diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/constants.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/constants.js
index 4ac2a02f6c..1d3c31f54d 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/constants.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/constants.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const OperatorOptions = {
     label: "Contains",
   },
   NotContains: {
-    value: "notEqual",
+    value: "notContains",
     label: "Does Not Contain",
   },
   In: {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internalSearch.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internalSearch.js
index b60d72506b..c2e7905924 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internalSearch.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internalSearch.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class QueryBuilder {
       notEmpty: {},
       oneOf: {},
       contains: {},
+      notContains: {},
       ...base,
     }
     this.limit = 50
@@ -125,6 +126,11 @@ class QueryBuilder {
     return this
   }
 
+  addNotContains(key, value) {
+    this.query.notContains[key] = value
+    return this
+  }
+
   /**
    * Preprocesses a value before going into a lucene search.
    * Transforms strings to lowercase and wraps strings and bools in quotes.
@@ -181,6 +187,10 @@ class QueryBuilder {
       return `${key}:(${andStatement})`
     }
 
+    const notContains = (key, value) => {
+      return "*:* AND NOT " + contains(key, value)
+    }
+
     const oneOf = (key, value) => {
       if (!Array.isArray(value)) {
         if (typeof value === "string") {
@@ -279,6 +289,9 @@ class QueryBuilder {
     if (this.query.contains) {
       build(this.query.contains, contains)
     }
+    if (this.query.notContains) {
+      build(this.query.notContains, notContains)
+    }
     // make sure table ID is always added as an AND
     if (tableId) {
       query = `(${query})`