diff --git a/ui/component/searchChannelField/index.js b/ui/component/searchChannelField/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed70eff7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/component/searchChannelField/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import { doToast } from 'redux/actions/notifications';
+import SearchChannelField from './view';
+
+const perform = (dispatch) => ({
+  doToast: (options) => dispatch(doToast(options)),
+});
+
+export default connect(null, perform)(SearchChannelField);
diff --git a/ui/component/searchChannelField/view.jsx b/ui/component/searchChannelField/view.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89fa419bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/component/searchChannelField/view.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+// @flow
+import React from 'react';
+import { isNameValid, parseURI } from 'lbry-redux';
+import Button from 'component/button';
+import ClaimPreview from 'component/claimPreview';
+import { FormField } from 'component/common/form-components/form-field';
+import Icon from 'component/common/icon';
+import TagsSearch from 'component/tagsSearch';
+import * as ICONS from 'constants/icons';
+import { getUriForSearchTerm } from 'util/search';
+
+type Props = {
+  label: string,
+  labelAddNew: string,
+  labelFoundAction: string,
+  values: Array<string>, // [ 'name#id', 'name#id' ]
+  onAdd?: (channelUri: string) => void,
+  onRemove?: (channelUri: string) => void,
+  // --- perform ---
+  doToast: ({ message: string }) => void,
+};
+
+export default function SearchChannelField(props: Props) {
+  const { label, labelAddNew, labelFoundAction, values, onAdd, onRemove, doToast } = props;
+
+  const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = React.useState('');
+  const [searchTermError, setSearchTermError] = React.useState('');
+  const [searchUri, setSearchUri] = React.useState('');
+  const addTagRef = React.useRef<any>();
+
+  function parseUri(name: string) {
+    try {
+      return parseURI(name);
+    } catch (e) {}
+
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  function addTag(newTags: Array<Tag>) {
+    // Ignoring multiple entries for now, although <TagsSearch> supports it.
+    const uri = parseUri(newTags[0].name);
+
+    if (uri && uri.isChannel && uri.claimName && uri.claimId) {
+      if (!values.includes(newTags[0].name)) {
+        if (onAdd) {
+          onAdd(newTags[0].name);
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      doToast({ message: __('Invalid channel URL "%url%"', { url: newTags[0].name }), isError: true });
+    }
+  }
+
+  function removeTag(tagToRemove: Tag) {
+    const uri = parseUri(tagToRemove.name);
+
+    if (uri && uri.isChannel && uri.claimName && uri.claimId) {
+      if (values.includes(tagToRemove.name)) {
+        if (onRemove) {
+          onRemove(tagToRemove.name);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  function clearSearchTerm() {
+    setSearchTerm('');
+    setSearchTermError('');
+    setSearchUri('');
+  }
+
+  function handleKeyPress(e) {
+    // We have to use 'key' instead of 'keyCode' in this event.
+    if (e.key === 'Enter' && addTagRef && addTagRef.current && addTagRef.current.click) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      addTagRef.current.click();
+    }
+  }
+
+  function getFoundChannelRenderActionsFn() {
+    function handleFoundChannelClick(claim) {
+      if (claim && claim.name && claim.claim_id) {
+        addTag([{ name: claim.name + '#' + claim.claim_id }]);
+        clearSearchTerm();
+      }
+    }
+
+    return (claim) => {
+      return (
+        <Button
+          ref={addTagRef}
+          requiresAuth
+          button="primary"
+          label={labelFoundAction}
+          onClick={() => handleFoundChannelClick(claim)}
+        />
+      );
+    };
+  }
+
+  // 'searchTerm' sanitization
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (!searchTerm) {
+      clearSearchTerm();
+    } else {
+      const isUrl = searchTerm.startsWith('https://') || searchTerm.startsWith('lbry://');
+      const autoAlias = !isUrl && !searchTerm.startsWith('@') ? '@' : '';
+
+      const [uri, error] = getUriForSearchTerm(`${autoAlias}${searchTerm}`);
+      setSearchTermError(error ? __('Something not quite right..') : '');
+
+      try {
+        const { streamName, channelName, isChannel } = parseURI(uri);
+
+        if (!isChannel && streamName && isNameValid(streamName)) {
+          setSearchTermError(__('Not a channel (prefix with "@", or enter the channel URL)'));
+          setSearchUri('');
+        } else if (isChannel && channelName && isNameValid(channelName)) {
+          setSearchUri(uri);
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        setSearchTermError(e.message);
+        setSearchUri('');
+      }
+    }
+  }, [searchTerm, setSearchTermError]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="search__channel tag--blocked-words">
+      <TagsSearch
+        label={label}
+        labelAddNew={labelAddNew}
+        tagsPassedIn={values.map((x) => ({ name: x }))}
+        onSelect={addTag}
+        onRemove={removeTag}
+        disableAutoFocus
+        hideInputField
+        hideSuggestions
+        disableControlTags
+      />
+
+      <div className="search__channel--popup">
+        <FormField
+          type="text"
+          name="moderator_search"
+          className="form-field--address"
+          label={
+            <>
+              {labelAddNew}
+              <Icon
+                customTooltipText={__(HELP.CHANNEL_SEARCH)}
+                className="icon--help"
+                icon={ICONS.HELP}
+                tooltip
+                size={16}
+              />
+            </>
+          }
+          placeholder={__('Enter full channel name or URL')}
+          value={searchTerm}
+          error={searchTermError}
+          onKeyPress={(e) => handleKeyPress(e)}
+          onChange={(e) => setSearchTerm(e.target.value)}
+        />
+
+        {searchUri && (
+          <div className="search__channel--popup-results">
+            <ClaimPreview
+              uri={searchUri}
+              hideMenu
+              hideRepostLabel
+              disableNavigation
+              showNullPlaceholder
+              properties={''}
+              renderActions={getFoundChannelRenderActionsFn()}
+              empty={
+                <div className="claim-preview claim-preview--inactive claim-preview--large claim-preview__empty">
+                  {__('Channel not found')}
+                  <Icon
+                    customTooltipText={__(HELP.CHANNEL_SEARCH)}
+                    className="icon--help"
+                    icon={ICONS.HELP}
+                    tooltip
+                    size={22}
+                  />
+                </div>
+              }
+            />
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// prettier-ignore
+const HELP = {
+  CHANNEL_SEARCH: 'Enter the full channel name or URL to search.\n\nExamples:\n - @channel\n - @channel#3\n - https://odysee.com/@Odysee:8\n - lbry://@Odysee#8',
+};
diff --git a/ui/page/settingsCreator/index.js b/ui/page/settingsCreator/index.js
index 8420dc985..0a5813069 100644
--- a/ui/page/settingsCreator/index.js
+++ b/ui/page/settingsCreator/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   selectFetchingBlockedWords,
   selectModerationDelegatesById,
 } from 'redux/selectors/comments';
-import { doToast } from 'redux/actions/notifications';
 
 const select = (state) => ({
   activeChannelClaim: selectActiveChannelClaim(state),
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ const perform = (dispatch) => ({
   commentModRemoveDelegate: (modChanId, modChanName, creatorChannelClaim) =>
     dispatch(doCommentModRemoveDelegate(modChanId, modChanName, creatorChannelClaim)),
   commentModListDelegates: (creatorChannelClaim) => dispatch(doCommentModListDelegates(creatorChannelClaim)),
-  doToast: (options) => dispatch(doToast(options)),
 });
 
 export default connect(select, perform)(SettingsCreatorPage);
diff --git a/ui/page/settingsCreator/view.jsx b/ui/page/settingsCreator/view.jsx
index a067d6478..dd8c5b2ff 100644
--- a/ui/page/settingsCreator/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/page/settingsCreator/view.jsx
@@ -1,21 +1,17 @@
 // @flow
-import * as ICONS from 'constants/icons';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import Card from 'component/common/card';
 import TagsSearch from 'component/tagsSearch';
 import Page from 'component/page';
-import Button from 'component/button';
 import ChannelSelector from 'component/channelSelector';
+import SearchChannelField from 'component/searchChannelField';
 import SettingsRow from 'component/settingsRow';
 import Spinner from 'component/spinner';
 import { FormField } from 'component/common/form-components/form-field';
-import Icon from 'component/common/icon';
 import LbcSymbol from 'component/common/lbc-symbol';
 import I18nMessage from 'component/i18nMessage';
-import { isNameValid, parseURI } from 'lbry-redux';
-import ClaimPreview from 'component/claimPreview';
+import { parseURI } from 'lbry-redux';
 import debounce from 'util/debounce';
-import { getUriForSearchTerm } from 'util/search';
 
 const DEBOUNCE_REFRESH_MS = 1000;
 
@@ -54,23 +50,19 @@ export default function SettingsCreatorPage(props: Props) {
     commentModListDelegates,
     fetchCreatorSettings,
     updateCreatorSettings,
-    doToast,
   } = props;
 
   const [commentsEnabled, setCommentsEnabled] = React.useState(true);
   const [mutedWordTags, setMutedWordTags] = React.useState([]);
-  const [moderatorTags, setModeratorTags] = React.useState([]);
-  const [moderatorSearchTerm, setModeratorSearchTerm] = React.useState('');
-  const [moderatorSearchError, setModeratorSearchError] = React.useState('');
-  const [moderatorSearchClaimUri, setModeratorSearchClaimUri] = React.useState('');
+  const [moderatorUris, setModeratorUris] = React.useState([]);
   const [minTip, setMinTip] = React.useState(0);
   const [minSuper, setMinSuper] = React.useState(0);
   const [slowModeMin, setSlowModeMin] = React.useState(0);
   const [lastUpdated, setLastUpdated] = React.useState(1);
 
-  const pushSlowModeMinDebounced = React.useMemo(() => debounce(pushSlowModeMin, 1000), []);
-  const pushMinTipDebounced = React.useMemo(() => debounce(pushMinTip, 1000), []);
-  const pushMinSuperDebounced = React.useMemo(() => debounce(pushMinSuper, 1000), []);
+  const pushSlowModeMinDebounced = React.useMemo(() => debounce(pushSlowModeMin, 1000), []); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  const pushMinTipDebounced = React.useMemo(() => debounce(pushMinTip, 1000), []); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  const pushMinSuperDebounced = React.useMemo(() => debounce(pushMinSuper, 1000), []); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
 
   // **************************************************************************
   // **************************************************************************
@@ -79,8 +71,8 @@ export default function SettingsCreatorPage(props: Props) {
    * Updates corresponding GUI states with the given PerChannelSettings values.
    *
    * @param settings
-   * @param fullSync If true, update all states and consider 'undefined' settings as "cleared/false";
-   *                 if false, only update defined settings.
+   * @param fullSync If true, update all states and consider 'undefined'
+   *   settings as "cleared/false"; if false, only update defined settings.
    */
   function settingsToStates(settings: PerChannelSettings, fullSync: boolean) {
     const doSetMutedWordTags = (words: Array<string>) => {
@@ -137,6 +129,31 @@ export default function SettingsCreatorPage(props: Props) {
     updateCreatorSettings(activeChannelClaim, { min_tip_amount_super_chat: value });
   }
 
+  function parseModUri(uri) {
+    try {
+      return parseURI(uri);
+    } catch (e) {}
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  function handleModeratorAdded(channelUri: string) {
+    setModeratorUris([...moderatorUris, channelUri]);
+    const parsedUri = parseModUri(channelUri);
+    if (parsedUri && parsedUri.claimId && parsedUri.claimName) {
+      commentModAddDelegate(parsedUri.claimId, parsedUri.claimName, activeChannelClaim);
+      setLastUpdated(Date.now());
+    }
+  }
+
+  function handleModeratorRemoved(channelUri: string) {
+    setModeratorUris(moderatorUris.filter((x) => x !== channelUri));
+    const parsedUri = parseModUri(channelUri);
+    if (parsedUri && parsedUri.claimId && parsedUri.claimName) {
+      commentModRemoveDelegate(parsedUri.claimId, parsedUri.claimName, activeChannelClaim);
+      setLastUpdated(Date.now());
+    }
+  }
+
   function addMutedWords(newTags: Array<Tag>) {
     const validatedNewTags = [];
     newTags.forEach((newTag) => {
@@ -162,74 +179,9 @@ export default function SettingsCreatorPage(props: Props) {
     setLastUpdated(Date.now());
   }
 
-  function addModerator(newTags: Array<Tag>) {
-    // Ignoring multiple entries for now, although <TagsSearch> supports it.
-    let modUri;
-    try {
-      modUri = parseURI(newTags[0].name);
-    } catch (e) {}
-
-    if (modUri && modUri.isChannel && modUri.claimName && modUri.claimId) {
-      if (!moderatorTags.some((modTag) => modTag.name === newTags[0].name)) {
-        setModeratorTags([...moderatorTags, newTags[0]]);
-        commentModAddDelegate(modUri.claimId, modUri.claimName, activeChannelClaim);
-        setLastUpdated(Date.now());
-      }
-    } else {
-      doToast({ message: __('Invalid channel URL "%url%"', { url: newTags[0].name }), isError: true });
-    }
-  }
-
-  function removeModerator(tagToRemove: Tag) {
-    let modUri;
-    try {
-      modUri = parseURI(tagToRemove.name);
-    } catch (e) {}
-
-    if (modUri && modUri.isChannel && modUri.claimName && modUri.claimId) {
-      const newModeratorTags = moderatorTags.slice().filter((t) => t.name !== tagToRemove.name);
-      setModeratorTags(newModeratorTags);
-      commentModRemoveDelegate(modUri.claimId, modUri.claimName, activeChannelClaim);
-      setLastUpdated(Date.now());
-    }
-  }
-
-  function handleChannelSearchSelect(claim) {
-    if (claim && claim.name && claim.claim_id) {
-      addModerator([{ name: claim.name + '#' + claim.claim_id }]);
-    }
-  }
-
   // **************************************************************************
   // **************************************************************************
 
-  // 'moderatorSearchTerm' to 'moderatorSearchClaimUri'
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (!moderatorSearchTerm) {
-      setModeratorSearchError('');
-      setModeratorSearchClaimUri('');
-    } else {
-      const [searchUri, error] = getUriForSearchTerm(moderatorSearchTerm);
-      setModeratorSearchError(error ? __('Something not quite right..') : '');
-
-      try {
-        const { streamName, channelName, isChannel } = parseURI(searchUri);
-
-        if (!isChannel && streamName && isNameValid(streamName)) {
-          setModeratorSearchError(__('Not a channel (prefix with "@", or enter the channel URL)'));
-          setModeratorSearchClaimUri('');
-        } else if (isChannel && channelName && isNameValid(channelName)) {
-          setModeratorSearchClaimUri(searchUri);
-        }
-      } catch (e) {
-        if (moderatorSearchTerm !== '@') {
-          setModeratorSearchError('');
-        }
-        setModeratorSearchClaimUri('');
-      }
-    }
-  }, [moderatorSearchTerm, setModeratorSearchError]);
-
   // Update local moderator states with data from API.
   React.useEffect(() => {
     commentModListDelegates(activeChannelClaim);
@@ -239,15 +191,9 @@ export default function SettingsCreatorPage(props: Props) {
     if (activeChannelClaim) {
       const delegates = moderationDelegatesById[activeChannelClaim.claim_id];
       if (delegates) {
-        setModeratorTags(
-          delegates.map((d) => {
-            return {
-              name: d.channelName + '#' + d.channelId,
-            };
-          })
-        );
+        setModeratorUris(delegates.map((d) => `${d.channelName}#${d.channelId}`));
       } else {
-        setModeratorTags([]);
+        setModeratorUris([]);
       }
     }
   }, [activeChannelClaim, moderationDelegatesById]);
@@ -400,6 +346,17 @@ export default function SettingsCreatorPage(props: Props) {
                     />
                   </SettingsRow>
 
+                  <SettingsRow title={__('Moderators')} subtitle={__(HELP.MODERATORS)} multirow>
+                    <SearchChannelField
+                      label={__('Moderators')}
+                      labelAddNew={__('Add moderator')}
+                      labelFoundAction={__('Add')}
+                      values={moderatorUris}
+                      onAdd={handleModeratorAdded}
+                      onRemove={handleModeratorRemoved}
+                    />
+                  </SettingsRow>
+
                   <SettingsRow title={__('Filter')} subtitle={__(HELP.BLOCKED_WORDS)} multirow>
                     <div className="tag--blocked-words">
                       <TagsSearch
@@ -416,67 +373,6 @@ export default function SettingsCreatorPage(props: Props) {
                       />
                     </div>
                   </SettingsRow>
-
-                  <SettingsRow title={__('Moderators')} subtitle={__(HELP.MODERATORS)} multirow>
-                    <div className="tag--blocked-words">
-                      <TagsSearch
-                        label={__('Moderators')}
-                        labelAddNew={__('Add moderator')}
-                        onRemove={removeModerator}
-                        onSelect={addModerator}
-                        tagsPassedIn={moderatorTags}
-                        disableAutoFocus
-                        hideInputField
-                        hideSuggestions
-                        disableControlTags
-                      />
-                      <FormField
-                        type="text"
-                        name="moderator_search"
-                        className="form-field--address"
-                        label={
-                          <>
-                            {__('Search channel')}
-                            <Icon
-                              customTooltipText={__(HELP.MODERATOR_SEARCH)}
-                              className="icon--help"
-                              icon={ICONS.HELP}
-                              tooltip
-                              size={16}
-                            />
-                          </>
-                        }
-                        placeholder={__('Enter a @username or URL')}
-                        value={moderatorSearchTerm}
-                        onChange={(e) => setModeratorSearchTerm(e.target.value)}
-                        error={moderatorSearchError}
-                      />
-                      {moderatorSearchClaimUri && (
-                        <div className="section">
-                          <ClaimPreview
-                            key={moderatorSearchClaimUri}
-                            uri={moderatorSearchClaimUri}
-                            // type={'small'}
-                            // showNullPlaceholder
-                            hideMenu
-                            hideRepostLabel
-                            disableNavigation
-                            properties={''}
-                            renderActions={(claim) => {
-                              return (
-                                <Button
-                                  requiresAuth
-                                  button="primary"
-                                  label={__('Add as moderator')}
-                                  onClick={() => handleChannelSearchSelect(claim)}
-                                />
-                              );
-                            }}
-                          />
-                        </div>
-                      )}
-                    </div>
-                  </SettingsRow>
                 </>
               }
             />
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/_search.scss b/ui/scss/component/_search.scss
index 1fcb5f2c0..4a520c067 100644
--- a/ui/scss/component/_search.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/component/_search.scss
@@ -137,3 +137,40 @@
     max-width: 15rem;
   }
 }
+
+.search__channel {
+  margin-bottom: var(--spacing-l);
+
+  fieldset-section {
+    margin-top: 0;
+  }
+}
+
+.search__channel--popup {
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.search__channel--popup-results {
+  position: absolute;
+  z-index: 99;
+  top: 100%;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  background: #21252980;
+  color: white;
+
+  .claim-preview__title {
+    color: #eff1f4;
+  }
+
+  .button--uri-indicator,
+  .media__subtitle {
+    color: #d8dde1;
+  }
+
+  .icon--help {
+    vertical-align: middle;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/section.scss b/ui/scss/component/section.scss
index a45b88a7e..9d77d8a8c 100644
--- a/ui/scss/component/section.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/component/section.scss
@@ -230,10 +230,6 @@
 .settings__row--value {
   width: 100%;
 
-  fieldset-section:not(:only-child) {
-    margin-top: var(--spacing-s);
-  }
-
   fieldset-section.radio {
     margin-top: var(--spacing-s);
   }
@@ -242,10 +238,6 @@
     margin-top: var(--spacing-m);
   }
 
-  .tags--remove {
-    margin-bottom: 0;
-  }
-
   .tags__input-wrapper {
     .tag__input {
       height: unset;