diff --git a/packages/lib/services/rest/routes/search.ts b/packages/lib/services/rest/routes/search.ts
index fae4fe07a..6bc60a4df 100644
--- a/packages/lib/services/rest/routes/search.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/services/rest/routes/search.ts
@@ -37,5 +37,8 @@ export default async function(request: Request) {
 		results = (await SearchEngineUtils.notesForQuery(query, false, options)).notes;
 	}
 
-	return collectionToPaginatedResults(modelType, results, request);
+	// We do not sort the results because the search engine has already sorted them in order of
+	// relevance.
+	// https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/10088
+	return collectionToPaginatedResults(modelType, results, request, { sort: false });
 }
diff --git a/packages/lib/services/rest/utils/collectionToPaginatedResults.ts b/packages/lib/services/rest/utils/collectionToPaginatedResults.ts
index 333cf94e9..299095965 100644
--- a/packages/lib/services/rest/utils/collectionToPaginatedResults.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/services/rest/utils/collectionToPaginatedResults.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,22 @@ import { Request } from '../Api';
 import requestPaginationOptions from '../utils/requestPaginationOptions';
 import requestFields from './requestFields';
 
+export interface Options {
+	sort?: boolean;
+}
+
 // Note that this is inefficient pagination as it requires all the items to
 // have been loaded first, even if not all of them are returned.
 //
 // It's however convenient for smaller lists as it reduces the need for
 // building complex SQL queries.
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any -- Old code before rule was applied
-export default function(itemType: ModelType, items: any[], request: Request): ModelFeedPage {
+export default function(itemType: ModelType, items: any[], request: Request, options: Options = null): ModelFeedPage {
+	options = {
+		sort: true,
+		...options,
+	};
+
 	const fields = requestFields(request, itemType);
 	const pagination = requestPaginationOptions(request);
 	const startIndex = (pagination.page - 1) * pagination.limit;
@@ -33,23 +42,25 @@ export default function(itemType: ModelType, items: any[], request: Request): Mo
 		return newItem;
 	});
 
-	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any -- Old code before rule was applied
-	sortedItems.sort((a: any, b: any) => {
-		let v1 = a && (sortBy in a) ? a[sortBy] : '';
-		let v2 = b && (sortBy in b) ? b[sortBy] : '';
-		if (caseInsensitive && typeof v1 === 'string') v1 = v1.toLowerCase();
-		if (caseInsensitive && typeof v2 === 'string') v2 = v2.toLowerCase();
+	if (options.sort) {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any -- Old code before rule was applied
+		sortedItems.sort((a: any, b: any) => {
+			let v1 = a && (sortBy in a) ? a[sortBy] : '';
+			let v2 = b && (sortBy in b) ? b[sortBy] : '';
+			if (caseInsensitive && typeof v1 === 'string') v1 = v1.toLowerCase();
+			if (caseInsensitive && typeof v2 === 'string') v2 = v2.toLowerCase();
 
-		if (sortDir === PaginationOrderDir.ASC) {
-			if (v1 < v2) return -1;
-			if (v2 > v1) return +1;
-		} else {
-			if (v1 > v2) return -1;
-			if (v2 < v1) return +1;
-		}
+			if (sortDir === PaginationOrderDir.ASC) {
+				if (v1 < v2) return -1;
+				if (v2 > v1) return +1;
+			} else {
+				if (v1 > v2) return -1;
+				if (v2 < v1) return +1;
+			}
 
-		return 0;
-	});
+			return 0;
+		});
+	}
 
 	return {
 		items: sortedItems.slice(startIndex, startIndex + itemCount),