diff --git a/cookbook/migrations/0168_add_unit_searchfields.py b/cookbook/migrations/0168_add_unit_searchfields.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6ba5ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookbook/migrations/0168_add_unit_searchfields.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from django.db import migrations
+
+from cookbook.models import SearchFields
+
+
+def create_searchfields(apps, schema_editor):
+    SearchFields.objects.create(name='Units', field='steps__ingredients__unit__name')
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('cookbook', '0167_userpreference_left_handed'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(
+            create_searchfields
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/cookbook/views/api.py b/cookbook/views/api.py
index 23d07088..878c7118 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/api.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/api.py
@@ -153,11 +153,15 @@ class FuzzyFilterMixin(ViewSetMixin, ExtendedRecipeMixin):
                 )
             else:
                 # TODO have this check unaccent search settings or other search preferences?
+                filter = Q(name__icontains=query)
+                if any([self.model.__name__.lower() in x for x in self.request.user.searchpreference.unaccent.values_list('field', flat=True)]):
+                    filter |= Q(name__unaccent__icontains=query)
+
                 self.queryset = (
                     self.queryset
                         .annotate(starts=Case(When(name__istartswith=query, then=(Value(100))),
                                               default=Value(0)))  # put exact matches at the top of the result set
-                        .filter(name__icontains=query).order_by('-starts', 'name')
+                        .filter(filter).order_by('-starts', 'name')
                 )
 
         updated_at = self.request.query_params.get('updated_at', None)
diff --git a/vue/src/apps/RecipeSearchView/RecipeSearchView.vue b/vue/src/apps/RecipeSearchView/RecipeSearchView.vue
index 46231b29..aa4f4289 100644
--- a/vue/src/apps/RecipeSearchView/RecipeSearchView.vue
+++ b/vue/src/apps/RecipeSearchView/RecipeSearchView.vue
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
                                                     :flat="true"
                                                     :auto-load-root-options="false"
                                                     searchNested
-                                                    :placeholder="$t('Ingredients')"
+                                                    :placeholder="$t('Foods')"
                                                     :normalizer="normalizer"
                                                     @input="refreshData(false)"
                                                     style="flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0"
diff --git a/vue/src/components/GenericMultiselect.vue b/vue/src/components/GenericMultiselect.vue
index be26f545..b886fc25 100644
--- a/vue/src/components/GenericMultiselect.vue
+++ b/vue/src/components/GenericMultiselect.vue
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ export default {
                 limit: this.limit,
             }
             this.genericAPI(this.model, this.Actions.LIST, options).then((result) => {
+                console.log(result)
                 this.objects = this.sticky_options.concat(result.data?.results ?? result.data)
                 if (this.nothingSelected && this.objects.length > 0) {
                     this.objects.forEach((item) => {