diff --git a/internal/issues/search_issues.go b/internal/issues/search_issues.go
index 5b06336..835645e 100644
--- a/internal/issues/search_issues.go
+++ b/internal/issues/search_issues.go
@@ -229,10 +229,16 @@ func (view *searchIssuesView) runSelectStatus() {
 func (view *searchIssuesView) runSelectUser() {
 	app.GetApp().ClearNow()
 	app.GetApp().Loading(true)
-	us := view.fetchUsers(view.project.Key)
-	us = append(us, jira.User{DisplayName: ui.MessageAll})
-	usersStrings := users.FormatJiraUsers(us)
-	view.fuzzyFind = app.NewFuzzyFind(ui.MessageSelectUser, usersStrings)
+	var us []jira.User
+	view.fuzzyFind = app.NewFuzzyFindWithProvider(ui.MessageSelectUser, func(query string) []string {
+		if len(us) > 0 && len(us) < JiraFetchRecordsThreshold {
+			return users.FormatJiraUsers(us)
+		}
+		us = view.fetchUsers(view.project.Key, query)
+		us = append(us, jira.User{DisplayName: ui.MessageAll})
+		usersStrings := users.FormatJiraUsers(us)
+		return usersStrings
+	})
 	app.GetApp().Loading(false)
 	if user := <-view.fuzzyFind.Complete; true {
 		app.GetApp().ClearNow()
@@ -311,8 +317,8 @@ func (view *searchIssuesView) fetchStatuses(projectId string) []jira.IssueStatus
 	return ss
 }
 
-func (view *searchIssuesView) fetchUsers(projectKey string) []jira.User {
-	us, err := view.api.FindUsers(projectKey)
+func (view *searchIssuesView) fetchUsers(projectKey string, query string) []jira.User {
+	us, err := view.api.FindUsersWithQuery(projectKey, query)
 	if err != nil {
 		app.Error(err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/internal/issues/search_issues_test.go b/internal/issues/search_issues_test.go
index e44ed9b..f2730a6 100644
--- a/internal/issues/search_issues_test.go
+++ b/internal/issues/search_issues_test.go
@@ -295,12 +295,11 @@ func Test_fjiraSearchIssuesView_runSelectUser(t *testing.T) {
 				view.runSelectUser()
 				done <- struct{}{}
 			}()
-			for {
-				if view.fuzzyFind != nil {
-					break
-				}
-				<-time.NewTimer(10 * time.Millisecond).C
+			for view.fuzzyFind == nil {
+				<-time.After(10 * time.Millisecond)
 			}
+			view.fuzzyFind.SetDebounceDisabled(true)
+			view.fuzzyFind.Update()
 			query := "John"
 			for _, key := range query {
 				view.fuzzyFind.HandleKeyEvent(tcell.NewEventKey(-1, key, tcell.ModNone))
diff --git a/internal/jira/jira.go b/internal/jira/jira.go
index 5b8b613..869d467 100644
--- a/internal/jira/jira.go
+++ b/internal/jira/jira.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type Api interface {
 	SearchJql(query string) ([]Issue, error)
 	SearchJqlPageable(query string, page int32, pageSize int32) ([]Issue, int32, int32, error)
 	FindUsers(project string) ([]User, error)
+	FindUsersWithQuery(project string, query string) ([]User, error)
 	FindProjects() ([]Project, error)
 	FindLabels(issue *Issue, query string) ([]string, error)
 	AddLabel(issueId string, label string) error
diff --git a/internal/jira/jira_user.go b/internal/jira/jira_user.go
index 69ecd52..99b9a44 100644
--- a/internal/jira/jira_user.go
+++ b/internal/jira/jira_user.go
@@ -26,15 +26,23 @@ const (
 var UserSearchDeserializeErr = errors.New("Cannot deserialize jira user search response.")
 
 type findUserQueryParams struct {
-	Project    string `url:"project"`
-	MaxResults int    `url:"maxResults"`
+	Project    string  `url:"project"`
+	MaxResults int     `url:"maxResults"`
+	Query      *string `url:"query"`
 }
 
 func (api *httpApi) FindUsers(project string) ([]User, error) {
+	return api.FindUsersWithQuery(project, "")
+}
+
+func (api *httpApi) FindUsersWithQuery(project string, query string) ([]User, error) {
 	queryParams := &findUserQueryParams{
 		Project:    project,
 		MaxResults: 10000,
 	}
+	if query != "" {
+		queryParams.Query = &query
+	}
 	response, err := api.jiraRequest("GET", FindUser, queryParams, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err