diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
index dfada89f82..4aecb5ebef 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
@@ -1644,8 +1644,7 @@ Zotero.Item.prototype._saveData = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (env) {
 		let noteText = this._noteText ? this._noteText : '';
 		// Add <div> wrapper if not present
 		if (!noteText.match(/^<div class="zotero-note znv[0-9]+">[\s\S]*<\/div>$/)) {
-			// Keep consistent with getNote()
-			noteText = '<div class="zotero-note znv1">' + noteText + '</div>';
+			noteText = Zotero.Notes.notePrefix + noteText + Zotero.Notes.noteSuffix;
 		}
 		
 		let params = [
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/searchConditions.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/searchConditions.js
index 6c4905f380..5fe884a9d5 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/searchConditions.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/searchConditions.js
@@ -338,7 +338,9 @@ Zotero.SearchConditions = new function(){
 					doesNotContain: true
 				},
 				table: 'itemNotes',
-				field: 'note'
+				// Exclude note prefix and suffix
+				field: `SUBSTR(note, ${1 + Zotero.Notes.notePrefix.length}, `
+					+ `LENGTH(note) - ${Zotero.Notes.notePrefix.length + Zotero.Notes.noteSuffix.length})`
 			},
 			
 			{
@@ -348,7 +350,9 @@ Zotero.SearchConditions = new function(){
 					doesNotContain: true
 				},
 				table: 'items',
-				field: 'note'
+				// Exclude note prefix and suffix
+				field: `SUBSTR(note, ${1 + Zotero.Notes.notePrefix.length}, `
+					+ `LENGTH(note) - ${Zotero.Notes.notePrefix.length + Zotero.Notes.noteSuffix.length})`
 			},
 			
 			{