diff --git a/cypress/e2e/4-node-creator.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/4-node-creator.cy.ts
index fdd4e0e7d2..9797ed309b 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/4-node-creator.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/4-node-creator.cy.ts
@@ -314,4 +314,153 @@ describe('Node Creator', () => {
 			WorkflowPage.getters.canvasNodes().should('have.length', 3);
 		});
 	});
+
+	it('should have most relevenat nodes on top when searching', () => {
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.canvasAddButton().click();
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('email');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Email Trigger (IMAP)');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('Edit Fields (Set)');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Edit Fields (Set)');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('i');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'IF');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().eq(1).should('have.text', 'Switch');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('sw');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('Edit Fields (Set)');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Edit Fields (Set)');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('i');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'IF');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().eq(1).should('have.text', 'Switch');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('IF');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'IF');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().eq(1).should('have.text', 'Switch');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('sw');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Switch');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('swit');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Switch');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('red');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Redis');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().eq(1).should('have.text', 'Reddit');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('redd');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Reddit');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('wh');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Webhook');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('web');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Webflow');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().eq(1).should('have.text', 'Webhook');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('webh');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Webhook');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('func');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Code');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('cod');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Coda');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().eq(1).should('have.text', 'Code');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('code');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Code');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('js');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Code');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().eq(1).should('have.text', 'Item Lists');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('fi');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Filter');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('filt');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Filter');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('manu');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Manual Trigger');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('sse');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'SSE Trigger');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('cmpar');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Compare Datasets');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('fb');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Facebook Trigger');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('crn');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Schedule Trigger');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('cron');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Schedule Trigger');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('sch');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Schedule Trigger');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('time');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().eq(1).should('have.text', 'Schedule Trigger');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().eq(2).should('have.text', 'Wait');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('mail');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Mailgun');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('mailc');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Mailcheck');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().eq(1).should('have.text', 'Mailchimp');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('api');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'HTTP Request');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('s3');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'S3');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('no op');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'No Operation, do nothing');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('do no');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'No Operation, do nothing');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('htt');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'HTTP Request');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().eq(1).should('have.text', 'Webhook');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('http');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'HTTP Request');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().eq(1).should('have.text', 'Webhook');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('wa');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Wait');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().eq(1).should('have.text', 'Merge');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('wait');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Wait');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().eq(1).should('have.text', 'Merge');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('spreadsheet');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Spreadsheet File');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().eq(1).should('have.text', 'Google Sheets');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('sheets');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Google Sheets');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('ggle she');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Google Sheets');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('hub');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'HubSpot');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('git');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'Git');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().eq(1).should('have.text', 'GitHub');
+
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.searchBar().find('input').clear().type('gith');
+		nodeCreatorFeature.getters.nodeItemName().first().should('have.text', 'GitHub');
+	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/utils.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/utils.ts
index fc00aef0cc..c9b680c78a 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/utils.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export function searchNodes(searchFilter: string, items: INodeCreateElement[]) {
 	const trimmedFilter = searchFilter.toLowerCase().replace('trigger', '').trimEnd();
 	const result = (
 		sublimeSearch<INodeCreateElement>(trimmedFilter, items, [
-			{ key: 'properties.displayName', weight: 2 },
+			{ key: 'properties.displayName', weight: 1.3 },
 			{ key: 'properties.codex.alias', weight: 1 },
 		]) || []
 	).map(({ item }) => item);
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/sortUtils.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/sortUtils.ts
index 785a6b945c..5fc1b5a1b8 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/sortUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/sortUtils.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 
 // based on https://github.com/forrestthewoods/lib_fts/blob/master/code/fts_fuzzy_match.js
 
-const SEQUENTIAL_BONUS = 30; // bonus for adjacent matches
+const SEQUENTIAL_BONUS = 60; // bonus for adjacent matches
 const SEPARATOR_BONUS = 30; // bonus if match occurs after a separator
 const CAMEL_BONUS = 30; // bonus if match is uppercase and prev is lower
 const FIRST_LETTER_BONUS = 15; // bonus if the first letter is matched
 
-const LEADING_LETTER_PENALTY = -15; // penalty applied for every letter in str before the first match
+const LEADING_LETTER_PENALTY = -20; // penalty applied for every letter in str before the first match
 const MAX_LEADING_LETTER_PENALTY = -200; // maximum penalty for leading letters
 const UNMATCHED_LETTER_PENALTY = -5;