1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/app/finders/issuable_finder.rb b/app/finders/issuable_finder.rb
index 60996b181f2..8f9ef8f725c 100644
--- a/app/finders/issuable_finder.rb
+++ b/app/finders/issuable_finder.rb
@@ -216,7 +216,14 @@ class IssuableFinder
   end
 
   def by_search(items)
-    items = items.search(search) if search
+    if search
+      items =
+        if search =~ iid_pattern
+          items.where(iid: $~[:iid])
+        else
+          items.full_search(search)
+        end
+    end
 
     items
   end