diff --git a/app/models/poll.rb b/app/models/poll.rb
index 0289a0fc2..08e11f854 100644
--- a/app/models/poll.rb
+++ b/app/models/poll.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class Poll < ApplicationRecord
   acts_as_paranoid column: :hidden_at
   include ActsAsParanoidAliases
   include Notifiable
+  include Searchable
   include Sluggable
   include StatsVersionable
   include Reportable
@@ -175,4 +176,20 @@ class Poll < ApplicationRecord
   def budget_poll?
     budget.present?
   end
+
+  def searchable_translations_definitions
+    {
+      name        => "A",
+      summary     => "C",
+      description => "D"
+    }
+  end
+
+  def searchable_values
+    searchable_globalized_values
+  end
+
+  def self.search(terms)
+    pg_search(terms)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20201216132234_add_tsv_to_polls.rb b/db/migrate/20201216132234_add_tsv_to_polls.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a629bf975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20201216132234_add_tsv_to_polls.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddTsvToPolls < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
+  def change
+    add_column :polls, :tsv, :tsvector
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 5f69e9ac4..58023c618 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_11_24_145559) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_12_16_132234) do
 
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "pg_trgm"
@@ -1166,6 +1166,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_11_24_145559) do
     t.integer "budget_id"
     t.string "related_type"
     t.integer "related_id"
+    t.tsvector "tsv"
     t.index ["budget_id"], name: "index_polls_on_budget_id", unique: true
     t.index ["related_type", "related_id"], name: "index_polls_on_related_type_and_related_id"
     t.index ["starts_at", "ends_at"], name: "index_polls_on_starts_at_and_ends_at"
diff --git a/lib/tasks/consul.rake b/lib/tasks/consul.rake
index 911460c68..4f169c387 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/consul.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/consul.rake
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace :consul do
 
   desc "Runs tasks needed to upgrade from 1.2.0 to 1.3.0"
   task "execute_release_1.3.0_tasks": [
-    "db:load_sdg"
+    "db:load_sdg",
+    "db:calculate_tsv"
   ]
 end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/db.rake b/lib/tasks/db.rake
index a64643adc..6413fc976 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/db.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/db.rake
@@ -10,4 +10,9 @@ namespace :db do
     ApplicationLogger.new.info "Adding Sustainable Development Goals content"
     load(Rails.root.join("db", "sdg.rb"))
   end
+
+  desc "Calculates the TSV column for all polls"
+  task calculate_tsv: :environment do
+    Poll.find_each(&:calculate_tsvector)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/tasks/db_spec.rb b/spec/lib/tasks/db_spec.rb
index 6581ba7a5..d4a725d29 100644
--- a/spec/lib/tasks/db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/tasks/db_spec.rb
@@ -32,3 +32,22 @@ describe "rake db:load_sdg" do
     expect(SDG::Target.last.id).to eq target_id
   end
 end
+
+describe "rake db:calculate_tsv" do
+  before { Rake::Task["db:calculate_tsv"].reenable }
+
+  let :run_rake_task do
+    Rake.application.invoke_task("db:calculate_tsv")
+  end
+
+  it "calculates the tsvector for polls" do
+    poll = create(:poll)
+    poll.update_column(:tsv, nil)
+
+    expect(poll.reload.tsv).to be nil
+
+    run_rake_task
+
+    expect(poll.reload.tsv).not_to be nil
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/poll/poll_spec.rb b/spec/models/poll/poll_spec.rb
index 0a1fc94bd..1223e53d6 100644
--- a/spec/models/poll/poll_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/poll/poll_spec.rb
@@ -433,4 +433,29 @@ describe Poll do
       expect(poll.recounts_confirmed?).to be true
     end
   end
+
+  describe ".search" do
+    let!(:square) do
+      create(:poll, name: "Square reform", summary: "Next to the park", description: "Give it more space")
+    end
+
+    let!(:park) do
+      create(:poll, name: "New park", summary: "Green spaces", description: "Next to the square")
+    end
+
+    it "returns only matching polls" do
+      expect(Poll.search("reform")).to eq [square]
+      expect(Poll.search("green")).to eq [park]
+      expect(Poll.search("nothing here")).to be_empty
+    end
+
+    it "gives more weight to name" do
+      expect(Poll.search("square")).to eq [square, park]
+      expect(Poll.search("park")).to eq [park, square]
+    end
+
+    it "gives more weight to summary than description" do
+      expect(Poll.search("space")).to eq [park, square]
+    end
+  end
 end