diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index f7d068808..e151911df 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 7.9.3
+ - added #11477: No synopsis in asset now means no synopsis in search index
  - added #11007: Added drag'n'drop sorting in Gallery Album Edit View (Bernd Kalbfuß-Zimmermann)
 
 7.9.2
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Search/Index.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Search/Index.pm
index d12612a0e..1ac78afbe 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Search/Index.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Search/Index.pm
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ sub create {
         $description, WebGUI::Keyword->new($self->session)->getKeywordsForAsset({asset=>$asset}));
     $keywords = $self->_filterKeywords($keywords);
 
-	my $synopsis = $asset->get("synopsis") || substr($description,0,255) || substr($keywords,0,255);
+	my $synopsis = $asset->get("synopsis") || substr($description,0,255);
 	my $add = $self->session->db->prepare("insert into assetIndex (assetId, title, url, creationDate, revisionDate, 
 		ownerUserId, groupIdView, groupIdEdit, lineage, className, synopsis, keywords) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ? )");
 	$add->execute([$asset->getId, $asset->get("title"), $asset->get("url"), $asset->get("creationDate"),