diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/controllers/admin-site-settings.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/controllers/admin-site-settings.js
index b6a1dedfaa6804..239ea408124e08 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/controllers/admin-site-settings.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/controllers/admin-site-settings.js
@@ -79,7 +79,15 @@ export default class AdminSiteSettingsController extends Controller {
             item.get("description").toLowerCase().includes(filter) ||
             (item.get("value") || "").toString().toLowerCase().includes(filter);
           if (!filterResult && fuzzyRegex && fuzzyRegex.test(setting)) {
-            fuzzyMatches.push(item);
+            // Tightens up fuzzy search results a bit.
+            const fuzzySearchLimiter = 15;
+            const strippedSetting = setting.replace(/[^a-z0-9]/gi, "");
+            if (
+              strippedSetting.length <=
+              strippedQuery.length + fuzzySearchLimiter
+            ) {
+              fuzzyMatches.push(item);
+            }
           }
           return filterResult;
         } else {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/unit/controllers/admin-site-settings-test.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/unit/controllers/admin-site-settings-test.js
index f4f7c159884d22..d89b7a6ce411a6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/unit/controllers/admin-site-settings-test.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/unit/controllers/admin-site-settings-test.js
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ module("Unit | Controller | admin-site-settings", function (hooks) {
             value: "",
             setting: "hello world",
           }),
+          SiteSetting.create({
+            description: "",
+            value: "",
+            setting: "digest_logo",
+          }),
+          SiteSetting.create({
+            description: "",
+            value: "",
+            setting: "pending_users_reminder_delay_minutes",
+          }),
         ],
       },
     ];
@@ -38,5 +48,8 @@ module("Unit | Controller | admin-site-settings", function (hooks) {
     assert.deepEqual(results[0].siteSettings.length, 2);
     // ensures hello world shows up before fuzzy hpello world
     assert.deepEqual(results[0].siteSettings[0].setting, "hello world");
+    results = controller.performSearch("digest", settings2);
+    assert.deepEqual(results[0].siteSettings.length, 1);
+    assert.deepEqual(results[0].siteSettings[0].setting, "digest_logo");
   });
 });