diff --git a/rslib/backend.proto b/rslib/backend.proto
index 443a59972..00e2c6671 100644
--- a/rslib/backend.proto
+++ b/rslib/backend.proto
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ service SearchService {
   rpc JoinSearchNodes(JoinSearchNodesIn) returns (String);
   rpc ReplaceSearchNode(ReplaceSearchNodeIn) returns (String);
   rpc FindAndReplace(FindAndReplaceIn) returns (OpChangesWithCount);
+  rpc BrowserRowForCard(CardID) returns (BrowserRow);
 }
 
 service StatsService {
@@ -1038,6 +1039,26 @@ message FindAndReplaceIn {
   string field_name = 6;
 }
 
+message BrowserRow {
+  message Cell {
+    string text = 1;
+    bool is_rtl = 2;
+  }
+  enum Color {
+    COLOR_DEFAULT = 0;
+    COLOR_MARKED = 1;
+    COLOR_SUSPENDED = 2;
+    COLOR_FLAG_RED = 3;
+    COLOR_FLAG_ORANGE = 4;
+    COLOR_FLAG_GREEN = 5;
+    COLOR_FLAG_BLUE = 6;
+  }
+  repeated Cell cells = 1;
+  Color color = 2;
+  string font_name = 3;
+  uint32 font_size = 4;
+}
+
 message AfterNoteUpdatesIn {
   repeated int64 nids = 1;
   bool mark_notes_modified = 2;
diff --git a/rslib/src/backend/search.rs b/rslib/src/backend/search.rs
index ed4c7d497..b6ffde8e1 100644
--- a/rslib/src/backend/search.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/backend/search.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ use crate::{
     config::SortKind,
     prelude::*,
     search::{
-        concatenate_searches, parse_search, replace_search_node, write_nodes, BoolSeparator, Node,
-        PropertyKind, RatingKind, SearchNode, SortMode, StateKind, TemplateKind,
+        browser, concatenate_searches, parse_search, replace_search_node, write_nodes,
+        BoolSeparator, Node, PropertyKind, RatingKind, SearchNode, SortMode, StateKind,
+        TemplateKind,
     },
     text::escape_anki_wildcards,
 };
@@ -89,6 +90,10 @@ impl SearchService for Backend {
                 .map(Into::into)
         })
     }
+
+    fn browser_row_for_card(&self, input: pb::CardId) -> Result<pb::BrowserRow> {
+        self.with_col(|col| col.browser_row_for_card(input.cid.into()).map(Into::into))
+    }
 }
 
 impl TryFrom<pb::SearchNode> for Node {
@@ -264,3 +269,37 @@ impl From<Option<SortOrderProto>> for SortMode {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl From<browser::Row> for pb::BrowserRow {
+    fn from(row: browser::Row) -> Self {
+        pb::BrowserRow {
+            cells: row.cells.into_iter().map(Into::into).collect(),
+            color: row.color.into(),
+            font_name: row.font.name,
+            font_size: row.font.size,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<browser::Cell> for pb::browser_row::Cell {
+    fn from(cell: browser::Cell) -> Self {
+        pb::browser_row::Cell {
+            text: cell.text,
+            is_rtl: cell.is_rtl,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<browser::RowColor> for i32 {
+    fn from(color: browser::RowColor) -> Self {
+        match color {
+            browser::RowColor::Default => pb::browser_row::Color::Default as i32,
+            browser::RowColor::Marked => pb::browser_row::Color::Marked as i32,
+            browser::RowColor::Suspended => pb::browser_row::Color::Suspended as i32,
+            browser::RowColor::FlagRed => pb::browser_row::Color::FlagRed as i32,
+            browser::RowColor::FlagOrange => pb::browser_row::Color::FlagOrange as i32,
+            browser::RowColor::FlagGreen => pb::browser_row::Color::FlagGreen as i32,
+            browser::RowColor::FlagBlue => pb::browser_row::Color::FlagBlue as i32,
+        }
+    }
+}