diff --git a/storages/backends/dropbox.py b/storages/backends/dropbox.py
index 39b90b789..dc1958757 100644
--- a/storages/backends/dropbox.py
+++ b/storages/backends/dropbox.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from storages.utils import setting
 
 from dropbox.client import DropboxClient
+from dropbox.rest import ErrorResponse
 
 DATE_FORMAT = '%a, %d %b %Y %X +0000'
 
@@ -51,8 +52,10 @@ def delete(self, name):
         self.client.file_delete(name)
 
     def exists(self, name):
-        response = self.client.search('/', name, file_limit=1)
-        return bool(response)
+        try:
+            return bool(self.client.metadata(name))
+        except ErrorResponse:
+            return False
 
     def listdir(self, path):
         directories, files = [], []
@@ -78,6 +81,10 @@ def accessed_time(self, name):
         acc_time = datetime.strptime(metadata['client_mtime'], DATE_FORMAT)
         return acc_time
 
+    def url(self, name):
+        media = self.client.media(name)
+        return media['url']
+
     def _open(self, name, mode='rb'):
         remote_file = DropBoxFile(name, self)
         return remote_file
diff --git a/tests/test_dropbox.py b/tests/test_dropbox.py
index f5b4417e6..41be28a13 100644
--- a/tests/test_dropbox.py
+++ b/tests/test_dropbox.py
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
     'size': '0 bytes',
     'thumb_exists': False
 }
+FILE_MEDIA_FIXTURE = {
+    'url': 'https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/1/view/foo',
+    'expires': 'Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:01:25 +0000',
+}
 
 __all__ = [
     'DropBoxTest',
@@ -67,13 +71,13 @@ def setUp(self, *args):
     def test_delete(self, *args):
         self.storage.delete('foo')
 
-    @mock.patch('dropbox.client.DropboxClient.search',
+    @mock.patch('dropbox.client.DropboxClient.metadata',
                 return_value=[FILE_FIXTURE])
     def test_exists(self, *args):
         exists = self.storage.exists('foo')
         self.assertTrue(exists)
 
-    @mock.patch('dropbox.client.DropboxClient.search',
+    @mock.patch('dropbox.client.DropboxClient.metadata',
                 return_value=[])
     def test_not_exists(self, *args):
         exists = self.storage.exists('bar')
@@ -121,6 +125,12 @@ def test_read(self, *args):
         content = self.storage._read('foo')
         self.assertEqual(content, 'bar')
 
+    @mock.patch('dropbox.client.DropboxClient.media',
+                return_value=FILE_MEDIA_FIXTURE)
+    def test_url(self, *args):
+        url = self.storage.url('foo')
+        self.assertEqual(url, FILE_MEDIA_FIXTURE['url'])
+
 
 class DropBoxFileTest(TestCase):
     @mock.patch('dropbox.client._OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN_PATTERN',