diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 19b32a84f..14a46339d 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #
 # For the full list of built-in configuration values, see the documentation:
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html
+import os.path
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@
 html_last_updated_fmt = ""
 html_show_copyright = False
 
+html_search_scorer = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "searchscorer.js")
+
 spelling_lang = "en_GB"
 spelling_filters = ["enchant.tokenize.MentionFilter"]
 spelling_warning = True
diff --git a/doc/searchscorer.js b/doc/searchscorer.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11018d7c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/searchscorer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+var Scorer = {
+    score: result => {
+      var [docName, title, anchor, descr, score, filename] = result
+	  
+	  // Deprioritize instrument details (but still include them in results)
+	  if (docName.includes("instrument_details")) {
+	    score -= 100000;
+	  }
+	  
+	  // Deprioritize retrospective-notes heavily (but still include them in results)
+	  if (docName.includes("retrospective-notes")) {
+	    score -= 1000000;
+	  }
+
+      return score
+    },
+
+    // query matches the full name of an object
+    objNameMatch: 11,
+    // or matches in the last dotted part of the object name
+    objPartialMatch: 6,
+    // Additive scores depending on the priority of the object
+    objPrio: {
+		0: 15,
+		1: 5,
+		2: -5,
+    },
+    //  Used when the priority is not in the mapping.
+    objPrioDefault: 0,
+
+    // query found in title
+    title: 15,
+    partialTitle: 7,
+
+    // query found in terms
+    term: 5,
+    partialTerm: 2,
+};