diff --git a/internal/store/store.go b/internal/store/store.go
index 24037c4a..e77b05cb 100644
--- a/internal/store/store.go
+++ b/internal/store/store.go
@@ -3173,7 +3173,7 @@ func (s *Store) Search(query string, opts SearchOptions) ([]SearchResult, error)
 	sqlQ := `
 		SELECT o.id, ifnull(o.sync_id, '') as sync_id, o.session_id, o.type, o.title, o.content, o.tool_name, o.project,
 		       o.scope, o.topic_key, o.revision_count, o.duplicate_count, o.last_seen_at, o.review_after, o.pinned, o.created_at, o.updated_at, o.deleted_at,
-		       fts.rank
+		       bm25(observations_fts, 5.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 3.0) as rank
 		FROM observations_fts fts
 		JOIN observations o ON o.id = fts.rowid
 		WHERE observations_fts MATCH ? AND o.deleted_at IS NULL
@@ -3195,7 +3195,7 @@ func (s *Store) Search(query string, opts SearchOptions) ([]SearchResult, error)
 		args = append(args, normalizeScope(opts.Scope))
 	}
 
-	sqlQ += " ORDER BY fts.rank LIMIT ?"
+	sqlQ += " ORDER BY rank LIMIT ?"
 	args = append(args, limit)
 
 	rows, err := s.queryItHook(s.db, sqlQ, args...)
diff --git a/internal/store/store_test.go b/internal/store/store_test.go
index 4155a74a..cfe7f28d 100644
--- a/internal/store/store_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/store_test.go
@@ -8694,3 +8694,56 @@ func TestSearchMatchMode_EmptyQueryAnyReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for empty query with match_mode=any, got nil")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSearch_WeightedBM25Ranking(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newTestStore(t)
+
+	if err := s.CreateSession("s-bm25", "engram", "/tmp"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create session: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Observation A: query term in title (weight 5.0)
+	idA, err := s.AddObservation(AddObservationParams{
+		SessionID: "s-bm25",
+		Type:      "decision",
+		Title:     "banana apple grape",
+		Content:   "nothing here",
+		Project:   "engram",
+		Scope:     "project",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("AddObservation A: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Observation B: query term in content (weight 1.0)
+	idB, err := s.AddObservation(AddObservationParams{
+		SessionID: "s-bm25",
+		Type:      "decision",
+		Title:     "nothing here",
+		Content:   "banana apple grape",
+		Project:   "engram",
+		Scope:     "project",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("AddObservation B: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	results, err := s.Search("banana", SearchOptions{Project: "engram", Limit: 10})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Search error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) < 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected at least 2 results, got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	// Since we order by rank, and rank is BM25, the title match (A) should be first (more relevant).
+	if results[0].ID != idA {
+		t.Errorf("expected observation A (title match) to rank higher than B (content match); got first: %d (title: %q, rank: %v), second: %d (title: %q, rank: %v)",
+			results[0].ID, results[0].Title, results[0].Rank, results[1].ID, results[1].Title, results[1].Rank)
+	}
+	if results[1].ID != idB {
+		t.Errorf("expected observation B (content match) to rank second; got second: %d (title: %q, rank: %v)",
+			results[1].ID, results[1].Title, results[1].Rank)
+	}
+}