diff --git a/apps/files/css/files.scss b/apps/files/css/files.scss
index 80a2b44ac11..65519ae2e16 100644
--- a/apps/files/css/files.scss
+++ b/apps/files/css/files.scss
@@ -438,46 +438,27 @@ table td.filename .uploadtext {
 	opacity: .5;
 }
 
+table td.selection {
+	padding: 0;
+}
+
 /* File checkboxes */
-#fileList tr td.filename>.selectCheckBox + label:before {
+#fileList tr td.selection>.selectCheckBox + label:before {
 	opacity: 0.3;
-	position: absolute;
-	bottom: 4px;
-	right: 0;
-	z-index: 10;
 }
 
 /* Show checkbox with full opacity when hovering, checked, or selected */
-#fileList tr:hover td.filename>.selectCheckBox + label:before,
-#fileList tr:focus td.filename>.selectCheckBox + label:before,
-#fileList tr td.filename>.selectCheckBox:checked + label:before,
-#fileList tr.selected td.filename>.selectCheckBox + label:before {
+#fileList tr:hover td.selection>.selectCheckBox + label:before,
+#fileList tr:focus td.selection>.selectCheckBox + label:before,
+#fileList tr td.selection>.selectCheckBox:checked + label:before,
+#fileList tr.selected td.selection>.selectCheckBox + label:before {
 	opacity: 1;
 }
 
 /* Use label to have bigger clickable size for checkbox */
-#fileList tr td.filename>.selectCheckBox + label,
+#fileList tr td.selection>.selectCheckBox + label,
 .select-all + label {
-	background-position: 30px 30px;
-	height: 50px;
-	position: absolute;
-	width: 50px;
-	z-index: 5;
-}
-#fileList tr td.filename>.selectCheckBox {
-	/* sometimes checkbox height is bigger (KDE/Qt), so setting to absolute
-	 * to prevent it to increase the height */
-	position: absolute;
-	z-index: 10;
-}
-.select-all + label {
-	top: 0;
-}
-.select-all + label:before {
-	position: absolute;
-	top: 18px;
-	left: 18px;
-	z-index: 10;
+	padding: 16px;
 }
 
 #fileList tr td.filename {
diff --git a/apps/files/css/mobile.scss b/apps/files/css/mobile.scss
index eefc92c816b..e7b75910fa9 100644
--- a/apps/files/css/mobile.scss
+++ b/apps/files/css/mobile.scss
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ table td.date {
 table td {
 	padding: 0;
 }
-/* and accordingly fix left margin of file list summary on mobile */
-.summary .info {
-	margin-left: 105px;
-}
 
 /* remove shift for multiselect bar to account for missing navigation */
 table.multiselect thead {
diff --git a/apps/files/js/filelist.js b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
index 2c97bf737b3..0d45c29b25a 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
 
 			this.$fileList.on('click','td.filename>a.name, td.filesize, td.date', _.bind(this._onClickFile, this));
 
-			this.$fileList.on('change', 'td.filename>.selectCheckBox', _.bind(this._onClickFileCheckbox, this));
+			this.$fileList.on('change', 'td.selection>.selectCheckBox', _.bind(this._onClickFileCheckbox, this));
 			this.$el.on('show', _.bind(this._onShow, this));
 			this.$el.on('urlChanged', _.bind(this._onUrlChanged, this));
 			this.$el.find('.select-all').click(_.bind(this._onClickSelectAll, this));
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@
 		 * @param {bool} state true to select, false to deselect
 		 */
 		_selectFileEl: function($tr, state, showDetailsView) {
-			var $checkbox = $tr.find('td.filename>.selectCheckBox');
+			var $checkbox = $tr.find('td.selection>.selectCheckBox');
 			var oldData = !!this._selectedFiles[$tr.data('id')];
 			var data;
 			$checkbox.prop('checked', state);
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@
 				else {
 					this._lastChecked = $tr;
 				}
-				var $checkbox = $tr.find('td.filename>.selectCheckBox');
+				var $checkbox = $tr.find('td.selection>.selectCheckBox');
 				this._selectFileEl($tr, !$checkbox.prop('checked'));
 				this.updateSelectionSummary();
 			} else {
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
 		 */
 		_onClickSelectAll: function(e) {
 			var checked = $(e.target).prop('checked');
-			this.$fileList.find('td.filename>.selectCheckBox').prop('checked', checked)
+			this.$fileList.find('td.selection>.selectCheckBox').prop('checked', checked)
 				.closest('tr').toggleClass('selected', checked);
 			this._selectedFiles = {};
 			this._selectionSummary.clear();
@@ -1063,6 +1063,13 @@
 
 			this.$fileList.empty();
 
+			if (this._allowSelection) {
+				// The results table, which has no selection column, checks
+				// whether the main table has a selection column or not in order
+				// to align its contents with those of the main table.
+				this.$el.addClass('has-selection');
+			}
+
 			// clear "Select all" checkbox
 			this.$el.find('.select-all').prop('checked', false);
 
@@ -1192,6 +1199,20 @@
 				path = this.getCurrentDirectory();
 			}
 
+			// selection td
+			if (this._allowSelection) {
+				td = $('<td class="selection"></td>');
+
+				td.append(
+					'<input id="select-' + this.id + '-' + fileData.id +
+					'" type="checkbox" class="selectCheckBox checkbox"/><label for="select-' + this.id + '-' + fileData.id + '">' +
+					'<span class="hidden-visually">' + t('files', 'Select') + '</span>' +
+					'</label>'
+				);
+
+				tr.append(td);
+			}
+
 			// filename td
 			td = $('<td class="filename"></td>');
 
@@ -1203,14 +1224,6 @@
 			else {
 				linkUrl = this.getDownloadUrl(name, path, type === 'dir');
 			}
-			if (this._allowSelection) {
-				td.append(
-					'<input id="select-' + this.id + '-' + fileData.id +
-					'" type="checkbox" class="selectCheckBox checkbox"/><label for="select-' + this.id + '-' + fileData.id + '">' +
-					'<span class="hidden-visually">' + t('files', 'Select') + '</span>' +
-					'</label>'
-				);
-			}
 			var linkElem = $('<a></a>').attr({
 				"class": "name",
 				"href": linkUrl
@@ -2613,6 +2626,13 @@
 		 */
 		_createSummary: function() {
 			var $tr = $('<tr class="summary"></tr>');
+
+			if (this._allowSelection) {
+				// Dummy column for selection, as all rows must have the same
+				// number of columns.
+				$tr.append('<td></td>');
+			}
+
 			this.$el.find('tfoot').append($tr);
 
 			return new OCA.Files.FileSummary($tr, {config: this._filesConfig});
diff --git a/apps/files/templates/list.php b/apps/files/templates/list.php
index 46bd9351e39..483bdcd2e38 100644
--- a/apps/files/templates/list.php
+++ b/apps/files/templates/list.php
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@
 <table id="filestable" data-allow-public-upload="<?php p($_['publicUploadEnabled'])?>" data-preview-x="32" data-preview-y="32">
 	<thead>
 		<tr>
+			<th id="headerSelection" class="hidden column-selection">
+				<input type="checkbox" id="select_all_files" class="select-all checkbox"/>
+				<label for="select_all_files">
+					<span class="hidden-visually"><?php p($l->t('Select all'))?></span>
+				</label>
+			</th>
 			<th id='headerName' class="hidden column-name">
 				<div id="headerName-container">
-					<input type="checkbox" id="select_all_files" class="select-all checkbox"/>
-					<label for="select_all_files">
-						<span class="hidden-visually"><?php p($l->t('Select all'))?></span>
-					</label>
 					<a class="name sort columntitle" data-sort="name"><span><?php p($l->t( 'Name' )); ?></span><span class="sort-indicator"></span></a>
 					<span id="selectedActionsList" class="selectedActions">
 						<a href="" class="copy-move">
diff --git a/apps/files/tests/js/filelistSpec.js b/apps/files/tests/js/filelistSpec.js
index 8530e330d49..1f8d38c59ce 100644
--- a/apps/files/tests/js/filelistSpec.js
+++ b/apps/files/tests/js/filelistSpec.js
@@ -712,8 +712,14 @@ describe('OCA.Files.FileList tests', function() {
 				fileList.add(testFiles[i], {silent: true});
 			}
 
+			$tr = fileList.findFileEl('One.txt');
+			expect($tr.find('a.name').css('display')).not.toEqual('none');
+
 			// trigger rename prompt
 			fileList.rename('One.txt');
+
+			expect($tr.find('a.name').css('display')).toEqual('none');
+
 			$input = fileList.$fileList.find('input.filename');
 			$input.val('Two.jpg');
 
@@ -735,12 +741,12 @@ describe('OCA.Files.FileList tests', function() {
 			$tr = fileList.findFileEl('One.txt');
 			expect($tr.length).toEqual(1);
 			expect($tr.find('a .nametext').text().trim()).toEqual('One.txt');
-			expect($tr.find('a.name').is(':visible')).toEqual(true);
+			expect($tr.find('a.name').css('display')).not.toEqual('none');
 
 			$tr = fileList.findFileEl('Two.jpg');
 			expect($tr.length).toEqual(1);
 			expect($tr.find('a .nametext').text().trim()).toEqual('Two.jpg');
-			expect($tr.find('a.name').is(':visible')).toEqual(true);
+			expect($tr.find('a.name').css('display')).not.toEqual('none');
 
 			// input and form are gone
 			expect(fileList.$fileList.find('input.filename').length).toEqual(0);
@@ -1741,7 +1747,7 @@ describe('OCA.Files.FileList tests', function() {
 		it('Selects a file when clicking its checkbox', function() {
 			var $tr = fileList.findFileEl('One.txt');
 			expect($tr.find('input:checkbox').prop('checked')).toEqual(false);
-			$tr.find('td.filename input:checkbox').click();
+			$tr.find('td.selection input:checkbox').click();
 
 			expect($tr.find('input:checkbox').prop('checked')).toEqual(true);
 		});
@@ -1779,7 +1785,7 @@ describe('OCA.Files.FileList tests', function() {
 			var $tr = fileList.findFileEl('One.txt');
 			var $tr2 = fileList.findFileEl('Three.pdf');
 			var e;
-			$tr.find('td.filename input:checkbox').click();
+			$tr.find('td.selection input:checkbox').click();
 			e = new $.Event('click');
 			e.shiftKey = true;
 			$tr2.find('td.filename .name').trigger(e);
@@ -1797,7 +1803,7 @@ describe('OCA.Files.FileList tests', function() {
 			var $tr = fileList.findFileEl('One.txt');
 			var $tr2 = fileList.findFileEl('Three.pdf');
 			var e;
-			$tr2.find('td.filename input:checkbox').click();
+			$tr2.find('td.selection input:checkbox').click();
 			e = new $.Event('click');
 			e.shiftKey = true;
 			$tr.find('td.filename .name').trigger(e);
@@ -1813,13 +1819,13 @@ describe('OCA.Files.FileList tests', function() {
 		});
 		it('Selecting all files will automatically check "select all" checkbox', function() {
 			expect($('.select-all').prop('checked')).toEqual(false);
-			$('#fileList tr td.filename input:checkbox').click();
+			$('#fileList tr td.selection input:checkbox').click();
 			expect($('.select-all').prop('checked')).toEqual(true);
 		});
 		it('Selecting all files on the first visible page will not automatically check "select all" checkbox', function() {
 			fileList.setFiles(generateFiles(0, 41));
 			expect($('.select-all').prop('checked')).toEqual(false);
-			$('#fileList tr td.filename input:checkbox').click();
+			$('#fileList tr td.selection input:checkbox').click();
 			expect($('.select-all').prop('checked')).toEqual(false);
 		});
 		it('Selecting all files also selects hidden files when invisible', function() {
@@ -1831,7 +1837,7 @@ describe('OCA.Files.FileList tests', function() {
 				size: 150
 			}));
 			$('.select-all').click();
-			expect($tr.find('td.filename input:checkbox').prop('checked')).toEqual(true);
+			expect($tr.find('td.selection input:checkbox').prop('checked')).toEqual(true);
 			expect(_.pluck(fileList.getSelectedFiles(), 'name')).toContain('.hidden');
 		});
 		it('Clicking "select all" will select/deselect all files', function() {
diff --git a/apps/files_trashbin/templates/index.php b/apps/files_trashbin/templates/index.php
index c3f0304d408..b3ebca2867b 100644
--- a/apps/files_trashbin/templates/index.php
+++ b/apps/files_trashbin/templates/index.php
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@
 <table id="filestable">
 	<thead>
 		<tr>
+			<th id="headerSelection" class="hidden column-selection">
+				<input type="checkbox" id="select_all_trash" class="select-all checkbox"/>
+				<label for="select_all_trash">
+					<span class="hidden-visually"><?php p($l->t('Select all'))?></span>
+				</label>
+			</th>
 			<th id='headerName' class="hidden column-name">
 				<div id="headerName-container">
-					<input type="checkbox" id="select_all_trash" class="select-all checkbox"/>
-					<label for="select_all_trash">
-						<span class="hidden-visually"><?php p($l->t('Select all'))?></span>
-					</label>
 					<a class="name sort columntitle" data-sort="name"><span><?php p($l->t( 'Name' )); ?></span><span class="sort-indicator"></span></a>
 					<span id="selectedActionsList" class='selectedActions'>
 						<a href="" class="undelete">
diff --git a/core/search/css/results.css b/core/search/css/results.css
index 5369a3093d9..e2ccfe36ef8 100644
--- a/core/search/css/results.css
+++ b/core/search/css/results.css
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 	padding: 28px 0 28px 56px;
 	font-size: 18px;
 }
+.has-selection:not(.hidden) ~ #searchresults .status {
+	padding-left: 105px;
+}
 #searchresults .status.fixed {
 	position: fixed;
 	bottom: 0;
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@
 }
 
 #searchresults td {
-	padding: 5px 19px;
+	padding: 5px 14px;
 	font-style: normal;
 	vertical-align: middle;
 	border-bottom: none;
@@ -64,6 +67,10 @@
 	background-position: right center;
 	background-repeat: no-repeat;
 }
+.has-selection:not(.hidden) ~ #searchresults td.icon {
+	width: 91px;
+	background-size: 32px;
+}
 
 #searchresults tr.template {
 	display: none;