diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/views/notes/notes-view.pug b/app/assets/javascripts/views/notes/notes-view.pug
index a42e16bc1..1e7657102 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/views/notes/notes-view.pug
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/views/notes/notes-view.pug
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #notes-column.sn-component.section.notes(aria-label='Notes')
   .content
     #notes-title-bar.section-title-bar
-      .padded
+      .p-4.pt-0
         .section-title-bar-header
           .sk-h2.font-semibold.title {{self.state.panelTitle}}
           .sk-button.contrast.wide(
@@ -19,11 +19,18 @@
             placeholder='Search',
             select-on-focus='true',
             title='Searches notes in the currently selected tag'
-            )
+          )
           #search-clear-button(
             ng-click='self.clearFilterText();',
             ng-show='self.state.noteFilter.text'
             ) ✕
+        label.sk-horizontal-group.tight.mt-3
+          input(
+            type="checkbox"
+            ng-checked="self.state.noteFilter.includeProtectedNoteText"
+            ng-on-click="self.onIncludeProtectedNoteTextChange($event)"
+          )
+          p.capitalize Include protected contents
         no-account-warning(
           application='self.application'
           app-state='self.appState'
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/views/notes/notes_view.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/views/notes/notes_view.ts
index 5a8911252..44f60a6a3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/views/notes/notes_view.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/views/notes/notes_view.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ type NotesState = {
   hideNotePreview?: boolean
   hideDate?: boolean
   hideTags: boolean
-  noteFilter: { text: string }
+  noteFilter: {
+    text: string;
+    includeProtectedNoteText: boolean;
+  }
   mutable: { showMenu: boolean }
   completedFullSync: boolean
   [PrefKey.TagsPanelWidth]?: number
@@ -125,7 +128,10 @@ class NotesViewCtrl extends PureViewCtrl<unknown, NotesState> {
       renderedNotes: [],
       renderedNotesTags: [],
       mutable: { showMenu: false },
-      noteFilter: { text: '' },
+      noteFilter: {
+        text: '',
+        includeProtectedNoteText: false
+      },
       panelTitle: '',
       completedFullSync: false,
       hideTags: true,
@@ -149,6 +155,18 @@ class NotesViewCtrl extends PureViewCtrl<unknown, NotesState> {
     }
   }
 
+  async onIncludeProtectedNoteTextChange(event: Event) {
+    if (this.state.noteFilter.includeProtectedNoteText) {
+      this.state.noteFilter.includeProtectedNoteText = false;
+    } else {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      if (await this.application.authorizeSearchingProtectedNotesText()) {
+        this.state.noteFilter.includeProtectedNoteText = true;
+      }
+    }
+    this.flushUI();
+  }
+
   /** @template */
   public get activeEditorNote() {
     return this.appState?.getActiveEditor()?.note;
@@ -330,17 +348,16 @@ class NotesViewCtrl extends PureViewCtrl<unknown, NotesState> {
   private reloadNotesDisplayOptions() {
     const tag = this.appState.selectedTag;
     const searchText = this.getState().noteFilter.text.toLowerCase();
-    const searchQuery = searchText ? {
-      query: searchText,
-      includeProtectedNoteText: false
-    } : undefined;
     const criteria = NotesDisplayCriteria.Create({
       sortProperty: this.state.sortBy! as CollectionSort,
       sortDirection: this.state.sortReverse! ? 'asc' : 'dsc',
       tags: tag ? [tag] : [],
       includeArchived: this.getState().showArchived!,
       includePinned: !this.getState().hidePinned!,
-      searchQuery: searchQuery
+      searchQuery: {
+        query: searchText ?? '',
+        includeProtectedNoteText: this.state.noteFilter.includeProtectedNoteText
+      }
     });
     this.application!.setNotesDisplayCriteria(criteria);
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/_main.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/_main.scss
index 914c0bd12..7503712c6 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/_main.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/_main.scss
@@ -206,10 +206,6 @@ $footer-height: 32px;
 
     .section-title-bar {
 
-     .padded {
-       padding: 0 14px;
-     }
-
      .add-button {
        font-size: 12px;
      }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/_notes.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/_notes.scss
index fa7d78c10..02a818464 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/_notes.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/_notes.scss
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 
   #notes-menu-bar {
     position: relative;
-    margin-top: 14px;
   }
 
   #notes-options-menu {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/_ui.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/_ui.scss
index 8ee59b19d..bcf559449 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/_ui.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/_ui.scss
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ $screen-md-max:              ($screen-lg-min - 1) !default;
   margin: 0;
 }
 
+.mb-0 {
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
 .mt-1 {
   margin-top: .25rem;
 }
@@ -114,10 +118,17 @@ $screen-md-max:              ($screen-lg-min - 1) !default;
 .p-0 {
   padding: 0rem;
 }
+.p-4 {
+  padding: 1rem;
+}
 .p-5 {
   padding: 1.25rem;
 }
 
+.pt-0 {
+  padding-top: 0;
+}
+
 .px-3 {
   padding-left: .75rem;
   padding-right: .75rem;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d7e5c0678..f72a83dc6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     "@reach/alert-dialog": "^0.13.0",
     "@reach/dialog": "^0.13.0",
     "@standardnotes/sncrypto-web": "^1.2.10",
-    "@standardnotes/snjs": "^2.0.65",
+    "@standardnotes/snjs": "^2.0.67",
     "mobx": "^6.1.6",
     "preact": "^10.5.12"
   }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d0189870a..e12a45984 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1850,10 +1850,10 @@
     "@standardnotes/sncrypto-common" "^1.2.7"
     libsodium-wrappers "^0.7.8"
 
-"@standardnotes/snjs@^2.0.65":
-  version "2.0.65"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@standardnotes/snjs/-/snjs-2.0.65.tgz#1701e713fa02be0f99db4d0fa3ab516fce656846"
-  integrity sha512-0CfGVJtt4C+qvBhJfYWwioeQixxwL7LHv/M/bAIoMWaYS9xxFb6/a4y0z/dbEw7ZROx2+KTxgWvZi6qqjRGYhQ==
+"@standardnotes/snjs@^2.0.67":
+  version "2.0.67"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@standardnotes/snjs/-/snjs-2.0.67.tgz#87e29f40bb5efaa36f30ddc5905164f7dce194d9"
+  integrity sha512-XCDxlFQCh0zmV3Hc9mjU7ritZ/2Ma5JPoCbDy4CIAlkKdmVL4tu/4jCfRFILM0zpKF/kLsCTbLGdG7TgU/ReKg==
   dependencies:
     "@standardnotes/auth" "^2.0.0"
     "@standardnotes/sncrypto-common" "^1.2.9"