diff --git a/src/recensio/plone/adapter/configure.zcml b/src/recensio/plone/adapter/configure.zcml
index db5f7be..188ef36 100644
--- a/src/recensio/plone/adapter/configure.zcml
+++ b/src/recensio/plone/adapter/configure.zcml
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
       name="listReviewAuthors"
       />
 
+  <adapter factory=".converters.AuthorsDexterityTextIndexFieldConverter" />
+
   <adapter factory=".nextprevious.RecensioVolumeNextPrevious" />
   <adapter factory=".nextprevious.RecensioIssueNextPrevious" />
 
diff --git a/src/recensio/plone/adapter/converters.py b/src/recensio/plone/adapter/converters.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaf2763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/recensio/plone/adapter/converters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from plone.app.dexterity.textindexer.interfaces import IDexterityTextIndexFieldConverter
+from recensio.plone.interfaces import IReview
+from z3c.form.interfaces import IWidget
+from z3c.relationfield.interfaces import IRelationList
+from zope.component import adapter
+from zope.interface import implementer
+
+
+@implementer(IDexterityTextIndexFieldConverter)
+@adapter(IReview, IRelationList, IWidget)
+class AuthorsDexterityTextIndexFieldConverter:
+    """Extract author names for indexing in SearchableText"""
+
+    def __init__(self, context, field, _):
+        """Initialize field converter"""
+        self.context = context
+        self.field = field
+
+    def convert(self):
+        names = []
+        for relation in self.field.get(self.context):
+            obj = relation.to_object
+            if not obj:
+                continue
+            names.append(obj.title)
+        return ", ".join(names)
diff --git a/src/recensio/plone/behaviors/authors.py b/src/recensio/plone/behaviors/authors.py
index a50fd90..304dbff 100644
--- a/src/recensio/plone/behaviors/authors.py
+++ b/src/recensio/plone/behaviors/authors.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from plone.app.dexterity.textindexer import searchable
 from plone.app.vocabularies.catalog import CatalogSource
 from plone.app.z3cform.widget import RelatedItemsFieldWidget
 from plone.autoform import directives
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ class IAuthors(model.Schema):
         RelatedItemsFieldWidget,
         pattern_options={"mode": "auto", "favorites": []},
     )
+    searchable("authors")
     authors = RelationList(
         title=_("Authors"),
         defaultFactory=list,
diff --git a/src/recensio/plone/behaviors/base.py b/src/recensio/plone/behaviors/base.py
index ad22a51..3410523 100644
--- a/src/recensio/plone/behaviors/base.py
+++ b/src/recensio/plone/behaviors/base.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class IBase(model.Schema):
         RelatedItemsFieldWidget,
         pattern_options={"mode": "auto", "favorites": []},
     )
+    searchable("reviewAuthors")
     reviewAuthors = RelationList(
         title=_("label_review_authors"),
         defaultFactory=list,
diff --git a/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Article_Collection.xml b/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Article_Collection.xml
index f0548f7..96620ec 100644
--- a/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Article_Collection.xml
+++ b/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Article_Collection.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     <element value="plone.locking" />
     <element value="plone.namefromtitle" />
     <element value="plone.publication" />
+    <element value="plone.textindexer" />
     <element value="recensio.article" />
     <element value="recensio.authors" />
     <element value="recensio.base" />
diff --git a/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Article_Journal.xml b/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Article_Journal.xml
index e73baa0..9dc75f2 100644
--- a/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Article_Journal.xml
+++ b/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Article_Journal.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     <element value="plone.locking" />
     <element value="plone.namefromtitle" />
     <element value="plone.publication" />
+    <element value="plone.textindexer" />
     <element value="recensio.article" />
     <element value="recensio.authors" />
     <element value="recensio.base" />
diff --git a/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Exhibition.xml b/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Exhibition.xml
index 58dfb2c..da18853 100644
--- a/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Exhibition.xml
+++ b/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Exhibition.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     <element value="plone.locking" />
     <element value="plone.namefromtitle" />
     <element value="plone.publication" />
+    <element value="plone.textindexer" />
     <element value="recensio.base" />
     <element value="recensio.base_review" />
     <element value="recensio.licence" />
diff --git a/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Journal.xml b/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Journal.xml
index d6fe6cf..447c8c0 100644
--- a/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Journal.xml
+++ b/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Journal.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     <element value="plone.locking" />
     <element value="plone.namefromtitle" />
     <element value="plone.publication" />
+    <element value="plone.textindexer" />
     <element value="recensio.base" />
     <element value="recensio.base_review" />
     <element value="recensio.cover_picture" />
diff --git a/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Monograph.xml b/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Monograph.xml
index d3e2a38..930ea5b 100644
--- a/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Monograph.xml
+++ b/src/recensio/plone/profiles/default/types/Review_Monograph.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     <element value="plone.locking" />
     <element value="plone.namefromtitle" />
     <element value="plone.publication" />
+    <element value="plone.textindexer" />
     <element value="recensio.authors" />
     <element value="recensio.base" />
     <element value="recensio.base_review" />