diff --git a/applets/clipboard/contents/ui/ClipboardPage.qml b/applets/clipboard/contents/ui/ClipboardPage.qml
index 6523a279a..00b99779a 100644
--- a/applets/clipboard/contents/ui/ClipboardPage.qml
+++ b/applets/clipboard/contents/ui/ClipboardPage.qml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Menu {
 
     model: PlasmaCore.SortFilterModel {
         sourceModel: clipboardSource.models.clipboard
-        filterRole: "DisplayRole"
+        filterRole: "FullTextRole"
         filterRegExp: filter.text
     }
     supportsBarcodes: {