diff --git a/loader/include/Geode/utils/string.hpp b/loader/include/Geode/utils/string.hpp
index 90d64fa50..07cdad200 100644
--- a/loader/include/Geode/utils/string.hpp
+++ b/loader/include/Geode/utils/string.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include <compare>
 
 namespace geode::utils::string {
     /**
@@ -64,4 +65,10 @@ namespace geode::utils::string {
 
     GEODE_DLL bool startsWith(std::string const& str, std::string const& prefix);
     GEODE_DLL bool endsWith(std::string const& str, std::string const& suffix);
+
+    /**
+     * Similar to strcmp, but case insensitive.
+     * Uses std::tolower, but could change in the future for better locale support
+     */
+    GEODE_DLL std::strong_ordering caseInsensitiveCompare(std::string_view a, std::string_view b);
 }
diff --git a/loader/src/ui/mods/sources/ModListSource.hpp b/loader/src/ui/mods/sources/ModListSource.hpp
index 49f2c8493..c86ccd69c 100644
--- a/loader/src/ui/mods/sources/ModListSource.hpp
+++ b/loader/src/ui/mods/sources/ModListSource.hpp
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ void filterModsWithLocalQuery(ModListSource::ProvidedMods& mods, Query const& qu
     std::vector<std::pair<ModSource, double>> filtered;
 
     // Filter installed mods based on query
+    // TODO: maybe skip fuzzy matching altogether if query is empty?
     for (auto& src : mods.mods) {
         double weighted = 0;
         bool addToList = true;
@@ -226,7 +227,10 @@ void filterModsWithLocalQuery(ModListSource::ProvidedMods& mods, Query const& qu
             return a.second > b.second;
         }
         // Sort secondarily alphabetically
-        return a.first.getMetadata().getName() < b.first.getMetadata().getName();
+        return utils::string::caseInsensitiveCompare(
+            a.first.getMetadata().getName(),
+            b.first.getMetadata().getName()
+        ) == std::strong_ordering::less;
     });
 
     mods.mods.clear();
diff --git a/loader/src/utils/string.cpp b/loader/src/utils/string.cpp
index 0323a61eb..ed46bc316 100644
--- a/loader/src/utils/string.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/utils/string.cpp
@@ -192,3 +192,20 @@ std::string utils::string::normalize(std::string const& str) {
     auto ret = str;
     return utils::string::normalizeIP(ret);
 }
+
+std::strong_ordering utils::string::caseInsensitiveCompare(std::string_view str1, std::string_view str2) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < str1.size() && i < str2.size(); i++) {
+        auto const a = std::tolower(str1[i]);
+        auto const b = std::tolower(str2[i]);
+        if (a < b) {
+            return std::strong_ordering::less;
+        } else if (a > b) {
+            return std::strong_ordering::greater;
+        }
+    }
+    if (str1.size() < str2.size())
+        return std::strong_ordering::less;
+    else if (str1.size() > str2.size())
+        return std::strong_ordering::greater;
+    return std::strong_ordering::equal;
+}
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