diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/main.js b/src/librustdoc/html/static/main.js
index d6c89ef6ff0..55ebfcc3707 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/main.js
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/main.js
@@ -371,6 +371,11 @@
                 return false;
             }
 
+            function checkReturned(obj, val) {
+                return obj && obj.type && obj.type.output &&
+                       obj.type.output.name.toLowerCase() === val;
+            }
+
             function typePassesFilter(filter, type) {
                 // No filter
                 if (filter < 0) return true;
@@ -503,6 +508,15 @@
                                     lev: lev_distance,
                                 });
                             }
+                        } else if (checkReturned(searchIndex[j], val)) {
+                            if (typePassesFilter(typeFilter, searchIndex[j].ty)) {
+                                results.push({
+                                    id: j,
+                                    index: 0,
+                                    // we want lev results to go lower than others
+                                    lev: lev_distance,
+                                });
+                            }
                         }
                         if (results.length === max) {
                             break;