diff --git a/app/Search/SearchRunner.php b/app/Search/SearchRunner.php
index bfb65cf0f..391254172 100644
--- a/app/Search/SearchRunner.php
+++ b/app/Search/SearchRunner.php
@@ -120,8 +120,14 @@ class SearchRunner
             $filter = function (EloquentBuilder $query) use ($exact) {
                 $inputTerm = str_replace('\\', '\\\\', $exact->value);
                 $query->where('name', 'like', '%' . $inputTerm . '%')
-                    ->orWhere('description', 'like', '%' . $inputTerm . '%')
-                    ->orWhere('text', 'like', '%' . $inputTerm . '%');
+                    ->orWhere(function (EloquentBuilder $query) use ($inputTerm) {
+                        $query->whereNotNull('description')
+                            ->where('description', 'like', '%' . $inputTerm . '%');
+                    })
+                    ->orWhere(function (EloquentBuilder $query) use ($inputTerm) {
+                        $query->whereNotNull('text')
+                            ->where('text', 'like', '%' . $inputTerm . '%');
+                    });
             };
 
             $exact->negated ? $entityQuery->whereNot($filter) : $entityQuery->where($filter);
diff --git a/tests/Search/EntitySearchTest.php b/tests/Search/EntitySearchTest.php
index cb1149dd1..fc300241b 100644
--- a/tests/Search/EntitySearchTest.php
+++ b/tests/Search/EntitySearchTest.php
@@ -136,17 +136,21 @@ class EntitySearchTest extends TestCase
         $page->tags()->saveMany([new Tag(['name' => 'DonkCount', 'value' => '500'])]);
         $page->created_by = $this->users->admin()->id;
         $page->save();
+        $otherPage = $this->entities->newPage(['name' => 'A different page in negation tests', 'html' => '<p>A different page in negation tests</p>']);
 
         $editor = $this->users->editor();
         $this->actingAs($editor);
 
         $exactSearch = $this->get('/search?term=' . urlencode('negation -"tortoise"'));
         $exactSearch->assertStatus(200)->assertDontSeeText($page->name);
+        $exactSearch->assertSeeText($otherPage->name);
 
         $tagSearchA = $this->get('/search?term=' . urlencode('negation [DonkCount=500]'));
         $tagSearchA->assertStatus(200)->assertSeeText($page->name);
+        $tagSearchA->assertDontSeeText($otherPage->name);
         $tagSearchB = $this->get('/search?term=' . urlencode('negation -[DonkCount=500]'));
         $tagSearchB->assertStatus(200)->assertDontSeeText($page->name);
+        $tagSearchB->assertSeeText($otherPage->name);
 
         $filterSearchA = $this->get('/search?term=' . urlencode('negation -{created_by:me}'));
         $filterSearchA->assertStatus(200)->assertSeeText($page->name);