diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/LanguageDropdown.js b/src/components/views/elements/LanguageDropdown.js
index e37109caff..707983c2a9 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/LanguageDropdown.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/LanguageDropdown.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import SettingsStore from "../../../settings/SettingsStore";
 import { _t } from "../../../languageHandler";
 
 function languageMatchesSearchQuery(query, language) {
-    if (language.label.toUpperCase().includes(query.toUpperCase())) return true;
+    if (language.label.toUpperCase().startsWith(query.toUpperCase())) return true;
     if (language.value.toUpperCase() === query.toUpperCase()) return true;
     return false;
 }