diff --git a/assets/js/utils/__tests__/local-autocompleter.spec.ts b/assets/js/utils/__tests__/local-autocompleter.spec.ts
index 8ff5c01c..03963d69 100644
--- a/assets/js/utils/__tests__/local-autocompleter.spec.ts
+++ b/assets/js/utils/__tests__/local-autocompleter.spec.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ import { promises } from 'fs';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import { TextDecoder } from 'util';
 
-describe('Local Autocompleter', () => {
+describe('LocalAutocompleter', () => {
   let mockData: ArrayBuffer;
-  const defaultK = 5;
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     const mockDataPath = join(__dirname, 'autocomplete-compiled-v2.bin');
@@ -44,59 +43,81 @@ describe('Local Autocompleter', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('topK', () => {
+  describe('matchPrefix', () => {
     const termStem = ['f', 'o'].join('');
 
-    let localAutocomplete: LocalAutocompleter;
+    function expectLocalAutocomplete(term: string, topK = 5) {
+      const localAutocomplete = new LocalAutocompleter(mockData);
+      const results = localAutocomplete.matchPrefix(term, topK);
+      const actual = results.map(result => {
+        const canonical = `${result.canonical} (${result.images})`;
+        return result.alias ? `${result.alias} -> ${canonical}` : canonical;
+      });
 
-    beforeAll(() => {
-      localAutocomplete = new LocalAutocompleter(mockData);
-    });
+      return expect(actual);
+    }
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       window.booru.hiddenTagList = [];
     });
 
     it('should return suggestions for exact tag name match', () => {
-      const result = localAutocomplete.matchPrefix('safe', defaultK);
-      expect(result).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ aliasName: 'safe', name: 'safe', imageCount: 6 })]);
+      expectLocalAutocomplete('safe').toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        [
+          "safe (6)",
+        ]
+      `);
     });
 
-    it('should return suggestion for original tag when passed an alias', () => {
-      const result = localAutocomplete.matchPrefix('flowers', defaultK);
-      expect(result).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ aliasName: 'flowers', name: 'flower', imageCount: 1 })]);
+    it('should return suggestion for an alias', () => {
+      expectLocalAutocomplete('flowers').toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        [
+          "flowers -> flower (1)",
+        ]
+      `);
+    });
+
+    it('should prefer canonical tag over an alias when both match', () => {
+      expectLocalAutocomplete('flo').toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        [
+          "flower (1)",
+        ]
+      `);
     });
 
     it('should return suggestions sorted by image count', () => {
-      const result = localAutocomplete.matchPrefix(termStem, defaultK);
-      expect(result).toEqual([
-        expect.objectContaining({ aliasName: 'forest', name: 'forest', imageCount: 3 }),
-        expect.objectContaining({ aliasName: 'fog', name: 'fog', imageCount: 1 }),
-        expect.objectContaining({ aliasName: 'force field', name: 'force field', imageCount: 1 }),
-      ]);
+      expectLocalAutocomplete(termStem).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        [
+          "forest (3)",
+          "fog (1)",
+          "force field (1)",
+        ]
+      `);
     });
 
     it('should return namespaced suggestions without including namespace', () => {
-      const result = localAutocomplete.matchPrefix('test', defaultK);
-      expect(result).toEqual([
-        expect.objectContaining({ aliasName: 'artist:test', name: 'artist:test', imageCount: 1 }),
-      ]);
+      expectLocalAutocomplete('test').toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        [
+          "artist:test (1)",
+        ]
+      `);
     });
 
     it('should return only the required number of suggestions', () => {
-      const result = localAutocomplete.matchPrefix(termStem, 1);
-      expect(result).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ aliasName: 'forest', name: 'forest', imageCount: 3 })]);
+      expectLocalAutocomplete(termStem, 1).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        [
+          "forest (3)",
+        ]
+      `);
     });
 
     it('should NOT return suggestions associated with hidden tags', () => {
       window.booru.hiddenTagList = [1];
-      const result = localAutocomplete.matchPrefix(termStem, defaultK);
-      expect(result).toEqual([]);
+      expectLocalAutocomplete(termStem).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`[]`);
     });
 
     it('should return empty array for empty prefix', () => {
-      const result = localAutocomplete.matchPrefix('', defaultK);
-      expect(result).toEqual([]);
+      expectLocalAutocomplete('').toMatchInlineSnapshot(`[]`);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/assets/js/utils/local-autocompleter.ts b/assets/js/utils/local-autocompleter.ts
index 15c460ea..f1015f0c 100644
--- a/assets/js/utils/local-autocompleter.ts
+++ b/assets/js/utils/local-autocompleter.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,21 @@ import { UniqueHeap } from './unique-heap';
 import store from './store';
 
 export interface Result {
-  aliasName: string;
-  name: string;
-  imageCount: number;
+  /**
+   * If present, then this suggestion is for a tag alias.
+   * If absent, then this suggestion is for the `canonical` tag name.
+   */
+  alias?: null | string;
+
+  /**
+   * The canonical name of the tag (non-alias).
+   */
+  canonical: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Number of images tagged with this tag.
+   */
+  images: number;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -253,10 +265,19 @@ export class LocalAutocompleter {
     this.scanResults(referenceToAliasIndex, namespaceMatch, hasFilteredAssociation, isAlias, results);
 
     // Convert top K from heap into result array
-    return results.topK(k).map((i: TagReferenceIndex) => ({
-      aliasName: this.decoder.decode(this.referenceToName(i, false)),
-      name: this.decoder.decode(this.referenceToName(i)),
-      imageCount: this.getImageCount(i),
-    }));
+    return results.topK(k).map((i: TagReferenceIndex) => {
+      const alias = this.decoder.decode(this.referenceToName(i, false));
+      const canonical = this.decoder.decode(this.referenceToName(i));
+      const result: Result = {
+        canonical,
+        images: this.getImageCount(i),
+      };
+
+      if (alias !== canonical) {
+        result.alias = alias;
+      }
+
+      return result;
+    });
   }
 }