diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Welcome.cs b/src/ViewModels/Welcome.cs
index f1e1c921..c5ade9ff 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Welcome.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Welcome.cs
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             }
             else
             {
-                node.IsVisible = node.Name.Contains(_searchFilter, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+                node.IsVisible = node.Name.Contains(_searchFilter, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                    node.Id.Contains(_searchFilter, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
             }
         }