diff --git a/src/components/Exercises/forms/VariationSelect.test.tsx b/src/components/Exercises/forms/VariationSelect.test.tsx
index 0539e8b90..18642fd06 100644
--- a/src/components/Exercises/forms/VariationSelect.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Exercises/forms/VariationSelect.test.tsx
@@ -107,6 +107,21 @@ describe("VariationSelect", () => {
         expect(screen.queryByText("Skull crusher")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
+    test("filters exercises by alias (case-insensitive)", async () => {
+        const user = userEvent.setup();
+        renderSelect();
+        const input = screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: /name/i });
+
+        // 'Beinverdicker' is an alias of the German translation of testExerciseSquats
+        await user.type(input, "beinverd");
+
+        expect(screen.getByText("Squats")).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.queryByText("Crunches")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.queryByText("Benchpress")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.queryByText("Curls")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.queryByText("Skull crusher")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
     test("hides the current exercise (exerciseId prop) from the standalone list", () => {
         // Squats has id 345 and no variation group, so passing its id should hide it
         renderSelect({ exerciseId: SQUATS_ID });
diff --git a/src/components/Exercises/forms/VariationSelect.tsx b/src/components/Exercises/forms/VariationSelect.tsx
index 7e46add6b..8871cf275 100644
--- a/src/components/Exercises/forms/VariationSelect.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Exercises/forms/VariationSelect.tsx
@@ -149,7 +149,11 @@ export function VariationSelect({
         let allExercises: Exercise[] = exercisesQuery.data;
 
         if (searchTerm !== '') {
-            allExercises = allExercises.filter((base) => base.getTranslation().name.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase()));
+            allExercises = allExercises.filter((base) =>
+                base.getTranslation().name.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase())
+                || base.translations.some((translation) =>
+                    translation.aliases.some((alias) =>
+                        alias.alias.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase()))));
         }
 
         // Group first (including current exercise, so groups show all members)
diff --git a/src/components/Exercises/screens/Add/Step2Variations.test.tsx b/src/components/Exercises/screens/Add/Step2Variations.test.tsx
index f16b3e34f..917af6400 100644
--- a/src/components/Exercises/screens/Add/Step2Variations.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Exercises/screens/Add/Step2Variations.test.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Step2Variations } from "@/components/Exercises/screens/Add/Step2Variati
 import { useExercisesQuery } from "@/components/Exercises/queries";
 import React from "react";
 import { ExerciseSubmissionStateProvider } from "@/components/Exercises/screens/Add/state";
-import { testExerciseBenchPress, testExerciseCrunches, testExerciseCurls } from "@/tests/exerciseTestdata";
+import { testExerciseBenchPress, testExerciseCrunches, testExerciseCurls, testExerciseSquats } from "@/tests/exerciseTestdata";
 import type { Mock } from 'vitest';
 
 vi.mock('@/components/Exercises/queries');
@@ -161,4 +161,32 @@ describe("Test the add exercise step 2 component", () => {
         expect(screen.queryByText("Curls")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
         expect(screen.queryByText("Crunches")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
+
+    test("can filter the exercises by alias", async () => {
+        // Arrange
+        const user = userEvent.setup();
+        mockedUseExercisesQuery.mockImplementation(() => ({
+            isLoading: false,
+            isSuccess: true,
+            data: [
+                testExerciseBenchPress,
+                testExerciseCurls,
+                testExerciseCrunches,
+                testExerciseSquats,
+            ]
+        }));
+
+        // Act
+        renderStep();
+        const input = screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: /name/i });
+
+        // 'Beinverdicker' is an alias of the German translation of testExerciseSquats
+        await user.type(input, "beinverd");
+
+        // Assert
+        expect(screen.getByText("Squats")).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.queryByText("Benchpress")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.queryByText("Curls")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.queryByText("Crunches")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/Exercises/screens/Add/Step2Variations.tsx b/src/components/Exercises/screens/Add/Step2Variations.tsx
index 6fb4f9063..e2ecebdb3 100644
--- a/src/components/Exercises/screens/Add/Step2Variations.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Exercises/screens/Add/Step2Variations.tsx
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ export const Step2Variations = ({ onContinue, onBack }: StepProps) => {
     if (exercisesQuery.isSuccess) {
         exercises = exercisesQuery.data;
         if (searchTerm !== '') {
-            exercises = exercises.filter((base) => base.getTranslation().name.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase()));
+            exercises = exercises.filter((base) =>
+                base.getTranslation().name.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase())
+                || base.translations.some((translation) =>
+                    translation.aliases.some((alias) =>
+                        alias.alias.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase()))));
         }
     }
     groupedExercises = groupBy(exercises.filter(b => b.variationGroup !== null), (b: Exercise) => b.variationGroup!);