diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
index 0852a4624..2430cd00f 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
@@ -478,9 +478,16 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
         $tag = $tag ? $tag : $request->get('assetTag');
         $topsearch = ($request->get('topsearch') == 'true');
 
-        if (! $asset = Asset::where('asset_tag', '=', $tag)->first()) {
-            return redirect()->route('hardware.index')->with('error', trans('admin/hardware/message.does_not_exist'));
+        // Search for an exact and unique asset tag match
+        $assets = Asset::where('asset_tag', '=', $tag);
+
+        // If not a unique result, redirect to the index view
+        if ($assets->count() != 1) {
+            return redirect()->route('hardware.index')
+                ->with('search', $tag)
+                ->with('warning', trans('admin/hardware/message.does_not_exist_var', [ 'asset_tag' => $tag ]));
         }
+        $asset = $assets->first();
         $this->authorize('view', $asset);
 
         return redirect()->route('hardware.show', $asset->id)->with('topsearch', $topsearch);
diff --git a/resources/views/hardware/index.blade.php b/resources/views/hardware/index.blade.php
index d30a1c012..85a82bd40 100755
--- a/resources/views/hardware/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/hardware/index.blade.php
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
                 data-pagination="true"
                 data-id-table="assetsListingTable"
                 data-search="true"
+                data-search-text="{{ e(Session::get('search')) }}"
                 data-side-pagination="server"
                 data-show-columns="true"
                 data-show-export="true"