diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html
index ae2e93998..1c0134f70 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
       [(ngModel)]="atom.value"
       [disabled]="disabled"
       [virtualScroll]="getSelectOptionsForField(atom.field)?.length > 100"
+      [searchFn]="selectOptionSearchFn"
       (mousedown)="$event.stopImmediatePropagation()"
     ></ng-select>
   } @else if (getCustomFieldByID(atom.field)?.data_type === CustomFieldDataType.DocumentLink) {
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@
       [disabled]="disabled"
       bindLabel="name"
       bindValue="id"
+      [searchFn]="customFieldSearchFn"
       (mousedown)="$event.stopImmediatePropagation()"
     ></ng-select>
     <select class="w-25 form-select" [(ngModel)]="atom.operator" [disabled]="disabled">
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@
           [(ngModel)]="atom.value"
           [disabled]="disabled"
           [multiple]="true"
+          [searchFn]="selectOptionSearchFn"
           (mousedown)="$event.stopImmediatePropagation()"
         ></ng-select>
       }
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.ts
index 7d8109c53..caf37ae69 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   CustomFieldQueryExpression,
 } from 'src/app/utils/custom-field-query-element'
 import { pngxPopperOptions } from 'src/app/utils/popper-options'
+import { matchesSearchText } from 'src/app/utils/text-search'
 import { LoadingComponentWithPermissions } from '../../loading-component/loading.component'
 import { ClearableBadgeComponent } from '../clearable-badge/clearable-badge.component'
 import { DocumentLinkComponent } from '../input/document-link/document-link.component'
@@ -281,6 +282,14 @@ export class CustomFieldsQueryDropdownComponent extends LoadingComponentWithPerm
 
   public readonly today: string = new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-CA')
 
+  public customFieldSearchFn = (term: string, field: CustomField): boolean =>
+    matchesSearchText(field?.name, term)
+
+  public selectOptionSearchFn = (
+    term: string,
+    option: { id: string; label: string }
+  ): boolean => matchesSearchText(option?.label, term)
+
   constructor() {
     super()
     this.selectionModel = new CustomFieldQueriesModel()