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()