diff --git a/src/Api/Controllers/SearchController.php b/src/Api/Controllers/SearchController.php
index 3ec0cf9..661ad74 100644
--- a/src/Api/Controllers/SearchController.php
+++ b/src/Api/Controllers/SearchController.php
@@ -317,6 +317,22 @@ class SearchController extends ListDiscussionsController
     protected function buildTextQuery(string $search, User $actor, bool $needsScoring = false): BoolQuery
     {
         $textQuery = BoolQuery::create();
+		// Strong direct title match for the full search page.
+        $textQuery->add(
+            (new MatchQuery('title', $search))
+                ->operator('and')
+                ->boost(4.0),
+            'should'
+        );
+
+        // Low-weight prefix match on title.autocomplete for partial title hits.
+        $textQuery->add(
+            (new MatchQuery('title.autocomplete', $search))
+                ->operator('and')
+                ->boost(0.35),
+            'should'
+        );
+
 		// Low-weight prefix match on title.autocomplete for the full search page.
         // Exact / normal title matches should still rank higher than prefix-only hits.
         $textQuery->add(