diff --git a/apiserver/plane/utils/issue_search.py b/apiserver/plane/utils/issue_search.py
index d38b1f4c3..3b6dea332 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/utils/issue_search.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/utils/issue_search.py
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ from plane.db.models import Issue
 
 
 def search_issues(query, queryset):
-    fields = ["name", "sequence_id"]
+    fields = ["name", "sequence_id", "project__identifier"]
     q = Q()
     for field in fields:
         if field == "sequence_id" and len(query) <= 20:
-            sequences = re.findall(r"[A-Za-z0-9]{1,12}-\d+", query)
+            sequences = re.findall(r"\b\d+\b", query)
             for sequence_id in sequences:
                 q |= Q(**{"sequence_id": sequence_id})
         else: