diff --git a/app/backend/prepdocslib/searchmanager.py b/app/backend/prepdocslib/searchmanager.py
index f75af03514..9a6862e50f 100644
--- a/app/backend/prepdocslib/searchmanager.py
+++ b/app/backend/prepdocslib/searchmanager.py
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ async def create_index(self, vectorizers: Optional[List[VectorSearchVectorizer]]
                 if self.use_int_vectorization:
                     logger.info("Including parent_id field in new index %s", self.search_info.index_name)
                     fields.append(SearchableField(name="parent_id", type="Edm.String", filterable=True))
+                    logger.info("Including title field in new index %s", self.search_info.index_name)
+                    fields.append(SimpleField(name="title", type="Edm.String", searchable=True, retrievable=True))
                 if self.search_images:
                     logger.info("Including imageEmbedding field in new index %s", self.search_info.index_name)
                     fields.append(