diff --git a/docs/assets/plugins/search/search.js b/docs/assets/plugins/search/search.js
index 186cf555..220a1a4a 100644
--- a/docs/assets/plugins/search/search.js
+++ b/docs/assets/plugins/search/search.js
@@ -219,13 +219,7 @@
         await searchIndex;
 
         const hasQuery = query.length > 0;
-        let matches = hasQuery ? searchIndex.search(`${query}`) : [];
-
-        // Fall back to a fuzzy search if no matches are found
-        if (matches.length === 0 && hasQuery) {
-          matches = searchIndex.search(`${query}~2`);
-        }
-
+        const matches = hasQuery ? searchIndex.search(`t:*${query}*^20 h:*${query}*^10 ${query}~1^5 *${query}*^0`) : [];
         const hasResults = hasQuery && matches.length > 0;
         siteSearch.classList.toggle('site-search--has-results', hasQuery && hasResults);
         siteSearch.classList.toggle('site-search--no-results', hasQuery && !hasResults);
diff --git a/docs/resources/changelog.md b/docs/resources/changelog.md
index 6e980e78..dd236146 100644
--- a/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ _During the beta period, these restrictions may be relaxed in the event of a mis
 - Fixed a bug that allowed `<sl-details>` to open and close when disabled using a screen reader [#658](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/issues/658)
 - Implemented stricter linting to improve consistency and reduce errors, which resulted in many small refactors throughout the codebase [#647](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/pull/647)
 - Improved accessibility of `<sl-dialog>` and `<sl-drawer>` by making the title an `<h2>` and adding a label to the close button
+- Improved search results in the documentation
 - Refactored `<sl-format-byte>` to use `Intl.NumberFormat` so it supports localization
 - Refactored themes so utility styles are no longer injected as `<style>` elements to support stricter CSP rules [#571](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/issues/571)
 - Restored the nicer animation on `<sl-spinner>` and verified it works in Safari