diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/newsletter_config.html b/data/interfaces/default/newsletter_config.html
index 225f277f..0327c646 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/newsletter_config.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/newsletter_config.html
@@ -584,6 +584,8 @@
     var $email_selectors = $('#newsletter_email_to, #newsletter_email_cc, #newsletter_email_bcc').selectize({
         plugins: ['remove_button'],
         maxItems: null,
+        sortField: 'text',
+        searchField: ['text', 'value'],
         render: {
             item: function(item, escape) {
                 return '<div>' +
diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/notifier_config.html b/data/interfaces/default/notifier_config.html
index eb0f2cc3..9745c404 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/notifier_config.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/notifier_config.html
@@ -566,6 +566,8 @@
     var $email_selectors = $('#email_to, #email_cc, #email_bcc').selectize({
         plugins: ['remove_button'],
         maxItems: null,
+        sortField: 'text',
+        searchField: ['text', 'value'],
         render: {
             item: function(item, escape) {
                 return '<div>' +