diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/MarkerListActivity.java b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/MarkerListActivity.java
index 91f492893..6c6c4deb7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/MarkerListActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/MarkerListActivity.java
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public class MarkerListActivity extends AbstractActivity implements DeleteMarker
                 final String SEARCH_QUERY = MarkerColumns.NAME + " LIKE ? OR " +
                         MarkerColumns.DESCRIPTION + " LIKE ? OR " +
                         MarkerColumns.CATEGORY + " LIKE ?";
-                final String[] selectionArgs = new String[]{searchQuery, searchQuery, searchQuery};
+                final String[] selectionArgs = new String[]{"%" + searchQuery + "%", "%" + searchQuery + "%", "%" + searchQuery + "%"};
                 return new CursorLoader(MarkerListActivity.this, MarkerColumns.CONTENT_URI, PROJECTION, SEARCH_QUERY, selectionArgs, MarkerColumns.DEFAULT_SORT_ORDER + " DESC");
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/TrackListActivity.java b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/TrackListActivity.java
index bedb19c9c..349b7f091 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/TrackListActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/TrackListActivity.java
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ public class TrackListActivity extends AbstractListActivity implements ConfirmDe
                 final String SEARCH_QUERY = TracksColumns.NAME + " LIKE ? OR " +
                         TracksColumns.DESCRIPTION + " LIKE ? OR " +
                         TracksColumns.CATEGORY + " LIKE ?";
-                final String[] selectionArgs = new String[]{searchQuery, searchQuery, searchQuery};
+                final String[] selectionArgs = new String[]{"%" + searchQuery + "%", "%" + searchQuery + "%", "%" + searchQuery + "%"};
                 return new CursorLoader(TrackListActivity.this, TracksColumns.CONTENT_URI, PROJECTION, SEARCH_QUERY, selectionArgs, sortOrder);
             }
         }