diff --git a/.changeset/fuzzy-socks-do.md b/.changeset/fuzzy-socks-do.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aabc10f0cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fuzzy-socks-do.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs': patch
+---
+
+Allow for searching TechDocs by entity title
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/examples/documented-component/catalog-info.yaml b/plugins/techdocs-backend/examples/documented-component/catalog-info.yaml
index e6d14025e1..6b30213a60 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/examples/documented-component/catalog-info.yaml
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/examples/documented-component/catalog-info.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Component
 metadata:
   name: documented-component
-  title: Documented Component
+  title: Example Docs
   description: A Service with TechDocs documentation
   annotations:
     backstage.io/techdocs-ref: dir:.
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/api-report.md b/plugins/techdocs/api-report.md
index ebd6adcd3c..90834c6fcb 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/api-report.md
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ export type DocsGroupConfig = {
 export const DocsTable: {
   (props: DocsTableProps): React_2.JSX.Element | null;
   columns: {
+    createTitleColumn(
+      options?:
+        | {
+            hidden?: boolean | undefined;
+          }
+        | undefined,
+    ): TableColumn<DocsTableRow>;
     createNameColumn(): TableColumn<DocsTableRow>;
     createOwnerColumn(): TableColumn<DocsTableRow>;
     createKindColumn(): TableColumn<DocsTableRow>;
@@ -142,6 +149,13 @@ export type EntityListDocsGridPageProps = {
 export const EntityListDocsTable: {
   (props: EntityListDocsTableProps): React_2.JSX.Element;
   columns: {
+    createTitleColumn(
+      options?:
+        | {
+            hidden?: boolean | undefined;
+          }
+        | undefined,
+    ): TableColumn<DocsTableRow>;
     createNameColumn(): TableColumn<DocsTableRow>;
     createOwnerColumn(): TableColumn<DocsTableRow>;
     createKindColumn(): TableColumn<DocsTableRow>;
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/Tables/DocsTable.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/Tables/DocsTable.tsx
index de57c70e6a..b1537affdb 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/Tables/DocsTable.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/Tables/DocsTable.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export type DocsTableProps = {
 };
 
 const defaultColumns: TableColumn<DocsTableRow>[] = [
+  columnFactories.createTitleColumn({ hidden: true }),
   columnFactories.createNameColumn(),
   columnFactories.createOwnerColumn(),
   columnFactories.createKindColumn(),
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/Tables/columns.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/Tables/columns.tsx
index 8c8346b406..ef22f6d288 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/Tables/columns.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/Tables/columns.tsx
@@ -30,11 +30,20 @@ function customTitle(entity: Entity): string {
  * @public
  */
 export const columnFactories = {
+  createTitleColumn(options?: { hidden?: boolean }): TableColumn<DocsTableRow> {
+    const nameCol = columnFactories.createNameColumn();
+    return {
+      ...nameCol,
+      field: 'entity.metadata.title',
+      hidden: options?.hidden,
+    };
+  },
   createNameColumn(): TableColumn<DocsTableRow> {
     return {
       title: 'Document',
       field: 'entity.metadata.name',
       highlight: true,
+      searchable: true,
       defaultSort: 'asc',
       customSort: (row1, row2) => {
         const title1 = customTitle(row1.entity).toLocaleLowerCase();