diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issues/list/queries/search_projects.query.graphql b/app/assets/javascripts/issues/list/queries/search_projects.query.graphql
index 2fd374892346e90a31e6253559f519e3ae05cb76..a0c5f711132132870731c24477e6bb07620c737f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/issues/list/queries/search_projects.query.graphql
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issues/list/queries/search_projects.query.graphql
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 query searchProjects($fullPath: ID!, $search: String) {
   group(fullPath: $fullPath) {
     id
-    projects(search: $search, withIssuesEnabled: true, includeSubgroups: true) {
+    projects(search: $search, withIssuesEnabled: true, includeSubgroups: true, sort: SIMILARITY) {
       nodes {
         id
         name