diff --git a/packages/core/__tests__/lookup.test.js b/packages/core/__tests__/lookup.test.js
index 018c6f088..5d4b6d239 100644
--- a/packages/core/__tests__/lookup.test.js
+++ b/packages/core/__tests__/lookup.test.js
@@ -139,3 +139,18 @@ test("search reminders", () =>
     const descriptionSearch = await db.lookup.reminders("please do").ids();
     expect(descriptionSearch).toHaveLength(1);
   }));
+
+describe("notesWithHighlighting", () => {
+  test.only("search notes with parentheses in query should load the item", () =>
+    noteTest({
+      title: "(with parantheses)"
+    }).then(async ({ db }) => {
+      await db.notes.add(TEST_NOTE);
+      const filtered = await db.lookup.notesWithHighlighting(
+        "(with parantheses)",
+        db.notes.all
+      );
+      const item = await filtered.item(0);
+      expect(item.item).toBeDefined();
+    }));
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/lookup.ts b/packages/core/src/api/lookup.ts
index 8cdab505a..46234a097 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/lookup.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/lookup.ts
@@ -1154,7 +1154,8 @@ function textContainsTokens(text: string, tokens: QueryTokens) {
   const lowerCasedText = text.toLowerCase();
 
   const createTagPattern = (token: string) => {
-    return `<${MATCH_TAG_NAME}\\s+id="(.+?)">${token}<\\/${MATCH_TAG_NAME}>`;
+    const escapedToken = token.replace(/[()]/g, "\\$&");
+    return `<${MATCH_TAG_NAME}\\s+id="(.+?)">${escapedToken}<\\/${MATCH_TAG_NAME}>`;
   };
 
   if (