diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/global_search_providers/public/providers/application.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/global_search_providers/public/providers/application.test.ts
index 2831550da00d9..a85c38ce2d39c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/global_search_providers/public/providers/application.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/global_search_providers/public/providers/application.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const createApp = (props: Partial<PublicAppInfo> = {}): PublicAppInfo => ({
   status: AppStatus.accessible,
   navLinkStatus: AppNavLinkStatus.visible,
   chromeless: false,
+  subLinks: [],
   ...props,
 });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/global_search_providers/public/providers/get_app_results.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/global_search_providers/public/providers/get_app_results.test.ts
index 5ef15a8cf2ea4..9dca61ec331f5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/global_search_providers/public/providers/get_app_results.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/global_search_providers/public/providers/get_app_results.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   PublicAppInfo,
   DEFAULT_APP_CATEGORIES,
 } from 'src/core/public';
-import { appToResult, getAppResults, scoreApp } from './get_app_results';
+import { AppLink, appToResult, getAppResults, scoreApp } from './get_app_results';
 
 const createApp = (props: Partial<PublicAppInfo> = {}): PublicAppInfo => ({
   id: 'app1',
@@ -19,9 +19,17 @@ const createApp = (props: Partial<PublicAppInfo> = {}): PublicAppInfo => ({
   status: AppStatus.accessible,
   navLinkStatus: AppNavLinkStatus.visible,
   chromeless: false,
+  subLinks: [],
   ...props,
 });
 
+const createAppLink = (props: Partial<PublicAppInfo> = {}): AppLink => ({
+  id: props.id ?? 'app1',
+  path: props.appRoute ?? '/app/app1',
+  subLinkTitles: [],
+  app: createApp(props),
+});
+
 describe('getAppResults', () => {
   it('retrieves the matching results', () => {
     const apps = [
@@ -34,43 +42,80 @@ describe('getAppResults', () => {
     expect(results.length).toBe(1);
     expect(results[0]).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ id: 'dashboard', score: 100 }));
   });
+
+  it('creates multiple links for apps with sublinks', () => {
+    const apps = [
+      createApp({
+        subLinks: [
+          { id: 'sub1', title: 'Sub1', path: '/sub1', subLinks: [] },
+          {
+            id: 'sub2',
+            title: 'Sub2',
+            path: '/sub2',
+            subLinks: [{ id: 'sub2sub1', title: 'Sub2Sub1', path: '/sub2/sub1', subLinks: [] }],
+          },
+        ],
+      }),
+    ];
+
+    const results = getAppResults('App 1', apps);
+
+    expect(results.length).toBe(4);
+    expect(results.map(({ title }) => title)).toEqual([
+      'App 1',
+      'App 1 / Sub1',
+      'App 1 / Sub2',
+      'App 1 / Sub2 / Sub2Sub1',
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('only includes sublinks when search term is non-empty', () => {
+    const apps = [
+      createApp({
+        subLinks: [{ id: 'sub1', title: 'Sub1', path: '/sub1', subLinks: [] }],
+      }),
+    ];
+
+    expect(getAppResults('', apps).length).toBe(1);
+    expect(getAppResults('App 1', apps).length).toBe(2);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('scoreApp', () => {
   describe('when the term is included in the title', () => {
     it('returns 100 if the app title is an exact match', () => {
-      expect(scoreApp('dashboard', createApp({ title: 'dashboard' }))).toBe(100);
-      expect(scoreApp('dashboard', createApp({ title: 'DASHBOARD' }))).toBe(100);
-      expect(scoreApp('DASHBOARD', createApp({ title: 'DASHBOARD' }))).toBe(100);
-      expect(scoreApp('dashBOARD', createApp({ title: 'DASHboard' }))).toBe(100);
+      expect(scoreApp('dashboard', createAppLink({ title: 'dashboard' }))).toBe(100);
+      expect(scoreApp('dashboard', createAppLink({ title: 'DASHBOARD' }))).toBe(100);
+      expect(scoreApp('DASHBOARD', createAppLink({ title: 'DASHBOARD' }))).toBe(100);
+      expect(scoreApp('dashBOARD', createAppLink({ title: 'DASHboard' }))).toBe(100);
     });
 
     it('returns 90 if the app title starts with the term', () => {
-      expect(scoreApp('dash', createApp({ title: 'dashboard' }))).toBe(90);
-      expect(scoreApp('DASH', createApp({ title: 'dashboard' }))).toBe(90);
+      expect(scoreApp('dash', createAppLink({ title: 'dashboard' }))).toBe(90);
+      expect(scoreApp('DASH', createAppLink({ title: 'dashboard' }))).toBe(90);
     });
 
     it('returns 75 if the term in included in the app title', () => {
-      expect(scoreApp('board', createApp({ title: 'dashboard' }))).toBe(75);
-      expect(scoreApp('shboa', createApp({ title: 'dashboard' }))).toBe(75);
+      expect(scoreApp('board', createAppLink({ title: 'dashboard' }))).toBe(75);
+      expect(scoreApp('shboa', createAppLink({ title: 'dashboard' }))).toBe(75);
     });
   });
 
   describe('when the term is not included in the title', () => {
     it('returns the levenshtein ratio if superior or equal to 60', () => {
-      expect(scoreApp('0123456789', createApp({ title: '012345' }))).toBe(60);
-      expect(scoreApp('--1234567-', createApp({ title: '123456789' }))).toBe(60);
+      expect(scoreApp('0123456789', createAppLink({ title: '012345' }))).toBe(60);
+      expect(scoreApp('--1234567-', createAppLink({ title: '123456789' }))).toBe(60);
     });
     it('returns 0 if the levenshtein ratio is inferior to 60', () => {
-      expect(scoreApp('0123456789', createApp({ title: '12345' }))).toBe(0);
-      expect(scoreApp('1-2-3-4-5', createApp({ title: '123456789' }))).toBe(0);
+      expect(scoreApp('0123456789', createAppLink({ title: '12345' }))).toBe(0);
+      expect(scoreApp('1-2-3-4-5', createAppLink({ title: '123456789' }))).toBe(0);
     });
   });
 });
 
 describe('appToResult', () => {
   it('converts an app to a result', () => {
-    const app = createApp({
+    const app = createAppLink({
       id: 'foo',
       title: 'Foo',
       euiIconType: 'fooIcon',
@@ -92,7 +137,7 @@ describe('appToResult', () => {
   });
 
   it('converts an app without category to a result', () => {
-    const app = createApp({
+    const app = createAppLink({
       id: 'foo',
       title: 'Foo',
       euiIconType: 'fooIcon',
@@ -111,4 +156,28 @@ describe('appToResult', () => {
       score: 42,
     });
   });
+
+  it('includes the app name in sub links', () => {
+    const app = createApp();
+    const appLink: AppLink = {
+      id: 'app1-sub',
+      app,
+      path: '/sub1',
+      subLinkTitles: ['Sub1'],
+    };
+
+    expect(appToResult(appLink, 42).title).toEqual('App 1 / Sub1');
+  });
+
+  it('does not include the app name in sub links for Stack Management', () => {
+    const app = createApp({ id: 'management' });
+    const appLink: AppLink = {
+      id: 'management-sub',
+      app,
+      path: '/sub1',
+      subLinkTitles: ['Sub1'],
+    };
+
+    expect(appToResult(appLink, 42).title).toEqual('Sub1');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/global_search_providers/public/providers/get_app_results.ts b/x-pack/plugins/global_search_providers/public/providers/get_app_results.ts
index c4e1a9532d144..bf381e035e514 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/global_search_providers/public/providers/get_app_results.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/global_search_providers/public/providers/get_app_results.ts
@@ -5,22 +5,39 @@
  */
 
 import levenshtein from 'js-levenshtein';
-import { PublicAppInfo } from 'src/core/public';
+import { PublicAppInfo, PublicAppSubLinkInfo } from 'src/core/public';
 import { GlobalSearchProviderResult } from '../../../global_search/public';
 
+/** Type used internally to represent an application unrolled into its separate sublinks */
+export interface AppLink {
+  id: string;
+  app: PublicAppInfo;
+  subLinkTitles: string[];
+  path: string;
+}
+
 export const getAppResults = (
   term: string,
   apps: PublicAppInfo[]
 ): GlobalSearchProviderResult[] => {
-  return apps
-    .map((app) => ({ app, score: scoreApp(term, app) }))
-    .filter(({ score }) => score > 0)
-    .map(({ app, score }) => appToResult(app, score));
+  return (
+    apps
+      // Unroll all sublinks
+      .flatMap((app) => flattenSubLinks(app))
+      // Only include sublinks if there is a search term
+      .filter((appLink) => term.length > 0 || appLink.subLinkTitles.length === 0)
+      .map((appLink) => ({
+        appLink,
+        score: scoreApp(term, appLink),
+      }))
+      .filter(({ score }) => score > 0)
+      .map(({ appLink, score }) => appToResult(appLink, score))
+  );
 };
 
-export const scoreApp = (term: string, { title }: PublicAppInfo): number => {
+export const scoreApp = (term: string, appLink: AppLink): number => {
   term = term.toLowerCase();
-  title = title.toLowerCase();
+  const title = [appLink.app.title, ...appLink.subLinkTitles].join(' ').toLowerCase();
 
   // shortcuts to avoid calculating the distance when there is an exact match somewhere.
   if (title === term) {
@@ -43,17 +60,56 @@ export const scoreApp = (term: string, { title }: PublicAppInfo): number => {
   return 0;
 };
 
-export const appToResult = (app: PublicAppInfo, score: number): GlobalSearchProviderResult => {
+export const appToResult = (appLink: AppLink, score: number): GlobalSearchProviderResult => {
+  const titleParts =
+    // Stack Management app should not include the app title in the concatenated link label
+    appLink.app.id === 'management' && appLink.subLinkTitles.length > 0
+      ? appLink.subLinkTitles
+      : [appLink.app.title, ...appLink.subLinkTitles];
+
   return {
-    id: app.id,
-    title: app.title,
+    id: appLink.id,
+    // Concatenate title using slashes
+    title: titleParts.join(' / '),
     type: 'application',
-    icon: app.euiIconType,
-    url: app.appRoute,
+    icon: appLink.app.euiIconType,
+    url: appLink.path,
     meta: {
-      categoryId: app.category?.id ?? null,
-      categoryLabel: app.category?.label ?? null,
+      categoryId: appLink.app.category?.id ?? null,
+      categoryLabel: appLink.app.category?.label ?? null,
     },
     score,
   };
 };
+
+const flattenSubLinks = (app: PublicAppInfo, subLink?: PublicAppSubLinkInfo): AppLink[] => {
+  if (!subLink) {
+    return [
+      {
+        id: app.id,
+        app,
+        path: app.appRoute,
+        subLinkTitles: [],
+      },
+      ...app.subLinks.flatMap((appSubLink) => flattenSubLinks(app, appSubLink)),
+    ];
+  }
+
+  const appLink: AppLink = {
+    id: `${app.id}-${subLink.id}`,
+    app,
+    subLinkTitles: [subLink.title],
+    path: `${app.appRoute}${subLink.path}`,
+  };
+
+  return [
+    ...(subLink.path ? [appLink] : []),
+    ...subLink.subLinks
+      .flatMap((subSubLink) => flattenSubLinks(app, subSubLink))
+      .map((subAppLink) => ({
+        ...subAppLink,
+        // shift current sublink title into array of sub-sublink titles
+        subLinkTitles: [subLink.title, ...subAppLink.subLinkTitles],
+      })),
+  ];
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/global_search/global_search_providers.ts b/x-pack/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/global_search/global_search_providers.ts
index 16dc7b379214a..29ee26866bd71 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/global_search/global_search_providers.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/global_search/global_search_providers.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const browser = getService('browser');
   const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
 
-  const findResultsWithAPI = async (t: string): Promise<GlobalSearchResult[]> => {
+  const findResultsWithApi = async (t: string): Promise<GlobalSearchResult[]> => {
     return browser.executeAsync(async (term, cb) => {
       const { start } = window._coreProvider;
       const globalSearchTestApi: GlobalSearchTestApi = start.plugins.globalSearchTest;
@@ -22,60 +22,76 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     }, t);
   };
 
-  describe('GlobalSearch - SavedObject provider', function () {
-    before(async () => {
-      await esArchiver.load('global_search/basic');
-    });
-
-    after(async () => {
-      await esArchiver.unload('global_search/basic');
-    });
-
+  describe('GlobalSearch', function () {
     beforeEach(async () => {
       await pageObjects.common.navigateToApp('globalSearchTestApp');
     });
 
-    it('can search for index patterns', async () => {
-      const results = await findResultsWithAPI('logstash');
-      expect(results.length).to.be(1);
-      expect(results[0].type).to.be('index-pattern');
-      expect(results[0].title).to.be('logstash-*');
-      expect(results[0].score).to.be.greaterThan(0.9);
-    });
+    describe('SavedObject provider', function () {
+      before(async () => {
+        await esArchiver.load('global_search/basic');
+      });
 
-    it('can search for visualizations', async () => {
-      const results = await findResultsWithAPI('pie');
-      expect(results.length).to.be(1);
-      expect(results[0].type).to.be('visualization');
-      expect(results[0].title).to.be('A Pie');
-    });
+      after(async () => {
+        await esArchiver.unload('global_search/basic');
+      });
 
-    it('can search for maps', async () => {
-      const results = await findResultsWithAPI('just');
-      expect(results.length).to.be(1);
-      expect(results[0].type).to.be('map');
-      expect(results[0].title).to.be('just a map');
-    });
+      it('can search for index patterns', async () => {
+        const results = await findResultsWithApi('logstash');
+        expect(results.length).to.be(1);
+        expect(results[0].type).to.be('index-pattern');
+        expect(results[0].title).to.be('logstash-*');
+        expect(results[0].score).to.be.greaterThan(0.9);
+      });
 
-    it('can search for dashboards', async () => {
-      const results = await findResultsWithAPI('Amazing');
-      expect(results.length).to.be(1);
-      expect(results[0].type).to.be('dashboard');
-      expect(results[0].title).to.be('Amazing Dashboard');
-    });
+      it('can search for visualizations', async () => {
+        const results = await findResultsWithApi('pie');
+        expect(results.length).to.be(1);
+        expect(results[0].type).to.be('visualization');
+        expect(results[0].title).to.be('A Pie');
+      });
+
+      it('can search for maps', async () => {
+        const results = await findResultsWithApi('just');
+        expect(results.length).to.be(1);
+        expect(results[0].type).to.be('map');
+        expect(results[0].title).to.be('just a map');
+      });
 
-    it('returns all objects matching the search', async () => {
-      const results = await findResultsWithAPI('dashboard');
-      expect(results.length).to.be.greaterThan(2);
-      expect(results.map((r) => r.title)).to.contain('dashboard with map');
-      expect(results.map((r) => r.title)).to.contain('Amazing Dashboard');
+      it('can search for dashboards', async () => {
+        const results = await findResultsWithApi('Amazing');
+        expect(results.length).to.be(1);
+        expect(results[0].type).to.be('dashboard');
+        expect(results[0].title).to.be('Amazing Dashboard');
+      });
+
+      it('returns all objects matching the search', async () => {
+        const results = await findResultsWithApi('dashboard');
+        expect(results.length).to.be.greaterThan(2);
+        expect(results.map((r) => r.title)).to.contain('dashboard with map');
+        expect(results.map((r) => r.title)).to.contain('Amazing Dashboard');
+      });
+
+      it('can search by prefix', async () => {
+        const results = await findResultsWithApi('Amaz');
+        expect(results.length).to.be(1);
+        expect(results[0].type).to.be('dashboard');
+        expect(results[0].title).to.be('Amazing Dashboard');
+      });
     });
 
-    it('can search by prefix', async () => {
-      const results = await findResultsWithAPI('Amaz');
-      expect(results.length).to.be(1);
-      expect(results[0].type).to.be('dashboard');
-      expect(results[0].title).to.be('Amazing Dashboard');
+    describe('Applications provider', function () {
+      it('can search for root-level applications', async () => {
+        const results = await findResultsWithApi('discover');
+        expect(results.length).to.be(1);
+        expect(results[0].title).to.be('Discover');
+      });
+
+      it('can search for application sublinks', async () => {
+        const results = await findResultsWithApi('saved objects');
+        expect(results.length).to.be(1);
+        expect(results[0].title).to.be('Kibana / Saved Objects');
+      });
     });
   });
 }