diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/index.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/index.js
index 4d6fea7fb3447..3e53421f928ad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/index.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ define(function (require) {
   require('plugins/kibana/dashboard/services/saved_dashboards');
   require('plugins/kibana/dashboard/styles/main.less');
 
+  require('ui/saved_objects/saved_object_registry').register(require('plugins/kibana/dashboard/services/saved_dashboard_register'));
+
+
   var app = require('ui/modules').get('app/dashboard', [
     'elasticsearch',
     'ngRoute',
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ define(function (require) {
   app.directive('dashboardApp', function (Notifier, courier, AppState, timefilter, kbnUrl) {
     return {
       controller: function ($scope, $route, $routeParams, $location, Private, getAppState) {
+
         var queryFilter = Private(require('ui/filter_bar/query_filter'));
 
         var notify = new Notifier({
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/services/saved_dashboard_register.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/services/saved_dashboard_register.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..df54e6c3abdbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/services/saved_dashboard_register.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+define(function (require) {
+  return function savedDashboardFn(savedDashboards) {
+    return savedDashboards;
+  };
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/services/saved_dashboards.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/services/saved_dashboards.js
index 70711f8dafbc2..5d9024000bea3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/services/saved_dashboards.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/services/saved_dashboards.js
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ define(function (require) {
     this.type = SavedDashboard.type;
     this.Class = SavedDashboard;
 
+
+    this.loaderProperties = {
+      name: 'dashboards',
+      noun: 'Dashboard',
+      nouns: 'dashboards'
+    };
+
     // Returns a single dashboard by ID, should be the name of the dashboard
     this.get = function (id) {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/discover/index.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/discover/index.js
index 4b776cacf88ae..1a34560164418 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/discover/index.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/discover/index.js
@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@ define(function (require, module, exports) {
 
   // preload
   require('ui/doc_table/components/table_row');
+
+  require('ui/saved_objects/saved_object_registry').register(require('plugins/kibana/discover/saved_searches/saved_search_register'));
+
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/discover/saved_searches/saved_search_register.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/discover/saved_searches/saved_search_register.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..82a6f38df3ce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/discover/saved_searches/saved_search_register.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+define(function (require) {
+  return function savedSearchObjectFn(savedSearches) {
+    return savedSearches;
+  };
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/discover/saved_searches/saved_searches.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/discover/saved_searches/saved_searches.js
index 782480bc5c9fd..b6c9c6373bccb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/discover/saved_searches/saved_searches.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/discover/saved_searches/saved_searches.js
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ define(function (require) {
     this.type = SavedSearch.type;
     this.Class = SavedSearch;
 
+    this.loaderProperties = {
+      name: 'searches',
+      noun: 'Saved Search',
+      nouns: 'saved searches'
+    };
+
     this.get = function (id) {
       return (new SavedSearch(id)).init();
     };
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/index.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/index.js
index 84703656a4009..870549bb11c1a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/index.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/index.js
@@ -23,4 +23,8 @@ define(function (require) {
   require('plugins/kibana/visualize/editor/vis_options');
   require('plugins/kibana/visualize/saved_visualizations/_saved_vis');
   require('plugins/kibana/visualize/saved_visualizations/saved_visualizations');
+
+  require('ui/saved_objects/saved_object_registry')
+  .register(require('plugins/kibana/visualize/saved_visualizations/saved_visualization_register'));
+
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/saved_visualizations/saved_visualization_register.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/saved_visualizations/saved_visualization_register.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a6d59dda16fed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/saved_visualizations/saved_visualization_register.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+define(function (require) {
+  return function savedVisualizationFn(savedVisualizations) {
+    return savedVisualizations;
+  };
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/saved_visualizations/saved_visualizations.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/saved_visualizations/saved_visualizations.js
index d2ea77ace4712..aa49e31513894 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/saved_visualizations/saved_visualizations.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/visualize/saved_visualizations/saved_visualizations.js
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ define(function (require) {
     this.type = SavedVis.type;
     this.Class = SavedVis;
 
+    this.loaderProperties = {
+      name: 'visualizations',
+      noun: 'Visualization',
+      nouns: 'visualizations'
+    };
+
     this.get = function (id) {
       return (new SavedVis(id)).init();
     };
diff --git a/src/ui/public/directives/saved_object_finder.js b/src/ui/public/directives/saved_object_finder.js
index 21d498f9db44f..9167cfaa38f1a 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/directives/saved_object_finder.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/directives/saved_object_finder.js
@@ -4,28 +4,9 @@ define(function (require) {
   var rison = require('ui/utils/rison');
   var keymap = require('ui/utils/key_map');
 
-  module.directive('savedObjectFinder', function (savedSearches, savedVisualizations, savedDashboards, $location, kbnUrl) {
-
-    var types = {
-      searches: {
-        service: savedSearches,
-        name: 'searches',
-        noun: 'Saved Search',
-        nouns: 'saved searches'
-      },
-      visualizations: {
-        service: savedVisualizations,
-        name: 'visualizations',
-        noun: 'Visualization',
-        nouns: 'visualizations'
-      },
-      dashboards: {
-        service: savedDashboards,
-        name: 'dashboards',
-        noun: 'Dashboard',
-        nouns: 'dashboards'
-      }
-    };
+  module.directive('savedObjectFinder', function ($location, $injector, kbnUrl, Private) {
+
+    var services = Private(require('ui/saved_objects/saved_object_registry')).byLoaderPropertiesName;
 
     return {
       restrict: 'E',
@@ -54,13 +35,11 @@ define(function (require) {
         // the most recently entered search/filter
         var prevSearch;
 
-        // the service we will use to find records
-        var service;
-
         // the list of hits, used to render display
         self.hits = [];
 
-        self.objectType = types[$scope.type];
+        self.service = services[$scope.type];
+        self.properties = self.service.loaderProperties;
 
         filterResults();
 
@@ -230,7 +209,7 @@ define(function (require) {
         };
 
         self.hitCountNoun = function () {
-          return ((self.hitCount === 1) ? self.objectType.noun : self.objectType.nouns).toLowerCase();
+          return ((self.hitCount === 1) ? self.properties.noun : self.properties.nouns).toLowerCase();
         };
 
         function selectTopHit() {
@@ -241,8 +220,8 @@ define(function (require) {
         }
 
         function filterResults() {
-          if (!self.objectType) return;
-          if (!self.objectType.service) return;
+          if (!self.service) return;
+          if (!self.properties) return;
 
           // track the filter that we use for this search,
           // but ensure that we don't search for the same
@@ -252,7 +231,7 @@ define(function (require) {
           if (prevSearch === filter) return;
 
           prevSearch = filter;
-          self.objectType.service.find(filter)
+          self.service.find(filter)
           .then(function (hits) {
             // ensure that we don't display old results
             // as we can't really cancel requests
diff --git a/src/ui/public/partials/saved_object_finder.html b/src/ui/public/partials/saved_object_finder.html
index 96b79be59a281..7432e71d8a543 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/partials/saved_object_finder.html
+++ b/src/ui/public/partials/saved_object_finder.html
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <form role="form">
   <div class="form-group finder-form">
     <div class="finder-form-options">
-      <a class="small" ng-click="finder.manageObjects(finder.objectType.name)">manage {{finder.objectType.name}}</a>
+      <a class="small" ng-click="finder.manageObjects(finder.properties.name)">manage {{finder.properties.nouns}}</a>
     </div>
     <div class="clearfix visible-xs-block"></div>
     <input
       input-focus
       ng-model="filter"
-      ng-attr-placeholder="{{finder.objectType.noun}} Filter"
+      ng-attr-placeholder="{{finder.properties.noun}} Filter"
       ng-keydown="finder.filterKeyDown($event)"
       class="form-control"
       name="filter"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <li
       class="list-group-item list-group-no-results"
       ng-if="finder.hits.length === 0">
-      <p ng-bind="'No matching ' + finder.objectType.nouns + ' found.'"></p>
+      <p ng-bind="'No matching ' + finder.properties.nouns + ' found.'"></p>
     </li>
   </ul>
 </paginate>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ui/public/saved_objects/saved_object_registry.js b/src/ui/public/saved_objects/saved_object_registry.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..233469a8ccf57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/public/saved_objects/saved_object_registry.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+define(function (require) {
+  return require('ui/registry/_registry')({
+    name: 'savedObjects',
+    index: ['loaderProperties.name'],
+    order: ['loaderProperties.name']
+  });
+});