diff --git a/src/plugins/search/search.js b/src/plugins/search/search.js
index a30f67b74..baca3c95a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/search/search.js
+++ b/src/plugins/search/search.js
@@ -257,12 +257,14 @@ export function genIndex(path, content = '', router, depth, indexKey) {
         indexKey: indexKey,
       };
     } else {
+      const code = token.type === 'code' ? token.text : null;
+
       if (tokenIndex === 0) {
         slug = router.toURL(path);
         index[slug] = {
           slug,
           title: path !== '/' ? path.slice(1) : 'Home Page',
-          body: markdownToTxt(/** @type {any} */ (token).text || ''),
+          body: code ?? markdownToTxt(/** @type {any} */ (token).text || ''),
           path: path,
           indexKey: indexKey,
         };
@@ -281,7 +283,7 @@ export function genIndex(path, content = '', router, depth, indexKey) {
         token.text = getListData(token);
 
         // @ts-expect-error
-        index[slug].body += '\n' + markdownToTxt(token.text || '');
+        index[slug].body += '\n' + (code ?? markdownToTxt(token.text || ''));
       } else {
         // @ts-expect-error
         token.text = getTableData(token);
@@ -289,7 +291,7 @@ export function genIndex(path, content = '', router, depth, indexKey) {
         token.text = getListData(token);
 
         // @ts-expect-error
-        index[slug].body = markdownToTxt(token.text || '');
+        index[slug].body = code ?? markdownToTxt(token.text || '');
       }
 
       index[slug].path = path;
diff --git a/test/e2e/search.test.js b/test/e2e/search.test.js
index cfcfdf99c..9d80e22b3 100644
--- a/test/e2e/search.test.js
+++ b/test/e2e/search.test.js
@@ -524,6 +524,39 @@ console.log('Hello World');
     );
   });
 
+  for (const [name, markdown, title] of [
+    [
+      'after a heading',
+      '# Code examples\n\n```html\n<customwidget />\n```',
+      'Code examples',
+    ],
+    [
+      'after a paragraph',
+      '# Code examples\n\nAn example:\n\n```html\n<customwidget />\n```',
+      'Code examples',
+    ],
+    ['without a heading', '```html\n<customwidget />\n```', 'Home Page'],
+    [
+      'in an indented code block',
+      '# Code examples\n\n    <customwidget />',
+      'Code examples',
+    ],
+  ]) {
+    test(`searches HTML examples ${name}`, async ({ page }) => {
+      await docsifyInit({
+        markdown: { homepage: markdown },
+        scriptURLs: ['/dist/plugins/search.js'],
+      });
+
+      await page.locator('input[type=search]').fill('customwidget');
+      await expect(page.locator('.results-panel .title')).toHaveText(title);
+      await expect(page.locator('.results-panel .content')).toContainText(
+        '<customwidget />',
+      );
+      await expect(page.locator('.results-panel customwidget')).toHaveCount(0);
+    });
+  }
+
   test('search result should remove file markdown and keep href attribution for files', async ({
     page,
   }) => {