diff --git a/agr_api/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/api/service/helper/SearchHelper.java b/agr_api/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/api/service/helper/SearchHelper.java
index 0356cb5d3..444159098 100644
--- a/agr_api/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/api/service/helper/SearchHelper.java
+++ b/agr_api/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/api/service/helper/SearchHelper.java
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ public List<String> getSearchFields() {
 			add("variants");
 			add("variants.keyword");
 			add("variants.standardText");
+			add("variantHgvs");
+			add("variantHgvs.keyword");
 			add("variantSynonyms");
 			add("variantSynonyms.keyword");
 			add("variantSynonyms.standardText");
diff --git a/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/core/variant/converters/AlleleSearchResultConverter.java b/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/core/variant/converters/AlleleSearchResultConverter.java
index ea363158c..adbfb4c57 100644
--- a/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/core/variant/converters/AlleleSearchResultConverter.java
+++ b/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/core/variant/converters/AlleleSearchResultConverter.java
@@ -126,11 +126,15 @@ public List<AlleleSearchResultDocument> convert(List<AlleleSummaryDocument> alle
 				}
 
 				Set<String> consequences = new HashSet<>();
+				Set<String> variantHgvs = new HashSet<>();
 				for (var variant : doc.getVariants()) {
 					if (variant.getCuratedVariantGenomicLocations() == null) {
 						continue;
 					}
 					for (var location : variant.getCuratedVariantGenomicLocations()) {
+						if (location.getHgvs() != null) {
+							variantHgvs.add(location.getHgvs());
+						}
 						if (location.getPredictedVariantConsequences() == null) {
 							continue;
 						}
@@ -149,6 +153,9 @@ public List<AlleleSearchResultDocument> convert(List<AlleleSummaryDocument> alle
 				if (!consequences.isEmpty()) {
 					searchDoc.setMolecularConsequence(consequences);
 				}
+				if (!variantHgvs.isEmpty()) {
+					searchDoc.setVariantHgvs(variantHgvs);
+				}
 			}
 
 			result.add(searchDoc);
diff --git a/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/es/index/site/schema/Mapping.java b/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/es/index/site/schema/Mapping.java
index 38f82fc12..0c40cbc6c 100644
--- a/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/es/index/site/schema/Mapping.java
+++ b/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/es/index/site/schema/Mapping.java
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ protected void buildSharedSearchableDocumentMappings() throws IOException {
 		new FieldBuilder(builder, "symbolText", "text").keyword().standardText().build(); // allele
 
 		//new FieldBuilder(builder, "variants", "text").keyword().standardText().build(); // allele
+		new FieldBuilder(builder, "variantHgvs", "text").keyword().build(); // allele - HGVS notation for searchability
 		new FieldBuilder(builder, "variantType", "text").keyword().build(); // variant search result
 		//new FieldBuilder(builder, "variantSynonyms", "text").keyword().standardText().build(); // allele
 
diff --git a/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/es/model/AlleleSearchResultDocument.java b/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/es/model/AlleleSearchResultDocument.java
index a62b69c70..87b56e925 100644
--- a/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/es/model/AlleleSearchResultDocument.java
+++ b/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/es/model/AlleleSearchResultDocument.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public AlleleSearchResultDocument() {
 	private String alterationType;
 	private List<String> variantType;
 	private Set<String> molecularConsequence;
+	private Set<String> variantHgvs;
 	private Set<String> constructExpressedComponent;
 	private Set<String> constructRegulatoryRegion;
 	private Set<String> constructKnockdownComponent;