diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/toolbar/search_utils.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/toolbar/search_utils.js
index 407e77437f..4c93daf028 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/toolbar/search_utils.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/toolbar/search_utils.js
@@ -585,7 +585,10 @@ frappe.search.utils = {
 			return score;
 		}
 		if (score == 0) {
-			return { score, item };
+			return {
+				score: score,
+				marked_string: item,
+			};
 		}
 
 		// Create Boolean mask to mark matching indices in the item string