diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index d2c7ef8ac..8f7843586 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -4582,6 +4582,7 @@
                             <div id="rm_button_group_chats" title="Create New Chat Group" data-i18n="[title]Create New Chat Group" class="menu_button fa-solid fa-users-gear "></div>
                             <input id="character_search_bar" class="text_pole width100p" type="search" data-i18n="[placeholder]Search..." placeholder="Search..." maxlength="100" />
                             <select id="character_sort_order" title="Characters sorting order" data-i18n="[title]Characters sorting order">
+                                <option data-field="search" data-order="desc" data-i18n="Search" hidden>Search</option>
                                 <option data-field="name" data-order="asc" data-i18n="A-Z">A-Z</option>
                                 <option data-field="name" data-order="desc" data-i18n="Z-A">Z-A</option>
                                 <option data-field="create_date" data-order="desc" data-i18n="Newest">Newest</option>
diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 0634313fe..2df192296 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -1310,7 +1310,6 @@ function getCharacterBlock(item, id) {
 async function printCharacters(fullRefresh = false) {
     const storageKey = 'Characters_PerPage';
     const listId = '#rm_print_characters_block';
-    const entities = getEntitiesList({ doFilter: true });
 
     let currentScrollTop = $(listId).scrollTop();
 
@@ -1320,10 +1319,15 @@ async function printCharacters(fullRefresh = false) {
         await delay(1);
     }
 
+    // Before printing the personas, we check if we should enable/disable search sorting
+    verifyCharactersSearchSortRule();
+
     // We are actually always reprinting filters, as it "doesn't hurt", and this way they are always up to date
     printTagFilters(tag_filter_types.character);
     printTagFilters(tag_filter_types.group_member);
 
+    const entities = getEntitiesList({ doFilter: true });
+
     $('#rm_print_characters_pagination').pagination({
         dataSource: entities,
         pageSize: Number(localStorage.getItem(storageKey)) || per_page_default,
@@ -1383,6 +1387,26 @@ async function printCharacters(fullRefresh = false) {
     favsToHotswap();
 }
 
+/** Checks the state of the current search, and adds/removes the search sorting option accordingly */
+function verifyCharactersSearchSortRule() {
+    const searchTerm = entitiesFilter.getFilterData(FILTER_TYPES.SEARCH);
+    const searchOption = $('#character_sort_order option[data-field="search"]');
+    const selector = $('#character_sort_order');
+    const isHidden = searchOption.attr('hidden') !== undefined;
+
+    // If we have a search term, we are displaying the sorting option for it
+    if (searchTerm && isHidden) {
+        searchOption.removeAttr('hidden');
+        searchOption.prop('selected', true);
+        flashHighlight(selector);
+    }
+    // If search got cleared, we make sure to hide the option and go back to the one before
+    if (!searchTerm && !isHidden) {
+        searchOption.attr('hidden', '');
+        $(`#character_sort_order option[data-order="${power_user.sort_order}"][data-field="${power_user.sort_field}"]`).prop('selected', true);
+    }
+}
+
 /** @typedef {object} Character - A character */
 /** @typedef {object} Group - A group */
 
@@ -8733,7 +8757,7 @@ jQuery(async function () {
         entitiesFilter.setFilterData(FILTER_TYPES.SEARCH, searchQuery);
     });
     $('#character_search_bar').on('input', function () {
-        const searchQuery = String($(this).val()).toLowerCase();
+        const searchQuery = String($(this).val());
         debouncedCharacterSearch(searchQuery);
     });
 
diff --git a/public/scripts/filters.js b/public/scripts/filters.js
index 5db6b9067..c7ca3dff5 100644
--- a/public/scripts/filters.js
+++ b/public/scripts/filters.js
@@ -285,29 +285,28 @@ export class FilterHelper {
             return data;
         }
 
-        const searchValue = this.filterData[FILTER_TYPES.SEARCH].trim().toLowerCase();
-        const fuzzySearchCharactersResults = power_user.fuzzy_search ? fuzzySearchCharacters(searchValue) : [];
-        const fuzzySearchGroupsResults = power_user.fuzzy_search ? fuzzySearchGroups(searchValue) : [];
-        const fuzzySearchTagsResult = power_user.fuzzy_search ? fuzzySearchTags(searchValue) : [];
+        const searchValue = this.filterData[FILTER_TYPES.SEARCH];
 
+        // Save fuzzy search results and scores if enabled
+        if (power_user.fuzzy_search) {
+            const fuzzySearchCharactersResults = fuzzySearchCharacters(searchValue);
+            const fuzzySearchGroupsResults = fuzzySearchGroups(searchValue);
+            const fuzzySearchTagsResult = fuzzySearchTags(searchValue);
+            this.cacheScores(FILTER_TYPES.SEARCH, new Map(fuzzySearchCharactersResults.map(i => [`character.${i.refIndex}`, i.score])));
+            this.cacheScores(FILTER_TYPES.SEARCH, new Map(fuzzySearchGroupsResults.map(i => [`group.${i.item.id}`, i.score])));
+            this.cacheScores(FILTER_TYPES.SEARCH, new Map(fuzzySearchTagsResult.map(i => [`tag.${i.item.id}`, i.score])));
+        }
+
+        const _this = this;
         function getIsValidSearch(entity) {
-            const isGroup = entity.type === 'group';
-            const isCharacter = entity.type === 'character';
-            const isTag = entity.type === 'tag';
-
             if (power_user.fuzzy_search) {
-                if (isCharacter) {
-                    return fuzzySearchCharactersResults.includes(parseInt(entity.id));
-                } else if (isGroup) {
-                    return fuzzySearchGroupsResults.includes(String(entity.id));
-                } else if (isTag) {
-                    return fuzzySearchTagsResult.includes(String(entity.id));
-                } else {
-                    return false;
-                }
+                // We can filter easily by checking if we have saved a score
+                const score = _this.getScore(FILTER_TYPES.SEARCH, `${entity.type}.${entity.id}`);
+                return score !== undefined;
             }
             else {
-                return entity.item?.name?.toLowerCase()?.includes(searchValue) || false;
+                // Compare insensitive and without accents
+                return entity.item?.name?.localeCompare(searchValue, undefined, { sensitivity: 'base' }) === 0;
             }
         }
 
@@ -370,7 +369,7 @@ export class FilterHelper {
      * Get the cached score for an item by type and its identifier
      * @param {FilterType} type The type of data
      * @param {string|number} uid The unique identifier for an item
-     * @returns {number|undefined} The cached score, or undefined if no score is present
+     * @returns {number|undefined} The cached score, or `undefined` if no score is present
      */
     getScore(type, uid) {
         return this.scoreCache.get(type)?.get(uid) ?? undefined;
diff --git a/public/scripts/power-user.js b/public/scripts/power-user.js
index 4afd73f99..4ac359fc9 100644
--- a/public/scripts/power-user.js
+++ b/public/scripts/power-user.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
     ANIMATION_DURATION_DEFAULT,
     setActiveGroup,
     setActiveCharacter,
+    entitiesFilter,
 } from '../script.js';
 import { isMobile, initMovingUI, favsToHotswap } from './RossAscends-mods.js';
 import {
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ import { BIAS_CACHE } from './logit-bias.js';
 import { renderTemplateAsync } from './templates.js';
 
 import { countOccurrences, debounce, delay, download, getFileText, isOdd, resetScrollHeight, shuffle, sortMoments, stringToRange, timestampToMoment } from './utils.js';
+import { FILTER_TYPES } from './filters.js';
 
 export {
     loadPowerUserSettings,
@@ -1860,6 +1862,11 @@ function highlightDefaultContext() {
     $('#context_delete_preset').toggleClass('disabled', power_user.default_context === power_user.context.preset);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Fuzzy search characters by a search term
+ * @param {string} searchValue - The search term
+ * @returns {{item?: *, refIndex: number, score: number}[]} Results as items with their score
+ */
 export function fuzzySearchCharacters(searchValue) {
     // @ts-ignore
     const fuse = new Fuse(characters, {
@@ -1882,8 +1889,7 @@ export function fuzzySearchCharacters(searchValue) {
 
     const results = fuse.search(searchValue);
     console.debug('Characters fuzzy search results for ' + searchValue, results);
-    const indices = results.map(x => x.refIndex);
-    return indices;
+    return results;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1936,6 +1942,11 @@ export function fuzzySearchPersonas(data, searchValue) {
     return results;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Fuzzy search tags by a search term
+ * @param {string} searchValue - The search term
+ * @returns {{item?: *, refIndex: number, score: number}[]} Results as items with their score
+ */
 export function fuzzySearchTags(searchValue) {
     // @ts-ignore
     const fuse = new Fuse(tags, {
@@ -1949,10 +1960,14 @@ export function fuzzySearchTags(searchValue) {
 
     const results = fuse.search(searchValue);
     console.debug('Tags fuzzy search results for ' + searchValue, results);
-    const ids = results.map(x => String(x.item?.id)).filter(x => x);
-    return ids;
+    return results;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Fuzzy search groups by a search term
+ * @param {string} searchValue - The search term
+ * @returns {{item?: *, refIndex: number, score: number}[]} Results as items with their score
+ */
 export function fuzzySearchGroups(searchValue) {
     // @ts-ignore
     const fuse = new Fuse(groups, {
@@ -1967,8 +1982,7 @@ export function fuzzySearchGroups(searchValue) {
 
     const results = fuse.search(searchValue);
     console.debug('Groups fuzzy search results for ' + searchValue, results);
-    const ids = results.map(x => String(x.item?.id)).filter(x => x);
-    return ids;
+    return results;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2043,15 +2057,24 @@ function sortEntitiesList(entities) {
         return;
     }
 
+    const isSearch = $('#character_sort_order option[data-field="search"]').is(':selected');
+
     entities.sort((a, b) => {
+        // Sort tags/folders will always be at the top
         if (a.type === 'tag' && b.type !== 'tag') {
             return -1;
         }
-
         if (a.type !== 'tag' && b.type === 'tag') {
             return 1;
         }
 
+        // If we have search sorting, we take scores and use those
+        if (isSearch) {
+            const aScore = entitiesFilter.getScore(FILTER_TYPES.SEARCH, `${a.type}.${a.id}`);
+            const bScore = entitiesFilter.getScore(FILTER_TYPES.SEARCH, `${b.type}.${b.id}`);
+            return (aScore - bScore);
+        }
+
         return sortFunc(a.item, b.item);
     });
 }
@@ -3227,9 +3250,13 @@ $(document).ready(() => {
     });
 
     $('#character_sort_order').on('change', function () {
-        power_user.sort_field = $(this).find(':selected').data('field');
-        power_user.sort_order = $(this).find(':selected').data('order');
-        power_user.sort_rule = $(this).find(':selected').data('rule');
+        const field = String($(this).find(':selected').data('field'));
+        // Save sort order, but do not save search sorting, as this is a temporary sorting option
+        if (field !== 'search') {
+            power_user.sort_field = field;
+            power_user.sort_order = $(this).find(':selected').data('order');
+            power_user.sort_rule = $(this).find(':selected').data('rule');
+        }
         printCharactersDebounced();
         saveSettingsDebounced();
     });