diff --git a/public/src/client/groups/memberlist.js b/public/src/client/groups/memberlist.js
index 97f9da0120..cc3b36ce3c 100644
--- a/public/src/client/groups/memberlist.js
+++ b/public/src/client/groups/memberlist.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ define('forum/groups/memberlist', ['components', 'forum/infinitescroll'], functi
 			var $this = $(this);
 			var bottom = ($this[0].scrollHeight - $this.innerHeight()) * 0.9;
 
-			if ($this.scrollTop() > bottom) {
+			if ($this.scrollTop() > bottom && !$('[component="groups/members/search"]').val()) {
 				loadMoreMembers();
 			}
 		});
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ define('forum/groups/memberlist', ['components', 'forum/infinitescroll'], functi
 	}
 
 	function parseAndTranslate(users, callback) {
-		app.parseAndTranslate(templateName, 'members', {
+		app.parseAndTranslate(templateName, 'group.members', {
 			group: {
 				members: users,
 				isOwner: ajaxify.data.group.isOwner,
diff --git a/src/controllers/users.js b/src/controllers/users.js
index 45cb5f1e21..cf3707d873 100644
--- a/src/controllers/users.js
+++ b/src/controllers/users.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ usersController.search = function (req, res, next) {
 						query: req.query.term,
 						searchBy: req.query.searchBy || 'username',
 						page: req.query.page || 1,
-						sortBy: req.query.sortBy,
+						sortBy: req.query.sortBy || 'joindate',
 						onlineOnly: req.query.onlineOnly === 'true',
 						bannedOnly: req.query.bannedOnly === 'true',
 						flaggedOnly: req.query.flaggedOnly === 'true',
diff --git a/src/groups/search.js b/src/groups/search.js
index 5552eb932c..b6a9db00f8 100644
--- a/src/groups/search.js
+++ b/src/groups/search.js
@@ -63,29 +63,6 @@ module.exports = function (Groups) {
 	};
 
 	Groups.searchMembers = function (data, callback) {
-		function findUids(query, searchBy, callback) {
-			query = query.toLowerCase();
-
-			async.waterfall([
-				function (next) {
-					Groups.getMembers(data.groupName, 0, -1, next);
-				},
-				function (members, next) {
-					user.getUsersFields(members, ['uid'].concat([searchBy]), next);
-				},
-				function (users, next) {
-					var uids = [];
-					for (var i = 0; i < users.length; i += 1) {
-						var field = users[i][searchBy];
-						if (field.toLowerCase().startsWith(query)) {
-							uids.push(users[i].uid);
-						}
-					}
-					next(null, uids);
-				},
-			], callback);
-		}
-
 		if (!data.query) {
 			Groups.getOwnersAndMembers(data.groupName, data.uid, 0, 19, function (err, users) {
 				callback(err, { users: users });
@@ -93,10 +70,10 @@ module.exports = function (Groups) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		data.findUids = findUids;
 		var results;
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
+				data.paginate = false;
 				user.search(data, next);
 			},
 			function (_results, next) {
@@ -104,6 +81,16 @@ module.exports = function (Groups) {
 				var uids = results.users.map(function (user) {
 					return user && user.uid;
 				});
+
+				Groups.isMembers(uids, data.groupName, next);
+			},
+			function (isMembers, next) {
+				results.users = results.users.filter(function (user, index) {
+					return isMembers[index];
+				});
+				var uids = results.users.map(function (user) {
+					return user && user.uid;
+				});
 				Groups.ownership.isOwners(uids, data.groupName, next);
 			},
 			function (isOwners, next) {
diff --git a/src/user/search.js b/src/user/search.js
index 967c32c32b..37549232cd 100644
--- a/src/user/search.js
+++ b/src/user/search.js
@@ -23,11 +23,8 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 		var searchResult = {};
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
-				if (data.findUids) {
-					data.findUids(query, searchBy, next);
-				} else {
-					findUids(query, searchBy, next);
-				}
+				var searchMethod = data.findUids || findUids;
+				searchMethod(query, searchBy, data.hardCap, next);
 			},
 			function (uids, next) {
 				filterAndSortUids(uids, data, next);
@@ -57,7 +54,7 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 		], callback);
 	};
 
-	function findUids(query, searchBy, callback) {
+	function findUids(query, searchBy, hardCap, callback) {
 		if (!query) {
 			return callback(null, []);
 		}
@@ -66,7 +63,7 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 		var max = query.substr(0, query.length - 1) + String.fromCharCode(query.charCodeAt(query.length - 1) + 1);
 
 		var resultsPerPage = parseInt(meta.config.userSearchResultsPerPage, 10) || 20;
-		var hardCap = resultsPerPage * 10;
+		hardCap = hardCap || resultsPerPage * 10;
 
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
@@ -82,9 +79,11 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 	}
 
 	function filterAndSortUids(uids, data, callback) {
-		var sortBy = data.sortBy || 'joindate';
+		var fields = [];
 
-		var fields = ['uid', sortBy];
+		if (data.sortBy) {
+			fields.push(data.sortBy);
+		}
 		if (data.onlineOnly) {
 			fields = fields.concat(['status', 'lastonline']);
 		}
@@ -95,6 +94,12 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 			fields.push('flags');
 		}
 
+		if (!fields.length) {
+			return callback(null, uids);
+		}
+
+		fields = ['uid'].concat(fields);
+
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
 				User.getUsersFields(uids, fields, next);
@@ -118,7 +123,9 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 					});
 				}
 
-				sortUsers(userData, sortBy);
+				if (data.sortBy) {
+					sortUsers(userData, data.sortBy);
+				}
 
 				uids = userData.map(function (user) {
 					return user && user.uid;