diff --git a/src/services/search/parser.js b/src/services/search/parser.js
index da81e9218..d13e1c93d 100644
--- a/src/services/search/parser.js
+++ b/src/services/search/parser.js
@@ -54,11 +54,15 @@ function getExpression(tokens, parsingContext) {
             parsingContext.highlightedTokens.push(token.substr(1));
 
             if (i < tokens.length - 2 && isOperator(tokens[i + 1])) {
-                const operator = tokens[i + 1];
+                let operator = tokens[i + 1];
                 const comparedValue = tokens[i + 2];
 
                 parsingContext.highlightedTokens.push(comparedValue);
 
+                if (parsingContext.fuzzyAttributeSearch && operator === '=') {
+                    operator = '*=*';
+                }
+
                 const comparator = comparatorBuilder(operator, comparedValue);
 
                 if (!comparator) {
diff --git a/src/services/search/parsing_context.js b/src/services/search/parsing_context.js
index f76ff3b3d..24118050f 100644
--- a/src/services/search/parsing_context.js
+++ b/src/services/search/parsing_context.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ class ParsingContext {
     constructor(includeNoteContent) {
         this.includeNoteContent = includeNoteContent;
         this.highlightedTokens = [];
+        this.fuzzyAttributeSearch = false;
         this.error = null;
     }