diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/SearchService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/SearchService.ts
index 452aef068f..f5a09b0160 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/SearchService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/SearchService.ts
@@ -301,7 +301,15 @@ export class SearchService {
 					query: {
 						bool: {
 							must: [
-								{ wildcard: { "text": { value: `*${q}*` }, } },
+									{
+									bool: {
+										should: [
+											{ wildcard: { "text": { value: `*${q}*` }, } },
+											{ simple_query_string: { fields:["text"], "query": q, default_operator: 'and', } },
+										],
+										minimum_should_match: 1,
+									},
+								},
 								esFilter,
 							]
 						},