diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 614e872..6169ebb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ Das Format folgt [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/de/1.1.0/), die V
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.49.2] - 2026-11-01
+
+### Fixed
+- Globale Suche: Offene Aufgaben stehen vor erledigten, verworfene Gedanken ganz hinten; offene Listeneinträge vor abgehakten. Bisher zählte nur, wie gut der Text passte, sodass erledigte Aufgaben offene verdrängen konnten.
+
 ## [0.49.1] - 2026-11-01
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -765,7 +770,8 @@ Das Format folgt [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/de/1.1.0/), die V
 - Geteilte Listen (Einkaufs-, Pack- und Checklisten) mit `#Kategorie`-Gruppierung, Mengenangaben und Echtzeit-Abhaken.
 - Benutzer-, Gruppen- und Admin-Verwaltung (Ersteinrichtungs-Assistent, Einladungscodes, Profilbilder, persönliche API-Keys & Webhook-Ingest `/api/v1/webhooks/ingest`, JSON-Datenexport) sowie CSS-Theme-Engine mit 4 Themes (`Dark`, `Light`, `High Contrast`, `Soft`) und PWA-Unterstützung.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://git.dsit.me/sandrodach/MindSift/compare/v0.49.1...dev
+[Unreleased]: https://git.dsit.me/sandrodach/MindSift/compare/v0.49.2...dev
+[0.49.2]: https://git.dsit.me/sandrodach/MindSift/compare/v0.49.1...v0.49.2
 [0.49.1]: https://git.dsit.me/sandrodach/MindSift/compare/v0.49.0...v0.49.1
 [0.49.0]: https://git.dsit.me/sandrodach/MindSift/compare/v0.48.0...v0.49.0
 [0.48.0]: https://git.dsit.me/sandrodach/MindSift/compare/v0.47.0...v0.48.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e486fb9..9bd8d33 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 [![Self-Hosted](https://img.shields.io/badge/100%25-Self--Hosted-2563eb?style=flat-square)](#)
 [![Docker](https://img.shields.io/badge/Deployment-Single%20Container-2496ed?style=flat-square&logo=docker&logoColor=white)](#-schnellstart)
 [![SQLite](https://img.shields.io/badge/Daten-SQLite-003b57?style=flat-square&logo=sqlite&logoColor=white)](#-deine-daten-gehören-dir)
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-v0.49.1-16a34a?style=flat-square)](CHANGELOG.md)
+[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-v0.49.2-16a34a?style=flat-square)](CHANGELOG.md)
 
 **MindSift** ist eine selbst gehostete Schaltstelle für spontane Gedanken, Aufgaben mit Kanban-Board, hierarchische Outliner-Notizen, die mehrere Personen gleichzeitig bearbeiten können, und gemeinsame Listen. Alles läuft als ein einzelner Container mit eingebetteter SQLite-Datenbank, auf deinem eigenen Server.
 
diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index c060e15..a8f2cfa 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mindsift-frontend",
-  "version": "0.49.1",
+  "version": "0.49.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mindsift-frontend",
-      "version": "0.49.1",
+      "version": "0.49.2",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
       "dependencies": {
         "@fontsource-variable/inter": "5.3.0",
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 56e197b..bee07d3 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "mindsift-frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.49.1",
+  "version": "0.49.2",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/internal/storage/search.go b/internal/storage/search.go
index 8c5ce46..d9e4c3b 100644
--- a/internal/storage/search.go
+++ b/internal/storage/search.go
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ func (s *Store) SearchGlobal(userID, query string) (*SearchResults, error) {
 		JOIN thoughts t ON t.id = f.thought_id
 		WHERE thoughts_fts MATCH ?
 		  AND (t.user_id = ? OR t.task_list_id IN (`+s.accessibleTaskListIDsQuery()+`))
-		ORDER BY score ASC
+		-- Open before completed, discarded thoughts last; within each by relevance
+		ORDER BY t.status = 'discarded' ASC, t.is_completed ASC, score ASC
 		LIMIT 40
 	`, ftsQuery, userID, userID, userID, userID)
 	if err == nil {
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ func (s *Store) SearchGlobal(userID, query string) (*SearchResults, error) {
 			FROM list_items_fts f
 			JOIN list_items li ON li.id = f.item_id
 			WHERE list_items_fts MATCH ?
-			ORDER BY score ASC
+			ORDER BY li.is_completed ASC, score ASC
 			LIMIT 40
 		`, ftsQuery)
 		if err == nil {
diff --git a/internal/storage/search_test.go b/internal/storage/search_test.go
index 412aa08..391e05b 100644
--- a/internal/storage/search_test.go
+++ b/internal/storage/search_test.go
@@ -212,3 +212,27 @@ func TestSearchPrefixAndSpecialCharacters(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// Open tasks come before completed ones, even when a completed one matches the words better.
+func TestSearchListsOpenTasksFirst(t *testing.T) {
+	store, userA, _ := setupTestStore(t)
+	defer store.Close()
+
+	done := doneTask(t, store, userA.ID, "", "Heizung Heizung Heizung entlüften", "")
+	open, _ := store.CreateThoughtWithDetails(userA.ID, "Heizung warten lassen, Termin mit dem Installateur ausmachen", "normal", "manual", "", "", "todo", "")
+	_, _ = store.UpdateThoughtTriage(userA.ID, open.ID, "keep", "task", "", "", "")
+
+	res, err := store.SearchGlobal(userA.ID, "Heizung")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	var order []string
+	for _, h := range res.Hits {
+		if h.Type == "thought" {
+			order = append(order, h.ID)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(order) != 2 || order[0] != open.ID || order[1] != done {
+		t.Fatalf("open task should come first: %v (open %s, done %s)", order, open.ID, done)
+	}
+}