diff --git a/web/src/components/overlay/SearchDetailDialog.tsx b/web/src/components/overlay/SearchDetailDialog.tsx
index 61b295f57..ef722a29a 100644
--- a/web/src/components/overlay/SearchDetailDialog.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/overlay/SearchDetailDialog.tsx
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ import { toast } from "sonner";
 type SearchDetailDialogProps = {
   search?: SearchResult;
   setSearch: (search: SearchResult | undefined) => void;
+  setSimilarity?: () => void;
 };
 export default function SearchDetailDialog({
   search,
   setSearch,
+  setSimilarity,
 }: SearchDetailDialogProps) {
   const { data: config } = useSWR<FrigateConfig>("config", {
     revalidateOnFocus: false,
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ export default function SearchDetailDialog({
 
   const [desc, setDesc] = useState(search?.description);
 
+  // we have to make sure the current selected search item stays in sync
   useEffect(() => setDesc(search?.description), [search]);
 
   const formattedDate = useFormattedTimestamp(
@@ -129,7 +132,17 @@ export default function SearchDetailDialog({
                       : `${apiHost}api/events/${search.id}/thumbnail.jpg`
                   }
                 />
-                <Button>Find Similar</Button>
+                <Button
+                  onClick={() => {
+                    setSearch(undefined);
+
+                    if (setSimilarity) {
+                      setSimilarity();
+                    }
+                  }}
+                >
+                  Find Similar
+                </Button>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
diff --git a/web/src/pages/Search.tsx b/web/src/pages/Search.tsx
index 59e43b70c..0bad38453 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Search.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/Search.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,13 @@ export default function Search() {
 
   // search api
 
+  const [similaritySearch, setSimilaritySearch] = useState<SearchResult>();
+
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (similaritySearch) {
+      setSimilaritySearch(undefined);
+    }
+
     if (searchTimeout) {
       clearTimeout(searchTimeout);
     }
@@ -53,22 +59,43 @@ export default function Search() {
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [search]);
 
-  const { data: searchResults, isLoading } = useSWR<SearchResult[]>(
-    searchTerm.length > 0
-      ? [
-          "events/search",
-          {
-            query: searchTerm,
-            cameras: searchSearchParams["cameras"],
-            labels: searchSearchParams["labels"],
-            zones: searchSearchParams["zones"],
-            before: searchSearchParams["before"],
-            after: searchSearchParams["after"],
-            include_thumbnails: 0,
-          },
-        ]
-      : null,
-  );
+  const searchQuery = useMemo(() => {
+    if (searchTerm.length == 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    if (similaritySearch) {
+      return [
+        "events/search",
+        {
+          query: similaritySearch.id,
+          cameras: searchSearchParams["cameras"],
+          labels: searchSearchParams["labels"],
+          zones: searchSearchParams["zones"],
+          before: searchSearchParams["before"],
+          after: searchSearchParams["after"],
+          include_thumbnails: 0,
+          search_type: "thumbnail",
+        },
+      ];
+    }
+
+    return [
+      "events/search",
+      {
+        query: searchTerm,
+        cameras: searchSearchParams["cameras"],
+        labels: searchSearchParams["labels"],
+        zones: searchSearchParams["zones"],
+        before: searchSearchParams["before"],
+        after: searchSearchParams["after"],
+        include_thumbnails: 0,
+      },
+    ];
+  }, [searchTerm, searchSearchParams, similaritySearch]);
+
+  const { data: searchResults, isLoading } =
+    useSWR<SearchResult[]>(searchQuery);
 
   const previewTimeRange = useMemo<TimeRange>(() => {
     if (!searchResults) {
@@ -164,6 +191,7 @@ export default function Search() {
         allPreviews={allPreviews}
         isLoading={isLoading}
         setSearch={setSearch}
+        setSimilaritySearch={setSimilaritySearch}
         onUpdateFilter={onUpdateFilter}
         onOpenSearch={onOpenSearch}
       />
diff --git a/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx b/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx
index 5e6c82e16..b3d31ebf0 100644
--- a/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type SearchViewProps = {
   allPreviews?: Preview[];
   isLoading: boolean;
   setSearch: (search: string) => void;
+  setSimilaritySearch: (search: SearchResult) => void;
   onUpdateFilter: (filter: SearchFilter) => void;
   onOpenSearch: (item: SearchResult) => void;
 };
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export default function SearchView({
   allPreviews,
   isLoading,
   setSearch,
+  setSimilaritySearch,
   onUpdateFilter,
   onOpenSearch,
 }: SearchViewProps) {
@@ -52,7 +54,13 @@ export default function SearchView({
   return (
     <div className="flex size-full flex-col pt-2 md:py-2">
       <Toaster closeButton={true} />
-      <SearchDetailDialog search={searchDetail} setSearch={setSearchDetail} />
+      <SearchDetailDialog
+        search={searchDetail}
+        setSearch={setSearchDetail}
+        setSimilarity={
+          searchDetail && (() => setSimilaritySearch(searchDetail))
+        }
+      />
 
       <div className="relative mb-2 flex h-11 items-center justify-between pl-2 pr-2 md:pl-3">
         <Input