1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/prelude/query/PhraseItem.java b/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/prelude/query/PhraseItem.java
index 755e8de5e4f..ff811c97ba4 100644
--- a/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/prelude/query/PhraseItem.java
+++ b/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/prelude/query/PhraseItem.java
@@ -153,14 +153,29 @@ public class PhraseItem extends CompositeIndexedItem {
 
     private void addIndexedItem(int index, IndexedItem word) {
         word.setIndexName(this.getIndexName());
+        if (word instanceof Item item) {
+            item.setWeight(this.getWeight());
+        }
         super.addItem(index, (Item) word);
     }
 
     private Item setIndexedItem(int index, IndexedItem word) {
         word.setIndexName(this.getIndexName());
+        if (word instanceof Item item) {
+            item.setWeight(this.getWeight());
+        }
         return super.setItem(index, (Item) word);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setWeight(int weight) {
+        super.setWeight(weight);
+        for (Iterator<Item> i = getItemIterator(); i.hasNext();) {
+            Item word = i.next();
+            word.setWeight(weight);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a subitem as a word item
      *