diff --git a/meilisearch-core/src/bucket_sort.rs b/meilisearch-core/src/bucket_sort.rs
index 2234c6529..5a819962e 100644
--- a/meilisearch-core/src/bucket_sort.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-core/src/bucket_sort.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ pub fn bucket_sort<'c, FI>(
     range: Range<usize>,
     filter: Option<FI>,
     criteria: Criteria<'c>,
+    searchable_attrs: Option<ReorderedAttrs>,
     main_store: store::Main,
     postings_lists_store: store::PostingsLists,
     documents_fields_counts_store: store::DocumentsFieldsCounts,
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ where
             distinct,
             distinct_size,
             criteria,
+            searchable_attrs,
             main_store,
             postings_lists_store,
             documents_fields_counts_store,
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ where
     let mut raw_documents = Vec::new();
     for bare_matches in bare_matches.linear_group_by_key_mut(|sm| sm.document_id) {
         prefiltered_documents += 1;
-        if let Some(raw_document) = RawDocument::new(bare_matches, &automatons, &mut arena) {
+        if let Some(raw_document) = RawDocument::new(bare_matches, &automatons, &mut arena, searchable_attrs.as_ref()) {
             raw_documents.push(raw_document);
         }
     }
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ where
     }
 
     let iter = raw_documents.into_iter().skip(range.start).take(range.len());
-    let iter = iter.map(|rd| Document::from_raw(rd, &automatons, &arena));
+    let iter = iter.map(|rd| Document::from_raw(rd, &automatons, &arena, searchable_attrs.as_ref()));
 
     Ok(iter.collect())
 }
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ pub fn bucket_sort_with_distinct<'c, FI, FD>(
     distinct: FD,
     distinct_size: usize,
     criteria: Criteria<'c>,
+    searchable_attrs: Option<ReorderedAttrs>,
     main_store: store::Main,
     postings_lists_store: store::PostingsLists,
     documents_fields_counts_store: store::DocumentsFieldsCounts,
@@ -182,7 +185,7 @@ where
     let mut raw_documents = Vec::new();
     for bare_matches in bare_matches.linear_group_by_key_mut(|sm| sm.document_id) {
         prefiltered_documents += 1;
-        if let Some(raw_document) = RawDocument::new(bare_matches, &automatons, &mut arena) {
+        if let Some(raw_document) = RawDocument::new(bare_matches, &automatons, &mut arena, searchable_attrs.as_ref()) {
             raw_documents.push(raw_document);
         }
     }
@@ -303,7 +306,7 @@ where
             };
 
             if distinct_accepted && seen.len() > range.start {
-                documents.push(Document::from_raw(raw_document, &automatons, &arena));
+                documents.push(Document::from_raw(raw_document, &automatons, &arena, searchable_attrs.as_ref()));
                 if documents.len() == range.len() {
                     break;
                 }
diff --git a/meilisearch-core/src/lib.rs b/meilisearch-core/src/lib.rs
index 478870504..ea36abd42 100644
--- a/meilisearch-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub use meilisearch_types::{DocIndex, DocumentId, Highlight};
 use compact_arena::SmallArena;
 use crate::bucket_sort::{QueryWordAutomaton, PostingsListView};
 use crate::levenshtein::prefix_damerau_levenshtein;
+use crate::reordered_attrs::ReorderedAttrs;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
 pub struct Document {
@@ -41,42 +42,91 @@ pub struct Document {
     pub matches: Vec<crate::bucket_sort::SimpleMatch>,
 }
 
+fn highlights_from_raw_document<'a, 'tag, 'txn>(
+    raw_document: &RawDocument<'a, 'tag>,
+    automatons: &[QueryWordAutomaton],
+    arena: &SmallArena<'tag, PostingsListView<'txn>>,
+    searchable_attrs: Option<&ReorderedAttrs>,
+) -> Vec<Highlight>
+{
+    let mut highlights = Vec::new();
+
+    for bm in raw_document.bare_matches.iter() {
+        let postings_list = &arena[bm.postings_list];
+        let input = postings_list.input();
+        let query = &automatons[bm.query_index as usize].query;
+
+        for di in postings_list.iter() {
+            let covered_area = if query.len() > input.len() {
+                input.len()
+            } else {
+                prefix_damerau_levenshtein(query.as_bytes(), input).1
+            };
+
+            let attribute = searchable_attrs
+                .and_then(|sa| sa.reverse(di.attribute))
+                .unwrap_or(di.attribute);
+
+            let highlight = Highlight {
+                attribute: attribute,
+                char_index: di.char_index,
+                char_length: covered_area as u16,
+            };
+
+            highlights.push(highlight);
+        }
+    }
+
+    highlights
+}
+
 impl Document {
+    #[cfg(not(test))]
     pub fn from_raw<'a, 'tag, 'txn>(
         raw_document: RawDocument<'a, 'tag>,
         automatons: &[QueryWordAutomaton],
         arena: &SmallArena<'tag, PostingsListView<'txn>>,
+        searchable_attrs: Option<&ReorderedAttrs>,
     ) -> Document
     {
-        let highlights = raw_document.bare_matches.iter().flat_map(|sm| {
-            let postings_list = &arena[sm.postings_list];
-            let input = postings_list.input();
-            let query = &automatons[sm.query_index as usize].query;
-            postings_list.iter().map(move |m| {
-                let covered_area = if query.len() > input.len() {
-                    input.len()
-                } else {
-                    prefix_damerau_levenshtein(query.as_bytes(), input).1
-                };
+        let highlights = highlights_from_raw_document(
+            &raw_document,
+            automatons,
+            arena,
+            searchable_attrs,
+        );
 
-                Highlight {
-                    attribute: m.attribute,
-                    char_index: m.char_index,
-                    char_length: covered_area as u16,
-                }
-            })
-        }).collect();
+        Document { id: raw_document.id, highlights }
+    }
 
-        #[cfg(not(test))]
-        {
-            Document { id: raw_document.id, highlights }
+    #[cfg(test)]
+    pub fn from_raw<'a, 'tag, 'txn>(
+        raw_document: RawDocument<'a, 'tag>,
+        automatons: &[QueryWordAutomaton],
+        arena: &SmallArena<'tag, PostingsListView<'txn>>,
+        searchable_attrs: Option<&ReorderedAttrs>,
+    ) -> Document
+    {
+        use crate::bucket_sort::SimpleMatch;
+
+        let highlights = highlights_from_raw_document(
+            &raw_document,
+            automatons,
+            arena,
+            searchable_attrs,
+        );
+
+        let mut matches = Vec::new();
+        for sm in raw_document.processed_matches {
+            let attribute = searchable_attrs
+                .and_then(|sa| sa.reverse(sm.attribute))
+                .unwrap_or(sm.attribute);
+
+            matches.push(SimpleMatch { attribute, ..sm });
         }
+        matches.sort_unstable();
 
-        #[cfg(test)]
-        {
-            let matches = raw_document.processed_matches;
-            Document { id: raw_document.id, highlights, matches }
-        }
+        Document { id: raw_document.id, highlights, matches }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/meilisearch-core/src/query_builder.rs b/meilisearch-core/src/query_builder.rs
index 20e9ba917..e46858241 100644
--- a/meilisearch-core/src/query_builder.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-core/src/query_builder.rs
@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@ impl<'c, 'f, 'd> QueryBuilder<'c, 'f, 'd> {
     }
 
     pub fn add_searchable_attribute(&mut self, attribute: u16) {
-        let reorders = self
-            .searchable_attrs
-            .get_or_insert_with(ReorderedAttrs::new);
+        let reorders = self.searchable_attrs.get_or_insert_with(ReorderedAttrs::new);
         reorders.insert_attribute(attribute);
     }
 
@@ -94,6 +92,7 @@ impl<'c, 'f, 'd> QueryBuilder<'c, 'f, 'd> {
                 distinct,
                 distinct_size,
                 self.criteria,
+                self.searchable_attrs,
                 self.main_store,
                 self.postings_lists_store,
                 self.documents_fields_counts_store,
@@ -105,6 +104,7 @@ impl<'c, 'f, 'd> QueryBuilder<'c, 'f, 'd> {
                 range,
                 self.filter,
                 self.criteria,
+                self.searchable_attrs,
                 self.main_store,
                 self.postings_lists_store,
                 self.documents_fields_counts_store,
@@ -181,6 +181,16 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    const fn doc_attr_index(document_id: u64, attribute: u16, word_index: u16) -> DocIndex {
+        DocIndex {
+            document_id: DocumentId(document_id),
+            attribute,
+            word_index,
+            char_index: 0,
+            char_length: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub struct TempDatabase {
         database: Database,
         index: Index,
@@ -1261,4 +1271,73 @@ mod tests {
         });
         assert_matches!(iter.next(), None);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn searchable_attributes() {
+        let store = TempDatabase::from_iter(vec![
+            ("search", &[doc_attr_index(0, 0, 0)][..]),
+            ("engine", &[doc_attr_index(0, 0, 1)][..]),
+
+            ("search", &[doc_attr_index(1, 1, 0)][..]),
+            ("engine", &[doc_attr_index(1, 1, 1)][..]),
+        ]);
+
+        let db = &store.database;
+        let reader = db.main_read_txn().unwrap();
+
+        let builder = store.query_builder();
+        let results = builder.query(&reader, "search engine", 0..20).unwrap();
+        let mut iter = results.into_iter();
+
+        assert_matches!(iter.next(), Some(Document { id: DocumentId(0), matches, .. }) => {
+            let mut iter = matches.into_iter();
+            assert_matches!(iter.next(), Some(SimpleMatch { query_index: 0, word_index: 0, distance: 0, .. })); // search
+            assert_matches!(iter.next(), Some(SimpleMatch { query_index: 1, word_index: 1, distance: 0, .. })); // engine
+            assert_matches!(iter.next(), None);
+        });
+        assert_matches!(iter.next(), Some(Document { id: DocumentId(1), matches, .. }) => {
+            let mut iter = matches.into_iter();
+            assert_matches!(iter.next(), Some(SimpleMatch { query_index: 0, word_index: 0, distance: 0, .. })); // search
+            assert_matches!(iter.next(), Some(SimpleMatch { query_index: 1, word_index: 1, distance: 0, .. })); // engine
+            assert_matches!(iter.next(), None);
+        });
+        assert_matches!(iter.next(), None);
+
+        // reorderer the searchable attributes
+        let mut builder = store.query_builder();
+        builder.add_searchable_attribute(1);
+        builder.add_searchable_attribute(0);
+
+        let results = builder.query(&reader, "search engine", 0..20).unwrap();
+        let mut iter = results.into_iter();
+
+        assert_matches!(iter.next(), Some(Document { id: DocumentId(1), matches, .. }) => {
+            let mut iter = matches.into_iter();
+            assert_matches!(iter.next(), Some(SimpleMatch { query_index: 0, word_index: 0, distance: 0, .. })); // search
+            assert_matches!(iter.next(), Some(SimpleMatch { query_index: 1, word_index: 1, distance: 0, .. })); // engine
+            assert_matches!(iter.next(), None);
+        });
+        assert_matches!(iter.next(), Some(Document { id: DocumentId(0), matches, .. }) => {
+            let mut iter = matches.into_iter();
+            assert_matches!(iter.next(), Some(SimpleMatch { query_index: 0, word_index: 0, distance: 0, .. })); // search
+            assert_matches!(iter.next(), Some(SimpleMatch { query_index: 1, word_index: 1, distance: 0, .. })); // engine
+            assert_matches!(iter.next(), None);
+        });
+        assert_matches!(iter.next(), None);
+
+        // remove a searchable attributes
+        let mut builder = store.query_builder();
+        builder.add_searchable_attribute(1);
+
+        let results = builder.query(&reader, "search engine", 0..20).unwrap();
+        let mut iter = results.into_iter();
+
+        assert_matches!(iter.next(), Some(Document { id: DocumentId(1), matches, .. }) => {
+            let mut iter = matches.into_iter();
+            assert_matches!(iter.next(), Some(SimpleMatch { query_index: 0, word_index: 0, distance: 0, .. })); // search
+            assert_matches!(iter.next(), Some(SimpleMatch { query_index: 1, word_index: 1, distance: 0, .. })); // engine
+            assert_matches!(iter.next(), None);
+        });
+        assert_matches!(iter.next(), None);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/meilisearch-core/src/raw_document.rs b/meilisearch-core/src/raw_document.rs
index de486d906..f047de8e8 100644
--- a/meilisearch-core/src/raw_document.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-core/src/raw_document.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 use compact_arena::SmallArena;
 use itertools::EitherOrBoth;
 use sdset::SetBuf;
+use crate::DocIndex;
 use crate::bucket_sort::{SimpleMatch, BareMatch, QueryWordAutomaton, PostingsListView};
+use crate::reordered_attrs::ReorderedAttrs;
 
 pub struct RawDocument<'a, 'tag> {
     pub id: crate::DocumentId,
@@ -19,8 +21,25 @@ impl<'a, 'tag> RawDocument<'a, 'tag> {
         bare_matches: &'a mut [BareMatch<'tag>],
         automatons: &[QueryWordAutomaton],
         postings_lists: &mut SmallArena<'tag, PostingsListView<'txn>>,
+        searchable_attrs: Option<&ReorderedAttrs>,
     ) -> Option<RawDocument<'a, 'tag>>
     {
+        if let Some(reordered_attrs) = searchable_attrs {
+            for bm in bare_matches.iter() {
+                let postings_list = &postings_lists[bm.postings_list];
+
+                let mut rewritten = Vec::new();
+                for di in postings_list.iter() {
+                    if let Some(attribute) = reordered_attrs.get(di.attribute) {
+                        rewritten.push(DocIndex { attribute, ..*di });
+                    }
+                }
+
+                let new_postings = SetBuf::from_dirty(rewritten);
+                postings_lists[bm.postings_list].rewrite_with(new_postings);
+            }
+        }
+
         bare_matches.sort_unstable_by_key(|m| m.query_index);
 
         let mut previous_word = None;
diff --git a/meilisearch-core/src/reordered_attrs.rs b/meilisearch-core/src/reordered_attrs.rs
index b2f9f1d6c..590cac7b2 100644
--- a/meilisearch-core/src/reordered_attrs.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-core/src/reordered_attrs.rs
@@ -1,27 +1,31 @@
+use std::cmp;
+
 #[derive(Default, Clone)]
 pub struct ReorderedAttrs {
-    count: usize,
     reorders: Vec<Option<u16>>,
+    reverse: Vec<u16>,
 }
 
 impl ReorderedAttrs {
     pub fn new() -> ReorderedAttrs {
-        ReorderedAttrs {
-            count: 0,
-            reorders: Vec::new(),
-        }
+        ReorderedAttrs { reorders: Vec::new(), reverse: Vec::new() }
     }
 
     pub fn insert_attribute(&mut self, attribute: u16) {
-        self.reorders.resize(attribute as usize + 1, None);
-        self.reorders[attribute as usize] = Some(self.count as u16);
-        self.count += 1;
+        let new_len = cmp::max(attribute as usize + 1, self.reorders.len());
+        self.reorders.resize(new_len, None);
+        self.reorders[attribute as usize] = Some(self.reverse.len() as u16);
+        self.reverse.push(attribute);
     }
 
     pub fn get(&self, attribute: u16) -> Option<u16> {
-        match self.reorders.get(attribute as usize) {
-            Some(Some(attribute)) => Some(*attribute),
-            _ => None,
+        match self.reorders.get(attribute as usize)? {
+            Some(attribute) => Some(*attribute),
+            None => None,
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn reverse(&self, attribute: u16) -> Option<u16> {
+        self.reverse.get(attribute as usize).copied()
+    }
 }