diff --git a/crates/api_common/src/site.rs b/crates/api_common/src/site.rs
index fc7ececc9..1ffabb75a 100644
--- a/crates/api_common/src/site.rs
+++ b/crates/api_common/src/site.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub struct Search {
   pub listing_type: Option<ListingType>,
   pub page: Option<i64>,
   pub limit: Option<i64>,
-  pub post_title_only: Option<bool>,
+  pub title_only: Option<bool>,
   pub post_url_only: Option<bool>,
   pub saved_only: Option<bool>,
   pub liked_only: Option<bool>,
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/api/search.rs b/crates/apub/src/api/search.rs
index 642c32efa..d9ae20ede 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/api/search.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/api/search.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub async fn search(
     listing_type,
     page,
     limit,
-    post_title_only,
+    title_only,
     post_url_only,
     saved_only,
     liked_only,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub async fn search(
     search_term: Some(q.clone()),
     page,
     limit,
-    title_only: post_title_only,
+    title_only,
     url_only: post_url_only,
     liked_only,
     disliked_only,
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ pub async fn search(
     sort,
     listing_type,
     search_term: Some(q.clone()),
+    title_only,
     local_user,
     is_mod_or_admin: is_admin,
     page,
diff --git a/crates/db_views/src/post_view.rs b/crates/db_views/src/post_view.rs
index a8d908c7d..1510e9a62 100644
--- a/crates/db_views/src/post_view.rs
+++ b/crates/db_views/src/post_view.rs
@@ -394,14 +394,12 @@ fn queries<'a>() -> Queries<
         query = query.filter(post::url.eq(search_term));
       } else {
         let searcher = fuzzy_search(search_term);
+        let name_filter = post::name.ilike(searcher.clone());
+        let body_filter = post::body.ilike(searcher.clone());
         query = if options.title_only.unwrap_or_default() {
-          query.filter(post::name.ilike(searcher))
+          query.filter(name_filter)
         } else {
-          query.filter(
-            post::name
-              .ilike(searcher.clone())
-              .or(post::body.ilike(searcher)),
-          )
+          query.filter(name_filter.or(body_filter))
         }
         .filter(not(post::removed.or(post::deleted)));
       }
diff --git a/crates/db_views_actor/src/community_view.rs b/crates/db_views_actor/src/community_view.rs
index a1b387bea..89724b04d 100644
--- a/crates/db_views_actor/src/community_view.rs
+++ b/crates/db_views_actor/src/community_view.rs
@@ -112,9 +112,14 @@ fn queries<'a>() -> Queries<
 
     if let Some(search_term) = options.search_term {
       let searcher = fuzzy_search(&search_term);
-      query = query
-        .filter(community::name.ilike(searcher.clone()))
-        .or_filter(community::title.ilike(searcher))
+      let name_filter = community::name.ilike(searcher.clone());
+      let title_filter = community::title.ilike(searcher.clone());
+      let description_filter = community::description.ilike(searcher.clone());
+      query = if options.title_only.unwrap_or_default() {
+        query.filter(name_filter.or(title_filter))
+      } else {
+        query.filter(name_filter.or(title_filter.or(description_filter)))
+      }
     }
 
     // Hide deleted and removed for non-admins or mods
@@ -229,6 +234,7 @@ pub struct CommunityQuery<'a> {
   pub sort: Option<PostSortType>,
   pub local_user: Option<&'a LocalUser>,
   pub search_term: Option<String>,
+  pub title_only: Option<bool>,
   pub is_mod_or_admin: bool,
   pub show_nsfw: bool,
   pub page: Option<i64>,