diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/site/SiteServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/site/SiteServiceImpl.java
index e117031d35..3565b0c834 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/site/SiteServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/site/SiteServiceImpl.java
@@ -574,8 +574,8 @@ public class SiteServiceImpl implements SiteService, SiteModel
         if (nameFilter != null && nameFilter.length() != 0)
         {
             String escNameFilter = LuceneQueryParser.escape(nameFilter.replace('"', ' '));
-            // Perform a Lucene search under the Site parent node using *name* and *description* search query
-            QueryParameterDefinition[] params = new QueryParameterDefinition[2];
+            // Perform a Lucene search under the Site parent node using *name*, title and description search query
+            QueryParameterDefinition[] params = new QueryParameterDefinition[3];
             params[0] = new QueryParameterDefImpl(
                     ContentModel.PROP_NAME,
                     dictionaryService.getDataType(
@@ -584,6 +584,13 @@ public class SiteServiceImpl implements SiteService, SiteModel
                             escNameFilter);
             
             params[1] = new QueryParameterDefImpl(
+                    ContentModel.PROP_TITLE,
+                    dictionaryService.getDataType(
+                            DataTypeDefinition.TEXT),
+                            true,
+                            escNameFilter);
+            
+            params[2] = new QueryParameterDefImpl(
                     ContentModel.PROP_DESCRIPTION,
                     dictionaryService.getDataType(
                             DataTypeDefinition.TEXT),
@@ -593,7 +600,9 @@ public class SiteServiceImpl implements SiteService, SiteModel
             // get the sites that match the specified names
             StringBuilder query = new StringBuilder(128);
             query.append("+PARENT:\"").append(siteRoot.toString())
-                 .append("\" +(@cm\\:name:\"*${cm:name}*\" @cm\\:description:\"*${cm:description}*\")");
+                 .append("\" +(@cm\\:name:\"*${cm:name}*\"")
+                 .append(" @cm\\:title:\"${cm:title}\"")
+                 .append(" @cm\\:description:\"${cm:description}\")");
             ResultSet results = this.searchService.query(
                     siteRoot.getStoreRef(),
                     SearchService.LANGUAGE_LUCENE,