diff --git a/public/app/core/components/manage_dashboards/manage_dashboards.ts b/public/app/core/components/manage_dashboards/manage_dashboards.ts
index 25a69b1f5e4..3f6dacd311d 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/manage_dashboards/manage_dashboards.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/components/manage_dashboards/manage_dashboards.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,30 @@
+// @ts-ignore
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import coreModule from 'app/core/core_module';
 import appEvents from 'app/core/app_events';
 import { SearchSrv } from 'app/core/services/search_srv';
+import { BackendSrv } from 'app/core/services/backend_srv';
+import { NavModelSrv } from 'app/core/nav_model_srv';
+import { ContextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
+
+export interface Section {
+  id: number;
+  uid: string;
+  title: string;
+  expanded: false;
+  items: any[];
+  url: string;
+  icon: string;
+  score: number;
+  checked: boolean;
+  hideHeader: boolean;
+  toggle: Function;
+}
+
+export interface FoldersAndDashboardUids {
+  folderUids: string[];
+  dashboardUids: string[];
+}
 
 class Query {
   query: string;
@@ -14,7 +37,7 @@ class Query {
 }
 
 export class ManageDashboardsCtrl {
-  sections: any[];
+  sections: Section[];
 
   query: Query;
   navModel: any;
@@ -45,7 +68,12 @@ export class ManageDashboardsCtrl {
   hasEditPermissionInFolders: boolean;
 
   /** @ngInject */
-  constructor(private backendSrv, navModelSrv, private searchSrv: SearchSrv, private contextSrv) {
+  constructor(
+    private backendSrv: BackendSrv,
+    navModelSrv: NavModelSrv,
+    private searchSrv: SearchSrv,
+    private contextSrv: ContextSrv
+  ) {
     this.isEditor = this.contextSrv.isEditor;
     this.hasEditPermissionInFolders = this.contextSrv.hasEditPermissionInFolders;
 
@@ -73,7 +101,7 @@ export class ManageDashboardsCtrl {
   refreshList() {
     return this.searchSrv
       .search(this.query)
-      .then(result => {
+      .then((result: Section[]) => {
         return this.initDashboardList(result);
       })
       .then(() => {
@@ -81,7 +109,7 @@ export class ManageDashboardsCtrl {
           return;
         }
 
-        return this.backendSrv.getFolderByUid(this.folderUid).then(folder => {
+        return this.backendSrv.getFolderByUid(this.folderUid).then((folder: any) => {
           this.canSave = folder.canSave;
           if (!this.canSave) {
             this.hasEditPermissionInFolders = false;
@@ -90,7 +118,7 @@ export class ManageDashboardsCtrl {
       });
   }
 
-  initDashboardList(result: any) {
+  initDashboardList(result: Section[]) {
     this.canMove = false;
     this.canDelete = false;
     this.selectAllChecked = false;
@@ -128,25 +156,25 @@ export class ManageDashboardsCtrl {
     this.canDelete = selectedDashboards > 0 || selectedFolders > 0;
   }
 
-  getFoldersAndDashboardsToDelete() {
-    const selectedDashboards = {
-      folders: [],
-      dashboards: [],
+  getFoldersAndDashboardsToDelete(): FoldersAndDashboardUids {
+    const selectedDashboards: FoldersAndDashboardUids = {
+      folderUids: [],
+      dashboardUids: [],
     };
 
     for (const section of this.sections) {
       if (section.checked && section.id !== 0) {
-        selectedDashboards.folders.push(section.uid);
+        selectedDashboards.folderUids.push(section.uid);
       } else {
         const selected = _.filter(section.items, { checked: true });
-        selectedDashboards.dashboards.push(..._.map(selected, 'uid'));
+        selectedDashboards.dashboardUids.push(..._.map(selected, 'uid'));
       }
     }
 
     return selectedDashboards;
   }
 
-  getFolderIds(sections) {
+  getFolderIds(sections: Section[]) {
     const ids = [];
     for (const s of sections) {
       if (s.checked) {
@@ -158,8 +186,8 @@ export class ManageDashboardsCtrl {
 
   delete() {
     const data = this.getFoldersAndDashboardsToDelete();
-    const folderCount = data.folders.length;
-    const dashCount = data.dashboards.length;
+    const folderCount = data.folderUids.length;
+    const dashCount = data.dashboardUids.length;
     let text = 'Do you want to delete the ';
     let text2;
 
@@ -179,12 +207,12 @@ export class ManageDashboardsCtrl {
       icon: 'fa-trash',
       yesText: 'Delete',
       onConfirm: () => {
-        this.deleteFoldersAndDashboards(data.folders, data.dashboards);
+        this.deleteFoldersAndDashboards(data.folderUids, data.dashboardUids);
       },
     });
   }
 
-  private deleteFoldersAndDashboards(folderUids, dashboardUids) {
+  private deleteFoldersAndDashboards(folderUids: string[], dashboardUids: string[]) {
     this.backendSrv.deleteFoldersAndDashboards(folderUids, dashboardUids).then(() => {
       this.refreshList();
     });
@@ -219,13 +247,13 @@ export class ManageDashboardsCtrl {
   }
 
   initTagFilter() {
-    return this.searchSrv.getDashboardTags().then(results => {
+    return this.searchSrv.getDashboardTags().then((results: any) => {
       this.tagFilterOptions = [{ term: 'Filter By Tag', disabled: true }].concat(results);
       this.selectedTagFilter = this.tagFilterOptions[0];
     });
   }
 
-  filterByTag(tag) {
+  filterByTag(tag: any) {
     if (_.indexOf(this.query.tag, tag) === -1) {
       this.query.tag.push(tag);
     }
@@ -243,7 +271,7 @@ export class ManageDashboardsCtrl {
     return res;
   }
 
-  removeTag(tag, evt) {
+  removeTag(tag: any, evt: Event) {
     this.query.tag = _.without(this.query.tag, tag);
     this.refreshList();
     if (evt) {
@@ -269,7 +297,7 @@ export class ManageDashboardsCtrl {
         section.checked = this.selectAllChecked;
       }
 
-      section.items = _.map(section.items, item => {
+      section.items = _.map(section.items, (item: any) => {
         item.checked = this.selectAllChecked;
         return item;
       });
diff --git a/public/app/core/specs/manage_dashboards.test.ts b/public/app/core/specs/manage_dashboards.test.ts
index 5af0ebade02..ef5e240fd36 100644
--- a/public/app/core/specs/manage_dashboards.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/specs/manage_dashboards.test.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,39 @@
-import { ManageDashboardsCtrl } from 'app/core/components/manage_dashboards/manage_dashboards';
-import { SearchSrv } from 'app/core/services/search_srv';
+// @ts-ignore
 import q from 'q';
+import {
+  ManageDashboardsCtrl,
+  Section,
+  FoldersAndDashboardUids,
+} from 'app/core/components/manage_dashboards/manage_dashboards';
+import { SearchSrv } from 'app/core/services/search_srv';
+import { BackendSrv } from '../services/backend_srv';
+import { NavModelSrv } from '../nav_model_srv';
+import { ContextSrv } from '../services/context_srv';
+
+const mockSection = (overides?: object): Section => {
+  const defaultSection: Section = {
+    id: 0,
+    items: [],
+    checked: false,
+    expanded: false,
+    hideHeader: false,
+    icon: '',
+    score: 0,
+    title: 'Some Section',
+    toggle: jest.fn(),
+    uid: 'someuid',
+    url: '/some/url/',
+  };
+
+  return { ...defaultSection, ...overides };
+};
 
 describe('ManageDashboards', () => {
-  let ctrl;
+  let ctrl: ManageDashboardsCtrl;
 
   describe('when browsing dashboards', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
+      const tags: any[] = [];
       const response = [
         {
           id: 410,
@@ -18,11 +45,11 @@ describe('ManageDashboards', () => {
               title: 'Dashboard Test',
               url: 'dashboard/db/dashboard-test',
               icon: 'fa fa-folder',
-              tags: [],
+              tags,
               isStarred: false,
             },
           ],
-          tags: [],
+          tags,
           isStarred: false,
         },
         {
@@ -37,11 +64,11 @@ describe('ManageDashboards', () => {
               title: 'Dashboard Test',
               url: 'dashboard/db/dashboard-test',
               icon: 'fa fa-folder',
-              tags: [],
+              tags,
               isStarred: false,
             },
           ],
-          tags: [],
+          tags,
           isStarred: false,
         },
       ];
@@ -61,6 +88,7 @@ describe('ManageDashboards', () => {
 
   describe('when browsing dashboards for a folder', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
+      const tags: any[] = [];
       const response = [
         {
           id: 410,
@@ -72,11 +100,11 @@ describe('ManageDashboards', () => {
               title: 'Dashboard Test',
               url: 'dashboard/db/dashboard-test',
               icon: 'fa fa-folder',
-              tags: [],
+              tags,
               isStarred: false,
             },
           ],
-          tags: [],
+          tags,
           isStarred: false,
         },
       ];
@@ -92,6 +120,7 @@ describe('ManageDashboards', () => {
 
   describe('when searching dashboards', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
+      const tags: any[] = [];
       const response = [
         {
           checked: false,
@@ -103,7 +132,7 @@ describe('ManageDashboards', () => {
               title: 'Dashboard Test',
               url: 'dashboard/db/dashboard-test',
               icon: 'fa fa-folder',
-              tags: [],
+              tags,
               isStarred: false,
               folderId: 410,
               folderUid: 'uid',
@@ -115,7 +144,7 @@ describe('ManageDashboards', () => {
               title: 'Dashboard Test',
               url: 'dashboard/db/dashboard-test',
               icon: 'fa fa-folder',
-              tags: [],
+              tags,
               folderId: 499,
               isStarred: false,
             },
@@ -245,7 +274,7 @@ describe('ManageDashboards', () => {
   });
 
   describe('when selecting dashboards', () => {
-    let ctrl;
+    let ctrl: ManageDashboardsCtrl;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       ctrl = createCtrlWithStubs([]);
@@ -254,16 +283,16 @@ describe('ManageDashboards', () => {
     describe('and no dashboards are selected', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
         ctrl.sections = [
-          {
+          mockSection({
             id: 1,
             items: [{ id: 2, checked: false }],
             checked: false,
-          },
-          {
+          }),
+          mockSection({
             id: 0,
             items: [{ id: 3, checked: false }],
             checked: false,
-          },
+          }),
         ];
         ctrl.selectionChanged();
       });
@@ -302,16 +331,16 @@ describe('ManageDashboards', () => {
     describe('and all folders and dashboards are selected', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
         ctrl.sections = [
-          {
+          mockSection({
             id: 1,
             items: [{ id: 2, checked: true }],
             checked: true,
-          },
-          {
+          }),
+          mockSection({
             id: 0,
             items: [{ id: 3, checked: true }],
             checked: true,
-          },
+          }),
         ];
         ctrl.selectionChanged();
       });
@@ -350,18 +379,18 @@ describe('ManageDashboards', () => {
     describe('and one dashboard in root is selected', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
         ctrl.sections = [
-          {
+          mockSection({
             id: 1,
             title: 'folder',
             items: [{ id: 2, checked: false }],
             checked: false,
-          },
-          {
+          }),
+          mockSection({
             id: 0,
             title: 'General',
             items: [{ id: 3, checked: true }],
             checked: false,
-          },
+          }),
         ];
         ctrl.selectionChanged();
       });
@@ -378,18 +407,18 @@ describe('ManageDashboards', () => {
     describe('and one child dashboard is selected', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
         ctrl.sections = [
-          {
+          mockSection({
             id: 1,
             title: 'folder',
             items: [{ id: 2, checked: true }],
             checked: false,
-          },
-          {
+          }),
+          mockSection({
             id: 0,
             title: 'General',
             items: [{ id: 3, checked: false }],
             checked: false,
-          },
+          }),
         ];
 
         ctrl.selectionChanged();
@@ -407,18 +436,18 @@ describe('ManageDashboards', () => {
     describe('and one child dashboard and one dashboard is selected', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
         ctrl.sections = [
-          {
+          mockSection({
             id: 1,
             title: 'folder',
             items: [{ id: 2, checked: true }],
             checked: false,
-          },
-          {
+          }),
+          mockSection({
             id: 0,
             title: 'General',
             items: [{ id: 3, checked: true }],
             checked: false,
-          },
+          }),
         ];
 
         ctrl.selectionChanged();
@@ -436,24 +465,24 @@ describe('ManageDashboards', () => {
     describe('and one child dashboard and one folder is selected', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
         ctrl.sections = [
-          {
+          mockSection({
             id: 1,
             title: 'folder',
             items: [{ id: 2, checked: false }],
             checked: true,
-          },
-          {
+          }),
+          mockSection({
             id: 3,
             title: 'folder',
             items: [{ id: 4, checked: true }],
             checked: false,
-          },
-          {
+          }),
+          mockSection({
             id: 0,
             title: 'General',
             items: [{ id: 3, checked: false }],
             checked: false,
-          },
+          }),
         ];
 
         ctrl.selectionChanged();
@@ -470,55 +499,55 @@ describe('ManageDashboards', () => {
   });
 
   describe('when deleting dashboards', () => {
-    let toBeDeleted: any;
+    let toBeDeleted: FoldersAndDashboardUids;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       ctrl = createCtrlWithStubs([]);
 
       ctrl.sections = [
-        {
+        mockSection({
           id: 1,
           uid: 'folder',
           title: 'folder',
           items: [{ id: 2, checked: true, uid: 'folder-dash' }],
           checked: true,
-        },
-        {
+        }),
+        mockSection({
           id: 3,
           title: 'folder-2',
           items: [{ id: 3, checked: true, uid: 'folder-2-dash' }],
           checked: false,
           uid: 'folder-2',
-        },
-        {
+        }),
+        mockSection({
           id: 0,
           title: 'General',
           items: [{ id: 3, checked: true, uid: 'root-dash' }],
           checked: true,
-        },
+        }),
       ];
 
       toBeDeleted = ctrl.getFoldersAndDashboardsToDelete();
     });
 
     it('should return 1 folder', () => {
-      expect(toBeDeleted.folders.length).toEqual(1);
+      expect(toBeDeleted.folderUids.length).toEqual(1);
     });
 
     it('should return 2 dashboards', () => {
-      expect(toBeDeleted.dashboards.length).toEqual(2);
+      expect(toBeDeleted.dashboardUids.length).toEqual(2);
     });
 
     it('should filter out children if parent is checked', () => {
-      expect(toBeDeleted.folders[0]).toEqual('folder');
+      expect(toBeDeleted.folderUids[0]).toEqual('folder');
     });
 
     it('should not filter out children if parent not is checked', () => {
-      expect(toBeDeleted.dashboards[0]).toEqual('folder-2-dash');
+      expect(toBeDeleted.dashboardUids[0]).toEqual('folder-2-dash');
     });
 
     it('should not filter out children if parent is checked and root', () => {
-      expect(toBeDeleted.dashboards[1]).toEqual('root-dash');
+      expect(toBeDeleted.dashboardUids[1]).toEqual('root-dash');
     });
   });
 
@@ -527,19 +556,19 @@ describe('ManageDashboards', () => {
       ctrl = createCtrlWithStubs([]);
 
       ctrl.sections = [
-        {
+        mockSection({
           id: 1,
           title: 'folder',
           items: [{ id: 2, checked: true, uid: 'dash' }],
           checked: false,
           uid: 'folder',
-        },
-        {
+        }),
+        mockSection({
           id: 0,
           title: 'General',
           items: [{ id: 3, checked: true, uid: 'dash-2' }],
           checked: false,
-        },
+        }),
       ];
     });
 
@@ -562,5 +591,10 @@ function createCtrlWithStubs(searchResponse: any, tags?: any) {
     },
   };
 
-  return new ManageDashboardsCtrl({}, { getNav: () => {} }, searchSrvStub as SearchSrv, { isEditor: true });
+  return new ManageDashboardsCtrl(
+    {} as BackendSrv,
+    { getNav: () => {} } as NavModelSrv,
+    searchSrvStub as SearchSrv,
+    { isEditor: true } as ContextSrv
+  );
 }