diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php
index 0539e7f..7d4e1a4 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ function _wp_ajax_menu_quick_search( $request = array() ) {
 					'taxonomy'   => $matches[2],
 					'name__like' => $query,
 					'number'     => 10,
+					'hide_empty' => false,
 				)
 			);
 			if ( empty( $terms ) || is_wp_error( $terms ) ) {
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php
index a6bae20..e787370 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Nav_Menus {
 			array(
 				'name__like' => $args['s'],
 				'number'     => 20,
+				'hide_empty' => false,
 				'offset'     => 20 * ( $args['pagenum'] - 1 ),
 			)
 		);