Index: src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/query/lucene/NodeIndexer.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/query/lucene/NodeIndexer.java	(revision 1303545)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/query/lucene/NodeIndexer.java	(working copy)
@@ -733,15 +733,18 @@
             int idx = fieldName.indexOf(':');
             fieldName = fieldName.substring(0, idx + 1)
                     + FieldNames.FULLTEXT_PREFIX + fieldName.substring(idx + 1);
+            boolean hasNorms = boost != DEFAULT_BOOST;
+            Field.Index indexType = hasNorms ? Field.Index.ANALYZED
+                    : Field.Index.ANALYZED_NO_NORMS;
             Field f = new Field(fieldName, true, internalValue, Field.Store.NO,
-                    Field.Index.ANALYZED, Field.TermVector.NO);
+                    indexType, Field.TermVector.NO);
             f.setBoost(boost);
             doc.add(f);
 
             if (includeInNodeIndex) {
                 // also create fulltext index of this value
                 boolean store = supportHighlighting && useInExcerpt;
-                f = createFulltextField(internalValue, store, supportHighlighting);
+                f = createFulltextField(internalValue, store, supportHighlighting, hasNorms);
                 if (useInExcerpt) {
                     doc.add(f);
                 } else {
@@ -777,7 +780,7 @@
      *
      * @param value the string value.
      * @return a lucene field.
-     * @deprecated use {@link #createFulltextField(String, boolean, boolean)} instead.
+     * @deprecated use {@link #createFulltextField(String, boolean, boolean, boolean)} instead.
      */
     protected Field createFulltextField(String value) {
         return createFulltextField(value, supportHighlighting, supportHighlighting);
@@ -785,30 +788,57 @@
 
     /**
      * Creates a fulltext field for the string <code>value</code>.
+     * 
+     * This is only for backwards compatibility!
+     * You should use {@link #createFulltextField(String, boolean, boolean, boolean)}.
      *
      * @param value the string value.
      * @param store if the value of the field should be stored.
      * @param withOffsets if a term vector with offsets should be stored.
      * @return a lucene field.
+     * @deprecated use {@link #createFulltextField(String, boolean, boolean, boolean)} instead.
      */
     protected Field createFulltextField(String value,
                                         boolean store,
                                         boolean withOffsets) {
+        return createFulltextField(value, store, withOffsets, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a fulltext field for the string <code>value</code>.
+     *
+     * @param value the string value.
+     * @param store if the value of the field should be stored.
+     * @param withOffsets if a term vector with offsets should be stored.
+     * @param withNorms if norm information should be added for this value
+     * @return a lucene field.
+     */
+    protected Field createFulltextField(String value,
+                                        boolean store,
+                                        boolean withOffsets,
+                                        boolean withNorms) {
         Field.TermVector tv;
         if (withOffsets) {
             tv = Field.TermVector.WITH_OFFSETS;
         } else {
             tv = Field.TermVector.NO;
         }
+        Field.Index index;
+        if (withNorms) {
+            index = Field.Index.ANALYZED;
+        } else {
+            index = Field.Index.ANALYZED_NO_NORMS;
+        }
+
         if (store) {
             // We would be able to store the field compressed or not depending
             // on a criterion but then we could not determine later is this field
             // has been compressed or not, so we choose to store it uncompressed
             return new Field(FieldNames.FULLTEXT, false, value, Field.Store.YES,
-                    Field.Index.ANALYZED, tv);
+                    index, tv);
         } else {
             return new Field(FieldNames.FULLTEXT, false, value,
-                    Field.Store.NO, Field.Index.ANALYZED, tv);
+                    Field.Store.NO, index, tv);
         }
     }