diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/search_results.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/search_results.jsx
index 694deea04e..667662781e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/search_results.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/search_results.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 
 import FindInPageIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/find_in_page.svg?react';
 import PeopleIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/group.svg?react';
-import SearchIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/search.svg?react';
 import TagIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/tag.svg?react';
 import { Icon }  from 'mastodon/components/icon';
 import { LoadMore } from 'mastodon/components/load_more';
@@ -76,11 +75,6 @@ class SearchResults extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
     return (
       <div className='search-results'>
-        <div className='search-results__header'>
-          <Icon id='search' icon={SearchIcon} />
-          <FormattedMessage id='explore.search_results' defaultMessage='Search results' />
-        </div>
-
         {accounts}
         {hashtags}
         {statuses}
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index b6dc1abc99..6aa3588501 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -3485,7 +3485,7 @@ $ui-header-height: 55px;
 }
 
 .column-subheading {
-  background: darken($ui-base-color, 4%);
+  background: var(--surface-background-color);
   color: $darker-text-color;
   padding: 8px 20px;
   font-size: 12px;
@@ -4637,7 +4637,7 @@ a.status-card {
 }
 
 .follow_requests-unlocked_explanation {
-  background: darken($ui-base-color, 4%);
+  background: var(--surface-background-color);
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--background-border-color);
   contain: initial;
   flex-grow: 0;
@@ -5269,18 +5269,6 @@ a.status-card {
   }
 }
 
-.search-results__header {
-  color: $dark-text-color;
-  background: lighten($ui-base-color, 2%);
-  padding: 15px;
-  font-weight: 500;
-  font-size: 16px;
-  cursor: default;
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 5px;
-}
-
 .search-results__section {
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--background-border-color);
 
@@ -5289,8 +5277,8 @@ a.status-card {
   }
 
   &__header {
-    background: darken($ui-base-color, 4%);
     border-bottom: 1px solid var(--background-border-color);
+    background: var(--surface-background-color);
     padding: 15px;
     font-weight: 500;
     font-size: 14px;
@@ -7159,7 +7147,7 @@ noscript {
 .follow-request-banner,
 .account-memorial-banner {
   padding: 20px;
-  background: lighten($ui-base-color, 4%);
+  background: var(--surface-background-color);
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   flex-direction: column;
@@ -8326,7 +8314,8 @@ noscript {
   flex: 1 1 auto;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  background: $ui-base-color;
+  border: 1px solid var(--background-border-color);
+  border-top: 0;
   border-bottom-left-radius: 4px;
   border-bottom-right-radius: 4px;
 }
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/variables.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/variables.scss
index 94078d960d..2b2a295791 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/variables.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/variables.scss
@@ -104,4 +104,5 @@ $font-monospace: 'mastodon-font-monospace' !default;
   --background-filter: blur(10px) saturate(180%) contrast(75%) brightness(70%);
   --background-color: #{darken($ui-base-color, 8%)};
   --background-color-tint: #{rgba(darken($ui-base-color, 8%), 0.9)};
+  --surface-background-color: #{darken($ui-base-color, 4%)};
 }