diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/search.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/search.ts
index f09b2b3af..c0244926d 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/search.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/search.ts
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ export const parseSearchQuery = (query: string | undefined): SearchFilter => {
       'sort',
       'has',
       'saved',
+      'author',
       'published',
       'subscription',
       'language',
@@ -355,6 +356,7 @@ export const parseSearchQuery = (query: string | undefined): SearchFilter => {
           break
         }
         // match filters
+        case 'author':
         case 'title':
         case 'description':
         case 'content': {
diff --git a/packages/api/test/utils/search.test.ts b/packages/api/test/utils/search.test.ts
index a8b505f8c..6d8d8e3de 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/utils/search.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/test/utils/search.test.ts
@@ -151,3 +151,11 @@ describe('query with in param set to invalid value', () => {
     expect(result.inFilter).to.eq(InFilter.INBOX)
   })
 })
+
+describe('query with author set', () => {
+  it('adds author to the match filters', () => {
+    const result = parseSearchQuery('author:"Omnivore Blog"')
+    expect(result.matchFilters).to.contain({ field: 'author', value:'omnivore blog' })
+  })
+})
+