diff --git a/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageSearch/ProcessPageSearchLive.php b/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageSearch/ProcessPageSearchLive.php
index 5c9f59d2..1fecb7da 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageSearch/ProcessPageSearchLive.php
+++ b/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageSearch/ProcessPageSearchLive.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * @method renderItem(array $item, $prefix = 'pw-search', $class = 'list')
  * @method string|array execute($getJSON = true)
  * @method bool findCustom(array $data)
+ * @method array getDefaultPageSearchFields()
  * 
  * @todo support searching repeaters
  * 
@@ -380,7 +381,7 @@ class ProcessPageSearchLive extends Wire {
 			$selectors[] = $property . $operator . $value;
 		} else {
 			// we did not recognize the property, so use field(s) defined in module instead
-			$selectors[] = implode('|', $this->defaultPageSearchFields) . $operator . $value;
+			$selectors[] = implode('|', $this->getDefaultPageSearchFields()) . $operator . $value;
 		}
 
 		$help = strtolower($q) === 'help';
@@ -1326,4 +1327,26 @@ class ProcessPageSearchLive extends Wire {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the names of fields that should be used when searching pages
+	 * 
+	 * Hook this from /site/templates/admin.php to modify what gets searched. 
+	 * This overrides the setting specified interactively in the ProcessPageSearch module settings. 
+	 * 
+	 * ~~~~~
+	 * $wire->addHookAfter('ProcessPageSearchLive::getDefaultPageSearchFields', function(HookEvent $e) {
+	 *   $e->return = [ 'title', 'subtitle', 'categories.title' ];
+	 * }); 
+	 * ~~~~~
+	 * 
+	 * #pw-hooker
+	 * 
+	 * @return array
+	 * @since 3.0.242
+	 * 
+	 */
+	public function ___getDefaultPageSearchFields() {
+		return $this->defaultPageSearchFields;
+	}
+
 }