diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v2/views/tests/test_home.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v2/views/tests/test_home.py
index 453f69ae4225..0c3023a60a95 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v2/views/tests/test_home.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v2/views/tests/test_home.py
@@ -190,6 +190,22 @@ def test_search_query_if_passed(self):
         ])])
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
 
+    def test_search_query_matches_display_number(self):
+        """Search must match course display number values."""
+        course_key = self.store.make_course_key("search-org", "opaque-number", "run")
+        searchable_course = CourseOverviewFactory.create(
+            id=course_key,
+            org=course_key.org,
+            display_name="Unrelated Title",
+            display_number_with_default="Friendly Number 42",
+        )
+
+        response = self.client.get(self.api_v2_url, {"search": "Friendly Number"})
+
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert len(response.data["results"]["courses"]) == 1
+        assert response.data["results"]["courses"][0]["course_key"] == str(searchable_course.id)
+
     def test_order_query_if_passed(self):
         """Get list of courses when order filter passed as a query param.
 
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/models.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/models.py
index c5b453f82e6c..7edaa4ebf28a 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/models.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/models.py
@@ -721,6 +721,7 @@ def get_courses_matching_query(cls, query, course_overviews):
         """
         return course_overviews.filter(
             Q(display_name__icontains=query) |
+            Q(display_number_with_default__icontains=query) |
             Q(org__icontains=query) |
             Q(id__icontains=query)
         )