diff --git a/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_unifiedstorage.go b/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_unifiedstorage.go
index ae1f579efd0..d32641d68f2 100644
--- a/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_unifiedstorage.go
+++ b/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_unifiedstorage.go
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ func (s *Service) getFolderByTitleFromApiServer(ctx context.Context, orgID int64
 			Key: folderkey,
 			Fields: []*resource.Requirement{
 				{
-					Key:      resource.SEARCH_FIELD_TITLE_SORT,
+					Key:      resource.SEARCH_FIELD_TITLE_PHRASE,
 					Operator: string(selection.In),
-					Values:   []string{strings.ToLower(title)},
+					Values:   []string{title},
 				},
 			},
 			Labels: []*resource.Requirement{},
diff --git a/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_unifiedstorage_test.go b/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_unifiedstorage_test.go
index a19c83f209e..7377c18bc2f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_unifiedstorage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_unifiedstorage_test.go
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ func (r resourceClientMock) Search(ctx context.Context, in *resource.ResourceSea
 	}
 
 	if len(in.Options.Fields) > 0 &&
-		in.Options.Fields[0].Key == resource.SEARCH_FIELD_TITLE_SORT &&
+		in.Options.Fields[0].Key == resource.SEARCH_FIELD_TITLE_PHRASE &&
 		in.Options.Fields[0].Operator == "in" &&
 		len(in.Options.Fields[0].Values) > 0 &&
 		in.Options.Fields[0].Values[0] == "foo" {
diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/document.go b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/document.go
index ce5ecdf0d16..a868719263d 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/document.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/document.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ type IndexableDocument struct {
 	Title string `json:"title,omitempty"`
 
 	// internal sort field for title ( don't set this directly )
-	TitleSort string `json:"title_sort,omitempty"`
+	TitlePhrase string `json:"title_phrase,omitempty"`
 
 	// A generic description -- helpful in global search
 	Description string `json:"description,omitempty"`
@@ -163,15 +163,15 @@ func NewIndexableDocument(key *ResourceKey, rv int64, obj utils.GrafanaMetaAcces
 		}
 	}
 	doc := &IndexableDocument{
-		Key:       key,
-		RV:        rv,
-		Name:      key.Name,
-		Title:     title,                  // We always want *something* to display
-		TitleSort: strings.ToLower(title), // Lowercase for case-insensitive sorting
-		Labels:    obj.GetLabels(),
-		Folder:    obj.GetFolder(),
-		CreatedBy: obj.GetCreatedBy(),
-		UpdatedBy: obj.GetUpdatedBy(),
+		Key:         key,
+		RV:          rv,
+		Name:        key.Name,
+		Title:       title,                  // We always want *something* to display
+		TitlePhrase: strings.ToLower(title), // Lowercase for case-insensitive sorting
+		Labels:      obj.GetLabels(),
+		Folder:      obj.GetFolder(),
+		CreatedBy:   obj.GetCreatedBy(),
+		UpdatedBy:   obj.GetUpdatedBy(),
 	}
 	doc.RepoInfo, _ = obj.GetRepositoryInfo()
 	ts := obj.GetCreationTimestamp()
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ const SEARCH_FIELD_NAMESPACE = "namespace"
 const SEARCH_FIELD_NAME = "name"
 const SEARCH_FIELD_RV = "rv"
 const SEARCH_FIELD_TITLE = "title"
-const SEARCH_FIELD_TITLE_SORT = "title_sort"
+const SEARCH_FIELD_TITLE_PHRASE = "title_phrase" // filtering/sorting on title by full phrase
 const SEARCH_FIELD_DESCRIPTION = "description"
 const SEARCH_FIELD_TAGS = "tags"
 const SEARCH_FIELD_LABELS = "labels" // All labels, not a specific one
diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/document_test.go b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/document_test.go
index 21ef906c6c0..593d1fbffd9 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/document_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/document_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestStandardDocumentBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"rv": 10,
 		"title": "test playlist unified storage",
-		"title_sort": "test playlist unified storage",
+		"title_phrase": "test playlist unified storage",
 		"created": 1717236672000,
 		"createdBy": "user:ABC",
 		"updatedBy": "user:XYZ",
diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/resource.pb.go b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/resource.pb.go
index 651f9a5e4ba..9a41f4c4e5a 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/resource.pb.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/resource.pb.go
@@ -1284,12 +1284,12 @@ type ListOptions struct {
 	// Group+Namespace+Resource (not name)
 	Key *ResourceKey `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=key,proto3" json:"key,omitempty"`
 	// (best effort) Match label
-	// Allowed to send more results than actually match because the filter will be appled
-	// to the resutls agin in the client.  That time with the full field selector
+	// Allowed to send more results than actually match because the filter will be applied
+	// to the results again in the client.  That time with the full field selector
 	Labels []*Requirement `protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=labels,proto3" json:"labels,omitempty"`
 	// (best effort) fields matcher
-	// Allowed to send more results than actually match because the filter will be appled
-	// to the resutls agin in the client.  That time with the full field selector
+	// Allowed to send more results than actually match because the filter will be applied
+	// to the results again in the client.  That time with the full field selector
 	Fields        []*Requirement `protobuf:"bytes,3,rep,name=fields,proto3" json:"fields,omitempty"`
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/resource.proto b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/resource.proto
index 005b7e6ab4e..ae7d067ff5a 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/resource.proto
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/resource.proto
@@ -209,13 +209,13 @@ message ListOptions {
   ResourceKey key = 1;
 
   // (best effort) Match label
-  // Allowed to send more results than actually match because the filter will be appled
-  // to the resutls agin in the client.  That time with the full field selector
+  // Allowed to send more results than actually match because the filter will be applied
+  // to the results again in the client.  That time with the full field selector
   repeated Requirement labels = 2;
 
   // (best effort) fields matcher
-  // Allowed to send more results than actually match because the filter will be appled
-  // to the resutls agin in the client.  That time with the full field selector
+  // Allowed to send more results than actually match because the filter will be applied
+  // to the results again in the client.  That time with the full field selector
   repeated Requirement fields = 3;
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/search/bleve.go b/pkg/storage/unified/search/bleve.go
index 145bd025cd7..bf9748cf5bc 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/search/bleve.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/search/bleve.go
@@ -684,9 +684,11 @@ func getSortFields(req *resource.ResourceSearchRequest) []string {
 
 // fields that we went to sort by the full text
 var textSortFields = map[string]string{
-	resource.SEARCH_FIELD_TITLE: resource.SEARCH_FIELD_TITLE + "_sort",
+	resource.SEARCH_FIELD_TITLE: resource.SEARCH_FIELD_TITLE_PHRASE,
 }
 
+const lowerCase = "phrase"
+
 // Convert a "requirement" into a bleve query
 func requirementQuery(req *resource.Requirement, prefix string) (query.Query, *resource.ErrorResult) {
 	switch selection.Operator(req.Operator) {
@@ -696,14 +698,14 @@ func requirementQuery(req *resource.Requirement, prefix string) (query.Query, *r
 		}
 
 		if len(req.Values[0]) == 1 {
-			q := query.NewMatchQuery(req.Values[0])
+			q := query.NewMatchQuery(filterValue(req.Key, req.Values[0]))
 			q.FieldVal = prefix + req.Key
 			return q, nil
 		}
 
 		conjuncts := []query.Query{}
 		for _, v := range req.Values {
-			q := query.NewMatchQuery(v)
+			q := query.NewMatchQuery(filterValue(req.Key, v))
 			q.FieldVal = prefix + req.Key
 			conjuncts = append(conjuncts, q)
 		}
@@ -720,14 +722,14 @@ func requirementQuery(req *resource.Requirement, prefix string) (query.Query, *r
 			return query.NewMatchAllQuery(), nil
 		}
 		if len(req.Values) == 1 {
-			q := query.NewMatchQuery(req.Values[0])
+			q := query.NewMatchQuery(filterValue(req.Key, req.Values[0]))
 			q.FieldVal = prefix + req.Key
 			return q, nil
 		}
 
 		disjuncts := []query.Query{}
 		for _, v := range req.Values {
-			q := query.NewMatchQuery(v)
+			q := query.NewMatchQuery(filterValue(req.Key, v))
 			q.FieldVal = prefix + req.Key
 			disjuncts = append(disjuncts, q)
 		}
@@ -739,7 +741,7 @@ func requirementQuery(req *resource.Requirement, prefix string) (query.Query, *r
 
 		var mustNotQueries []query.Query
 		for _, value := range req.Values {
-			mustNotQueries = append(mustNotQueries, bleve.NewMatchQuery(value))
+			mustNotQueries = append(mustNotQueries, bleve.NewMatchQuery(filterValue(req.Key, value)))
 		}
 		boolQuery.AddMustNot(mustNotQueries...)
 
@@ -754,6 +756,14 @@ func requirementQuery(req *resource.Requirement, prefix string) (query.Query, *r
 	)
 }
 
+// filterValue will convert the value to lower case if the field is a phrase field
+func filterValue(field string, v string) string {
+	if strings.HasSuffix(field, lowerCase) {
+		return strings.ToLower(v)
+	}
+	return v
+}
+
 func (b *bleveIndex) hitsToTable(ctx context.Context, selectFields []string, hits search.DocumentMatchCollection, explain bool) (*resource.ResourceTable, error) {
 	_, span := b.tracing.Start(ctx, tracingPrexfixBleve+"hitsToTable")
 	defer span.End()
diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/search/bleve_mappings.go b/pkg/storage/unified/search/bleve_mappings.go
index a1ec7d9fd6b..027fd87b947 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/search/bleve_mappings.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/search/bleve_mappings.go
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ func getBleveDocMappings(_ resource.SearchableDocumentFields) *mapping.DocumentM
 	}
 	mapper.AddFieldMappingsAt(resource.SEARCH_FIELD_NAME, nameMapping)
 
-	// for sorting by title
-	titleSortMapping := bleve.NewKeywordFieldMapping()
-	mapper.AddFieldMappingsAt(resource.SEARCH_FIELD_TITLE_SORT, titleSortMapping)
+	// for filtering/sorting by title full phrase
+	titlePhraseMapping := bleve.NewKeywordFieldMapping()
+	mapper.AddFieldMappingsAt(resource.SEARCH_FIELD_TITLE_PHRASE, titlePhraseMapping)
 
 	// for searching by title
+	// TODO: do we still need this since we have SEARCH_FIELD_TITLE_PHRASE?
 	titleSearchMapping := bleve.NewTextFieldMapping()
 	mapper.AddFieldMappingsAt(resource.SEARCH_FIELD_TITLE, titleSearchMapping)
 
diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/search/bleve_test.go b/pkg/storage/unified/search/bleve_test.go
index 4535b276c0a..66acc8d9a25 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/search/bleve_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/search/bleve_test.go
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ func TestBleveBackend(t *testing.T) {
 					Group:     "dashboard.grafana.app",
 					Resource:  "dashboards",
 				},
-				Title:     "aaa (dash)",
-				TitleSort: "aaa (dash)",
-				Folder:    "xxx",
+				Title:       "aaa (dash)",
+				TitlePhrase: "aaa (dash)",
+				Folder:      "xxx",
 				Fields: map[string]any{
 					DASHBOARD_PANEL_TYPES:       []string{"timeseries", "table"},
 					DASHBOARD_ERRORS_TODAY:      25,
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ func TestBleveBackend(t *testing.T) {
 					Group:     "dashboard.grafana.app",
 					Resource:  "dashboards",
 				},
-				Title:     "bbb (dash)",
-				TitleSort: "bbb (dash)",
-				Folder:    "xxx",
+				Title:       "bbb (dash)",
+				TitlePhrase: "bbb (dash)",
+				Folder:      "xxx",
 				Fields: map[string]any{
 					DASHBOARD_PANEL_TYPES:       []string{"timeseries"},
 					DASHBOARD_ERRORS_TODAY:      40,
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ func TestBleveBackend(t *testing.T) {
 					Group:     "dashboard.grafana.app",
 					Resource:  "dashboards",
 				},
-				Name:      "ccc",
-				Title:     "ccc (dash)",
-				TitleSort: "ccc (dash)",
-				Folder:    "zzz",
+				Name:        "ccc",
+				Title:       "ccc (dash)",
+				TitlePhrase: "ccc (dash)",
+				Folder:      "zzz",
 				RepoInfo: &utils.ResourceRepositoryInfo{
 					Name: "repo2",
 					Path: "path/in/repo2.yaml",
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ func TestBleveBackend(t *testing.T) {
 					Group:     "folder.grafana.app",
 					Resource:  "folders",
 				},
-				Title:     "zzz (folder)",
-				TitleSort: "zzz (folder)",
+				Title:       "zzz (folder)",
+				TitlePhrase: "zzz (folder)",
 				RepoInfo: &utils.ResourceRepositoryInfo{
 					Name:      "repo-1",
 					Path:      "path/to/folder.json",
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@ func TestBleveBackend(t *testing.T) {
 					Group:     "folder.grafana.app",
 					Resource:  "folders",
 				},
-				Title:     "yyy (folder)",
-				TitleSort: "yyy (folder)",
+				Title:       "yyy (folder)",
+				TitlePhrase: "yyy (folder)",
 				Labels: map[string]string{
 					"region": "west",
 				},
diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/dashboard-aaa-out.json b/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/dashboard-aaa-out.json
index 04278a03fde..9fa0a53b2c1 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/dashboard-aaa-out.json
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/dashboard-aaa-out.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "name": "aaa",
   "rv": 1234,
   "title": "Test title",
-  "title_sort": "test title",
+  "title_phrase": "test title",
   "description": "test description",
   "tags": [
     "a",
diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/folder-aaa-out.json b/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/folder-aaa-out.json
index 85809ce618f..86cb4f5df16 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/folder-aaa-out.json
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/folder-aaa-out.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "name": "aaa",
   "rv": 1234,
   "title": "test-aaa",
-  "title_sort": "test-aaa",
+  "title_phrase": "test-aaa",
   "created": 1730490142000,
   "createdBy": "user:1",
   "repo": {
diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/folder-bbb-out.json b/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/folder-bbb-out.json
index dec666e5d42..5d268564f5b 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/folder-bbb-out.json
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/folder-bbb-out.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "name": "bbb",
   "rv": 1234,
   "title": "test-bbb",
-  "title_sort": "test-bbb",
+  "title_phrase": "test-bbb",
   "created": 1730490142000,
   "createdBy": "user:1",
   "repo": {
diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/playlist-aaa-out.json b/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/playlist-aaa-out.json
index a4fc4117a9a..c0f12814338 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/playlist-aaa-out.json
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/playlist-aaa-out.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "name": "aaa",
   "rv": 1234,
   "title": "Test AAA",
-  "title_sort": "test aaa",
+  "title_phrase": "test aaa",
   "created": 1731336353000,
   "createdBy": "user:t000000001",
   "repo": {
diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/report-aaa-out.json b/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/report-aaa-out.json
index ad38a85e3c8..6b193267072 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/report-aaa-out.json
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/search/testdata/doc/report-aaa-out.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "name": "aaa",
   "rv": 1234,
   "title": "Test AAA",
-  "title_sort": "test aaa",
+  "title_phrase": "test aaa",
   "labels": {
     "grafana.app/deprecatedInternalID": "123"
   },