diff --git a/base_comment_template/models/base_comment_template.py b/base_comment_template/models/base_comment_template.py
index 37c0a5f54a..20ca6881f0 100644
--- a/base_comment_template/models/base_comment_template.py
+++ b/base_comment_template/models/base_comment_template.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html).
 from odoo import _, api, fields, models
 from odoo.exceptions import ValidationError
+from odoo.tools import Query
 
 
 class BaseCommentTemplate(models.Model):
@@ -128,9 +129,15 @@ def name_get(self):
 
     def _search_model_ids(self, operator, value):
         # We cannot use model_ids.model in search() method to avoid access errors
-        allowed_items = (
-            self.sudo()
-            .search([])
-            .filtered(lambda x: value in x.model_ids.mapped("model"))
-        )
+        all_items = self.sudo().search([])
+        if isinstance(value, Query):
+            found_models = self.env["ir.model"].browse(value)
+            allowed_items = self.browse()
+            for found_model in found_models:
+                model_name = found_model.model
+                allowed_items |= all_items.filtered(
+                    lambda x: model_name in x.models.split(",")
+                )
+        else:
+            allowed_items = all_items.filtered(lambda x: value in x.models.split(","))
         return [("id", "in", allowed_items.ids)]
diff --git a/base_comment_template/tests/test_base_comment_template.py b/base_comment_template/tests/test_base_comment_template.py
index 7ad31cdc7b..47c448c359 100644
--- a/base_comment_template/tests/test_base_comment_template.py
+++ b/base_comment_template/tests/test_base_comment_template.py
@@ -184,3 +184,27 @@ def test_partner_commercial_fields(self):
         self.assertTrue(
             "base_comment_template_ids" in self.env["res.partner"]._commercial_fields()
         )
+
+    def test_search_model_ids_model(self):
+        """Searching by "model_ids.model"
+        finds the comments matching the search criteria."""
+        # Arrange
+        user_ir_model = self.user_obj
+        user_model_name = user_ir_model.model
+        user_comments_by_model_ids = self.env["base.comment.template"].search(
+            [
+                ("model_ids", "=", user_model_name),
+            ]
+        )
+        # pre-condition
+        self.assertTrue(user_comments_by_model_ids)
+
+        # Act
+        user_comments_by_models_path = self.env["base.comment.template"].search(
+            [
+                ("model_ids.model", "=", user_model_name),
+            ]
+        )
+
+        # Assert
+        self.assertEqual(user_comments_by_model_ids, user_comments_by_models_path)