--${item.sortKey}-${item.sortDirection}`}
+          selected={
+            item.sortKey === sortKey &&
+            item.sortType === sortType &&
+            item.sortDirection === sortDirection
+          }
+        >
+          {item.label}
+        </Dropdown.Item>
+      ))}
+    </Dropdown.Menu>
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <Dropdown
+      button={button}
+      menu={menu}
+      style={{flexBasis: `${width}px`, width: `${width}px`}}
+      testID="resource-sorter"
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+export default ResourceSortDropdown
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/generateSortItems.ts b/ui/src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/generateSortItems.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..157067af3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/generateSortItems.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+import {Sort} from '@influxdata/clockface'
+import {SortTypes} from 'src/shared/utils/sort'
+import {
+  ResourceType,
+  Dashboard,
+  Task,
+  Variable,
+  Label,
+  Template,
+  Bucket,
+  Telegraf,
+  Scraper,
+} from 'src/types'
+
+export type DashboardSortKey = keyof Dashboard | 'meta.updatedAt'
+export type TaskSortKey = keyof Task
+export type VariableSortKey = keyof Variable | 'arguments.type'
+export type LabelSortKey = keyof Label | 'properties.description'
+export type TemplateSortKey = keyof Template | 'meta.name' | 'meta.description'
+export type BucketSortKey = keyof Bucket | 'retentionRules[0].everySeconds'
+export type TelegrafSortKey = keyof Telegraf
+export type ScraperSortKey = keyof Scraper
+
+export type SortKey =
+  | DashboardSortKey
+  | TaskSortKey
+  | VariableSortKey
+  | LabelSortKey
+  | TemplateSortKey
+  | BucketSortKey
+  | TelegrafSortKey
+  | ScraperSortKey
+
+export interface SortDropdownItem {
+  label: string
+  sortKey: SortKey
+  sortType: SortTypes
+  sortDirection: Sort
+}
+
+export const generateSortItems = (
+  resourceType: ResourceType
+): SortDropdownItem[] => {
+  switch (resourceType) {
+    case ResourceType.Dashboards:
+      return [
+        {
+          label: 'Name (A → Z)',
+          sortKey: 'name',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Name (Z → A)',
+          sortKey: 'name',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Modified (Oldest)',
+          sortKey: 'meta.updatedAt',
+          sortType: SortTypes.Date,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Modified (Newest)',
+          sortKey: 'meta.updatedAt',
+          sortType: SortTypes.Date,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+      ]
+    case ResourceType.Tasks:
+      return [
+        {
+          label: 'Name (A → Z)',
+          sortKey: 'name',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Name (Z → A)',
+          sortKey: 'name',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Active',
+          sortKey: 'status',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Inactive',
+          sortKey: 'status',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Completed (Oldest)',
+          sortKey: 'latestCompleted',
+          sortType: SortTypes.Date,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Completed (Newest)',
+          sortKey: 'latestCompleted',
+          sortType: SortTypes.Date,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Schedule (Most Often)',
+          sortKey: 'every',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Schedule (Least Often)',
+          sortKey: 'every',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+      ]
+    case ResourceType.Variables:
+      return [
+        {
+          label: 'Name (A → Z)',
+          sortKey: 'name',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Name (Z → A)',
+          sortKey: 'name',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Type (A → Z)',
+          sortKey: 'arguments.type',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Type (Z → A)',
+          sortKey: 'arguments.type',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+      ]
+    case ResourceType.Labels:
+      return [
+        {
+          label: 'Name (A → Z)',
+          sortKey: 'name',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Name (Z → A)',
+          sortKey: 'name',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Description (A → Z)',
+          sortKey: 'properties.description',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Description (Z → A)',
+          sortKey: 'properties.description',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+      ]
+    case ResourceType.Templates:
+      return [
+        {
+          label: 'Name (A → Z)',
+          sortKey: 'meta.name',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Name (Z → A)',
+          sortKey: 'meta.name',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Description (A → Z)',
+          sortKey: 'meta.description',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Description (Z → A)',
+          sortKey: 'meta.description',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+      ]
+    case ResourceType.Buckets:
+      return [
+        {
+          label: 'Name (A → Z)',
+          sortKey: 'name',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Name (Z → A)',
+          sortKey: 'name',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Retention (Ascending)',
+          sortKey: 'retentionRules[0].everySeconds',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Retention (Descending)',
+          sortKey: 'retentionRules[0].everySeconds',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+      ]
+    case ResourceType.Telegrafs:
+      return [
+        {
+          label: 'Name (A → Z)',
+          sortKey: 'name',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Name (Z → A)',
+          sortKey: 'name',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Description (Ascending)',
+          sortKey: 'description',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Description (Descending)',
+          sortKey: 'description',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+      ]
+    case ResourceType.Scrapers:
+      return [
+        {
+          label: 'Name (A → Z)',
+          sortKey: 'name',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Name (Z → A)',
+          sortKey: 'name',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'URL (Ascending)',
+          sortKey: 'url',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'URL (Descending)',
+          sortKey: 'url',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Bucket (Ascending)',
+          sortKey: 'bucket',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Ascending,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Bucket (Descending)',
+          sortKey: 'bucket',
+          sortType: SortTypes.String,
+          sortDirection: Sort.Descending,
+        },
+      ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/components/search_widget/SearchWidget.scss b/ui/src/shared/components/search_widget/SearchWidget.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..786c3fa969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/shared/components/search_widget/SearchWidget.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.search-widget-input {
+  flex: 1 0 80px;
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/components/search_widget/SearchWidget.tsx b/ui/src/shared/components/search_widget/SearchWidget.tsx
index e91f35d8d0..5c5f8606a7 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/components/search_widget/SearchWidget.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/shared/components/search_widget/SearchWidget.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {ErrorHandling} from 'src/shared/decorators/errors'
 
 interface Props {
   onSearch: (searchTerm: string) => void
-  widthPixels: number
   placeholderText: string
   searchTerm: string
   testID: string
@@ -50,18 +49,18 @@ class SearchWidget extends Component<Props, State> {
   }
 
   public render() {
-    const {placeholderText, widthPixels, testID} = this.props
+    const {placeholderText, testID} = this.props
     const {searchTerm} = this.state
 
     return (
       <Input
         icon={IconFont.Search}
         placeholder={placeholderText}
-        style={{width: `${widthPixels}px`}}
         value={searchTerm}
         onChange={this.handleChange}
         onBlur={this.handleBlur}
         testID={testID}
+        className="search-widget-input"
       />
     )
   }
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/components/tabbed_page/TabbedPageHeader.tsx b/ui/src/shared/components/tabbed_page/TabbedPageHeader.tsx
index 62f45840b9..df76237044 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/components/tabbed_page/TabbedPageHeader.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/shared/components/tabbed_page/TabbedPageHeader.tsx
@@ -2,11 +2,30 @@
 import React, {SFC} from 'react'
 
 interface Props {
-  children: JSX.Element[] | JSX.Element
+  childrenLeft?: JSX.Element[] | JSX.Element
+  childrenRight?: JSX.Element[] | JSX.Element
 }
 
-const TabbedPageHeader: SFC<Props> = ({children}) => (
-  <div className="tabbed-page-section--header">{children}</div>
-)
+const TabbedPageHeader: SFC<Props> = ({childrenLeft, childrenRight}) => {
+  let leftHeader = <></>
+  let rightHeader = <></>
+
+  if (childrenLeft) {
+    leftHeader = <div className="tabbed-page--header-left">{childrenLeft}</div>
+  }
+
+  if (childrenRight) {
+    rightHeader = (
+      <div className="tabbed-page--header-right">{childrenRight}</div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="tabbed-page--header" data-testid="tabbed-page--header">
+      {leftHeader}
+      {rightHeader}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
 
 export default TabbedPageHeader
diff --git a/ui/src/style/chronograf.scss b/ui/src/style/chronograf.scss
index 586c83c3bc..0e3668f229 100644
--- a/ui/src/style/chronograf.scss
+++ b/ui/src/style/chronograf.scss
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 @import 'src/buckets/components/Retention.scss';
 @import 'src/buckets/components/BucketAddDataButton.scss';
 @import 'src/buckets/components/NoBucketsWarning.scss';
-@import 'src/telegrafs/components/Collectors.scss';
 @import 'src/telegrafs/components/TelegrafConfigOverlay.scss';
 @import 'src/variables/components/CreateVariableOverlay.scss';
 @import 'src/variables/components/VariableDropdown.scss';
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@
 @import 'src/tasks/components/TaskForm.scss';
 @import 'src/tasks/components/TasksPage.scss';
 @import 'src/labels/components/LabelOverlayForm.scss';
-@import 'src/labels/components/RandomLabelColor.scss';
 @import 'src/dataExplorer/components/SaveAsButton.scss';
 @import 'src/dataExplorer/components/DataExplorer.scss';
 @import 'src/dataExplorer/components/SaveAsButton.scss';
@@ -76,6 +74,7 @@
 @import 'src/me/graphics/CollectorGraphic.scss';
 @import 'src/pageLayout/components/RenamablePageTitle.scss';
 @import 'src/pageLayout/components/OrgSwitcherOverlay.scss';
+@import 'src/pageLayout/components/TabbedPage.scss';
 @import 'src/timeMachine/components/SelectorList.scss';
 @import 'src/timeMachine/components/Queries.scss';
 @import 'src/timeMachine/components/EditorShortcutsTooltip.scss';
@@ -98,6 +97,7 @@
 @import 'src/shared/components/AutoDomainInput.scss';
 @import 'src/shared/components/Checkbox.scss';
 @import 'src/shared/components/dapperScrollbars/DapperScrollbars.scss';
+@import 'src/shared/components/search_widget/SearchWidget.scss';
 @import 'src/templates/components/createFromTemplateOverlay/CreateFromTemplateOverlay.scss';
 @import 'src/onboarding/components/SigninForm.scss';
 @import 'src/onboarding/containers/LoginPage.scss';
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 @import 'src/alerting/components/LevelTableField.scss';
 @import 'src/alerting/components/SentTableField.scss';
 @import 'src/notifications/rules/components/RuleOverlayFooter.scss';
+@import 'src/labels/components/LabelCard.scss';
 @import 'src/alerting/components/SearchBar.scss';
 @import 'src/clientLibraries/components/ClientLibraryOverlay.scss';
 @import 'src/dashboards/components/DashboardsCardGrid.scss';
diff --git a/ui/src/tasks/components/TasksHeader.tsx b/ui/src/tasks/components/TasksHeader.tsx
index 75890c5634..f9eed06c36 100644
--- a/ui/src/tasks/components/TasksHeader.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/tasks/components/TasksHeader.tsx
@@ -8,12 +8,21 @@ import {
   ComponentSize,
   ComponentStatus,
   Page,
+  Sort,
+  FlexBox,
+  FlexDirection,
 } from '@influxdata/clockface'
 import AddResourceDropdown from 'src/shared/components/AddResourceDropdown'
+import SearchWidget from 'src/shared/components/search_widget/SearchWidget'
+import ResourceSortDropdown from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/ResourceSortDropdown'
 import CloudUpgradeButton from 'src/shared/components/CloudUpgradeButton'
 
 // Types
 import {LimitStatus} from 'src/cloud/actions/limits'
+import {setSearchTerm as setSearchTermAction} from 'src/tasks/actions/creators'
+import {TaskSortKey} from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/generateSortItems'
+import {SortTypes} from 'src/shared/utils/sort'
+import {ResourceType} from 'src/types'
 
 interface Props {
   onCreateTask: () => void
@@ -22,6 +31,16 @@ interface Props {
   onImportTask: () => void
   limitStatus: LimitStatus
   onImportFromTemplate: () => void
+  searchTerm: string
+  setSearchTerm: typeof setSearchTermAction
+  sortKey: TaskSortKey
+  sortDirection: Sort
+  sortType: SortTypes
+  onSort: (
+    sortKey: TaskSortKey,
+    sortDirection: Sort,
+    sortType: SortTypes
+  ) => void
 }
 
 export default class TasksHeader extends PureComponent<Props> {
@@ -32,6 +51,12 @@ export default class TasksHeader extends PureComponent<Props> {
       showInactive,
       onImportTask,
       onImportFromTemplate,
+      setSearchTerm,
+      searchTerm,
+      sortKey,
+      sortType,
+      sortDirection,
+      onSort,
     } = this.props
 
     return (
@@ -42,14 +67,31 @@ export default class TasksHeader extends PureComponent<Props> {
         </Page.Header>
         <Page.ControlBar fullWidth={false}>
           <Page.ControlBarLeft>
-            <InputLabel>Show Inactive</InputLabel>
-            <SlideToggle
-              active={showInactive}
-              size={ComponentSize.ExtraSmall}
-              onChange={setShowInactive}
+            <SearchWidget
+              placeholderText="Filter tasks..."
+              onSearch={setSearchTerm}
+              searchTerm={searchTerm}
+            />
+            <ResourceSortDropdown
+              resourceType={ResourceType.Tasks}
+              sortKey={sortKey}
+              sortType={sortType}
+              sortDirection={sortDirection}
+              onSelect={onSort}
             />
           </Page.ControlBarLeft>
           <Page.ControlBarRight>
+            <FlexBox
+              direction={FlexDirection.Row}
+              margin={ComponentSize.Medium}
+            >
+              <InputLabel>Show Inactive</InputLabel>
+              <SlideToggle
+                active={showInactive}
+                size={ComponentSize.ExtraSmall}
+                onChange={setShowInactive}
+              />
+            </FlexBox>
             <AddResourceDropdown
               canImportFromTemplate
               onSelectNew={onCreateTask}
diff --git a/ui/src/tasks/components/TasksList.tsx b/ui/src/tasks/components/TasksList.tsx
index 7836958ffe..5c21e26496 100644
--- a/ui/src/tasks/components/TasksList.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/tasks/components/TasksList.tsx
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import EmptyTasksList from 'src/tasks/components/EmptyTasksList'
 import {Task} from 'src/types'
 import {SortTypes} from 'src/shared/utils/sort'
 import {Sort} from '@influxdata/clockface'
-
 import {selectTask, addTaskLabel, runTask} from 'src/tasks/actions/thunks'
 import {checkTaskLimits as checkTaskLimitsAction} from 'src/cloud/actions/limits'
+import {TaskSortKey} from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/generateSortItems'
 
 // Selectors
 import {getSortedResources} from 'src/shared/utils/sort'
@@ -33,16 +33,13 @@ interface Props {
   onUpdate: (name: string, taskID: string) => void
   filterComponent?: JSX.Element
   onImportTask: () => void
-  sortKey: string
+  sortKey: TaskSortKey
   sortDirection: Sort
   sortType: SortTypes
-  onClickColumn: (nextSort: Sort, sortKey: SortKey) => void
   checkTaskLimits: typeof checkTaskLimitsAction
   onImportFromTemplate: () => void
 }
 
-type SortKey = keyof Task
-
 interface State {
   taskLabelsEdit: Task
   isEditingTaskLabels: boolean
@@ -70,45 +67,13 @@ export default class TasksList extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       searchTerm,
       onCreate,
       totalCount,
-      filterComponent,
       onImportTask,
-      sortKey,
-      sortDirection,
-      onClickColumn,
       onImportFromTemplate,
     } = this.props
 
-    const headerKeys: SortKey[] = ['name', 'status', 'every', 'latestCompleted']
-
     return (
       <>
         <ResourceList>
-          <ResourceList.Header filterComponent={filterComponent}>
-            <ResourceList.Sorter
-              name="Name"
-              sortKey={headerKeys[0]}
-              sort={sortKey === headerKeys[0] ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-              onClick={onClickColumn}
-            />
-            <ResourceList.Sorter
-              name="Active"
-              sortKey={headerKeys[1]}
-              sort={sortKey === headerKeys[1] ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-              onClick={onClickColumn}
-            />
-            <ResourceList.Sorter
-              name="Schedule"
-              sortKey={headerKeys[2]}
-              sort={sortKey === headerKeys[2] ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-              onClick={onClickColumn}
-            />
-            <ResourceList.Sorter
-              name="Last Completed"
-              sortKey={headerKeys[3]}
-              sort={sortKey === headerKeys[3] ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-              onClick={onClickColumn}
-            />
-          </ResourceList.Header>
           <ResourceList.Body
             emptyState={
               <EmptyTasksList
diff --git a/ui/src/tasks/containers/TasksPage.tsx b/ui/src/tasks/containers/TasksPage.tsx
index 8f1187b17f..cc7a5d3dd4 100644
--- a/ui/src/tasks/containers/TasksPage.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/tasks/containers/TasksPage.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import TasksList from 'src/tasks/components/TasksList'
 import {Page} from '@influxdata/clockface'
 import {ErrorHandling} from 'src/shared/decorators/errors'
 import FilterList from 'src/shared/components/FilterList'
-import SearchWidget from 'src/shared/components/search_widget/SearchWidget'
 import GetResources from 'src/resources/components/GetResources'
 import GetAssetLimits from 'src/cloud/components/GetAssetLimits'
 import AssetLimitAlert from 'src/cloud/components/AssetLimitAlert'
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ import {InjectedRouter, WithRouterProps} from 'react-router'
 import {Sort} from '@influxdata/clockface'
 import {SortTypes} from 'src/shared/utils/sort'
 import {extractTaskLimits} from 'src/cloud/utils/limits'
+import {TaskSortKey} from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/generateSortItems'
 
 // Selectors
 import {getAll} from 'src/resources/selectors'
@@ -80,13 +80,11 @@ type Props = ConnectedDispatchProps &
 interface State {
   isImporting: boolean
   taskLabelsEdit: Task
-  sortKey: SortKey
+  sortKey: TaskSortKey
   sortDirection: Sort
   sortType: SortTypes
 }
 
-type SortKey = keyof Task
-
 const Filter = FilterList<Task>()
 
 @ErrorHandling
@@ -134,6 +132,12 @@ class TasksPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
             onImportTask={this.summonImportOverlay}
             onImportFromTemplate={this.summonImportFromTemplateOverlay}
             limitStatus={limitStatus}
+            searchTerm={searchTerm}
+            setSearchTerm={setSearchTerm}
+            sortKey={sortKey}
+            sortDirection={sortDirection}
+            sortType={sortType}
+            onSort={this.handleSort}
           />
           <Page.Contents fullWidth={false} scrollable={true}>
             <GetResources resources={[ResourceType.Tasks, ResourceType.Labels]}>
@@ -160,7 +164,6 @@ class TasksPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
                       onAddTaskLabel={onAddTaskLabel}
                       onRunTask={onRunTask}
                       onFilterChange={setSearchTerm}
-                      filterComponent={this.search}
                       onUpdate={updateTaskName}
                       onImportTask={this.summonImportOverlay}
                       onImportFromTemplate={
@@ -169,7 +172,6 @@ class TasksPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
                       sortKey={sortKey}
                       sortDirection={sortDirection}
                       sortType={sortType}
-                      onClickColumn={this.handleClickColumn}
                       checkTaskLimits={checkTaskLimits}
                     />
                   )}
@@ -184,14 +186,12 @@ class TasksPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     )
   }
 
-  private handleClickColumn = (nextSort: Sort, sortKey: SortKey) => {
-    let sortType = SortTypes.String
-
-    if (sortKey === 'latestCompleted') {
-      sortType = SortTypes.Date
-    }
-
-    this.setState({sortKey, sortDirection: nextSort, sortType})
+  private handleSort = (
+    sortKey: TaskSortKey,
+    sortDirection: Sort,
+    sortType: SortTypes
+  ) => {
+    this.setState({sortKey, sortDirection, sortType})
   }
 
   private handleActivate = (task: Task) => {
@@ -233,18 +233,6 @@ class TasksPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     router.push(`/orgs/${orgID}/tasks/import`)
   }
 
-  private get search(): JSX.Element {
-    const {setSearchTerm, searchTerm} = this.props
-
-    return (
-      <SearchWidget
-        placeholderText="Filter tasks..."
-        onSearch={setSearchTerm}
-        searchTerm={searchTerm}
-      />
-    )
-  }
-
   private get filteredTasks(): Task[] {
     const {tasks, showInactive} = this.props
     const matchingTasks = tasks.filter(t => {
diff --git a/ui/src/telegrafs/components/CollectorList.tsx b/ui/src/telegrafs/components/CollectorList.tsx
index 0ec874c4e2..1ecab489e6 100644
--- a/ui/src/telegrafs/components/CollectorList.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/telegrafs/components/CollectorList.tsx
@@ -17,14 +17,11 @@ import {updateTelegraf, deleteTelegraf} from 'src/telegrafs/actions/thunks'
 // Selectors
 import {getAll} from 'src/resources/selectors'
 
-type SortKey = keyof Telegraf
-
 interface OwnProps {
   emptyState: JSX.Element
   sortKey: string
   sortDirection: Sort
   sortType: SortTypes
-  onClickColumn: (nextSort: Sort, sortKey: SortKey) => void
   onFilterChange: (searchTerm: string) => void
 }
 
@@ -45,19 +42,10 @@ class CollectorList extends PureComponent<Props> {
   )
 
   public render() {
-    const {emptyState, sortKey, sortDirection, onClickColumn} = this.props
+    const {emptyState} = this.props
 
     return (
       <ResourceList>
-        <ResourceList.Header>
-          <ResourceList.Sorter
-            sortKey="name"
-            sort={sortKey === 'name' ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-            name="Name"
-            onClick={onClickColumn}
-            testID="name-sorter"
-          />
-        </ResourceList.Header>
         <ResourceList.Body emptyState={emptyState}>
           {this.collectorsList}
         </ResourceList.Body>
@@ -130,7 +118,6 @@ class FilteredCollectorList extends PureComponent<FilteredProps> {
       sortKey,
       sortDirection,
       sortType,
-      onClickColumn,
       onUpdateTelegraf,
       onDeleteTelegraf,
     } = this.props
@@ -148,7 +135,6 @@ class FilteredCollectorList extends PureComponent<FilteredProps> {
             sortKey={sortKey}
             sortDirection={sortDirection}
             sortType={sortType}
-            onClickColumn={onClickColumn}
             onUpdateTelegraf={onUpdateTelegraf}
             onDeleteTelegraf={onDeleteTelegraf}
           />
diff --git a/ui/src/telegrafs/components/Collectors.scss b/ui/src/telegrafs/components/Collectors.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 638da783fc..0000000000
--- a/ui/src/telegrafs/components/Collectors.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-.telegraf-collectors--header {
-  min-width: 530px;
-  @media screen and (max-width: 680px) {
-    // willing to take suggestions about removing this
-    display: block !important;
-
-    > .cf-input {
-      width: 100%;
-      margin: 0 auto;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-.telegraf-collectors-button-wrap {
-  display: flex;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  text-align: right;
-  @media screen and (max-width: 680px) {
-    margin: 8px auto 0;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/ui/src/telegrafs/components/Collectors.tsx b/ui/src/telegrafs/components/Collectors.tsx
index b67df2e031..59c83f3ead 100644
--- a/ui/src/telegrafs/components/Collectors.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/telegrafs/components/Collectors.tsx
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ import {
   ComponentStatus,
 } from '@influxdata/clockface'
 import SearchWidget from 'src/shared/components/search_widget/SearchWidget'
-import SettingsTabbedPageHeader from 'src/settings/components/SettingsTabbedPageHeader'
+import TabbedPageHeader from 'src/shared/components/tabbed_page/TabbedPageHeader'
 import {FilteredList} from 'src/telegrafs/components/CollectorList'
 import TelegrafExplainer from 'src/telegrafs/components/TelegrafExplainer'
 import NoBucketsWarning from 'src/buckets/components/NoBucketsWarning'
 import GetResources from 'src/resources/components/GetResources'
+import ResourceSortDropdown from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/ResourceSortDropdown'
 
 // Actions
 import {updateTelegraf, deleteTelegraf} from 'src/telegrafs/actions/thunks'
@@ -30,13 +31,14 @@ import {updateTelegraf, deleteTelegraf} from 'src/telegrafs/actions/thunks'
 import {ErrorHandling} from 'src/shared/decorators/errors'
 
 // Types
-import {Telegraf, OverlayState, AppState, Bucket, ResourceType} from 'src/types'
+import {OverlayState, AppState, Bucket, ResourceType} from 'src/types'
 import {
   setTelegrafConfigID,
   setTelegrafConfigName,
   clearDataLoaders,
 } from 'src/dataLoaders/actions/dataLoaders'
 import {SortTypes} from 'src/shared/utils/sort'
+import {TelegrafSortKey} from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/generateSortItems'
 
 // Selectors
 import {getOrg} from 'src/organizations/selectors'
@@ -63,13 +65,11 @@ interface State {
   searchTerm: string
   instructionsOverlay: OverlayState
   collectorID?: string
-  sortKey: SortKey
+  sortKey: TelegrafSortKey
   sortDirection: Sort
   sortType: SortTypes
 }
 
-type SortKey = keyof Telegraf
-
 @ErrorHandling
 class Collectors extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   constructor(props: Props) {
@@ -89,32 +89,48 @@ class Collectors extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   public render() {
     const {hasTelegrafs} = this.props
     const {searchTerm, sortKey, sortDirection, sortType} = this.state
+
+    const collecorsLeftHeaderItems = (
+      <>
+        <SearchWidget
+          placeholderText="Filter telegraf configurations..."
+          searchTerm={searchTerm}
+          onSearch={this.handleFilterChange}
+        />
+        <ResourceSortDropdown
+          resourceType={ResourceType.Telegrafs}
+          sortDirection={sortDirection}
+          sortKey={sortKey}
+          sortType={sortType}
+          onSelect={this.handleSort}
+        />
+      </>
+    )
+
+    const collecorsRightHeaderItems = (
+      <>
+        <Button
+          text="InfluxDB Output Plugin"
+          icon={IconFont.Eye}
+          color={ComponentColor.Secondary}
+          onClick={this.handleJustTheOutput}
+          titleText="Output section of telegraf.conf for V2"
+          testID="button--output-only"
+        />
+        {this.createButton}
+      </>
+    )
+
     return (
       <>
         <NoBucketsWarning
           visible={this.hasNoBuckets}
           resourceName="Telegraf Configurations"
         />
-
-        <SettingsTabbedPageHeader className="telegraf-collectors--header">
-          <SearchWidget
-            placeholderText="Filter telegraf configurations..."
-            searchTerm={searchTerm}
-            onSearch={this.handleFilterChange}
-          />
-          <div className="telegraf-collectors-button-wrap">
-            <Button
-              text="InfluxDB Output Plugin"
-              icon={IconFont.Eye}
-              color={ComponentColor.Secondary}
-              style={{marginRight: '8px'}}
-              onClick={this.handleJustTheOutput}
-              titleText="Output section of telegraf.conf for V2"
-              testID="button--output-only"
-            />
-            {this.createButton}
-          </div>
-        </SettingsTabbedPageHeader>
+        <TabbedPageHeader
+          childrenLeft={collecorsLeftHeaderItems}
+          childrenRight={collecorsRightHeaderItems}
+        />
         <Grid>
           <Grid.Row>
             <Grid.Column
@@ -130,7 +146,6 @@ class Collectors extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
                   sortKey={sortKey}
                   sortDirection={sortDirection}
                   sortType={sortType}
-                  onClickColumn={this.handleClickColumn}
                 />
               </GetResources>
             </Grid.Column>
@@ -149,9 +164,12 @@ class Collectors extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     )
   }
 
-  private handleClickColumn = (nextSort: Sort, sortKey: SortKey) => {
-    const sortType = SortTypes.String
-    this.setState({sortKey, sortDirection: nextSort, sortType})
+  private handleSort = (
+    sortKey: TelegrafSortKey,
+    sortDirection: Sort,
+    sortType: SortTypes
+  ): void => {
+    this.setState({sortKey, sortDirection, sortType})
   }
 
   private get hasNoBuckets(): boolean {
diff --git a/ui/src/telegrafs/components/TelegrafExplainer.tsx b/ui/src/telegrafs/components/TelegrafExplainer.tsx
index 250ab7fdde..2f31a26d50 100644
--- a/ui/src/telegrafs/components/TelegrafExplainer.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/telegrafs/components/TelegrafExplainer.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   Panel,
   EmptyState,
   InfluxColors,
+  Gradients,
   ComponentSize,
 } from '@influxdata/clockface'
 import {TextAlignProperty} from 'csstype'
@@ -21,10 +22,7 @@ const TelegrafExplainer: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
   textAlign = 'inherit',
   bodySize,
 }) => (
-  <Panel
-    backgroundColor={InfluxColors.Smoke}
-    style={{textAlign, marginTop: 32}}
-  >
+  <Panel gradient={Gradients.PolarExpress} border={true} style={{textAlign}}>
     {hasNoTelegrafs && (
       <EmptyState.Text style={{color: InfluxColors.Platinum, marginTop: 16}}>
         What is Telegraf?
diff --git a/ui/src/templates/components/StaticTemplatesList.tsx b/ui/src/templates/components/StaticTemplatesList.tsx
index 2b12710308..8f3057a7c2 100644
--- a/ui/src/templates/components/StaticTemplatesList.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/templates/components/StaticTemplatesList.tsx
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ import {Sort} from 'src/clockface'
 // Selectors
 import {getSortedResources} from 'src/shared/utils/sort'
 
-type SortKey = 'meta.name'
-
 export type TemplateOrSummary = Template | TemplateSummary
 
 export interface StaticTemplate {
@@ -32,7 +30,6 @@ interface Props {
   sortKey: string
   sortDirection: Sort
   sortType: SortTypes
-  onClickColumn: (nextSort: Sort, sortKey: SortKey) => void
 }
 
 export default class StaticTemplatesList extends PureComponent<Props> {
@@ -41,26 +38,10 @@ export default class StaticTemplatesList extends PureComponent<Props> {
   )
 
   public render() {
-    const {
-      searchTerm,
-      onImport,
-      sortKey,
-      sortDirection,
-      onClickColumn,
-    } = this.props
-
-    const headerKeys: SortKey[] = ['meta.name']
+    const {searchTerm, onImport} = this.props
 
     return (
       <ResourceList>
-        <ResourceList.Header>
-          <ResourceList.Sorter
-            name="Name"
-            sortKey={headerKeys[0]}
-            sort={sortKey === headerKeys[0] ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-            onClick={onClickColumn}
-          />
-        </ResourceList.Header>
         <ResourceList.Body
           emptyState={
             <EmptyTemplatesList searchTerm={searchTerm} onImport={onImport} />
diff --git a/ui/src/templates/components/TemplatesList.tsx b/ui/src/templates/components/TemplatesList.tsx
index eddcb393ab..148d226d50 100644
--- a/ui/src/templates/components/TemplatesList.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/templates/components/TemplatesList.tsx
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ import {Sort} from 'src/clockface'
 // Selectors
 import {getSortedResources} from 'src/shared/utils/sort'
 
-type SortKey = 'meta.name'
-
 interface Props {
   templates: TemplateSummary[]
   searchTerm: string
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ interface Props {
   sortKey: string
   sortDirection: Sort
   sortType: SortTypes
-  onClickColumn: (nextSort: Sort, sortKey: SortKey) => void
 }
 
 export default class TemplatesList extends PureComponent<Props> {
@@ -35,27 +32,11 @@ export default class TemplatesList extends PureComponent<Props> {
   )
 
   public render() {
-    const {
-      searchTerm,
-      onImport,
-      sortKey,
-      sortDirection,
-      onClickColumn,
-    } = this.props
-
-    const headerKeys: SortKey[] = ['meta.name']
+    const {searchTerm, onImport} = this.props
 
     return (
       <>
         <ResourceList>
-          <ResourceList.Header>
-            <ResourceList.Sorter
-              name="Name"
-              sortKey={headerKeys[0]}
-              sort={sortKey === headerKeys[0] ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-              onClick={onClickColumn}
-            />
-          </ResourceList.Header>
           <ResourceList.Body
             emptyState={
               <EmptyTemplatesList searchTerm={searchTerm} onImport={onImport} />
diff --git a/ui/src/templates/components/TemplatesPage.tsx b/ui/src/templates/components/TemplatesPage.tsx
index 9740906496..ea1523fb04 100644
--- a/ui/src/templates/components/TemplatesPage.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/templates/components/TemplatesPage.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import StaticTemplatesList, {
 import {ErrorHandling} from 'src/shared/decorators/errors'
 import SearchWidget from 'src/shared/components/search_widget/SearchWidget'
 import GetResources from 'src/resources/components/GetResources'
-import SettingsTabbedPageHeader from 'src/settings/components/SettingsTabbedPageHeader'
+import TabbedPageHeader from 'src/shared/components/tabbed_page/TabbedPageHeader'
+import ResourceSortDropdown from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/ResourceSortDropdown'
 
 // Types
 import {AppState, ResourceType, TemplateSummary} from 'src/types'
@@ -24,16 +25,14 @@ import {
   ComponentColor,
   IconFont,
   SelectGroup,
-  FlexBox,
-  FlexDirection,
-  ComponentSize,
 } from '@influxdata/clockface'
-
+import {TemplateSortKey} from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/generateSortItems'
 import {staticTemplates as statics} from 'src/templates/constants/defaultTemplates'
 
 // Selectors
 import {getAll} from 'src/resources/selectors/getAll'
 
+// Constants
 const staticTemplates: StaticTemplate[] = _.map(statics, (template, name) => ({
   name,
   template: template as TemplateOrSummary,
@@ -51,14 +50,12 @@ type Props = OwnProps & StateProps
 
 interface State {
   searchTerm: string
-  sortKey: SortKey
+  sortKey: TemplateSortKey
   sortDirection: Sort
   sortType: SortTypes
   activeTab: string
 }
 
-type SortKey = 'meta.name'
-
 const FilterStaticTemplates = FilterList<StaticTemplate>()
 const FilterTemplateSummaries = FilterList<TemplateSummary>()
 
@@ -78,43 +75,56 @@ class TemplatesPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
   public render() {
     const {onImport} = this.props
-    const {activeTab} = this.state
+    const {activeTab, sortType, sortKey, sortDirection} = this.state
+
+    const leftHeaderItems = (
+      <>
+        {this.filterComponent}
+        <SelectGroup>
+          <SelectGroup.Option
+            name="template-type"
+            id="static-templates"
+            active={activeTab === 'static-templates'}
+            value="static-templates"
+            onClick={this.handleClickTab}
+            titleText="Static Templates"
+          >
+            Static Templates
+          </SelectGroup.Option>
+          <SelectGroup.Option
+            name="template-type"
+            id="user-templates"
+            active={activeTab === 'user-templates'}
+            value="user-templates"
+            onClick={this.handleClickTab}
+            titleText="User Templates"
+          >
+            User Templates
+          </SelectGroup.Option>
+        </SelectGroup>
+        <ResourceSortDropdown
+          resourceType={ResourceType.Templates}
+          sortType={sortType}
+          sortKey={sortKey}
+          sortDirection={sortDirection}
+          onSelect={this.handleSort}
+        />
+      </>
+    )
 
     return (
       <>
-        <SettingsTabbedPageHeader>
-          <FlexBox direction={FlexDirection.Row} margin={ComponentSize.Small}>
-            {this.filterComponent}
-            <SelectGroup>
-              <SelectGroup.Option
-                name="template-type"
-                id="static-templates"
-                active={activeTab === 'static-templates'}
-                value="static-templates"
-                onClick={this.handleClickTab}
-                titleText="Static Templates"
-              >
-                Static Templates
-              </SelectGroup.Option>
-              <SelectGroup.Option
-                name="template-type"
-                id="user-templates"
-                active={activeTab === 'user-templates'}
-                value="user-templates"
-                onClick={this.handleClickTab}
-                titleText="User Templates"
-              >
-                User Templates
-              </SelectGroup.Option>
-            </SelectGroup>
-          </FlexBox>
-          <Button
-            text="Import Template"
-            icon={IconFont.Plus}
-            color={ComponentColor.Primary}
-            onClick={onImport}
-          />
-        </SettingsTabbedPageHeader>
+        <TabbedPageHeader
+          childrenLeft={leftHeaderItems}
+          childrenRight={
+            <Button
+              text="Import Template"
+              icon={IconFont.Plus}
+              color={ComponentColor.Primary}
+              onClick={onImport}
+            />
+          }
+        />
         {this.templatesList}
       </>
     )
@@ -124,9 +134,12 @@ class TemplatesPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     this.setState({activeTab: val})
   }
 
-  private handleClickColumn = (nextSort: Sort, sortKey: SortKey) => {
-    const sortType = SortTypes.String
-    this.setState({sortKey, sortDirection: nextSort, sortType})
+  private handleSort = (
+    sortKey: TemplateSortKey,
+    sortDirection: Sort,
+    sortType: SortTypes
+  ): void => {
+    this.setState({sortKey, sortDirection, sortType})
   }
 
   private get templatesList(): JSX.Element {
@@ -150,7 +163,6 @@ class TemplatesPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
                 sortKey={sortKey}
                 sortDirection={sortDirection}
                 sortType={sortType}
-                onClickColumn={this.handleClickColumn}
               />
             )
           }}
@@ -176,7 +188,6 @@ class TemplatesPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
                   sortKey={sortKey}
                   sortDirection={sortDirection}
                   sortType={sortType}
-                  onClickColumn={this.handleClickColumn}
                 />
               )
             }}
diff --git a/ui/src/variables/components/VariableList.tsx b/ui/src/variables/components/VariableList.tsx
index 2f39ea434a..7ac3eb5013 100644
--- a/ui/src/variables/components/VariableList.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/variables/components/VariableList.tsx
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import {Sort} from '@influxdata/clockface'
 // Selectors
 import {getSortedResources} from 'src/shared/utils/sort'
 
-type SortKey = keyof Variable | 'arguments.type'
-
 interface Props {
   variables: Variable[]
   emptyState: JSX.Element
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@ interface Props {
   sortKey: string
   sortDirection: Sort
   sortType: SortTypes
-  onClickColumn: (nextSort: Sort, sortKey: SortKey) => void
 }
 
 interface State {
@@ -49,25 +46,11 @@ export default class VariableList extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   }
 
   public render() {
-    const {emptyState, sortKey, sortDirection, onClickColumn} = this.props
+    const {emptyState} = this.props
 
     return (
       <>
         <ResourceList>
-          <ResourceList.Header>
-            <ResourceList.Sorter
-              name="Name"
-              sortKey={this.headerKeys[0]}
-              sort={sortKey === this.headerKeys[0] ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-              onClick={onClickColumn}
-            />
-            <ResourceList.Sorter
-              name="Type"
-              sortKey={this.headerKeys[1]}
-              sort={sortKey === this.headerKeys[1] ? sortDirection : Sort.None}
-              onClick={onClickColumn}
-            />
-          </ResourceList.Header>
           <ResourceList.Body emptyState={emptyState}>
             {this.rows}
           </ResourceList.Body>
@@ -76,10 +59,6 @@ export default class VariableList extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     )
   }
 
-  private get headerKeys(): SortKey[] {
-    return ['name', 'arguments.type']
-  }
-
   private get rows(): JSX.Element[] {
     const {
       variables,
diff --git a/ui/src/variables/components/VariablesTab.tsx b/ui/src/variables/components/VariablesTab.tsx
index 398e7d66e3..50baf57592 100644
--- a/ui/src/variables/components/VariablesTab.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/variables/components/VariablesTab.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import TabbedPageHeader from 'src/shared/components/tabbed_page/TabbedPageHeader
 import VariableList from 'src/variables/components/VariableList'
 import Filter from 'src/shared/components/FilterList'
 import AddResourceDropdown from 'src/shared/components/AddResourceDropdown'
+import ResourceSortDropdown from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/ResourceSortDropdown'
 import GetResources from 'src/resources/components/GetResources'
 import {Sort} from '@influxdata/clockface'
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import {Sort} from '@influxdata/clockface'
 import {AppState, OverlayState, ResourceType, Variable} from 'src/types'
 import {ComponentSize} from '@influxdata/clockface'
 import {SortTypes} from 'src/shared/utils/sort'
+import {VariableSortKey} from 'src/shared/components/resource_sort_dropdown/generateSortItems'
 
 interface StateProps {
   variables: Variable[]
@@ -36,13 +38,11 @@ type Props = StateProps & DispatchProps & WithRouterProps
 interface State {
   searchTerm: string
   importOverlayState: OverlayState
-  sortKey: SortKey
+  sortKey: VariableSortKey
   sortDirection: Sort
   sortType: SortTypes
 }
 
-type SortKey = keyof Variable
-
 const FilterList = Filter<Variable>()
 
 class VariablesTab extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
@@ -58,20 +58,37 @@ class VariablesTab extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     const {variables} = this.props
     const {searchTerm, sortKey, sortDirection, sortType} = this.state
 
+    const leftHeaderItems = (
+      <>
+        <SearchWidget
+          placeholderText="Filter variables..."
+          searchTerm={searchTerm}
+          onSearch={this.handleFilterChange}
+        />
+        <ResourceSortDropdown
+          onSelect={this.handleSort}
+          resourceType={ResourceType.Variables}
+          sortDirection={sortDirection}
+          sortKey={sortKey}
+          sortType={sortType}
+        />
+      </>
+    )
+
+    const rightHeaderItems = (
+      <AddResourceDropdown
+        resourceName="Variable"
+        onSelectImport={this.handleOpenImportOverlay}
+        onSelectNew={this.handleOpenCreateOverlay}
+      />
+    )
+
     return (
       <>
-        <TabbedPageHeader>
-          <SearchWidget
-            placeholderText="Filter variables..."
-            searchTerm={searchTerm}
-            onSearch={this.handleFilterChange}
-          />
-          <AddResourceDropdown
-            resourceName="Variable"
-            onSelectImport={this.handleOpenImportOverlay}
-            onSelectNew={this.handleOpenCreateOverlay}
-          />
-        </TabbedPageHeader>
+        <TabbedPageHeader
+          childrenLeft={leftHeaderItems}
+          childrenRight={rightHeaderItems}
+        />
         <GetResources resources={[ResourceType.Labels]}>
           <FilterList
             searchTerm={searchTerm}
@@ -87,7 +104,6 @@ class VariablesTab extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
                 sortKey={sortKey}
                 sortDirection={sortDirection}
                 sortType={sortType}
-                onClickColumn={this.handleClickColumn}
               />
             )}
           </FilterList>
@@ -96,9 +112,12 @@ class VariablesTab extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     )
   }
 
-  private handleClickColumn = (nextSort: Sort, sortKey: SortKey) => {
-    const sortType = SortTypes.String
-    this.setState({sortKey, sortDirection: nextSort, sortType})
+  private handleSort = (
+    sortKey: VariableSortKey,
+    sortDirection: Sort,
+    sortType: SortTypes
+  ): void => {
+    this.setState({sortKey, sortDirection, sortType})
   }
 
   private get emptyState(): JSX.Element {