diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/add-edit/instance-list-policy.directive.js b/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/add-edit/instance-list-policy.directive.js
index 897261c9c5..6b9111ab23 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/add-edit/instance-list-policy.directive.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/add-edit/instance-list-policy.directive.js
@@ -4,24 +4,29 @@ function InstanceListPolicyLink (scope, el, attrs, controllers) {
     const instancePolicyController = controllers[0];
     const formController = controllers[1];
     const models = scope.$resolve.resolvedModels;
+    const Dataset = scope.$resolve.Dataset;
 
-    instancePolicyController.init(formController, models);
+    instancePolicyController.init(formController, models, Dataset);
 }
 
-
 function InstanceListPolicyController ($scope, $state, strings) {
     const vm = this || {};
     let form;
-    let instance;
     let instanceGroup;
+    vm.strings = strings;
 
-    vm.init = (_form_, _models_) => {
+    vm.init = (_form_, _models_, Dataset) => {
         form = _form_;
-        ({ instance, instanceGroup} = _models_);
+        ({ instanceGroup } = _models_);
 
-        vm.strings = strings;
         vm.instanceGroupId = instanceGroup.get('id');
-        vm.defaultParams = { page_size: '10', order_by: 'hostname' };
+
+        $scope.list = {
+            name: 'instances',
+            iterator: 'instance'
+        };
+        $scope.instance_dataset = Dataset.data;
+        $scope.instances = Dataset.data.results;
 
         if (vm.instanceGroupId === undefined) {
             vm.setInstances();
@@ -31,25 +36,24 @@ function InstanceListPolicyController ($scope, $state, strings) {
     };
 
     vm.setInstances = () => {
-        vm.instances = instance.get('results').map(instance => {
+        $scope.instances = $scope.instances.map(instance => {
             instance.isSelected = false;
             return instance;
         });
     };
 
     vm.setRelatedInstances = () => {
-        vm.instanceGroupName = instanceGroup.get('name');
         vm.relatedInstances = instanceGroup.get('policy_instance_list');
 
-        vm.instances = instance.get('results').map(instance => {
+        $scope.instances = $scope.instances.map(instance => {
             instance.isSelected = vm.relatedInstances.includes(instance.hostname);
             return instance;
         });
     };
 
-    $scope.$watch('vm.instances', function() {
-        vm.selectedRows = _.filter(vm.instances, 'isSelected');
-        vm.deselectedRows = _.filter(vm.instances, 'isSelected', false);
+    $scope.$watch('instances', function() {
+        vm.selectedRows = _.filter($scope.instances, 'isSelected');
+        vm.deselectedRows = _.filter($scope.instances, 'isSelected', false);
      }, true);
 
     vm.submit = () => {
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/add-edit/instance-list-policy.partial.html b/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/add-edit/instance-list-policy.partial.html
index 218e61421d..821bbffc64 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/add-edit/instance-list-policy.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/add-edit/instance-list-policy.partial.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         <at-panel-heading>
             {{:: vm.strings.get('instance.PANEL_TITLE') }}
         </at-panel-heading>
-        <multi-select-preview selected-rows='vm.selectedRows' available-rows='vm.instances'></multi-select-preview>
+        <multi-select-preview selected-rows='vm.selectedRows' available-rows='instances'></multi-select-preview>
         <at-panel-body>
             <div class="at-List-toolbar">
                 <smart-search
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@
                     django-model="instances"
                     base-path="instances"
                     iterator="instance"
-                    default-params="vm.defaultParams"
                     list="list"
-                    dataset="vm.instances"
+                    dataset="instance_dataset"
                     collection="collection"
-                    search-tags="searchTags">
+                    search-tags="searchTags"
+                    query-set="querySet">
                 </smart-search>
             </div>
-            <at-list results='vm.instances'>
-                <at-row ng-repeat="instance in vm.instances"
+            <at-list results='instances'>
+                <at-row ng-repeat="instance in instances"
                     ng-class="{'at-Row--active': (instance.id === vm.activeId)}">
 
                     <input type="checkbox"
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/main.js b/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/main.js
index 2314aee41a..387a0740dc 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/main.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/main.js
@@ -35,15 +35,12 @@ function InstanceGroupsResolve ($q, $stateParams, InstanceGroup, Instance) {
 
     if (!instanceGroupId && !instanceId) {
         promises.instanceGroup = new InstanceGroup(['get', 'options']);
-        promises.instance = new Instance(['get', 'options']);
-
         return $q.all(promises);
     }
 
     if (instanceGroupId && instanceId) {
         promises.instance = new Instance(['get', 'options'], [instanceId, instanceId])
             .then((instance) => instance.extend('get', 'jobs', {params: {page_size: "10", order_by: "-finished"}}));
-
         return $q.all(promises);
     }
 
@@ -111,6 +108,14 @@ function InstanceGroupsRun ($stateExtender, strings, ComponentsStrings) {
         ncyBreadcrumb: {
             label: strings.get('state.ADD_BREADCRUMB_LABEL')
         },
+        params: {
+            instance_search: {
+                value: {
+                    order_by: 'hostname',
+                    page_size: '10'
+                }
+            }
+        },
         views: {
             'add@instanceGroups': {
                 templateUrl: AddEditTemplate,
@@ -119,7 +124,17 @@ function InstanceGroupsRun ($stateExtender, strings, ComponentsStrings) {
             }
         },
         resolve: {
-            resolvedModels: InstanceGroupsResolve
+            resolvedModels: InstanceGroupsResolve,
+            Dataset: [
+                '$stateParams',
+                'GetBasePath',
+                'QuerySet',
+                ($stateParams, GetBasePath, qs) => {
+                    const searchParams = $stateParams.instance_search;
+                    const searchPath = GetBasePath('instances');
+                    return qs.search(searchPath, searchParams);
+                }
+            ]
         }
     });
 
@@ -146,8 +161,7 @@ function InstanceGroupsRun ($stateExtender, strings, ComponentsStrings) {
             "modal": {
                 template: '<instance-list-policy></instance-list-policy>',
             }
-        },
-        resolvedModels: InstanceGroupsResolve
+        }
     });
 
     $stateExtender.addState({
@@ -156,6 +170,14 @@ function InstanceGroupsRun ($stateExtender, strings, ComponentsStrings) {
         ncyBreadcrumb: {
             label: strings.get('state.EDIT_BREADCRUMB_LABEL')
         },
+        params: {
+            instance_search: {
+                value: {
+                    order_by: 'hostname',
+                    page_size: '10'
+                }
+            }
+        },
         views: {
             'edit@instanceGroups': {
                 templateUrl: AddEditTemplate,
@@ -164,7 +186,17 @@ function InstanceGroupsRun ($stateExtender, strings, ComponentsStrings) {
             }
         },
         resolve: {
-            resolvedModels: InstanceGroupsResolve
+            resolvedModels: InstanceGroupsResolve,
+            Dataset: [
+                '$stateParams',
+                'GetBasePath',
+                'QuerySet',
+                ($stateParams, GetBasePath, qs) => {
+                    const searchParams = $stateParams.instance_search;
+                    const searchPath = GetBasePath('instances');
+                    return qs.search(searchPath, searchParams);
+                }
+            ]
         }
     });
 
@@ -192,8 +224,7 @@ function InstanceGroupsRun ($stateExtender, strings, ComponentsStrings) {
             "modal": {
                 template: '<instance-list-policy></instance-list-policy>',
             }
-        },
-        resolvedModels: InstanceGroupsResolve
+        }
     });
 
     $stateExtender.addState({