diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns.test.ts
index 2e9c27735a8d1..2a203b57d201b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns.test.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,20 @@ describe('IndexPatterns', () => {
     expect(indexPatterns.refreshFields).toBeCalled();
   });
 
+  test('find', async () => {
+    const search = 'kibana*';
+    const size = 10;
+    await indexPatterns.find('kibana*', size);
+
+    expect(savedObjectsClient.find).lastCalledWith({
+      type: 'index-pattern',
+      fields: ['title'],
+      search,
+      searchFields: ['title'],
+      perPage: size,
+    });
+  });
+
   test('createAndSave', async () => {
     const title = 'kibana-*';
     indexPatterns.createSavedObject = jest.fn();
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 4e030fc84d745..4a266b3cad649 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,
     });