diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette-editor.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette-editor.js
index a4b716f29..e73a3a9b1 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette-editor.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette-editor.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ RED.palette.editor = (function() {
     let packageList;
 
     // Nodes tab - filter
-    let activeFilter = "";
+    let activeFilterTerms = [];
     // Nodes tab - search input
     let filterInput;
     // Install tab - search input
@@ -421,7 +421,19 @@ RED.palette.editor = (function() {
     }
 
     function filterChange(val) {
-        activeFilter = val.toLowerCase();
+        const activeFilter = val.toLowerCase();
+        activeFilterTerms = []
+        activeFilter.split(',').forEach(term => {
+            term = term.trim()
+            if (term) {
+                const isExact = term[0] === '"' && term[term.length-1] === '"'
+                activeFilterTerms.push({
+                    exact: isExact,
+                    term: isExact ? term.substring(1,term.length-1) : term
+                })
+            }
+        })
+
         var visible = nodeList.editableList('filter');
         var size = nodeList.editableList('length');
         if (val === "") {
@@ -669,6 +681,9 @@ RED.palette.editor = (function() {
             title: RED._("palette.editor.palette"),
             get: getSettingsPane,
             close: function() {
+                if (filterInput) {
+                    filterInput.searchBox('value',"");
+                }
                 settingsPane.detach();
             },
             focus: function() {
@@ -870,11 +885,26 @@ RED.palette.editor = (function() {
                 return A.info.name.localeCompare(B.info.name);
             },
             filter: function(data) {
-                if (activeFilter === "" ) {
+                if (activeFilterTerms.length === 0) {
                     return true;
                 }
-
-                return (activeFilter==="")||(data.index.indexOf(activeFilter) > -1);
+                for (let i = 0; i < activeFilterTerms.length; i++) {
+                    const searchTerm = activeFilterTerms[i]
+                    const location = data.index.indexOf(searchTerm.term)
+                    if (
+                        (
+                            searchTerm.exact &&
+                            (
+                                location === 0 && (
+                                    data.index.length === searchTerm.term.length ||
+                                    data.index[searchTerm.term.length] === ','
+                                )
+                            )
+                         ) ||
+                         (!searchTerm.exact && location > -1)) {
+                            return true
+                         }
+                }
             },
             addItem: function(container,i,object) {
                 var entry = object.info;