diff --git a/tagstudio/src/core/library/alchemy/library.py b/tagstudio/src/core/library/alchemy/library.py
index 72b3e4d39..6ad037c03 100644
--- a/tagstudio/src/core/library/alchemy/library.py
+++ b/tagstudio/src/core/library/alchemy/library.py
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ def search_tags(
             if search.tag:
                 query = query.where(
                     or_(
-                        Tag.name.ilike(search.tag),
-                        Tag.shorthand.ilike(search.tag),
+                        Tag.name.icontains(search.tag),
+                        Tag.shorthand.icontains(search.tag),
                     )
                 )
 
diff --git a/tagstudio/tests/test_library.py b/tagstudio/tests/test_library.py
index 4bd8bc641..2232626c3 100644
--- a/tagstudio/tests/test_library.py
+++ b/tagstudio/tests/test_library.py
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ def test_tag_search(library):
         FilterState(tag=tag.name.upper()),
     )
 
+    assert library.search_tags(FilterState(tag=tag.name[2:-2]))
+
     assert not library.search_tags(
         FilterState(tag=tag.name * 2),
     )