diff --git a/proto/backend.proto b/proto/backend.proto
index 1cb0c1a43..638786a5a 100644
--- a/proto/backend.proto
+++ b/proto/backend.proto
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ message BackendInput {
         SchedTimingTodayIn sched_timing_today = 17;
         Empty deck_tree = 18;
         SearchCardsIn search_cards = 19;
-//        BrowserRowsIn browser_rows = 20;
+        SearchNotesIn search_notes = 20;
         RenderCardIn render_card = 21;
         int64 local_minutes_west = 22;
         string strip_av_tags = 23;
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ message BackendOutput {
         TemplateRequirementsOut template_requirements = 16;
         DeckTreeOut deck_tree = 18;
         SearchCardsOut search_cards = 19;
-//        BrowserRowsOut browser_rows = 20;
+        SearchNotesOut search_notes = 20;
         RenderCardOut render_card = 21;
         string add_media_file = 26;
         Empty sync_media = 27;
@@ -333,3 +333,11 @@ message SortOrder {
         string custom = 3;
     }
 }
+
+message SearchNotesIn {
+    string search = 1;
+}
+
+message SearchNotesOut {
+    repeated int64 note_ids = 2;
+}
diff --git a/pylib/anki/collection.py b/pylib/anki/collection.py
index fcc99b7c3..fb03431a3 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/collection.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/collection.py
@@ -616,11 +616,11 @@ where c.nid = n.id and c.id in %s group by nid"""
     # Finding cards
     ##########################################################################
 
-    def findCards(self, query: str, order: Union[bool, str] = False) -> Sequence[int]:
+    def find_cards(self, query: str, order: Union[bool, str] = False) -> Sequence[int]:
         return self.backend.search_cards(query, order)
 
-    def findNotes(self, query: str) -> Any:
-        return anki.find.Finder(self).findNotes(query)
+    def find_notes(self, query: str) -> Sequence[int]:
+        return self.backend.search_notes(query)
 
     def findReplace(
         self,
@@ -636,6 +636,9 @@ where c.nid = n.id and c.id in %s group by nid"""
     def findDupes(self, fieldName: str, search: str = "") -> List[Tuple[Any, list]]:
         return anki.find.findDupes(self, fieldName, search)
 
+    findCards = find_cards
+    findNotes = find_notes
+
     # Stats
     ##########################################################################
 
diff --git a/pylib/anki/find.py b/pylib/anki/find.py
index a2c2b19c6..5beb1d044 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/find.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/find.py
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ def findDupes(
     # limit search to notes with applicable field name
     if search:
         search = "(" + search + ") "
-    search += "'%s:*'" % fieldName
+    search += '"%s:*"' % fieldName.replace('"', '"')
     # go through notes
     vals: Dict[str, List[int]] = {}
     dupes = []
diff --git a/pylib/anki/rsbackend.py b/pylib/anki/rsbackend.py
index 56507a79c..6f7c98628 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/rsbackend.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/rsbackend.py
@@ -434,6 +434,11 @@ class RustBackend:
             pb.BackendInput(search_cards=pb.SearchCardsIn(search=search, order=mode))
         ).search_cards.card_ids
 
+    def search_notes(self, search: str) -> Sequence[int]:
+        return self._run_command(
+            pb.BackendInput(search_notes=pb.SearchNotesIn(search=search))
+        ).search_notes.note_ids
+
 
 def translate_string_in(
     key: TR, **kwargs: Union[str, int, float]
diff --git a/rslib/src/backend/mod.rs b/rslib/src/backend/mod.rs
index 06f0c30ac..cc9815778 100644
--- a/rslib/src/backend/mod.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/backend/mod.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::media::sync::MediaSyncProgress;
 use crate::media::MediaManager;
 use crate::sched::cutoff::{local_minutes_west_for_stamp, sched_timing_today_v2_new};
 use crate::sched::timespan::{answer_button_time, learning_congrats, studied_today, time_span};
-use crate::search::{search_cards, SortMode};
+use crate::search::{search_cards, search_notes, SortMode};
 use crate::template::{
     render_card, without_legacy_template_directives, FieldMap, FieldRequirements, ParsedTemplate,
     RenderedNode,
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ impl Backend {
                 OValue::CloseCollection(Empty {})
             }
             Value::SearchCards(input) => OValue::SearchCards(self.search_cards(input)?),
+            Value::SearchNotes(input) => OValue::SearchNotes(self.search_notes(input)?),
         })
     }
 
@@ -597,6 +598,15 @@ impl Backend {
             })
         })
     }
+
+    fn search_notes(&self, input: pb::SearchNotesIn) -> Result<pb::SearchNotesOut> {
+        self.with_col(|col| {
+            col.with_ctx(|ctx| {
+                let nids = search_notes(ctx, &input.search)?;
+                Ok(pb::SearchNotesOut { note_ids: nids })
+            })
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 fn translate_arg_to_fluent_val(arg: &pb::TranslateArgValue) -> FluentValue {
diff --git a/rslib/src/search/mod.rs b/rslib/src/search/mod.rs
index 2313c1d39..14cdb1181 100644
--- a/rslib/src/search/mod.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/search/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 mod cards;
+mod notes;
 mod parser;
 mod sqlwriter;
 
 pub(crate) use cards::{search_cards, SortMode};
+pub(crate) use notes::search_notes;
diff --git a/rslib/src/search/notes.rs b/rslib/src/search/notes.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50021a92e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rslib/src/search/notes.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
+// License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
+
+use super::{parser::Node, sqlwriter::node_to_sql};
+use crate::collection::RequestContext;
+use crate::err::Result;
+use crate::search::parser::parse;
+use crate::types::ObjID;
+
+pub(crate) fn search_notes<'a, 'b>(
+    req: &'a mut RequestContext<'b>,
+    search: &'a str,
+) -> Result<Vec<ObjID>> {
+    let top_node = Node::Group(parse(search)?);
+    let (sql, args) = node_to_sql(req, &top_node)?;
+
+    let sql = format!(
+        "select n.id from cards c, notes n where c.nid=n.id and {}",
+        sql
+    );
+
+    let mut stmt = req.storage.db.prepare(&sql)?;
+    let ids: Vec<i64> = stmt
+        .query_map(&args, |row| row.get(0))?
+        .collect::<std::result::Result<_, _>>()?;
+
+    Ok(ids)
+}