diff --git a/app/Models/Language/Language.php b/app/Models/Language/Language.php
index 42c55e171..8b96c650b 100644
--- a/app/Models/Language/Language.php
+++ b/app/Models/Language/Language.php
@@ -484,12 +484,12 @@ public function scopeFilterableByNameAndAccessGroup(
         $formatted_name = "+$name*";
 
         $lang = Language::from('languages', 'lang')
-            ->select('lang.id as id')
+            ->selectRaw('lang.id as id, (MATCH (lang.name) against (? IN BOOLEAN MODE) + IF(lang.name LIKE ?, 1000, 0)) as score', [$name, "$name%"])
             ->whereRaw('MATCH (lang.name) against (? IN BOOLEAN MODE)', [$formatted_name])
             ->isContentAvailable($access_group_ids, $bible_fileset_filters);
 
         $lang_trans = LanguageTranslation::from('language_translations', 'lang_trans')
-            ->select('lang_trans.language_source_id as id')
+            ->selectRaw('lang_trans.language_source_id as id, (MATCH (lang_trans.name) against (? IN BOOLEAN MODE) + IF(lang_trans.name LIKE ?, 1000, 0)) as score', [$name, "$name%"])
             ->whereRaw('MATCH (lang_trans.name) against (? IN BOOLEAN MODE)', [$formatted_name])
             ->isContentAvailable($access_group_ids, $bible_fileset_filters)
             ->hasPriority();
@@ -498,7 +498,8 @@ public function scopeFilterableByNameAndAccessGroup(
             ->unionAll($lang_trans);
 
         $lang_union_all_group = \DB::table($lang_union_query, 'lang_and_trans_group')
-            ->groupBy('lang_and_trans_group.id');
+            ->groupBy('lang_and_trans_group.id')
+            ->orderBy('lang_and_trans_group.score', 'DESC');
 
         return $query->joinSub(
             $lang_union_all_group,