diff --git a/src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/library.py b/src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/library.py
index bc728a999..e58bbc073 100644
--- a/src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/library.py
+++ b/src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/library.py
@@ -1273,11 +1273,20 @@ def sort_key(text: str):
                     )
                 )
 
-            tags = list(session.execute(query))
+            tags = [(tag_id, tag_name) for tag_id, tag_name in session.execute(query)]
 
             if name:
+                shorthand_query = select(Tag.id, Tag.shorthand).where(
+                    and_(Tag.shorthand.is_not(None), Tag.shorthand.icontains(name))
+                )
+                tags.extend(
+                    (tag_id, shorthand)
+                    for tag_id, shorthand in session.execute(shorthand_query)
+                    if shorthand is not None
+                )
+
                 query = select(TagAlias.tag_id, TagAlias.name).where(TagAlias.name.icontains(name))
-                tags.extend(session.execute(query))
+                tags.extend((tag_id, alias_name) for tag_id, alias_name in session.execute(query))
 
             tags.sort(key=lambda t: sort_key(t[1]))
             # Use order from Tag.name or TagAlias.name depending on which comes first for each tag.
diff --git a/tests/test_library.py b/tests/test_library.py
index 17f0d990d..c8067d78b 100644
--- a/tests/test_library.py
+++ b/tests/test_library.py
@@ -135,6 +135,21 @@ def test_tag_search(library: Library):
     assert library.search_tags(tag.name * 2) == ([], [])
 
 
+def test_tag_search_exact_shorthand_takes_priority(generate_tag: Callable[..., Tag]):
+    with TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir_name:
+        library = Library()
+        status = library.open_library(Path(tmp_dir_name), in_memory=True)
+        assert status.success
+
+        blue = unwrap(library.add_tag(generate_tag("blue", shorthand="u")))
+        black = unwrap(library.add_tag(generate_tag("black", shorthand="b")))
+
+        direct_tags, _ = library.search_tags("b")
+
+        assert blue.id != black.id
+        assert direct_tags[0].id == black.id
+
+
 def test_get_entry(library: Library, entry_min: Entry):
     result = unwrap(library.get_entry_full(unwrap(entry_min.id)))
     assert len(result.tags) == 1