diff --git a/src/gui/proj/qgscoordinatereferencesystemmodel.cpp b/src/gui/proj/qgscoordinatereferencesystemmodel.cpp
index 5be20f7c07df..daf8fba5b3b1 100644
--- a/src/gui/proj/qgscoordinatereferencesystemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/proj/qgscoordinatereferencesystemmodel.cpp
@@ -716,7 +716,15 @@ bool QgsCoordinateReferenceSystemProxyModel::filterAcceptsRow( int sourceRow, co
   if ( !mFilterString.trimmed().isEmpty() )
   {
     const QString name = sourceModel()->data( sourceIndex, static_cast<int>( QgsCoordinateReferenceSystemModel::CustomRole::Name ) ).toString();
-    if ( !( QgsStringUtils::containsByWord( name, mFilterString )
+    QString candidate = name;
+    const QString groupName = sourceModel()->data( sourceIndex, static_cast<int>( QgsCoordinateReferenceSystemModel::CustomRole::Group ) ).toString();
+    if ( !groupName.isEmpty() )
+      candidate += ' ' + groupName;
+    const QString projectionName = sourceModel()->data( sourceIndex, static_cast<int>( QgsCoordinateReferenceSystemModel::CustomRole::Projection ) ).toString();
+    if ( !projectionName.isEmpty() )
+      candidate += ' ' + projectionName;
+
+    if ( !( QgsStringUtils::containsByWord( candidate, mFilterString )
             || authid.contains( mFilterString, Qt::CaseInsensitive ) ) )
       return false;
   }
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgscoordinatereferencesystemmodel.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgscoordinatereferencesystemmodel.py
index 292728664095..909d6369d999 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgscoordinatereferencesystemmodel.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgscoordinatereferencesystemmodel.py
@@ -775,6 +775,35 @@ def test_proxy_model(self):
         ][0]
         self.assertTrue(epsg_4347_index.isValid())
 
+        model.setFilterString("equal gda2020 Area")
+        projected_index = [
+            model.index(row, 0, QModelIndex())
+            for row in range(model.rowCount(QModelIndex()))
+            if model.data(
+                model.index(row, 0, QModelIndex()),
+                QgsCoordinateReferenceSystemModel.Roles.RoleGroupId,
+            )
+            == "Projected"
+        ][0]
+        aae_index = [
+            model.index(row, 0, projected_index)
+            for row in range(model.rowCount(projected_index))
+            if model.data(
+                model.index(row, 0, projected_index),
+                Qt.DisplayRole,
+            )
+            == "Albers Equal Area"
+        ][0]
+        epsg_9473_index = [
+            model.index(row, 0, aae_index)
+            for row in range(model.rowCount(aae_index))
+            if model.data(
+                model.index(row, 0, aae_index),
+                QgsCoordinateReferenceSystemModel.Roles.RoleAuthId,
+            )
+            == "EPSG:9473"
+        ][0]
+
         model.setFilterString("")
 
         # set filtered list of crs to show