diff --git a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-page/styles.scss b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-page/styles.scss
index 46ff895a8f..5686954f27 100644
--- a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-page/styles.scss
+++ b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-page/styles.scss
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 // stylelint-disable max-nesting-depth, selector-max-compound-selectors, selector-no-qualifying-type
 
-body {
-    background-color: $color-bg-gray-blue-light;
+.search-page {
+    background: $color-bg-gray-blue-light;
 }
 
 .search-page-mobile {
+    background: $color-bg-gray-blue-light;
+
     > div:first-of-type {
         margin-left: 0;
     }