diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns.ts
index 4a266b3cad649..c2cf4a988ecce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export class IndexPatternsService {
     const savedObjects = await this.savedObjectsClient.find<IndexPatternSavedObjectAttrs>({
       type: 'index-pattern',
       fields: ['title'],
-      search,
+      search: `${search}*`,
       searchFields: ['title'],
       perPage: size,
     });