diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index f78a37af..f5ec11af 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ function App() {
   }, [resolvedPath, vault, selection, handleSetSelection])
 
   const availableFields = useMemo(() => {
-    const builtIn = ['type', 'status', 'title', 'favorite']
+    const builtIn = ['type', 'status', 'title', 'favorite', 'body']
     if (!vault.entries?.length) return builtIn
     const customFields = new Set<string>()
     for (const e of vault.entries) {
diff --git a/src/components/FilterBuilder.test.tsx b/src/components/FilterBuilder.test.tsx
index 48ebf8d2..5ab50438 100644
--- a/src/components/FilterBuilder.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FilterBuilder.test.tsx
@@ -198,4 +198,16 @@ describe('FilterBuilder wikilink autocomplete', () => {
     expect(input).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(input).not.toHaveAttribute('data-testid', 'filter-value-input')
   })
+
+  it('shows body field in field dropdown separated from property fields', () => {
+    render(
+      <FilterBuilder
+        group={{ all: [{ field: 'body', op: 'contains', value: 'test' }] }}
+        onChange={vi.fn()}
+        availableFields={['type', 'status', 'body']}
+      />,
+    )
+    // Body field should be selected as the current value
+    expect(screen.getByText('body')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/components/FilterBuilder.tsx b/src/components/FilterBuilder.tsx
index 294d02a5..1bf57f03 100644
--- a/src/components/FilterBuilder.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FilterBuilder.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { useState, useRef, useMemo, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'
 import { Plus, X } from '@phosphor-icons/react'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
-import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from '@/components/ui/select'
+import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectSeparator, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from '@/components/ui/select'
 import type { FilterCondition, FilterOp, FilterGroup, FilterNode, VaultEntry } from '../types'
 import { buildTypeEntryMap, getTypeColor, getTypeLightColor } from '../utils/typeColors'
 import { getTypeIcon } from './NoteItem'
@@ -38,12 +38,16 @@ function setGroupChildren(mode: 'all' | 'any', children: FilterNode[]): FilterGr
   return mode === 'all' ? { all: children } : { any: children }
 }
 
+const CONTENT_FIELDS = new Set(['body'])
+
 function FieldSelect({ value, fields, onChange }: {
   value: string
   fields: string[]
   onChange: (v: string) => void
 }) {
   const isCustom = value !== '' && !fields.includes(value)
+  const propertyFields = fields.filter(f => !CONTENT_FIELDS.has(f))
+  const contentFields = fields.filter(f => CONTENT_FIELDS.has(f))
   return (
     <Select value={value} onValueChange={onChange}>
       <SelectTrigger
@@ -54,9 +58,17 @@ function FieldSelect({ value, fields, onChange }: {
       </SelectTrigger>
       <SelectContent position="popper">
         {isCustom && <SelectItem value={value}>{value}</SelectItem>}
-        {fields.map((f) => (
+        {propertyFields.map((f) => (
           <SelectItem key={f} value={f}>{f}</SelectItem>
         ))}
+        {contentFields.length > 0 && (
+          <>
+            <SelectSeparator />
+            {contentFields.map((f) => (
+              <SelectItem key={f} value={f}>{f}</SelectItem>
+            ))}
+          </>
+        )}
       </SelectContent>
     </Select>
   )
diff --git a/src/utils/viewFilters.test.ts b/src/utils/viewFilters.test.ts
index 17907583..39668eaa 100644
--- a/src/utils/viewFilters.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/viewFilters.test.ts
@@ -244,4 +244,61 @@ describe('evaluateView', () => {
     const result = evaluateView(view, entries)
     expect(result.map((e) => e.title)).toEqual(['Match'])
   })
+
+  it('body contains filters on snippet text (case-insensitive)', () => {
+    const view: ViewDefinition = {
+      name: 'Body search', icon: null, color: null, sort: null,
+      filters: { all: [{ field: 'body', op: 'contains', value: 'quarterly' }] },
+    }
+    const entries = [
+      makeEntry({ title: 'Match', snippet: 'This is the quarterly review summary' }),
+      makeEntry({ title: 'No match', snippet: 'Daily standup notes' }),
+      makeEntry({ title: 'Case match', snippet: 'QUARTERLY PLANNING session' }),
+    ]
+    const result = evaluateView(view, entries)
+    expect(result.map((e) => e.title)).toEqual(['Match', 'Case match'])
+  })
+
+  it('body not_contains excludes matching notes', () => {
+    const view: ViewDefinition = {
+      name: 'Body exclude', icon: null, color: null, sort: null,
+      filters: { all: [{ field: 'body', op: 'not_contains', value: 'draft' }] },
+    }
+    const entries = [
+      makeEntry({ title: 'Final', snippet: 'Final version of the document' }),
+      makeEntry({ title: 'Draft', snippet: 'This is a draft version' }),
+    ]
+    const result = evaluateView(view, entries)
+    expect(result.map((e) => e.title)).toEqual(['Final'])
+  })
+
+  it('body filter combines with property filters (AND)', () => {
+    const view: ViewDefinition = {
+      name: 'Combined', icon: null, color: null, sort: null,
+      filters: { all: [
+        { field: 'type', op: 'equals', value: 'Note' },
+        { field: 'body', op: 'contains', value: 'important' },
+      ] },
+    }
+    const entries = [
+      makeEntry({ title: 'Yes', isA: 'Note', snippet: 'This is important content' }),
+      makeEntry({ title: 'Wrong type', isA: 'Project', snippet: 'This is important content' }),
+      makeEntry({ title: 'No match', isA: 'Note', snippet: 'Regular content' }),
+    ]
+    const result = evaluateView(view, entries)
+    expect(result.map((e) => e.title)).toEqual(['Yes'])
+  })
+
+  it('body is_empty matches notes with empty snippet', () => {
+    const view: ViewDefinition = {
+      name: 'Empty body', icon: null, color: null, sort: null,
+      filters: { all: [{ field: 'body', op: 'is_empty' }] },
+    }
+    const entries = [
+      makeEntry({ title: 'Empty', snippet: '' }),
+      makeEntry({ title: 'Has content', snippet: 'Some text here' }),
+    ]
+    const result = evaluateView(view, entries)
+    expect(result.map((e) => e.title)).toEqual(['Empty'])
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/utils/viewFilters.ts b/src/utils/viewFilters.ts
index ab205299..c75896f3 100644
--- a/src/utils/viewFilters.ts
+++ b/src/utils/viewFilters.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function resolveField(entry: VaultEntry, field: string): { scalar?: string | num
   if (lower === 'archived') return { scalar: entry.archived }
   if (lower === 'trashed') return { scalar: entry.trashed }
   if (lower === 'favorite') return { scalar: entry.favorite }
+  if (lower === 'body') return { scalar: entry.snippet }
 
   // Check relationships first (returns string[])
   const relKey = Object.keys(entry.relationships).find((k) => k.toLowerCase() === lower)