diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Cache/QuerySearchHelper.php b/lib/private/Files/Cache/QuerySearchHelper.php
index 5e33ad235a..16b15aa6b3 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Cache/QuerySearchHelper.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Cache/QuerySearchHelper.php
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ class QuerySearchHelper {
 			$field = 'tag.category';
 		} elseif ($field === 'fileid') {
 			$field = 'file.fileid';
+		} elseif ($field === 'path' && $type === ISearchComparison::COMPARE_EQUAL) {
+			$field = 'path_hash';
+			$value = md5((string)$value);
 		}
 		return [$field, $value, $type];
 	}
diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CacheJail.php b/lib/private/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CacheJail.php
index 6136c278c3..54cb578bb4 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CacheJail.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CacheJail.php
@@ -239,7 +239,10 @@ class CacheJail extends CacheWrapper {
 		$query = $this->getQueryBuilder();
 		$query->selectFileCache()
 			->whereStorageId()
-			->andWhere($query->expr()->like('path', $query->createNamedParameter($this->getRoot() . '/%')))
+			->andWhere($query->expr()->orX(
+				$query->expr()->like('path', $query->createNamedParameter($this->getRoot() . '/%')),
+				$query->expr()->eq('path_hash', $query->createNamedParameter(md5($this->getRoot()))),
+			))
 			->andWhere($query->expr()->iLike('name', $query->createNamedParameter($pattern)));
 
 		$result = $query->execute();
@@ -264,7 +267,10 @@ class CacheJail extends CacheWrapper {
 		$query = $this->getQueryBuilder();
 		$query->selectFileCache()
 			->whereStorageId()
-			->andWhere($query->expr()->like('path', $query->createNamedParameter($this->getRoot() . '/%')));
+			->andWhere($query->expr()->orX(
+				$query->expr()->like('path', $query->createNamedParameter($this->getRoot() . '/%')),
+				$query->expr()->eq('path_hash', $query->createNamedParameter(md5($this->getRoot()))),
+			));
 
 		if (strpos($mimetype, '/')) {
 			$query->andWhere($query->expr()->eq('mimetype', $query->createNamedParameter($mimeId, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT)));
@@ -288,9 +294,14 @@ class CacheJail extends CacheWrapper {
 			'path',
 			$this->getRoot() . '/%'
 		);
+		$rootFilter = new SearchComparison(
+			ISearchComparison::COMPARE_EQUAL,
+			'path',
+			$this->getRoot()
+		);
 		$operation = new SearchBinaryOperator(
 			ISearchBinaryOperator::OPERATOR_AND,
-			[$prefixFilter, $query->getSearchOperation()]
+			[new SearchBinaryOperator(ISearchBinaryOperator::OPERATOR_OR, [$prefixFilter, $rootFilter]) , $query->getSearchOperation()]
 		);
 		$simpleQuery = new SearchQuery($operation, 0, 0, $query->getOrder(), $query->getUser());
 		$results = $this->getCache()->searchQuery($simpleQuery);
diff --git a/tests/lib/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CacheJailTest.php b/tests/lib/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CacheJailTest.php
index 83173efd3b..de54333312 100644
--- a/tests/lib/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CacheJailTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/Files/Cache/Wrapper/CacheJailTest.php
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class CacheJailTest extends CacheTest {
 	}
 
 	public function testSearchOutsideJail() {
+		$this->storage->getScanner()->scan('');
 		$file1 = 'foo/foobar';
 		$file2 = 'folder/foobar';
 		$data1 = ['size' => 100, 'mtime' => 50, 'mimetype' => 'foo/folder'];
@@ -49,9 +50,18 @@ class CacheJailTest extends CacheTest {
 		$result = $this->cache->search('%foobar%');
 		$this->assertCount(1, $result);
 		$this->assertEquals('foobar', $result[0]['path']);
+
+		$result = $this->cache->search('%foo%');
+		$this->assertCount(2, $result);
+		usort($result, function ($a, $b) {
+			return $a['path'] <=> $b['path'];
+		});
+		$this->assertEquals('', $result[0]['path']);
+		$this->assertEquals('foobar', $result[1]['path']);
 	}
 
 	public function testSearchMimeOutsideJail() {
+		$this->storage->getScanner()->scan('');
 		$file1 = 'foo/foobar';
 		$file2 = 'folder/foobar';
 		$data1 = ['size' => 100, 'mtime' => 50, 'mimetype' => 'foo/folder'];
@@ -67,6 +77,7 @@ class CacheJailTest extends CacheTest {
 	}
 
 	public function testSearchQueryOutsideJail() {
+		$this->storage->getScanner()->scan('');
 		$file1 = 'foo/foobar';
 		$file2 = 'folder/foobar';
 		$data1 = ['size' => 100, 'mtime' => 50, 'mimetype' => 'foo/folder'];
@@ -76,11 +87,15 @@ class CacheJailTest extends CacheTest {
 
 		$user = new User('foo', null, $this->createMock(EventDispatcherInterface::class));
 		$query = new SearchQuery(new SearchComparison(ISearchComparison::COMPARE_EQUAL, 'name', 'foobar'), 10, 0, [], $user);
-		$this->assertCount(2, $this->sourceCache->searchQuery($query));
+		$result = $this->cache->searchQuery($query);
 
-		$result = $this->cache->search('%foobar%');
 		$this->assertCount(1, $result);
 		$this->assertEquals('foobar', $result[0]['path']);
+
+		$query = new SearchQuery(new SearchComparison(ISearchComparison::COMPARE_EQUAL, 'name', 'foo'), 10, 0, [], $user);
+		$result = $this->cache->searchQuery($query);
+		$this->assertCount(1, $result);
+		$this->assertEquals('', $result[0]['path']);
 	}
 
 	public function testClearKeepEntriesOutsideJail() {