diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/colls.py b/backend/btrixcloud/colls.py
index 468207ad..0ea137a0 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/colls.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/colls.py
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ class CollectionOps:
         page_size: int = DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,
         page: int = 1,
     ) -> Tuple[List[PageUrlCount], int]:
-        """List all URLs in collection sorted desc by snapshot count"""
+        """List all URLs in collection sorted desc by snapshot count unless prefix is specified"""
         # pylint: disable=duplicate-code, too-many-locals, too-many-branches, too-many-statements
         # Zero-index page for query
         page = page - 1
@@ -764,13 +764,15 @@ class CollectionOps:
         crawl_ids = await self.get_collection_crawl_ids(coll_id)
 
         match_query: dict[str, object] = {"oid": oid, "crawl_id": {"$in": crawl_ids}}
+        sort_query: dict[str, int] = {"count": -1, "_id": 1}
 
         if url_prefix:
             url_prefix = urllib.parse.unquote(url_prefix)
             regex_pattern = f"^{re.escape(url_prefix)}"
             match_query["url"] = {"$regex": regex_pattern, "$options": "i"}
+            sort_query = {"_id": 1}
 
-        aggregate = [{"$match": match_query}]
+        aggregate: List[Dict[str, Union[int, object]]] = [{"$match": match_query}]
 
         aggregate.extend(
             [
@@ -781,7 +783,7 @@ class CollectionOps:
                         "count": {"$sum": 1},
                     },
                 },
-                {"$sort": {"count": -1}},
+                {"$sort": sort_query},
                 {"$set": {"url": "$_id"}},
                 {
                     "$facet": {
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/collections/select-collection-page.ts b/frontend/src/features/collections/select-collection-page.ts
index efbd266b..6ff78849 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/collections/select-collection-page.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/features/collections/select-collection-page.ts
@@ -357,45 +357,53 @@ export class SelectCollectionPage extends BtrixElement {
 
   private renderSearchResults() {
     return this.searchResults.render({
-      pending: () => html`
-        <sl-menu-item slot="menu-item" disabled>
-          <sl-spinner></sl-spinner>
-        </sl-menu-item>
-      `,
-      complete: ({ items }) => {
-        if (!items.length) {
-          return html`
-            <sl-menu-item slot="menu-item" disabled>
-              ${msg("No matching page found.")}
-            </sl-menu-item>
-          `;
-        }
-
-        return html`
-          ${items.map((item: Page) => {
-            return html`
-              <sl-menu-item
-                slot="menu-item"
-                @click=${async () => {
-                  if (this.input) {
-                    this.input.value = item.url;
-                  }
-
-                  this.selectedPage = this.formatPage(item);
-
-                  this.combobox?.hide();
-
-                  this.selectedSnapshot = this.selectedPage.snapshots[0];
-                }}
-                >${item.url}
-              </sl-menu-item>
-            `;
-          })}
-        `;
-      },
+      pending: () =>
+        this.renderItems(
+          // Render previous value so that dropdown doesn't shift while typing
+          this.searchResults.value,
+        ),
+      complete: this.renderItems,
     });
   }
 
+  private readonly renderItems = (
+    results: SelectCollectionPage["searchResults"]["value"],
+  ) => {
+    if (!results) return;
+
+    const { items } = results;
+
+    if (!items.length) {
+      return html`
+        <sl-menu-item slot="menu-item" disabled>
+          ${msg("No matching page found.")}
+        </sl-menu-item>
+      `;
+    }
+
+    return html`
+      ${items.map((item: Page) => {
+        return html`
+          <sl-menu-item
+            slot="menu-item"
+            @click=${async () => {
+              if (this.input) {
+                this.input.value = item.url;
+              }
+
+              this.selectedPage = this.formatPage(item);
+
+              this.combobox?.hide();
+
+              this.selectedSnapshot = this.selectedPage.snapshots[0];
+            }}
+            >${item.url}
+          </sl-menu-item>
+        `;
+      })}
+    `;
+  };
+
   private readonly onSearchInput = debounce(400)(() => {
     const value = this.input?.value;