diff --git a/internal/search/photos.go b/internal/search/photos.go
index 4983437be..ca6a98331 100644
--- a/internal/search/photos.go
+++ b/internal/search/photos.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func Photos(f form.PhotoSearch) (results PhotoResults, count int, err error) {
 				entity.Marker{}.TableName()), strings.Split(subj, txt.Or))
 		}
 	} else if f.Subjects != "" {
-		for _, where := range LikeAnyWord("s.subj_name", f.Subjects) {
+		for _, where := range LikeAllNames(Cols{"subj_name", "subj_alias"}, f.Subjects) {
 			s = s.Where(fmt.Sprintf("photos.id IN (SELECT photo_id FROM files f JOIN %s m ON f.file_uid = m.file_uid AND m.marker_invalid = 0 JOIN %s s ON s.subj_uid = m.subj_uid WHERE (?))",
 				entity.Marker{}.TableName(), entity.Subject{}.TableName()), gorm.Expr(where))
 		}