diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a629d62..27e89942 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ## Adminer dev
+- Allow specifying operator in search anywhere
 
 ## Adminer 5.3.0 (released 2025-05-04)
 - Align numeric functions right
diff --git a/adminer/db.inc.php b/adminer/db.inc.php
index f7aabd46..ecc02dd4 100644
--- a/adminer/db.inc.php
+++ b/adminer/db.inc.php
@@ -64,12 +64,13 @@ if (adminer()->homepage()) {
 			echo "<form action='' method='post'>\n";
 			if (support("table")) {
 				echo "<fieldset><legend>" . lang('Search data in tables') . " <span id='selected2'></span></legend><div>";
-				echo "<input type='search' name='query' value='" . h($_POST["query"]) . "'>";
+				echo html_select("op", adminer()->operators(), idx($_POST, "op", JUSH == "elastic" ? "should" : "LIKE %%"));
+				echo " <input type='search' name='query' value='" . h($_POST["query"]) . "'>";
 				echo script("qsl('input').onkeydown = partialArg(bodyKeydown, 'search');", "");
 				echo " <input type='submit' name='search' value='" . lang('Search') . "'>\n";
 				echo "</div></fieldset>\n";
 				if ($_POST["search"] && $_POST["query"] != "") {
-					$_GET["where"][0]["op"] = driver()->convertOperator("LIKE %%");
+					$_GET["where"][0]["op"] = $_POST["op"];
 					search_tables();
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/adminer/include/driver.inc.php b/adminer/include/driver.inc.php
index 8cf3b3db..5568839a 100644
--- a/adminer/include/driver.inc.php
+++ b/adminer/include/driver.inc.php
@@ -189,11 +189,6 @@ abstract class SqlDriver {
 		return $idf;
 	}
 
-	/** Convert operator so it can be used in search */
-	function convertOperator(string $operator): string {
-		return $operator;
-	}
-
 	/** Convert value returned by database to actual value
 	* @param Field $field
 	*/
diff --git a/plugins/drivers/elastic.php b/plugins/drivers/elastic.php
index 0551b965..e07a2a82 100644
--- a/plugins/drivers/elastic.php
+++ b/plugins/drivers/elastic.php
@@ -287,10 +287,6 @@ if (isset($_GET["elastic"])) {
 
 			return !!$this->conn->affected_rows;
 		}
-
-		function convertOperator($operator): string {
-			return $operator == "LIKE %%" ? "should" : $operator;
-		}
 	}
 
 	function support($feature) {