diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index f97c54724..483816c0d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 CHANGELOG Roundcube Webmail
 ===========================
 
+- Fix regression in LDAP fuzzy search where it always used prefix search instead (#5713)
+
 RELEASE 1.1.8
 -------------
 - Fix bug where mail content frame couldn't be reset in some corner cases (#5608)
diff --git a/program/lib/Roundcube/rcube_ldap.php b/program/lib/Roundcube/rcube_ldap.php
index ed91797fe..05dfbf7cc 100644
--- a/program/lib/Roundcube/rcube_ldap.php
+++ b/program/lib/Roundcube/rcube_ldap.php
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ class rcube_ldap extends rcube_addressbook
             }
 
             // compose a full-text-like search filter
-            $filter = rcube_ldap_generic::fulltext_search_filter($value, $attributes, $mode);
+            $filter = rcube_ldap_generic::fulltext_search_filter($value, $attributes, $mode & ~rcube_addressbook::SEARCH_GROUPS);
         }
 
         // add required (non empty) fields filter