diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index/search.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index/search.rs
index 6a03bdbb7..4c85063b5 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index/search.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index/search.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use either::Either;
 use heed::RoTxn;
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use meilisearch_tokenizer::{Analyzer, AnalyzerConfig, Token};
-use milli::{FilterCondition, FieldId, FieldsIdsMap, MatchingWords};
+use milli::{FieldId, FieldsIdsMap, FilterCondition, MatchingWords};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
 
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ use super::error::Result;
 use super::Index;
 
 pub type Document = IndexMap<String, Value>;
+type MatchesInfo = BTreeMap<String, Vec<MatchInfo>>;
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct MatchInfo {
+    start: usize,
+    length: usize,
+}
 
 pub const DEFAULT_SEARCH_LIMIT: usize = 20;
 const fn default_search_limit() -> usize {
@@ -39,7 +46,9 @@ pub struct SearchQuery {
     #[serde(default = "default_crop_length")]
     pub crop_length: usize,
     pub attributes_to_highlight: Option<HashSet<String>>,
-    pub matches: Option<bool>,
+    // Default to false
+    #[serde(default = "Default::default")]
+    pub matches: bool,
     pub filter: Option<Value>,
     pub facet_distributions: Option<Vec<String>>,
 }
@@ -50,6 +59,8 @@ pub struct SearchHit {
     pub document: Document,
     #[serde(rename = "_formatted", skip_serializing_if = "Document::is_empty")]
     pub formatted: Document,
+    #[serde(rename = "_MatchesInfo", skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub matches_info: Option<MatchesInfo>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
@@ -134,13 +145,9 @@ impl Index {
             .cloned()
             .collect();
 
-        let attr_to_highlight = query
-            .attributes_to_highlight
-            .unwrap_or_default();
+        let attr_to_highlight = query.attributes_to_highlight.unwrap_or_default();
 
-        let attr_to_crop = query
-            .attributes_to_crop
-            .unwrap_or_default();
+        let attr_to_crop = query.attributes_to_crop.unwrap_or_default();
 
         // Attributes in `formatted_options` correspond to the attributes that will be in `_formatted`
         // These attributes are:
@@ -157,8 +164,7 @@ impl Index {
         );
 
         let stop_words = fst::Set::default();
-        let formatter =
-            Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
+        let formatter = Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
 
         let mut documents = Vec::new();
 
@@ -166,6 +172,9 @@ impl Index {
 
         for (_id, obkv) in documents_iter {
             let document = make_document(&to_retrieve_ids, &fields_ids_map, obkv)?;
+
+            let matches_info = query.matches.then(|| compute_matches(&matching_words, &document));
+
             let formatted = format_fields(
                 &fields_ids_map,
                 obkv,
@@ -177,6 +186,7 @@ impl Index {
             let hit = SearchHit {
                 document,
                 formatted,
+                matches_info,
             };
             documents.push(hit);
         }
@@ -210,6 +220,53 @@ impl Index {
     }
 }
 
+fn compute_matches(matcher: &impl Matcher, document: &Document) -> MatchesInfo {
+    let stop_words = fst::Set::default();
+    let mut matches = BTreeMap::new();
+    let mut config = AnalyzerConfig::default();
+    config.stop_words(&stop_words);
+    let analyzer = Analyzer::new(config);
+
+    for (key, value) in document {
+        let mut infos = Vec::new();
+        compute_value_matches(&mut infos, value, matcher, &analyzer);
+        if !infos.is_empty() {
+            matches.insert(key.clone(), infos);
+        }
+    }
+    matches
+}
+
+fn compute_value_matches<'a, A: AsRef<[u8]>>(
+    infos: &mut Vec<MatchInfo>,
+    value: &Value,
+    matcher: &impl Matcher,
+    analyzer: &Analyzer<'a, A>,
+) {
+    match value {
+        Value::String(s) => {
+            let analyzed = analyzer.analyze(s);
+            let mut start = 0;
+            for (word, token) in analyzed.reconstruct() {
+                if token.is_word() {
+                    if let Some(length) = matcher.matches(token.text()) {
+                        infos.push(MatchInfo { start, length });
+                    }
+                }
+
+                start += word.len();
+            }
+        }
+        Value::Array(vals) => vals
+            .iter()
+            .for_each(|val| compute_value_matches(infos, val, matcher, analyzer)),
+        Value::Object(vals) => vals
+            .values()
+            .for_each(|val| compute_value_matches(infos, val, matcher, analyzer)),
+        _ => (),
+    }
+}
+
 fn compute_formatted_options(
     attr_to_highlight: &HashSet<String>,
     attr_to_crop: &[String],
@@ -217,8 +274,7 @@ fn compute_formatted_options(
     to_retrieve_ids: &BTreeSet<u8>,
     fields_ids_map: &FieldsIdsMap,
     displayed_ids: &BTreeSet<u8>,
-    ) -> BTreeMap<FieldId, FormatOptions> {
-
+) -> BTreeMap<FieldId, FormatOptions> {
     let mut formatted_options = BTreeMap::new();
 
     add_highlight_to_formatted_options(
@@ -238,10 +294,7 @@ fn compute_formatted_options(
 
     // Should not return `_formatted` if no valid attributes to highlight/crop
     if !formatted_options.is_empty() {
-        add_non_formatted_ids_to_formatted_options(
-            &mut formatted_options,
-            to_retrieve_ids,
-        );
+        add_non_formatted_ids_to_formatted_options(&mut formatted_options, to_retrieve_ids);
     }
 
     formatted_options
@@ -287,7 +340,7 @@ fn add_crop_to_formatted_options(
             Some((len, name)) => {
                 let crop_len = len.parse::<usize>().unwrap_or(crop_length);
                 (name, crop_len)
-            },
+            }
             None => (attr.as_str(), crop_length),
         };
 
@@ -319,15 +372,13 @@ fn add_crop_to_formatted_options(
 
 fn add_non_formatted_ids_to_formatted_options(
     formatted_options: &mut BTreeMap<FieldId, FormatOptions>,
-    to_retrieve_ids: &BTreeSet<u8>
+    to_retrieve_ids: &BTreeSet<u8>,
 ) {
     for id in to_retrieve_ids {
-        formatted_options
-            .entry(*id)
-            .or_insert(FormatOptions {
-                highlight: false,
-                crop: None,
-            });
+        formatted_options.entry(*id).or_insert(FormatOptions {
+            highlight: false,
+            crop: None,
+        });
     }
 }
 
@@ -337,6 +388,7 @@ fn make_document(
     obkv: obkv::KvReader,
 ) -> Result<Document> {
     let mut document = Document::new();
+
     for attr in attributes_to_retrieve {
         if let Some(value) = obkv.get(*attr) {
             let value = serde_json::from_slice(value)?;
@@ -367,11 +419,7 @@ fn format_fields<A: AsRef<[u8]>>(
         if let Some(value) = obkv.get(*id) {
             let mut value: Value = serde_json::from_slice(value)?;
 
-            value = formatter.format_value(
-                value,
-                matching_words,
-                *format,
-            );
+            value = formatter.format_value(value, matching_words, *format);
 
             // This unwrap must be safe since we got the ids from the fields_ids_map just
             // before.
@@ -428,20 +476,40 @@ impl<'a, A: AsRef<[u8]>> Formatter<'a, A> {
     ) -> Value {
         match value {
             Value::String(old_string) => {
-                let value =
-                    self.format_string(old_string, matcher, format_options);
+                let value = self.format_string(old_string, matcher, format_options);
                 Value::String(value)
             }
             Value::Array(values) => Value::Array(
                 values
                     .into_iter()
-                    .map(|v| self.format_value(v, matcher, FormatOptions { highlight: format_options.highlight, crop: None }))
+                    .map(|v| {
+                        self.format_value(
+                            v,
+                            matcher,
+                            FormatOptions {
+                                highlight: format_options.highlight,
+                                crop: None,
+                            },
+                        )
+                    })
                     .collect(),
             ),
             Value::Object(object) => Value::Object(
                 object
                     .into_iter()
-                    .map(|(k, v)| (k, self.format_value(v, matcher, FormatOptions { highlight: format_options.highlight, crop: None })))
+                    .map(|(k, v)| {
+                        (
+                            k,
+                            self.format_value(
+                                v,
+                                matcher,
+                                FormatOptions {
+                                    highlight: format_options.highlight,
+                                    crop: None,
+                                },
+                            ),
+                        )
+                    })
                     .collect(),
             ),
             value => value,
@@ -461,7 +529,9 @@ impl<'a, A: AsRef<[u8]>> Formatter<'a, A> {
                 let mut buffer = Vec::new();
                 let mut tokens = analyzed.reconstruct().peekable();
 
-                while let Some((word, token)) = tokens.next_if(|(_, token)| matcher.matches(token.text()).is_none()) {
+                while let Some((word, token)) =
+                    tokens.next_if(|(_, token)| matcher.matches(token.text()).is_none())
+                {
                     buffer.push((word, token));
                 }
 
@@ -474,19 +544,16 @@ impl<'a, A: AsRef<[u8]>> Formatter<'a, A> {
                         });
 
                         let mut taken_after = 0;
-                        let after_iter = tokens
-                        .take_while(move |(word, _)| {
+                        let after_iter = tokens.take_while(move |(word, _)| {
                             let take = taken_after < crop_len;
                             taken_after += word.chars().count();
                             take
                         });
 
-                        let iter = before_iter
-                            .chain(Some(token))
-                            .chain(after_iter);
+                        let iter = before_iter.chain(Some(token)).chain(after_iter);
 
                         Box::new(iter)
-                    },
+                    }
                     // If no word matches in the attribute
                     None => {
                         let mut count = 0;
@@ -505,16 +572,19 @@ impl<'a, A: AsRef<[u8]>> Formatter<'a, A> {
 
         tokens
             .map(|(word, token)| {
+                // Check if we need to do highlighting or computed matches before calling
+                // Matcher::match since the call is expensive.
                 if format_options.highlight && token.is_word() {
-                    if let Some(match_len) = matcher.matches(token.text()) {
-                        let mut new_word = String::new();
+                    if let Some(length) = matcher.matches(token.text()) {
+                        if format_options.highlight {
+                            let mut new_word = String::new();
+                            new_word.push_str(&self.marks.0);
+                            new_word.push_str(&word[..length]);
+                            new_word.push_str(&self.marks.1);
+                            new_word.push_str(&word[length..]);
 
-                        new_word.push_str(&self.marks.0);
-                        new_word.push_str(&word[..match_len]);
-                        new_word.push_str(&self.marks.1);
-                        new_word.push_str(&word[match_len..]);
-
-                        return Cow::Owned(new_word)
+                            return Cow::Owned(new_word);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 Cow::Borrowed(word)
@@ -573,8 +643,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn no_ids_no_formatted() {
         let stop_words = fst::Set::default();
-        let formatter =
-            Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
+        let formatter = Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
 
         let mut fields = FieldsIdsMap::new();
         let id = fields.insert("test").unwrap();
@@ -606,8 +675,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn formatted_with_highlight_in_word() {
         let stop_words = fst::Set::default();
-        let formatter =
-            Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
+        let formatter = Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
 
         let mut fields = FieldsIdsMap::new();
         let title = fields.insert("title").unwrap();
@@ -615,19 +683,39 @@ mod test {
 
         let mut buf = Vec::new();
         let mut obkv = obkv::KvWriter::new(&mut buf);
-        obkv.insert(title, Value::String("The Hobbit".into()).to_string().as_bytes())
-            .unwrap();
+        obkv.insert(
+            title,
+            Value::String("The Hobbit".into()).to_string().as_bytes(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
         obkv.finish().unwrap();
         obkv = obkv::KvWriter::new(&mut buf);
-        obkv.insert(author, Value::String("J. R. R. Tolkien".into()).to_string().as_bytes())
-            .unwrap();
+        obkv.insert(
+            author,
+            Value::String("J. R. R. Tolkien".into())
+                .to_string()
+                .as_bytes(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
         obkv.finish().unwrap();
 
         let obkv = obkv::KvReader::new(&buf);
 
         let mut formatted_options = BTreeMap::new();
-        formatted_options.insert(title, FormatOptions { highlight: true, crop: None });
-        formatted_options.insert(author, FormatOptions { highlight: false, crop: None });
+        formatted_options.insert(
+            title,
+            FormatOptions {
+                highlight: true,
+                crop: None,
+            },
+        );
+        formatted_options.insert(
+            author,
+            FormatOptions {
+                highlight: false,
+                crop: None,
+            },
+        );
 
         let mut matching_words = BTreeMap::new();
         matching_words.insert("hobbit", Some(3));
@@ -648,8 +736,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn formatted_with_crop_2() {
         let stop_words = fst::Set::default();
-        let formatter =
-            Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
+        let formatter = Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
 
         let mut fields = FieldsIdsMap::new();
         let title = fields.insert("title").unwrap();
@@ -657,19 +744,39 @@ mod test {
 
         let mut buf = Vec::new();
         let mut obkv = obkv::KvWriter::new(&mut buf);
-        obkv.insert(title, Value::String("Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".into()).to_string().as_bytes())
-            .unwrap();
+        obkv.insert(
+            title,
+            Value::String("Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".into())
+                .to_string()
+                .as_bytes(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
         obkv.finish().unwrap();
         obkv = obkv::KvWriter::new(&mut buf);
-        obkv.insert(author, Value::String("J. K. Rowling".into()).to_string().as_bytes())
-            .unwrap();
+        obkv.insert(
+            author,
+            Value::String("J. K. Rowling".into()).to_string().as_bytes(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
         obkv.finish().unwrap();
 
         let obkv = obkv::KvReader::new(&buf);
 
         let mut formatted_options = BTreeMap::new();
-        formatted_options.insert(title, FormatOptions { highlight: false, crop: Some(2) });
-        formatted_options.insert(author, FormatOptions { highlight: false, crop: None });
+        formatted_options.insert(
+            title,
+            FormatOptions {
+                highlight: false,
+                crop: Some(2),
+            },
+        );
+        formatted_options.insert(
+            author,
+            FormatOptions {
+                highlight: false,
+                crop: None,
+            },
+        );
 
         let mut matching_words = BTreeMap::new();
         matching_words.insert("potter", Some(6));
@@ -690,8 +797,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn formatted_with_crop_10() {
         let stop_words = fst::Set::default();
-        let formatter =
-            Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
+        let formatter = Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
 
         let mut fields = FieldsIdsMap::new();
         let title = fields.insert("title").unwrap();
@@ -699,19 +805,39 @@ mod test {
 
         let mut buf = Vec::new();
         let mut obkv = obkv::KvWriter::new(&mut buf);
-        obkv.insert(title, Value::String("Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".into()).to_string().as_bytes())
-            .unwrap();
+        obkv.insert(
+            title,
+            Value::String("Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".into())
+                .to_string()
+                .as_bytes(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
         obkv.finish().unwrap();
         obkv = obkv::KvWriter::new(&mut buf);
-        obkv.insert(author, Value::String("J. K. Rowling".into()).to_string().as_bytes())
-            .unwrap();
+        obkv.insert(
+            author,
+            Value::String("J. K. Rowling".into()).to_string().as_bytes(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
         obkv.finish().unwrap();
 
         let obkv = obkv::KvReader::new(&buf);
 
         let mut formatted_options = BTreeMap::new();
-        formatted_options.insert(title, FormatOptions { highlight: false, crop: Some(10) });
-        formatted_options.insert(author, FormatOptions { highlight: false, crop: None });
+        formatted_options.insert(
+            title,
+            FormatOptions {
+                highlight: false,
+                crop: Some(10),
+            },
+        );
+        formatted_options.insert(
+            author,
+            FormatOptions {
+                highlight: false,
+                crop: None,
+            },
+        );
 
         let mut matching_words = BTreeMap::new();
         matching_words.insert("potter", Some(6));
@@ -732,8 +858,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn formatted_with_crop_0() {
         let stop_words = fst::Set::default();
-        let formatter =
-            Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
+        let formatter = Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
 
         let mut fields = FieldsIdsMap::new();
         let title = fields.insert("title").unwrap();
@@ -741,19 +866,39 @@ mod test {
 
         let mut buf = Vec::new();
         let mut obkv = obkv::KvWriter::new(&mut buf);
-        obkv.insert(title, Value::String("Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".into()).to_string().as_bytes())
-            .unwrap();
+        obkv.insert(
+            title,
+            Value::String("Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".into())
+                .to_string()
+                .as_bytes(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
         obkv.finish().unwrap();
         obkv = obkv::KvWriter::new(&mut buf);
-        obkv.insert(author, Value::String("J. K. Rowling".into()).to_string().as_bytes())
-            .unwrap();
+        obkv.insert(
+            author,
+            Value::String("J. K. Rowling".into()).to_string().as_bytes(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
         obkv.finish().unwrap();
 
         let obkv = obkv::KvReader::new(&buf);
 
         let mut formatted_options = BTreeMap::new();
-        formatted_options.insert(title, FormatOptions { highlight: false, crop: Some(0) });
-        formatted_options.insert(author, FormatOptions { highlight: false, crop: None });
+        formatted_options.insert(
+            title,
+            FormatOptions {
+                highlight: false,
+                crop: Some(0),
+            },
+        );
+        formatted_options.insert(
+            author,
+            FormatOptions {
+                highlight: false,
+                crop: None,
+            },
+        );
 
         let mut matching_words = BTreeMap::new();
         matching_words.insert("potter", Some(6));
@@ -774,8 +919,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn formatted_with_crop_and_no_match() {
         let stop_words = fst::Set::default();
-        let formatter =
-            Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
+        let formatter = Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
 
         let mut fields = FieldsIdsMap::new();
         let title = fields.insert("title").unwrap();
@@ -783,19 +927,39 @@ mod test {
 
         let mut buf = Vec::new();
         let mut obkv = obkv::KvWriter::new(&mut buf);
-        obkv.insert(title, Value::String("Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".into()).to_string().as_bytes())
-            .unwrap();
+        obkv.insert(
+            title,
+            Value::String("Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".into())
+                .to_string()
+                .as_bytes(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
         obkv.finish().unwrap();
         obkv = obkv::KvWriter::new(&mut buf);
-        obkv.insert(author, Value::String("J. K. Rowling".into()).to_string().as_bytes())
-            .unwrap();
+        obkv.insert(
+            author,
+            Value::String("J. K. Rowling".into()).to_string().as_bytes(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
         obkv.finish().unwrap();
 
         let obkv = obkv::KvReader::new(&buf);
 
         let mut formatted_options = BTreeMap::new();
-        formatted_options.insert(title, FormatOptions { highlight: false, crop: Some(6) });
-        formatted_options.insert(author, FormatOptions { highlight: false, crop: Some(20) });
+        formatted_options.insert(
+            title,
+            FormatOptions {
+                highlight: false,
+                crop: Some(6),
+            },
+        );
+        formatted_options.insert(
+            author,
+            FormatOptions {
+                highlight: false,
+                crop: Some(20),
+            },
+        );
 
         let mut matching_words = BTreeMap::new();
         matching_words.insert("rowling", Some(3));
@@ -816,8 +980,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn formatted_with_crop_and_highlight() {
         let stop_words = fst::Set::default();
-        let formatter =
-            Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
+        let formatter = Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
 
         let mut fields = FieldsIdsMap::new();
         let title = fields.insert("title").unwrap();
@@ -825,19 +988,39 @@ mod test {
 
         let mut buf = Vec::new();
         let mut obkv = obkv::KvWriter::new(&mut buf);
-        obkv.insert(title, Value::String("Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".into()).to_string().as_bytes())
-            .unwrap();
+        obkv.insert(
+            title,
+            Value::String("Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".into())
+                .to_string()
+                .as_bytes(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
         obkv.finish().unwrap();
         obkv = obkv::KvWriter::new(&mut buf);
-        obkv.insert(author, Value::String("J. K. Rowling".into()).to_string().as_bytes())
-            .unwrap();
+        obkv.insert(
+            author,
+            Value::String("J. K. Rowling".into()).to_string().as_bytes(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
         obkv.finish().unwrap();
 
         let obkv = obkv::KvReader::new(&buf);
 
         let mut formatted_options = BTreeMap::new();
-        formatted_options.insert(title, FormatOptions { highlight: true, crop: Some(1) });
-        formatted_options.insert(author, FormatOptions { highlight: false, crop: None });
+        formatted_options.insert(
+            title,
+            FormatOptions {
+                highlight: true,
+                crop: Some(1),
+            },
+        );
+        formatted_options.insert(
+            author,
+            FormatOptions {
+                highlight: false,
+                crop: None,
+            },
+        );
 
         let mut matching_words = BTreeMap::new();
         matching_words.insert("and", Some(3));
@@ -858,8 +1041,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn formatted_with_crop_and_highlight_in_word() {
         let stop_words = fst::Set::default();
-        let formatter =
-            Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
+        let formatter = Formatter::new(&stop_words, (String::from("<em>"), String::from("</em>")));
 
         let mut fields = FieldsIdsMap::new();
         let title = fields.insert("title").unwrap();
@@ -867,19 +1049,39 @@ mod test {
 
         let mut buf = Vec::new();
         let mut obkv = obkv::KvWriter::new(&mut buf);
-        obkv.insert(title, Value::String("Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".into()).to_string().as_bytes())
-            .unwrap();
+        obkv.insert(
+            title,
+            Value::String("Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince".into())
+                .to_string()
+                .as_bytes(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
         obkv.finish().unwrap();
         obkv = obkv::KvWriter::new(&mut buf);
-        obkv.insert(author, Value::String("J. K. Rowling".into()).to_string().as_bytes())
-            .unwrap();
+        obkv.insert(
+            author,
+            Value::String("J. K. Rowling".into()).to_string().as_bytes(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
         obkv.finish().unwrap();
 
         let obkv = obkv::KvReader::new(&buf);
 
         let mut formatted_options = BTreeMap::new();
-        formatted_options.insert(title, FormatOptions { highlight: true, crop: Some(9) });
-        formatted_options.insert(author, FormatOptions { highlight: false, crop: None });
+        formatted_options.insert(
+            title,
+            FormatOptions {
+                highlight: true,
+                crop: Some(9),
+            },
+        );
+        formatted_options.insert(
+            author,
+            FormatOptions {
+                highlight: false,
+                crop: None,
+            },
+        );
 
         let mut matching_words = BTreeMap::new();
         matching_words.insert("blood", Some(3));
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/search.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/search.rs
index 192fd4994..07239a257 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/search.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/search.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl From<SearchQueryGet> for SearchQuery {
             crop_length: other.crop_length,
             attributes_to_highlight,
             filter,
-            matches: Some(other.matches),
+            matches: other.matches.unwrap_or_default(),
             facet_distributions,
         }
     }