diff --git a/core/elasticsearch/__init__.py b/core/elasticsearch/__init__.py
index e695c99a..b3eb3c84 100644
--- a/core/elasticsearch/__init__.py
+++ b/core/elasticsearch/__init__.py
@@ -228,12 +228,63 @@ def process_query(
         uuids_by_index: dict[str, list[dict[str, Any]]] = {"products": [], "categories": [], "brands": []}
         hit_cache: list[Any] = []
 
+        seen_keys: set[tuple[str, str]] = set()
+
+        def _hit_key(hittee: Any) -> tuple[str, str]:
+            return hittee.meta.index, str(getattr(hittee, "uuid", None) or hittee.meta.id)
+
+        def _collect_hits(hits: list[Any]) -> None:
+            for hh in hits:
+                key = _hit_key(hh)
+                if key in seen_keys:
+                    continue
+                hit_cache.append(hh)
+                seen_keys.add(key)
+                if getattr(hh, "uuid", None):
+                    uuids_by_index.setdefault(hh.meta.index, []).append({"uuid": str(hh.uuid)})
+
+        exact_queries_by_index: dict[str, list[Any]] = {
+            "categories": [
+                Q("term", **{"name.raw": {"value": query}}),
+                Q("term", **{"slug": {"value": slugify(query)}}),
+            ],
+            "brands": [
+                Q("term", **{"name.raw": {"value": query}}),
+                Q("term", **{"slug": {"value": slugify(query)}}),
+            ],
+            "products": [
+                Q("term", **{"name.raw": {"value": query}}),
+                Q("term", **{"slug": {"value": slugify(query)}}),
+                Q("term", **{"sku.raw": {"value": query.lower()}}),
+                Q("term", **{"partnumber.raw": {"value": query.lower()}}),
+            ],
+        }
+
+        for idx_name in ("categories", "brands", "products"):
+            if idx_name in indexes:
+                shoulds = exact_queries_by_index[idx_name]
+                s_exact = (
+                    Search(index=[idx_name])
+                    .query(Q("bool", should=shoulds, minimum_should_match=1))
+                    .extra(size=5, track_total_hits=False)
+                )
+                try:
+                    resp_exact = s_exact.execute()
+                except NotFoundError:
+                    resp_exact = None
+                if resp_exact is not None and getattr(resp_exact, "hits", None):
+                    _collect_hits(list(resp_exact.hits))
+
         for h in (
             list(resp_cats.hits[:12] if resp_cats else [])
             + list(resp_brands.hits[:12] if resp_brands else [])
             + list(resp_products.hits[:26] if resp_products else [])
         ):
+            k = _hit_key(h)
+            if k in seen_keys:
+                continue
             hit_cache.append(h)
+            seen_keys.add(k)
             if getattr(h, "uuid", None):
                 uuids_by_index.setdefault(h.meta.index, []).append({"uuid": str(h.uuid)})