diff --git a/netbox/dcim/search.py b/netbox/dcim/search.py
index 3eebc6952..69dce3983 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/search.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/search.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class DeviceRoleIndex(SearchIndex):
         ('name', 100),
         ('slug', 110),
         ('description', 500),
+        ('comments', 5000),
     )
     display_attrs = ('description',)
 
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ class MACAddressIndex(SearchIndex):
     fields = (
         ('mac_address', 100),
         ('description', 500),
+        ('comments', 5000),
     )
     display_attrs = ('assigned_object', 'description')
 
@@ -239,6 +241,7 @@ class PlatformIndex(SearchIndex):
         ('name', 100),
         ('slug', 110),
         ('description', 500),
+        ('comments', 5000),
     )
     display_attrs = ('manufacturer', 'description')
 
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/search.py b/netbox/ipam/search.py
index ad5086768..ec845541a 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/search.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/search.py
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ class VLANTranslationPolicyIndex(SearchIndex):
     fields = (
         ('name', 100),
         ('description', 500),
+        ('comments', 5000),
     )
     display_attrs = ('description',)