diff --git a/comments/search_indexes.py b/comments/search_indexes.py
index 3ccccda8f8bf33b3eb77de14c759c08ef86b33ef..23575385c3b38dd73218f0abdd2015508eb1b03c 100644
--- a/comments/search_indexes.py
+++ b/comments/search_indexes.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from .models import Comment
 
 class CommentIndex(indexes.SearchIndex, indexes.Indexable):
     text = indexes.CharField(document=True, model_attr='comment_text', use_template=True)
+    authors = indexes.CharField(model_attr='author')
     date = indexes.DateTimeField(model_attr='date_submitted')
 
     def get_model(self):
diff --git a/templates/search/indexes/comments/comment_text.txt b/templates/search/indexes/comments/comment_text.txt
index ab1ca5595e0f2abc4146aad5a299b966b8e12665..e187fa7fe26f1fc628c3190ea008c6eeec87dc31 100644
--- a/templates/search/indexes/comments/comment_text.txt
+++ b/templates/search/indexes/comments/comment_text.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 {{object.comment_text}}
 {{object.date_submitted}}
+{{object.author}}