diff --git a/backend/mwe/admin.py b/backend/mwe/admin.py
index 254fafda..b8a0606e 100644
--- a/backend/mwe/admin.py
+++ b/backend/mwe/admin.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 @admin.register(CanonicalForm)
 class CanonicalFormAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    pass
+    search_fields = ('text',)
 
 
 @admin.register(XPathQuery)