diff --git a/src/documents/search/_backend.py b/src/documents/search/_backend.py
index d6a1ad41e..6dc920fdc 100644
--- a/src/documents/search/_backend.py
+++ b/src/documents/search/_backend.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from guardian.shortcuts import get_users_with_perms
 
 from documents.search._query import build_permission_filter
 from documents.search._query import parse_simple_text_query
+from documents.search._query import parse_simple_title_query
 from documents.search._query import parse_user_query
 from documents.search._schema import _write_sentinels
 from documents.search._schema import build_schema
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ T = TypeVar("T")
 class SearchMode(StrEnum):
     QUERY = "query"
     TEXT = "text"
+    TITLE = "title"
 
 
 def _ascii_fold(s: str) -> str:
@@ -460,7 +462,8 @@ class TantivyBackend:
             sort_field: Field to sort by (None for relevance ranking)
             sort_reverse: Whether to reverse the sort order
             search_mode: "query" for advanced Tantivy syntax, "text" for
-                plain-text search over title and content only
+                plain-text search over title and content only, "title" for
+                plain-text search over title only
 
         Returns:
             SearchResults with hits, total count, and processed query
@@ -469,6 +472,8 @@ class TantivyBackend:
         tz = get_current_timezone()
         if search_mode is SearchMode.TEXT:
             user_query = parse_simple_text_query(self._index, query)
+        elif search_mode is SearchMode.TITLE:
+            user_query = parse_simple_title_query(self._index, query)
         else:
             user_query = parse_user_query(self._index, query, tz)
 
diff --git a/src/documents/search/_query.py b/src/documents/search/_query.py
index 6dbf78ca6..320315de8 100644
--- a/src/documents/search/_query.py
+++ b/src/documents/search/_query.py
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ DEFAULT_SEARCH_FIELDS = [
     "tag",
 ]
 SIMPLE_SEARCH_FIELDS = ["title", "content"]
+TITLE_SEARCH_FIELDS = ["title"]
 _FIELD_BOOSTS = {"title": 2.0}
 
 
@@ -499,12 +500,13 @@ def parse_user_query(
     return exact
 
 
-def parse_simple_text_query(
+def parse_simple_query(
     index: tantivy.Index,
     raw_query: str,
+    fields: list[str],
 ) -> tantivy.Query:
     """
-    Parse a plain-text query using Tantivy's default parser over title/content.
+    Parse a plain-text query using Tantivy over a restricted field set.
 
     Query string is escaped and normalized to be treated as "simple" text query.
     """
@@ -519,6 +521,28 @@ def parse_simple_text_query(
     query_str = regex.sub(r" {2,}", " ", query_str, timeout=_REGEX_TIMEOUT).strip()
     return index.parse_query(
         query_str,
-        SIMPLE_SEARCH_FIELDS,
+        fields,
         field_boosts=_FIELD_BOOSTS,
     )
+
+
+def parse_simple_text_query(
+    index: tantivy.Index,
+    raw_query: str,
+) -> tantivy.Query:
+    """
+    Parse a plain-text query over title/content for simple search inputs.
+    """
+
+    return parse_simple_query(index, raw_query, SIMPLE_SEARCH_FIELDS)
+
+
+def parse_simple_title_query(
+    index: tantivy.Index,
+    raw_query: str,
+) -> tantivy.Query:
+    """
+    Parse a plain-text query over the title field only.
+    """
+
+    return parse_simple_query(index, raw_query, TITLE_SEARCH_FIELDS)