diff --git a/models/user.go b/models/user.go
index a423a843b..6cf3fadb3 100755
--- a/models/user.go
+++ b/models/user.go
@@ -1768,7 +1768,6 @@ func (opts *SearchUserOptions) toConds() builder.Cond {
 	if !opts.IsActive.IsNone() {
 		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"is_active": opts.IsActive.IsTrue()})
 	}
-
 	return cond
 }
 
@@ -1780,12 +1779,15 @@ func SearchUsers(opts *SearchUserOptions) (users []*User, _ int64, _ error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Count: %v", err)
 	}
-
+	orderby := opts.OrderBy.String()
 	if len(opts.OrderBy) == 0 {
-		opts.OrderBy = SearchOrderByAlphabetically
+		orderby = SearchOrderByAlphabetically.String()
+		lowerKeyword := strings.ToLower(opts.Keyword)
+		if len(opts.Keyword) > 0 {
+			orderby = " CASE when lower_name='" + lowerKeyword + "' then 0  when charindex('" + lowerKeyword + "',lower_name)>0 then 1  else 2 END ASC"
+		}
 	}
-
-	sess := x.Where(cond).OrderBy(opts.OrderBy.String())
+	sess := x.Where(cond).OrderBy(orderby)
 	if opts.Page != 0 {
 		sess = opts.setSessionPagination(sess)
 	}