diff --git a/NEWS.adoc b/NEWS.adoc
index 3c6eb109b..d01d8d7d1 100644
--- a/NEWS.adoc
+++ b/NEWS.adoc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Improvements:
  - Keep cursor position when toggling file-filter in the main view.
  - Make errors visible in views showing Git output. (#1346)
  - Allow different colors for all references types.
+ - Enable search in sections titles. (#1043)
 
 tig-2.5.10
 ----------
diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index 3944e5f3e..bcda169be 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -1144,6 +1144,15 @@ view_column_grep(struct view *view, struct line *line)
 	if (!ok)
 		return false;
 
+	if (column_data.section) {
+		const char *text[] = {
+			column_data.section->opt.section.text,
+			NULL
+		};
+
+		return grep_text(view, text);
+	}
+
 	for (column = view->columns; column; column = column->next) {
 		const char *text[] = {
 			view_column_text(view, &column_data, column),