diff --git a/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/services/vault-popup-items.service.ts b/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/services/vault-popup-items.service.ts
index 321d7936806..9220091b0e6 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/services/vault-popup-items.service.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/services/vault-popup-items.service.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { toObservable } from "@angular/core/rxjs-interop";
 import {
   combineLatest,
   concatMap,
+  debounceTime,
   distinctUntilChanged,
   distinctUntilKeyChanged,
   filter,
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ export class VaultPopupItemsService {
         ...(showIdentities ? [CipherType.Identity] : []),
       ];
     }),
+    distinctUntilChanged((a, b) => a.length === b.length && a.every((v, i) => v === b[i])),
   );
 
   /**
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ export class VaultPopupItemsService {
       filter((userId): userId is UserId => userId != null),
       switchMap((userId) =>
         merge(this.cipherService.ciphers$(userId), this.cipherService.localData$(userId)).pipe(
+          debounceTime(0),
           runInsideAngular(this.ngZone),
           tap(() => this._ciphersLoading$.next()),
           waitUntilSync(this.syncService),
@@ -164,24 +167,35 @@ export class VaultPopupItemsService {
         }),
       ),
     ),
+    shareReplay({ refCount: true, bufferSize: 1 }),
+  );
+
+  /**
+   * Observable that emits the search text when it's searchable, or an empty string when it's not.
+   * This prevents unnecessary re-renders when typing non-searchable text (e.g., single characters).
+   * @private
+   */
+  private _effectiveSearchText$ = combineLatest([
+    this.searchText$,
+    getUserId(this.accountService.activeAccount$),
+  ]).pipe(
+    switchMap(async ([searchText, userId]) => {
+      const isSearchable = await this.searchService.isSearchable(userId, searchText);
+      return isSearchable ? searchText : "";
+    }),
+    distinctUntilChanged(),
+    shareReplay({ refCount: true, bufferSize: 1 }),
   );
 
   /**
    * Observable that indicates whether there is search text present that is searchable.
    * @private
    */
-  private _hasSearchText = combineLatest([
-    this.searchText$,
-    getUserId(this.accountService.activeAccount$),
-  ]).pipe(
-    switchMap(([searchText, userId]) => {
-      return this.searchService.isSearchable(userId, searchText);
-    }),
-  );
+  private _hasSearchText = this._effectiveSearchText$.pipe(map((text) => text !== ""));
 
   private _filteredCipherList$: Observable<PopupCipherViewLike[]> = combineLatest([
     this._activeCipherList$,
-    this.searchText$,
+    this._effectiveSearchText$,
     this.vaultPopupListFiltersService.filterFunction$,
     getUserId(this.accountService.activeAccount$),
   ]).pipe(
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/services/vault-popup-list-filters.service.ts b/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/services/vault-popup-list-filters.service.ts
index 85c415d01fe..fec625f34e2 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/services/vault-popup-list-filters.service.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/services/vault-popup-list-filters.service.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ export class VaultPopupListFiltersService {
    */
   filters$ = this.filterForm.valueChanges.pipe(
     startWith(this.filterForm.value),
+    distinctUntilChanged(
+      (previous, current) => JSON.stringify(previous) === JSON.stringify(current),
+    ),
     shareReplay({ bufferSize: 1, refCount: true }),
   );