diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da15e365..4b282789 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ## [0.9.6] 2020
+### Improvements
+- UI
+    - name filter now compares the typed word with the beginning of the package name
 ### Fixes
 - Web
     - handling unexpected connection errors
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/commons.py b/bauh/view/qt/commons.py
index 2204af0d..34708aab 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/commons.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/commons.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def apply_filters(pkgv: PackageView, filters: dict, info: dict):
         hidden = not pkgv.model.categories or not [c for c in pkgv.model.categories if c.lower() == filters['category']]
 
     if not hidden and filters['name']:
-        hidden = filters['name'] not in pkgv.model.name.lower()
+        hidden = not pkgv.model.name.lower().startswith(filters['name'])
 
     if not hidden and (not filters['display_limit'] or len(info['pkgs_displayed']) < filters['display_limit']):
         info['pkgs_displayed'].append(pkgv)