diff --git a/src/Persistence/EntityFramework/PlayerContext.cs b/src/Persistence/EntityFramework/PlayerContext.cs
index 034d74e..95df34f 100644
--- a/src/Persistence/EntityFramework/PlayerContext.cs
+++ b/src/Persistence/EntityFramework/PlayerContext.cs
@@ -100,6 +100,26 @@ internal class PlayerContext : CachingEntityFrameworkContext, IPlayerContext
         }
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public async ValueTask<IEnumerable<DataModel.Entities.Account>> SearchAccountsAsync(string searchTerm, int skip, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        using (this.RepositoryProvider.ContextStack.UseContext(this))
+        {
+            // Invariant: this one runs in .NET, so it must not depend on the server's locale - in a
+            // Turkish one, "I".ToLower() is a dotless "ı" and the term would match nothing. The
+            // ToLower() calls inside the query below are a different matter: they are translated to
+            // the database's own lower(), which is why they cannot take a culture.
+            var term = searchTerm.ToLowerInvariant();
+            return await this.Context.Set<Account>().AsNoTracking()
+                .Where(a => a.LoginName.ToLower().Contains(term)
+                            || a.RawCharacters.Any(c => c.Name.ToLower().Contains(term)))
+                .OrderBy(a => a.LoginName)
+                .Skip(skip)
+                .Take(count)
+                .ToListAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public async ValueTask<DataModel.Entities.Account?> GetAccountByCharacterNameAsync(string characterName, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
diff --git a/src/Persistence/IPlayerContext.cs b/src/Persistence/IPlayerContext.cs
index 80e95fb..93637a0 100644
--- a/src/Persistence/IPlayerContext.cs
+++ b/src/Persistence/IPlayerContext.cs
@@ -78,6 +78,19 @@ public interface IPlayerContext : IContext
     /// </returns>
     ValueTask<IEnumerable<Account>> GetAccountsOrderedByLoginNameAsync(int skip, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the accounts which contain the search term in their login name or in one of
+    /// their character names, ordered by login name.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="searchTerm">The search term.</param>
+    /// <param name="skip">The skip count.</param>
+    /// <param name="count">The count.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>
+    /// The account objects, without dependent data.
+    /// </returns>
+    ValueTask<IEnumerable<Account>> SearchAccountsAsync(string searchTerm, int skip, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the account by character name.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Persistence/InMemory/PlayerInMemoryContext.cs b/src/Persistence/InMemory/PlayerInMemoryContext.cs
index ad7dfca..bb7f3bb 100644
--- a/src/Persistence/InMemory/PlayerInMemoryContext.cs
+++ b/src/Persistence/InMemory/PlayerInMemoryContext.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@ public class PlayerInMemoryContext : InMemoryContext, IPlayerContext
         return allAccounts.OrderBy(a => a.LoginName).Skip(skip).Take(count);
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async ValueTask<IEnumerable<MUnique.OpenMU.DataModel.Entities.Account>> SearchAccountsAsync(string searchTerm, int skip, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var allAccounts = await this.Provider.GetRepository<Account>().GetAllAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        return allAccounts
+            .Where(a => a.LoginName.Contains(searchTerm, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)
+                        || a.Characters.Any(c => c.Name.Contains(searchTerm, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)))
+            .OrderBy(a => a.LoginName)
+            .Skip(skip)
+            .Take(count);
+    }
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public async ValueTask<bool> CanSaveLetterAsync(Interfaces.LetterHeader letterHeader, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
diff --git a/src/Web/Shared/Services/AccountService.cs b/src/Web/Shared/Services/AccountService.cs
index 9df8db1..03c48f3 100644
--- a/src/Web/Shared/Services/AccountService.cs
+++ b/src/Web/Shared/Services/AccountService.cs
@@ -80,18 +80,14 @@ public class AccountService : IDataService<Account>, ISupportDataChangedNotifica
                 return (await playerContext.GetAccountsOrderedByLoginNameAsync(offset, count).ConfigureAwait(false)).ToList();
             }
 
-            var allAccounts = await playerContext.GetAsync<Account>().ConfigureAwait(false);
-            var results = allAccounts.Where(account =>
-                (account.LoginName != null && account.LoginName.Contains(filter, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
-                || account.Characters.Any(c => c.Name != null && c.Name.Contains(filter, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
-            ).ToList();
-
-            if (offset >= results.Count)
+            var results = (await playerContext.SearchAccountsAsync(filter, offset, count).ConfigureAwait(false)).ToList();
+            if (results.Count == 0 && offset > 0)
             {
-                return results.Take(count).ToList();
+                // The filter narrowed the result set down to less entries than the current page offset - show the first page instead.
+                results = (await playerContext.SearchAccountsAsync(filter, 0, count).ConfigureAwait(false)).ToList();
             }
 
-            return results.Skip(offset).Take(count).ToList();
+            return results;
         }
         catch
         {