diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-2.6.md b/docs/release-notes/version-2.6.md
index 5d5eb00df2e..595dd1c14d1 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-2.6.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-2.6.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Enhancements
 
 * [#3705](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3705) - Provide request context when executing custom scripts
+* [#3788](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3788) - Enabled partial search for inventory items
 
 ## Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/filters.py b/netbox/dcim/filters.py
index cea279ddd30..111469d9888 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/filters.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/filters.py
@@ -868,8 +868,8 @@ def search(self, queryset, name, value):
         qs_filter = (
             Q(name__icontains=value) |
             Q(part_id__icontains=value) |
-            Q(serial__iexact=value) |
-            Q(asset_tag__iexact=value) |
+            Q(serial__icontains=value) |
+            Q(asset_tag__icontains=value) |
             Q(description__icontains=value)
         )
         return queryset.filter(qs_filter)