diff --git a/changelog/std-algorithm-searching-find.dd b/changelog/std-algorithm-searching-find.dd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14039816494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/std-algorithm-searching-find.dd
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+`std.algorithm.searching.find` returns a named tuple
+
+For variadic overloads $(REF find, std,algorithm,searching) will
+return a named tuple tuple instead of an anonymous tuple:
+
+---
+import std.algorithm.searching : find;
+auto t = find(a, 2, 4);
+assert(t.haystack ==  [4, 2, 3]);
+assert(t.needle == 2);
+---
diff --git a/std/algorithm/searching.d b/std/algorithm/searching.d
index 03010db544e..b4eee085d8a 100644
--- a/std/algorithm/searching.d
+++ b/std/algorithm/searching.d
@@ -2295,9 +2295,9 @@ forward range with elements comparable with elements in
 
 Returns:
 
-A tuple containing `haystack` positioned to match one of the
-needles and also the 1-based index of the matching element in $(D
-needles) (0 if none of `needles` matched, 1 if `needles[0]`
+A `Tuple!("haystack", "needle")` containing `haystack` positioned to match one of the
+needles and also `needle`, the 1-based index of the matching element in
+`needles` (0 if none of `needles` matched, 1 if `needles[0]`
 matched, 2 if `needles[1]` matched...). The first needle to be found
 will be the one that matches. If multiple needles are found at the
 same spot in the range, then the shortest one is the one which matches
@@ -2306,11 +2306,11 @@ same spot in the range, then the shortest one is the one which matches
 matches).
 
 The relationship between `haystack` and `needles` simply means
-that one can e.g. search for individual `int`s or arrays of $(D
-int)s in an array of `int`s. In addition, if elements are
+that one can e.g. search for individual `int`s or arrays of
+`int`s in an array of `int`s. In addition, if elements are
 individually comparable, searches of heterogeneous types are allowed
-as well: a `double[]` can be searched for an `int` or a $(D
-short[]), and conversely a `long` can be searched for a `float`
+as well: a `double[]` can be searched for an `int` or a
+`short[]`, and conversely a `long` can be searched for a `float`
 or a `double[]`. This makes for efficient searches without the need
 to coerce one side of the comparison into the other's side type.
 
@@ -2320,7 +2320,7 @@ is considered to be 1.) The strategy used in searching several
 subranges at once maximizes cache usage by moving in `haystack` as
 few times as possible.
  */
-Tuple!(Range, size_t) find(alias pred = "a == b", Range, Ranges...)
+auto find(alias pred = "a == b", Range, Ranges...)
 (Range haystack, Ranges needles)
 if (Ranges.length > 1 && is(typeof(startsWith!pred(haystack, needles))))
 {
@@ -2329,7 +2329,7 @@ if (Ranges.length > 1 && is(typeof(startsWith!pred(haystack, needles))))
         size_t r = startsWith!pred(haystack, needles);
         if (r || haystack.empty)
         {
-            return tuple(haystack, r);
+            return tuple!("haystack", "needle")(haystack, r);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -2338,16 +2338,27 @@ if (Ranges.length > 1 && is(typeof(startsWith!pred(haystack, needles))))
 @safe unittest
 {
     import std.typecons : tuple;
+
     int[] a = [ 1, 4, 2, 3 ];
+    // Non-variadic find (returns just the haystack)
     assert(find(a, 4) == [ 4, 2, 3 ]);
     assert(find(a, [ 1, 4 ]) == [ 1, 4, 2, 3 ]);
-    assert(find(a, [ 1, 3 ], 4) == tuple([ 4, 2, 3 ], 2));
+
+    // Variadic find (returns haystack + range)
+    auto t = find(a, 2, 4);
+    assert(t.haystack ==  [4, 2, 3]);
+    assert(t.needle == 2);
+
     // Mixed types allowed if comparable
+    assert(find(a, [ 1, 3 ], 4) == tuple([ 4, 2, 3 ], 2));
     assert(find(a, 5, [ 1.2, 3.5 ], 2.0) == tuple([ 2, 3 ], 3));
 }
 
+///
 @safe unittest
 {
+    import std.typecons : tuple;
+
     auto s1 = "Mary has a little lamb";
     assert(find(s1, "has a", "has an") == tuple("has a little lamb", 1));
     assert(find(s1, 't', "has a", "has an") == tuple("has a little lamb", 2));
@@ -2521,7 +2532,7 @@ template canFind(alias pred="a == b")
         allSatisfy!(isForwardRange, Ranges) &&
         is(typeof(find!pred(haystack, needles))))
     {
-        return find!pred(haystack, needles)[1];
+        return find!pred(haystack, needles).needle;
     }
 }