diff --git a/src/search/fts.rs b/src/search/fts.rs
index ab46850..276a0fd 100644
--- a/src/search/fts.rs
+++ b/src/search/fts.rs
@@ -52,12 +52,18 @@ pub fn to_fts_query(raw: &str, mode: FtsQueryMode) -> String {
                 return String::new();
             }
 
+            // FTS5 boolean operators are case-sensitive uppercase keywords.
+            // Pass them through unquoted so users can write "switch AND health".
+            const FTS5_OPERATORS: &[&str] = &["AND", "OR", "NOT", "NEAR"];
+
             let mut result = String::with_capacity(trimmed.len() + 20);
             for (i, token) in trimmed.split_whitespace().enumerate() {
                 if i > 0 {
                     result.push(' ');
                 }
-                if let Some(stem) = token.strip_suffix('*')
+                if FTS5_OPERATORS.contains(&token) {
+                    result.push_str(token);
+                } else if let Some(stem) = token.strip_suffix('*')
                     && !stem.is_empty()
                     && stem.chars().all(|c| c.is_alphanumeric() || c == '_')
                 {