diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index dcf98b7ad8..1789ef612e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Changelog
  * Updated URLs within the admin backend to use namespaces
  * The `update_index` task now indexes objects in batches of 1000, to indicate progress and avoid excessive memory use
  * Added database indexes on PageRevision and Image to improve performance on large sites
+ * Search in page chooser now uses Wagtail's search framework, to order results by relevance
  * Fix: Text areas in the non-default tab of the page editor now resize to the correct height
  * Fix: Tabs in "insert link" modal in the rich text editor no longer disappear (Tim Heap)
  * Fix: H2 elements in rich text fields were accidentally given a click() binding when put insite a collapsible multi field panel
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.1.rst b/docs/releases/1.1.rst
index 2070849b92..e94f30862a 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.1.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/1.1.rst
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Minor features
  * Updated URLs within the admin backend to use namespaces
  * The ``update_index`` task now indexes objects in batches of 1000, to indicate progress and avoid excessive memory use
  * Added database indexes on PageRevision and Image to improve performance on large sites
+ * Search in page chooser now uses Wagtail's search framework, to order results by relevance
 
 Bug fixes
 ~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/chooser.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/chooser.py
index 686e89d156..4b220fcdd3 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/chooser.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/chooser.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def search(request, parent_page_id=None):
     if search_form.is_valid() and search_form.cleaned_data['q']:
         pages = desired_class.objects.exclude(
             depth=1  # never include root
-        ).filter(title__icontains=search_form.cleaned_data['q'])[:10]
+        ).search(search_form.cleaned_data['q'], fields=['title'])[:10]
     else:
         pages = desired_class.objects.none()