diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8185a293..f29bcce3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ MiniDeps.add({
     max_items = 200,
     -- controls which sorts to use and in which order, falling back to the next sort if the first one returns nil
     -- you may pass a function instead of a string to customize the sorting
-    sorts = { 'score', 'kind', 'label' },
+    sorts = { 'score', 'sort_text' },
 
     prebuilt_binaries = {
       -- Whether or not to automatically download a prebuilt binary from github. If this is set to `false`
diff --git a/lua/blink/cmp/config/fuzzy.lua b/lua/blink/cmp/config/fuzzy.lua
index 43f77ae9..bf19fa62 100644
--- a/lua/blink/cmp/config/fuzzy.lua
+++ b/lua/blink/cmp/config/fuzzy.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 --- @field use_typo_resistance boolean When enabled, allows for a number of typos relative to the length of the query. Disabling this matches the behavior of fzf
 --- @field use_frecency boolean Tracks the most recently/frequently used items and boosts the score of the item
 --- @field use_proximity boolean Boosts the score of items matching nearby words
---- @field sorts ("label" | "kind" | "score" | blink.cmp.SortFunction)[] Controls which sorts to use and in which order, these three are currently the only allowed options
+--- @field sorts ("label" | "sort_text" | "kind" | "score" | blink.cmp.SortFunction)[] Controls which sorts to use and in which order, these three are currently the only allowed options
 --- @field prebuilt_binaries blink.cmp.PrebuiltBinariesConfig
 
 --- @class (exact) blink.cmp.PrebuiltBinariesConfig
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ local fuzzy = {
     use_typo_resistance = true,
     use_frecency = true,
     use_proximity = true,
-    sorts = { 'score', 'kind', 'label' },
+    sorts = { 'score', 'sort_text' },
     prebuilt_binaries = {
       download = true,
       force_version = nil,
@@ -39,11 +39,13 @@ function fuzzy.validate(config)
       config.sorts,
       function(sorts)
         for _, sort in ipairs(sorts) do
-          if not vim.tbl_contains({ 'label', 'kind', 'score' }, sort) and type(sort) ~= 'function' then return false end
+          if not vim.tbl_contains({ 'label', 'sort_text', 'kind', 'score' }, sort) and type(sort) ~= 'function' then
+            return false
+          end
         end
         return true
       end,
-      'one of: "label", "kind", "score" or a function',
+      'one of: "label", "sort_text", "kind", "score" or a function',
     },
     prebuilt_binaries = { config.prebuilt_binaries, 'table' },
   }, config)
diff --git a/lua/blink/cmp/fuzzy/init.lua b/lua/blink/cmp/fuzzy/init.lua
index 40c662e8..b4a3e753 100644
--- a/lua/blink/cmp/fuzzy/init.lua
+++ b/lua/blink/cmp/fuzzy/init.lua
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ function fuzzy.fuzzy(needle, haystacks_by_provider)
       -- TODO: make this configurable
       min_score = config.fuzzy.use_typo_resistance and (6 * needle:len()) or 0,
       use_typo_resistance = config.fuzzy.use_typo_resistance,
-      use_frecency = config.fuzzy.use_frecency,
-      use_proximity = config.fuzzy.use_proximity,
+      use_frecency = config.fuzzy.use_frecency and #needle > 0,
+      use_proximity = config.fuzzy.use_proximity and #needle > 0,
       sorts = config.fuzzy.sorts,
       nearby_words = nearby_words,
     })
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function fuzzy.fuzzy(needle, haystacks_by_provider)
     end
   end
 
-  return require('blink.cmp.fuzzy.sort').sort(filtered_items)
+  return require('blink.cmp.fuzzy.sort').sort(filtered_items, config.fuzzy.sorts)
 end
 
 return fuzzy
diff --git a/lua/blink/cmp/fuzzy/sort.lua b/lua/blink/cmp/fuzzy/sort.lua
index 27f9f842..2bfafcb2 100644
--- a/lua/blink/cmp/fuzzy/sort.lua
+++ b/lua/blink/cmp/fuzzy/sort.lua
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 local sort = {}
 
 --- @param list blink.cmp.CompletionItem[]
+--- @param funcs ("label" | "sort_text" | "kind" | "score" | blink.cmp.SortFunction)[]
 --- @return blink.cmp.CompletionItem[]
-function sort.sort(list)
-  local config = require('blink.cmp.config').fuzzy.sorts
+function sort.sort(list, funcs)
   local sorting_funcs = vim.tbl_map(
     function(name_or_func) return type(name_or_func) == 'string' and sort[name_or_func] or name_or_func end,
-    config
+    funcs
   )
   table.sort(list, function(a, b)
     for _, sorting_func in ipairs(sorting_funcs) do
@@ -27,11 +27,14 @@ function sort.kind(a, b)
   return a.kind < b.kind
 end
 
+function sort.sort_text(a, b)
+  if a.sortText == b.sortText then return end
+  return a.sortText < b.sortText
+end
+
 function sort.label(a, b)
-  local label_a = a.sortText or a.label
-  local label_b = b.sortText or b.label
-  local _, entry1_under = label_a:find('^_+')
-  local _, entry2_under = label_b:find('^_+')
+  local _, entry1_under = a.label:find('^_+')
+  local _, entry2_under = b.label:find('^_+')
   entry1_under = entry1_under or 0
   entry2_under = entry2_under or 0
   if entry1_under > entry2_under then
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ function sort.label(a, b)
   elseif entry1_under < entry2_under then
     return true
   end
-  return a.label:lower() < b.label:lower()
+  return a.label < b.label
 end
 
 return sort