diff --git a/Palace.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Palace.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 537bea4ec..3c2cdc435 100644
--- a/Palace.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Palace.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -4676,7 +4676,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.0.35;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.0.36;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = org.thepalaceproject.palace;
 				PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME = Palace;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "Palace-noDRM";
@@ -4733,7 +4733,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.0.35;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.0.36;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = org.thepalaceproject.palace;
 				PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME = Palace;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "Palace-noDRM";
diff --git a/Palace/Reader2/UI/EpubSearchView/EPUBSearchView.swift b/Palace/Reader2/UI/EpubSearchView/EPUBSearchView.swift
index 27a1d2707..3cf375c01 100644
--- a/Palace/Reader2/UI/EpubSearchView/EPUBSearchView.swift
+++ b/Palace/Reader2/UI/EpubSearchView/EPUBSearchView.swift
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ struct EPUBSearchView: View {
   @ViewBuilder private var searchBar: some View {
     HStack {
       TextField("\(Strings.Generic.search)...", text: $searchQuery)
-        .focused($isSearchFieldFocused) // Bind the focus state to the text field
+        .focused($isSearchFieldFocused)
       Button(action: {
         searchQuery = ""
         viewModel.cancelSearch()
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ struct EPUBSearchView: View {
     .padding(.bottom)
     .onAppear {
       DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.5) {
-        // This delay ensures that the view is fully loaded before focusing
         isSearchFieldFocused = true
       }
     }
@@ -56,9 +55,9 @@ struct EPUBSearchView: View {
   @ViewBuilder private var listView: some View {
     ZStack {
       List {
-        ForEach(groupedByChapterName(viewModel.results), id: \.key) { key, locators in
-          Section(header: sectionHeaderView(title: key)) {
-            ForEach(locators, id: \.href) { locator in
+        ForEach(viewModel.groupedResults, id: \.title) { section in
+          Section(header: sectionHeaderView(title: section.title)) {
+            ForEach(section.locators, id: \.self) { locator in
               rowView(locator)
                 .onAppear(perform: {
                   if shouldFetchMoreResults(for: locator) {
@@ -82,28 +81,13 @@ struct EPUBSearchView: View {
       }
     }
   }
-  
-  private func shouldFetchMoreResults(for locator: Locator) -> Bool {
-     viewModel.results.last?.href == locator.href
-  }
 
-  private func groupedByChapterName(_ results: [Locator]) -> [(key: String, value: [Locator])] {
-    let hasTitles = results.contains { $0.title != nil && $0.title != "" }
-  
-    if !hasTitles {
-      return [("", results)]
-    }
-  
-    let uniqueTitles = Array(Set(results.compactMap { $0.title })).sorted { title1, title2 in
-      results.firstIndex(where: { $0.title == title1 })! < results.firstIndex(where: { $0.title == title2 })!
-    }
-  
-    return uniqueTitles.compactMap { title -> (key: String, value: [Locator])? in
-      if let items = results.filter({ $0.title == title }) as [Locator]?, !items.isEmpty {
-        return (key: title, value: items)
-      }
-      return nil
+  private func shouldFetchMoreResults(for locator: Locator) -> Bool {
+    if let lastSection = viewModel.groupedResults.last,
+       let lastLocator = lastSection.locators.last {
+      return locator.href == lastLocator.href
     }
+    return false
   }
 
   private func sectionHeaderView(title: String) -> some View {
@@ -123,7 +107,7 @@ struct EPUBSearchView: View {
       EmptyView()
     }
   }
-  
+
   private func rowView(_ locator: Locator) -> some View {
     let text = locator.text.sanitized()
     
diff --git a/Palace/Reader2/UI/EpubSearchView/EPUBSearchViewModel.swift b/Palace/Reader2/UI/EpubSearchView/EPUBSearchViewModel.swift
index 3b22eb2b0..919051288 100644
--- a/Palace/Reader2/UI/EpubSearchView/EPUBSearchViewModel.swift
+++ b/Palace/Reader2/UI/EpubSearchView/EPUBSearchViewModel.swift
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ final class EPUBSearchViewModel: ObservableObject {
   
   @Published private(set) var state: State = .empty
   @Published private(set) var results: [Locator] = []
-  
+  @Published private(set) var groupedResults: [(title: String, locators: [Locator])] = []
+
   private var publication: Publication
   weak var delegate: EPUBSearchDelegate?
   
@@ -58,26 +59,20 @@ final class EPUBSearchViewModel: ObservableObject {
     
     state = .starting(cancellable)
   }
-
+  
   func fetchNextBatch() {
-    guard case let .idle(iterator, _) = state else { return }
+    guard case let .idle(iterator, _) = state else {
+      return
+    }
     
     state = .loadingNext(iterator, nil)
     
-    let cancellable = iterator.next { result in
+    let cancellable = iterator.next { [weak self] result in
+      guard let self = self else { return }
+      
       switch result {
       case .success(let collection):
-        if let collection = collection {
-          for locator in collection.locators {
-            if !self.results.contains(where: { $0.href == locator.href }) {
-              self.results.append(locator)
-            }
-          }
-          self.state = .idle(iterator, isFetching: false)
-        } else {
-          self.state = .end
-        }
-        
+        self.handleNewCollection(iterator, collection: collection)
       case .failure(let error):
         self.state = .failure(error)
       }
@@ -86,7 +81,58 @@ final class EPUBSearchViewModel: ObservableObject {
     state = .loadingNext(iterator, cancellable)
   }
 
+  private func handleNewCollection(_ iterator: SearchIterator, collection: _LocatorCollection?) {
+    guard let collection = collection else {
+      state = .end
+      return
+    }
+    
+    for newLocator in collection.locators {
+      if !isDuplicate(newLocator) {
+        self.results.append(newLocator)
+      }
+    }
+    
+    groupResults()
+    
+    self.state = .idle(iterator, isFetching: false)
+  }
+  
+  private func groupResults() {
+    var groupedResults: [String: [Locator]] = [:]
+    
+    for locator in results {
+      let titleKey = locator.title ?? locator.href
+      
+      if !groupedResults.keys.contains(titleKey) {
+        groupedResults[titleKey] = []
+      }
+      
+      if !groupedResults[titleKey]!.contains(where: { existingLocator in
+        existingLocator.href == locator.href &&
+        existingLocator.locations.progression == locator.locations.progression &&
+        existingLocator.locations.totalProgression == locator.locations.totalProgression
+      }) {
+        groupedResults[titleKey]!.append(locator)
+      }
+    }
+    
+    self.groupedResults = groupedResults
+      .map { (title: $0.value.first?.title ?? "", locators: $0.value) }
+      .sorted { section1, section2 in
+        let href1 = section1.locators.first?.href.split(separator: "/").dropFirst(2).joined(separator: "/") ?? ""
+        let href2 = section2.locators.first?.href.split(separator: "/").dropFirst(2).joined(separator: "/") ?? ""
+        return href1 < href2
+      }
+  }
 
+  private func isDuplicate(_ locator: Locator) -> Bool {
+    return self.results.contains { existingLocator in
+      existingLocator.href == locator.href &&
+      existingLocator.locations.progression == locator.locations.progression &&
+      existingLocator.locations.totalProgression == locator.locations.totalProgression
+    }
+  }
   
   func cancelSearch() {
     switch state {