diff --git a/web/src/search_suggestion.ts b/web/src/search_suggestion.ts
index e7fdec1772..e86f4d05c2 100644
--- a/web/src/search_suggestion.ts
+++ b/web/src/search_suggestion.ts
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ export function get_search_result(
     add_current_filter = false,
 ): Suggestion[] {
     let suggestion_line: SuggestionLine;
-
+    text_search_terms = text_search_terms.map((term) => Filter.canonicalize_term(term));
     // search_terms correspond to the terms for the query in the input.
     // This includes the entire query entered in the searchbox.
     // terms correspond to the terms for the entire query entered in the searchbox.
diff --git a/web/tests/search_suggestion.test.cjs b/web/tests/search_suggestion.test.cjs
index dfdfce8f4a..458dd28dae 100644
--- a/web/tests/search_suggestion.test.cjs
+++ b/web/tests/search_suggestion.test.cjs
@@ -184,7 +184,15 @@ test("dm_suggestions", ({override, mock_template}) => {
 
     query = "is:private";
     suggestions = get_suggestions(query);
-    expected = ["is:dm"];
+    // Same search suggestions as for "is:dm"
+    expected = [
+        "is:dm",
+        "dm:alice@zulip.com",
+        "dm:bob@zulip.com",
+        "dm:jeff@zulip.com",
+        "dm:myself@zulip.com",
+        "dm:ted@zulip.com",
+    ];
     assert.deepEqual(suggestions.strings, expected);
 
     query = "dm:t";