diff --git a/lib/Database.php b/lib/Database.php
index 30562d9..0310c5a 100644
--- a/lib/Database.php
+++ b/lib/Database.php
@@ -1184,18 +1184,18 @@ class Database {
         if ($context->editions()) {
             // if multiple specific editions have been requested, filter against the list
             if (!$context->editions) {
-                throw new Db\ExceptionInput("tooShort", ['field' => "editions", 'action' => __FUNCTION__, 'min' => 1]); // must have at least one array element
+                throw new Db\ExceptionInput("tooShort", ['field' => "editions", 'action' => $this->caller(), 'min' => 1]); // must have at least one array element
             } elseif (sizeof($context->editions) > self::LIMIT_ARTICLES) {
-                throw new Db\ExceptionInput("tooLong", ['field' => "editions", 'action' => __FUNCTION__, 'max' => self::LIMIT_ARTICLES]); // @codeCoverageIgnore
+                throw new Db\ExceptionInput("tooLong", ['field' => "editions", 'action' => $this->caller(), 'max' => self::LIMIT_ARTICLES]); // @codeCoverageIgnore
             }
             list($inParams, $inTypes) = $this->generateIn($context->editions, "int");
             $q->setWhere("latest_editions.edition in ($inParams)", $inTypes, $context->editions);
         } elseif ($context->articles()) {
             // if multiple specific articles have been requested, filter against the list
             if (!$context->articles) {
-                throw new Db\ExceptionInput("tooShort", ['field' => "articles", 'action' => __FUNCTION__, 'min' => 1]); // must have at least one array element
+                throw new Db\ExceptionInput("tooShort", ['field' => "articles", 'action' => $this->caller(), 'min' => 1]); // must have at least one array element
             } elseif (sizeof($context->articles) > self::LIMIT_ARTICLES) {
-                throw new Db\ExceptionInput("tooLong", ['field' => "articles", 'action' => __FUNCTION__, 'max' => self::LIMIT_ARTICLES]); // @codeCoverageIgnore
+                throw new Db\ExceptionInput("tooLong", ['field' => "articles", 'action' => $this->caller(), 'max' => self::LIMIT_ARTICLES]); // @codeCoverageIgnore
             }
             list($inParams, $inTypes) = $this->generateIn($context->articles, "int");
             $q->setWhere("arsse_articles.id in ($inParams)", $inTypes, $context->articles);
@@ -1255,12 +1255,21 @@ class Database {
         // filter based on search terms
         if ($context->searchTerms()) {
             if (!$context->searchTerms) {
-                throw new Db\ExceptionInput("tooShort", ['field' => "searchTerms", 'action' => __FUNCTION__, 'min' => 1]); // must have at least one array element
+                throw new Db\ExceptionInput("tooShort", ['field' => "searchTerms", 'action' => $this->caller(), 'min' => 1]); // must have at least one array element
             } elseif (sizeof($context->searchTerms) > self::LIMIT_TERMS) {
-                throw new Db\ExceptionInput("tooLong", ['field' => "searchTerms", 'action' => __FUNCTION__, 'max' => self::LIMIT_TERMS]);
+                throw new Db\ExceptionInput("tooLong", ['field' => "searchTerms", 'action' => $this->caller(), 'max' => self::LIMIT_TERMS]);
             }
             $q->setWhere(...$this->generateSearch($context->searchTerms, ["arsse_articles.title", "arsse_articles.content"]));
         }
+        // filter based on search terms in note
+        if ($context->annotationTerms()) {
+            if (!$context->annotationTerms) {
+                throw new Db\ExceptionInput("tooShort", ['field' => "annotationTerms", 'action' => $this->caller(), 'min' => 1]); // must have at least one array element
+            } elseif (sizeof($context->annotationTerms) > self::LIMIT_TERMS) {
+                throw new Db\ExceptionInput("tooLong", ['field' => "annotationTerms", 'action' => $this->caller(), 'max' => self::LIMIT_TERMS]);
+            }
+            $q->setWhere(...$this->generateSearch($context->annotationTerms, ["arsse_marks.note"]));
+        }
         // return the query
         return $q;
     }
diff --git a/lib/Misc/Context.php b/lib/Misc/Context.php
index 87ada39..1dd1a17 100644
--- a/lib/Misc/Context.php
+++ b/lib/Misc/Context.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class Context {
     public $labelName;
     public $labelled = null;
     public $annotated = null;
+    public $annotationTerms = null;
     public $searchTerms = null;
 
     protected $props = [];
@@ -184,6 +185,13 @@ class Context {
         return $this->act(__FUNCTION__, func_num_args(), $spec);
     }
 
+    public function annotationTerms(array $spec = null) {
+        if (isset($spec)) {
+            $spec = $this->cleanStringArray($spec);
+        }
+        return $this->act(__FUNCTION__, func_num_args(), $spec);
+    }
+
     public function searchTerms(array $spec = null) {
         if (isset($spec)) {
             $spec = $this->cleanStringArray($spec);
diff --git a/tests/cases/Database/SeriesArticle.php b/tests/cases/Database/SeriesArticle.php
index d19f85b..80114c4 100644
--- a/tests/cases/Database/SeriesArticle.php
+++ b/tests/cases/Database/SeriesArticle.php
@@ -497,6 +497,11 @@ trait SeriesArticle {
         // get items that match search terms
         $compareIds([1,2,3], (new Context)->searchTerms(["Article"]));
         $compareIds([1], (new Context)->searchTerms(["one", "first"]));
+        // get items that match search terms in note
+        $compareIds([2], (new Context)->annotationTerms(["some"]));
+        $compareIds([2], (new Context)->annotationTerms(["some", "note"]));
+        $compareIds([2], (new Context)->annotationTerms(["some note"]));
+        $compareIds([], (new Context)->annotationTerms(["some", "sauce"]));
     }
 
     public function testListArticlesOfAMissingFolder() {
@@ -998,4 +1003,14 @@ trait SeriesArticle {
         $this->assertException("tooLong", "Db", "ExceptionInput");
         Arsse::$db->articleList($this->user, (new Context)->searchTerms(range(1, 105)));
     }
+
+    public function testSearchTooFewTermsInNote() {
+        $this->assertException("tooShort", "Db", "ExceptionInput");
+        Arsse::$db->articleList($this->user, (new Context)->annotationTerms([]));
+    }
+
+    public function testSearchTooManyTermsInNote() {
+        $this->assertException("tooLong", "Db", "ExceptionInput");
+        Arsse::$db->articleList($this->user, (new Context)->annotationTerms(range(1, 105)));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/cases/Db/BaseDriver.php b/tests/cases/Db/BaseDriver.php
index 682c688..4967e84 100644
--- a/tests/cases/Db/BaseDriver.php
+++ b/tests/cases/Db/BaseDriver.php
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ abstract class BaseDriver extends \JKingWeb\Arsse\Test\AbstractTest {
     public function testTranslateAToken() {
         $this->assertRegExp("/^[a-z][a-z0-9]*$/i", $this->drv->sqlToken("greatest"));
         $this->assertRegExp("/^\"?[a-z][a-z0-9_\-]*\"?$/i", $this->drv->sqlToken("nocase"));
+        $this->assertRegExp("/^[a-z][a-z0-9]*$/i", $this->drv->sqlToken("like"));
         $this->assertSame("distinct", $this->drv->sqlToken("distinct"));
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/cases/Misc/TestContext.php b/tests/cases/Misc/TestContext.php
index b767d11..902a6ba 100644
--- a/tests/cases/Misc/TestContext.php
+++ b/tests/cases/Misc/TestContext.php
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class TestContext extends \JKingWeb\Arsse\Test\AbstractTest {
             'labelled' => true,
             'annotated' => true,
             'searchTerms' => ["foo", "bar"],
+            'annotationTerms' => ["foo", "bar"],
         ];
         $times = ['modifiedSince','notModifiedSince','markedSince','notMarkedSince'];
         $c = new Context;
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ class TestContext extends \JKingWeb\Arsse\Test\AbstractTest {
     }
 
     public function testCleanStringArrayValues() {
-        $methods = ["searchTerms"];
+        $methods = ["searchTerms", "annotationTerms"];
         $now = new \DateTime;
         $in = [1, 3.0, "ook", 0, true, false, null, $now, ""];
         $out = ["1", "3", "ook", "0", valueInfo::normalize($now, ValueInfo::T_STRING)];