diff --git a/src/panels/config/automation/add-automation-element-dialog.ts b/src/panels/config/automation/add-automation-element-dialog.ts
index 55401c5f75..0760025878 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/automation/add-automation-element-dialog.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/automation/add-automation-element-dialog.ts
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ class DialogAddAutomationElement extends LitElement implements HassDialog {
       const options: IFuseOptions<ListItem> = {
         keys: ["key", "name", "description"],
         isCaseSensitive: false,
+        ignoreLocation: true,
         minMatchCharLength: Math.min(filter.length, 2),
         threshold: 0.2,
         getFn: getStripDiacriticsFn,