diff --git a/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts b/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts
index f1f3b87c6dc7..7681117c7977 100644
--- a/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsClient {
       namespaces: 'namespaces',
       preference: 'preference',
       workspaces: 'workspaces',
+      flags: 'flags',
     };
 
     const currentWorkspaceId = this._getCurrentWorkspace();
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
index a8fd54ef6cfe..3ee7889475d2 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
@@ -888,6 +888,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsRepository {
       preference,
       workspaces,
       ACLSearchParams,
+      flags,
     } = options;
 
     if (!type && !typeToNamespacesMap) {
@@ -963,6 +964,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsRepository {
           kueryNode,
           workspaces,
           ACLSearchParams,
+          flags,
         }),
       },
     };
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/query_params.test.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/query_params.test.ts
index 518e2ff56d0e..a4c1e602829c 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/query_params.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/query_params.test.ts
@@ -506,6 +506,25 @@ describe('#getQueryParams', () => {
           );
         });
       });
+
+      describe('`flags` parameter', () => {
+        it('does not include flags when `flags` is not specified', () => {
+          const result = getQueryParams({
+            registry,
+            search,
+          });
+          expectResult(result, expect.not.objectContaining({ flags: expect.anything() }));
+        });
+
+        it('includes flags when specified', () => {
+          const result = getQueryParams({
+            registry,
+            search,
+            flags: 'abc',
+          });
+          expectResult(result, expect.objectContaining({ flags: expect.stringMatching('abc') }));
+        });
+      });
     });
 
     describe('when using prefix search (query.bool.should)', () => {
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/query_params.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/query_params.ts
index 96da76df5a68..4f2170abad22 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/query_params.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/query_params.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ interface QueryParams {
   kueryNode?: KueryNode;
   workspaces?: string[];
   ACLSearchParams?: SavedObjectsFindOptions['ACLSearchParams'];
+  flags?: string;
 }
 
 export function getClauseForReference(reference: HasReferenceQueryParams) {
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ export function getQueryParams({
   kueryNode,
   workspaces,
   ACLSearchParams,
+  flags,
 }: QueryParams) {
   const types = getTypes(
     registry,
@@ -269,6 +271,7 @@ export function getQueryParams({
       searchFields,
       rootSearchFields,
       defaultSearchOperator,
+      flags,
     });
 
     if (useMatchPhrasePrefix) {
@@ -417,18 +420,21 @@ const getSimpleQueryStringClause = ({
   searchFields,
   rootSearchFields,
   defaultSearchOperator,
+  flags,
 }: {
   search: string;
   types: string[];
   searchFields?: string[];
   rootSearchFields?: string[];
   defaultSearchOperator?: string;
+  flags?: string;
 }) => {
   return {
     simple_query_string: {
       query: search,
       ...getSimpleQueryStringTypeFields(types, searchFields, rootSearchFields),
       ...(defaultSearchOperator ? { default_operator: defaultSearchOperator } : {}),
+      ...(flags ? { flags } : {}),
     },
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/search_dsl.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/search_dsl.ts
index a93e134a9757..ba8caff62401 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/search_dsl.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/search_dsl.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ interface GetSearchDslOptions {
   kueryNode?: KueryNode;
   workspaces?: string[];
   ACLSearchParams?: SavedObjectsFindOptions['ACLSearchParams'];
+  flags?: string;
 }
 
 export function getSearchDsl(
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ export function getSearchDsl(
     kueryNode,
     workspaces,
     ACLSearchParams,
+    flags,
   } = options;
 
   if (!type) {
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ export function getSearchDsl(
       kueryNode,
       workspaces,
       ACLSearchParams,
+      flags,
     }),
     ...getSortingParams(mappings, type, sortField, sortOrder),
   };
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/types.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/types.ts
index aa2d1baf85de..90ffcd311fca 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/types.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/types.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ export interface SavedObjectsFindOptions {
   search?: string;
   /** The fields to perform the parsed query against. See OpenSearch Simple Query String `fields` argument for more information */
   searchFields?: string[];
+  /** The enabled operators for OpenSearch Simple Query String. See OpenSearch Simple Query String `flags` argument for more information */
+  flags?: string;
   /**
    * The fields to perform the parsed query against. Unlike the `searchFields` argument, these are expected to be root fields and will not
    * be modified. If used in conjunction with `searchFields`, both are concatenated together.
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/server/workspace_client.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/server/workspace_client.ts
index 799e055f256c..8ce3f929dd56 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/server/workspace_client.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/server/workspace_client.ts
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ export class WorkspaceClientWithSavedObject implements IWorkspaceDBImpl {
           type: WORKSPACE_TYPE,
           search: attributes.name,
           searchFields: ['name'],
+          flags: 'NONE', // disable all operators, treat workspace as literal string
         }
       );
       if (existingWorkspaceRes && existingWorkspaceRes.total > 0) {
@@ -452,6 +453,7 @@ export class WorkspaceClientWithSavedObject implements IWorkspaceDBImpl {
           search: attributes.name,
           searchFields: ['name'],
           fields: ['_id'],
+          flags: 'NONE', // disable all operators, treat workspace as literal string
         });
         if (existingWorkspaceRes && existingWorkspaceRes.total > 0) {
           throw new Error(DUPLICATE_WORKSPACE_NAME_ERROR);