diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/search.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/search.css
index c5390e793..96368841e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/search.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/search.css
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ summary {
 
   .search__empty {
     margin-block: 3em;
-    opacity: 0.66;
-    text-align: center;
+    margin-inline: auto;
+    inline-size: fit-content;
   }
 
   .search__excerpt {
diff --git a/app/views/searches/_results.html.erb b/app/views/searches/_results.html.erb
index ca82d65ee..602878c65 100644
--- a/app/views/searches/_results.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/searches/_results.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <section class="search">
   <div class="search__results">
     <% unless page.used? %>
-      <div class="search__empty">
+      <div class="search__empty blank-slate blank-slate--empty">
         No matches
       </div>
     <% end %>