diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
index 1df84f204ecb8..1447a6daeca6a 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
@@ -11,6 +11,34 @@
 // No-privilege Ajax handlers.
 //
 
+/**
+ * Filters menu quick search to only search post titles.
+ *
+ * Modifies the search query for the menu quick search AJAX action
+ * to search only in post_title column for a better UX
+ */
+function wp_ajax_nopriv_menu_quick_search( $args ) {
+	if ( isset( $_POST['action'] ) && 'menu-quick-search' === $_POST['action'] ) {
+		add_filter(
+			'posts_search',
+			function ( $search, $query ) {
+				global $wpdb;
+
+				if ( ! empty( $search ) && isset( $query->query_vars['s'] ) ) {
+					$search = $wpdb->prepare( " AND {$wpdb->posts}.post_title LIKE %s ", '%' . $wpdb->esc_like( $query->query_vars['s'] ) . '%' );
+				}
+
+				return $search;
+			},
+			10,
+			2
+		);
+	}
+
+	return $args;
+}
+add_action( 'wp_ajax_menu-quick-search', 'wp_ajax_nopriv_menu_quick_search' );
+
 /**
  * Handles the Heartbeat API in the no-privilege context via AJAX .
  *