diff --git a/packages/match-sorter-utils/__tests__/match-sorter-utils.test.ts b/packages/match-sorter-utils/__tests__/match-sorter-utils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..407b59f43c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/match-sorter-utils/__tests__/match-sorter-utils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import {rankings, rankItem} from "../src";
+
+interface Person {
+  firstName: string;
+  lastName: string;
+  email: string;
+}
+
+
+const testPerson: Person = {
+  firstName: "John",
+  lastName: "Doe",
+  email: "j.doe@email.com"
+}
+
+describe("match-sorter-utils", () => {
+  describe("rankItem", () => {
+    describe("with accessorFn", () => {
+      it("CASE_SENSITIVE_EQUAL", () => {
+        const ranking = rankItem(testPerson, "John", {accessors: [item => item.firstName, item => item.lastName, item => item.email]})
+        expect(ranking.rank).toBe(rankings.CASE_SENSITIVE_EQUAL);
+        expect(ranking.passed).toBe(true);
+        expect(ranking.rankedValue).toBe(testPerson.firstName);
+        expect(ranking.accessorIndex).toBe(0);
+        expect(ranking.accessorThreshold).toBe(1);
+      })
+
+      it("NO_MATCH", () => {
+        const ranking = rankItem(testPerson, "Tom", {accessors: [item => item.firstName, item => item.lastName, item => item.email]})
+        expect(ranking.rank).toBe(rankings.NO_MATCH);
+        expect(ranking.passed).toBe(false);
+        expect(ranking.rankedValue).toBe(testPerson);
+        expect(ranking.accessorIndex).toBe(-1);
+        expect(ranking.accessorThreshold).toBe(1);
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe("with accessorOptions and custom Threshold", () => {
+      it("CASE_SENSITIVE_EQUAL", () => {
+        const ranking = rankItem(testPerson, "John", {
+          accessors: [{
+            accessor: item => item.firstName,
+            threshold: rankings.CONTAINS
+          }, {
+            accessor: item => item.lastName,
+            threshold: rankings.CONTAINS
+          }, {
+            accessor: item => item.email,
+            threshold: rankings.MATCHES
+          }]
+        })
+        expect(ranking.rank).toBe(rankings.CASE_SENSITIVE_EQUAL);
+        expect(ranking.passed).toBe(true);
+        expect(ranking.rankedValue).toBe(testPerson.firstName);
+        expect(ranking.accessorIndex).toBe(0);
+        expect(ranking.accessorThreshold).toBe(rankings.CONTAINS);
+      })
+
+      it("ACRONYM but threshold is CONTAINS", () => {
+        const ranking = rankItem(testPerson, "jd", {
+          threshold: rankings.ACRONYM,
+          accessors: [{
+            accessor: item => item.firstName,
+            threshold: rankings.CONTAINS
+          }, {
+            accessor: item => item.lastName,
+            threshold: rankings.CONTAINS
+          }, {
+            accessor: item => `${item.firstName} ${item.lastName}`,
+            threshold: rankings.CONTAINS
+          }, {
+            accessor: item => item.email,
+            threshold: rankings.CONTAINS
+          }]
+        })
+        expect(ranking.rank).toBe(rankings.NO_MATCH);
+        expect(ranking.passed).toBe(false);
+        expect(ranking.rankedValue).toBe(testPerson);
+        expect(ranking.accessorIndex).toBe(-1);
+        expect(ranking.accessorThreshold).toBe(rankings.ACRONYM);
+      })
+
+      it("NO_MATCH", () => {
+        const ranking = rankItem(testPerson, "Tom", {
+          accessors: [{
+            accessor: item => item.firstName,
+            threshold: rankings.CONTAINS
+          }, {
+            accessor: item => item.lastName,
+            threshold: rankings.CONTAINS
+          }, {
+            accessor: item => item.email,
+            threshold: rankings.MATCHES
+          }]})
+        expect(ranking.rank).toBe(rankings.NO_MATCH);
+        expect(ranking.passed).toBe(false);
+        expect(ranking.rankedValue).toBe(testPerson);
+        expect(ranking.accessorIndex).toBe(-1);
+        expect(ranking.accessorThreshold).toBe(1);
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/match-sorter-utils/src/index.ts b/packages/match-sorter-utils/src/index.ts
index 4c91e1c9b4..3b8805e9ca 100755
--- a/packages/match-sorter-utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/match-sorter-utils/src/index.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export function rankItem<TItem>(
 
     let newRank = getMatchRanking(rankValue.itemValue, value, options)
 
-    const { minRanking, maxRanking, threshold } = rankValue.attributes
+    const { minRanking, maxRanking, threshold = options.threshold } = rankValue.attributes
 
     if (newRank < minRanking && newRank >= rankings.MATCHES) {
       newRank = minRanking
@@ -122,8 +122,9 @@ export function rankItem<TItem>(
 
     newRank = Math.min(newRank, maxRanking) as Ranking
 
-    if (newRank > rankingInfo.rank) {
+    if (newRank >= threshold && newRank > rankingInfo.rank) {
       rankingInfo.rank = newRank
+      rankingInfo.passed = true
       rankingInfo.accessorIndex = i
       rankingInfo.accessorThreshold = threshold
       rankingInfo.rankedValue = rankValue.itemValue