diff --git a/src/services/search/expressions/note_content_protected_fulltext.js b/src/services/search/expressions/note_content_protected_fulltext.js
index c93017a9a..05130e087 100644
--- a/src/services/search/expressions/note_content_protected_fulltext.js
+++ b/src/services/search/expressions/note_content_protected_fulltext.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const utils = require("../../utils");
 
 // FIXME: create common subclass with NoteContentUnprotectedFulltextExp to avoid duplication
 class NoteContentProtectedFulltextExp extends Expression {
-    constructor(operator, tokens, raw) {
+    constructor(operator, {tokens, raw, flatText}) {
         super();
 
         if (operator !== '*=*') {
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class NoteContentProtectedFulltextExp extends Expression {
 
         this.tokens = tokens;
         this.raw = !!raw;
+        this.flatText = !!flatText;
     }
 
     execute(inputNoteSet) {
@@ -49,7 +50,17 @@ class NoteContentProtectedFulltextExp extends Expression {
 
             content = this.preprocessContent(content, type, mime);
 
-            if (!this.tokens.find(token => !content.includes(token))) {
+            const nonMatchingToken = this.tokens.find(token =>
+                !content.includes(token) &&
+                (
+                    // in case of default fulltext search we should consider both title, attrs and content
+                    // so e.g. "hello world" should match when "hello" is in title and "world" in content
+                    !this.flatText
+                    || !becca.notes[noteId].getFlatText().includes(token)
+                )
+            );
+
+            if (!nonMatchingToken) {
                 resultNoteSet.add(becca.notes[noteId]);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/services/search/expressions/note_content_unprotected_fulltext.js b/src/services/search/expressions/note_content_unprotected_fulltext.js
index 7b97722b8..7abbd0d78 100644
--- a/src/services/search/expressions/note_content_unprotected_fulltext.js
+++ b/src/services/search/expressions/note_content_unprotected_fulltext.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const utils = require("../../utils");
 
 // FIXME: create common subclass with NoteContentProtectedFulltextExp to avoid duplication
 class NoteContentUnprotectedFulltextExp extends Expression {
-    constructor(operator, tokens, raw) {
+    constructor(operator, {tokens, raw, flatText}) {
         super();
 
         if (operator !== '*=*') {
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class NoteContentUnprotectedFulltextExp extends Expression {
 
         this.tokens = tokens;
         this.raw = !!raw;
+        this.flatText = !!flatText;
     }
 
     execute(inputNoteSet) {
@@ -35,7 +36,17 @@ class NoteContentUnprotectedFulltextExp extends Expression {
 
             content = this.preprocessContent(content, type, mime);
 
-            if (!this.tokens.find(token => !content.includes(token))) {
+            const nonMatchingToken = this.tokens.find(token =>
+                !content.includes(token) &&
+                (
+                    // in case of default fulltext search we should consider both title, attrs and content
+                    // so e.g. "hello world" should match when "hello" is in title and "world" in content
+                    !this.flatText
+                    || !becca.notes[noteId].getFlatText().includes(token)
+                )
+            );
+
+            if (!nonMatchingToken) {
                 resultNoteSet.add(becca.notes[noteId]);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/services/search/services/parse.js b/src/services/search/services/parse.js
index 02d2cc3bb..9ba5ce506 100644
--- a/src/services/search/services/parse.js
+++ b/src/services/search/services/parse.js
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ function getFulltext(tokens, searchContext) {
     if (!searchContext.fastSearch) {
         return new OrExp([
             new NoteFlatTextExp(tokens),
-            new NoteContentProtectedFulltextExp('*=*', tokens),
-            new NoteContentUnprotectedFulltextExp('*=*', tokens)
+            new NoteContentProtectedFulltextExp('*=*', {tokens, flatText: true}),
+            new NoteContentUnprotectedFulltextExp('*=*', {tokens, flatText: true})
         ]);
     }
     else {
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ function getExpression(tokens, searchContext, level = 0) {
             i++;
 
             return new OrExp([
-                new NoteContentUnprotectedFulltextExp(operator, [tokens[i].token], raw),
-                new NoteContentProtectedFulltextExp(operator, [tokens[i].token], raw)
+                new NoteContentUnprotectedFulltextExp(operator, {tokens: [tokens[i].token], raw }),
+                new NoteContentProtectedFulltextExp(operator, {tokens: [tokens[i].token], raw })
             ]);
         }
 
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ function getExpression(tokens, searchContext, level = 0) {
 
             return new OrExp([
                 new PropertyComparisonExp(searchContext, 'title', '*=*', tokens[i].token),
-                new NoteContentProtectedFulltextExp('*=*', [tokens[i].token]),
-                new NoteContentUnprotectedFulltextExp('*=*', [tokens[i].token])
+                new NoteContentProtectedFulltextExp('*=*', {tokens: [tokens[i].token]}),
+                new NoteContentUnprotectedFulltextExp('*=*', {tokens: [tokens[i].token]})
             ]);
         }