diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/actionList.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/actionList.js
index aa5b2f900..ac8a06813 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/actionList.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/actionList.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ RED.actionList = (function() {
     var visible = false;
 
     var filterTerm = "";
+    var filterTerms = [];
     var previousActiveElement;
 
     function ensureSelectedIsVisible() {
@@ -46,9 +47,14 @@ RED.actionList = (function() {
         var searchDiv = $("<div>",{class:"red-ui-search-container"}).appendTo(dialog);
         searchInput = $('<input type="text" data-i18n="[placeholder]keyboard.filterActions">').appendTo(searchDiv).searchBox({
             change: function() {
-                filterTerm = $(this).val();
+                filterTerm = $(this).val().trim();
+                filterTerms = filterTerm.split(" ");
                 searchResults.editableList('filter');
                 searchResults.find("li.selected").removeClass("selected");
+                var children = searchResults.children(":visible");
+                if (children.length) {
+                    $(children[0]).addClass('selected');
+                }
             }
         });
 
@@ -61,7 +67,6 @@ RED.actionList = (function() {
                     var children = searchResults.children(":visible");
                     if (children.length) {
                         $(children[0]).addClass('selected');
-                        RED.a = children[0];
                     }
                 } else {
                     var nextChild = selectedChild.nextAll(":visible").first();
@@ -115,8 +120,17 @@ RED.actionList = (function() {
             },
             scrollOnAdd: false,
             filter: function(item) {
-                if (filterTerm !== "" && item.label.toLowerCase().indexOf(filterTerm) === -1) {
-                    return false;
+                if (filterTerm !== "") {
+                    var pos=0;
+                    for (var i=0;i<filterTerms.length;i++) {
+                        var j = item._label.indexOf(filterTerms[i],pos);
+                        if (j > -1) {
+                            pos = j;
+                        } else {
+                            return false;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    return true;
                 }
                 return true;
             }
@@ -156,12 +170,17 @@ RED.actionList = (function() {
             });
             actions.forEach(function(action) {
                 action.label = action.id.replace(/:/,": ").replace(/-/g," ").replace(/(^| )./g,function() { return arguments[0].toUpperCase()});
+                action._label = action.label.toLowerCase();
                 searchResults.editableList('addItem',action)
             })
             RED.events.emit("actionList:open");
             visible = true;
         }
         searchInput.trigger("focus");
+        var children = searchResults.children(":visible");
+        if (children.length) {
+            $(children[0]).addClass('selected');
+        }
     }
 
     function hide() {