diff --git a/src/wp-includes/taxonomy.php b/src/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
index f64aac0da9..4fdd4888a2 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -1366,9 +1366,9 @@ function get_terms($taxonomies, $args = '') {
 		$limits = '';
 	}
 
-	if ( !empty($search) ) {
-		$search = like_escape($search);
-		$where .= $wpdb->prepare( " AND (t.name LIKE %s)", '%' . $search . '%');
+	if ( ! empty( $search ) ) {
+		$search = like_escape( $search );
+		$where .= $wpdb->prepare( ' AND ((t.name LIKE %s) OR (t.slug LIKE %s))', '%' . $search . '%', '%' . $search . '%' );
 	}
 
 	$selects = array();
diff --git a/tests/tests/term/getTerms.php b/tests/tests/term/getTerms.php
index 82ce9a7dbf..2a946be693 100644
--- a/tests/tests/term/getTerms.php
+++ b/tests/tests/term/getTerms.php
@@ -139,4 +139,15 @@ class Tests_Term_getTerms extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		) );
 		$this->assertEquals( array(), wp_list_pluck( $exc_terms, 'term_id' ) );
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 13992
+	 */
+	function test_get_terms_search() {
+		$term_id1 = $this->factory->tag->create( array( 'slug' => 'burrito' ) );
+		$term_id2 = $this->factory->tag->create( array( 'name' => 'Wilbur' ) );
+
+		$terms = get_terms( 'post_tag', array( 'hide_empty' => false, 'search' => 'bur', 'fields' => 'ids' ) );
+		$this->assertEqualSets( array( $term_id1, $term_id2 ), $terms );
+	}
 }