diff --git a/app/models/news.rb b/app/models/news.rb
index 5949a731b..c53fb05f9 100644
--- a/app/models/news.rb
+++ b/app/models/news.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class News < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates_length_of :title, :maximum => 60
   validates_length_of :summary, :maximum => 255
 
-  acts_as_searchable :columns => ['title', "#{table_name}.description"], :include => :project
+  acts_as_searchable :columns => ['title', 'summary', "#{table_name}.description"], :include => :project
   acts_as_event :url => Proc.new {|o| {:controller => 'news', :action => 'show', :id => o.id}}
   acts_as_activity_provider :find_options => {:include => [:project, :author]},
                             :author_key => :author_id