diff --git a/course_discovery/apps/api/serializers.py b/course_discovery/apps/api/serializers.py
index 92b6dd0551..72928adf24 100644
--- a/course_discovery/apps/api/serializers.py
+++ b/course_discovery/apps/api/serializers.py
@@ -2339,6 +2339,7 @@ class Meta:
             'marketing_id',
             'marketing_url',
             'designation',
+            'partner'
         )
 
 
diff --git a/course_discovery/apps/api/v1/views/search.py b/course_discovery/apps/api/v1/views/search.py
index b111ffa06e..0eb118f29a 100644
--- a/course_discovery/apps/api/v1/views/search.py
+++ b/course_discovery/apps/api/v1/views/search.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class PersonSearchViewSet(BaseHaystackViewSet):
     ordering_fields = ('created', 'full_name',)
     permission_classes = (IsAuthenticated,)
     index_models = (Person,)
-    filter_backends = (CatalogDataFilterBackend, HaystackOrderingFilter)
+    filter_backends = (filters.HaystackFilter, CatalogDataFilterBackend, HaystackOrderingFilter)
     detail_serializer_class = serializers.PersonSearchModelSerializer
     facet_serializer_class = serializers.PersonFacetSerializer
     serializer_class = serializers.PersonSearchSerializer
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ class PersonSearchViewSet(BaseHaystackViewSet):
     document_uid = 'uuid'
     lookup_field = 'uuid'
 
-
 class PersonTypeaheadSearchView(APIView):
     """ Typeahead for people. """
     permission_classes = (IsAuthenticated,)
diff --git a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/search_indexes.py b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/search_indexes.py
index fe78446917..99016151f7 100644
--- a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/search_indexes.py
+++ b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/search_indexes.py
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ class PersonIndex(BaseIndex, indexes.Indexable):
     uuid = indexes.CharField(model_attr='uuid')
     salutation = indexes.CharField(model_attr='salutation', null=True)
     full_name = indexes.CharField(model_attr='full_name', stored=False, indexed=False)
-    partner = indexes.CharField(null=True)
+    partner = indexes.CharField(null=True, faceted=True)
     bio = indexes.CharField(model_attr='bio', null=True)
     bio_language = indexes.CharField(model_attr='bio_language', null=True)
     get_profile_image_url = indexes.CharField(model_attr='get_profile_image_url', null=True)
@@ -421,6 +421,9 @@ def prepare_organizations(self, obj):
         all_organizations = [course_run.course.authoring_organizations.all() for course_run in course_runs]
         formatted_organizations = [org.key for orgs in all_organizations for org in orgs]
         return formatted_organizations
+    
+    def prepare_partner(self, obj):
+        return obj.partner.short_code
 
     def prepare_position(self, obj):
         try: