diff --git a/app/controllers/autocomplete_controller.rb b/app/controllers/autocomplete_controller.rb
index f8b12284bb..594094d24b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/autocomplete_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/autocomplete_controller.rb
@@ -138,7 +138,13 @@ def open_collection_names
 
   # For creating collections, autocomplete the name of a parent collection owned by the user only
   def collection_parent_name
-    render_output(current_user.maintained_collections.top_level.with_name_like(params[:term]).pluck(:name).sort)
+    results = current_user.maintained_collections.top_level
+      .with_name_or_title_like(params[:term])
+      .limit(10)
+      .order(:title)
+      .pluck(:name, :title)
+      .map { |name, title| { id: name, name: "#{title} (#{name})" } }
+    respond_with(results)
   end
 
   # for looking up existing urls for external works to avoid duplication
diff --git a/app/models/collection.rb b/app/models/collection.rb
index ed78ea4ce3..09b50eef1d 100755
--- a/app/models/collection.rb
+++ b/app/models/collection.rb
@@ -176,13 +176,8 @@ def cleanup_url
     end
   end
 
-  scope :with_name_like, lambda { |name|
-    where("collections.name LIKE ?", "%#{name}%")
-      .limit(10)
-  }
-
-  scope :with_title_like, lambda { |title|
-    where("collections.title LIKE ?", "%#{title}%")
+  scope :with_name_or_title_like, lambda { |term|
+    where("collections.name LIKE ? OR collections.title LIKE ?", "%#{term}%", "%#{term}%")
   }
 
   scope :with_item_count, lambda {
diff --git a/spec/controllers/autocomplete_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/autocomplete_controller_spec.rb
index 97d8109d11..68459a7688 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/autocomplete_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/autocomplete_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 require "spec_helper"
 
 describe AutocompleteController do
+  include LoginMacros
+
   describe "tag" do
     let!(:tag1) { create(:canonical_fandom, name: "Match") }
     let!(:tag2) { create(:canonical_fandom, name: "Blargh") }
@@ -41,4 +43,20 @@
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "GET #collection_parent_name" do
+    let!(:user) { create(:user) }
+    let!(:collection1) { create(:collection, name: "some_name", title: "Unrelated Title", owner: user.default_pseud) }
+    let!(:collection2) { create(:collection, name: "unrelated_name", title: "Some Title", owner: user.default_pseud) }
+
+    before { fake_login_known_user(user) }
+
+    it "matches by name or title and formats suggestions as 'Title (name)'" do
+      get :collection_parent_name, params: { term: "some", format: :json }
+      expect(JSON.parse(response.body)).to contain_exactly(
+        { "id" => "some_name", "name" => "Unrelated Title (some_name)" },
+        { "id" => "unrelated_name", "name" => "Some Title (unrelated_name)" }
+      )
+    end
+  end
 end