diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Controller/PersonController.php b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Controller/PersonController.php
index ef06e4d3e..a42cfef7b 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Controller/PersonController.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Controller/PersonController.php
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ use Chill\PersonBundle\Entity\Person;
 use Chill\PersonBundle\Form\CreationPersonType;
 use Chill\PersonBundle\Form\PersonType;
 use Chill\PersonBundle\Privacy\PrivacyEvent;
+use Chill\PersonBundle\Repository\PersonACLAwareRepositoryInterface;
 use Chill\PersonBundle\Repository\PersonRepository;
-use Chill\PersonBundle\Search\SimilarPersonMatcher;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\ParamConverter;
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ final class PersonController extends AbstractController
      */
     protected $personRepository;
 
-    /**
-     * @var SimilarPersonMatcher
-     */
-    protected $similarPersonMatcher;
-
     /**
      * @var TranslatorInterface
      */
@@ -81,8 +76,9 @@ final class PersonController extends AbstractController
      */
     private $validator;
 
+    private PersonACLAwareRepositoryInterface $personACLAwareRepository;
+
     public function __construct(
-        SimilarPersonMatcher $similarPersonMatcher,
         TranslatorInterface $translator,
         EventDispatcherInterface $eventDispatcher,
         PersonRepository $personRepository,
@@ -90,9 +86,9 @@ final class PersonController extends AbstractController
         LoggerInterface $logger,
         ValidatorInterface $validator,
         EntityManagerInterface $em,
-        Security $security
+        Security $security,
+        PersonACLAwareRepositoryInterface $personACLAwareRepository
     ) {
-        $this->similarPersonMatcher = $similarPersonMatcher;
         $this->translator = $translator;
         $this->eventDispatcher = $eventDispatcher;
         $this->configPersonAltNameHelper = $configPersonAltNameHelper;
@@ -101,6 +97,7 @@ final class PersonController extends AbstractController
         $this->validator = $validator;
         $this->em = $em;
         $this->security = $security;
+        $this->personACLAwareRepository = $personACLAwareRepository;
     }
 
     public function editAction($person_id, Request $request)
@@ -236,8 +233,8 @@ final class PersonController extends AbstractController
             $request->getMethod() === Request::METHOD_POST
             && $form->isValid()
         ) {
-            $alternatePersons = $this->similarPersonMatcher
-                ->matchPerson($person);
+            $alternatePersons = $this->personACLAwareRepository
+                ->findMatchingPersons($person);
 
             if (
                 false === $this->isLastPostDataChanges($form, $request, true)
diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Repository/PersonACLAwareRepository.php b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Repository/PersonACLAwareRepository.php
index 78745af1d..382ce59b7 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Repository/PersonACLAwareRepository.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Repository/PersonACLAwareRepository.php
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ namespace Chill\PersonBundle\Repository;
 use Chill\MainBundle\Entity\Center;
 use Chill\MainBundle\Repository\CountryRepository;
 use Chill\MainBundle\Search\ParsingException;
+use Chill\MainBundle\Search\SearchApi;
 use Chill\MainBundle\Search\SearchApiQuery;
 use Chill\MainBundle\Security\Authorization\AuthorizationHelper;
 use Chill\PersonBundle\Entity\Person;
 use Chill\PersonBundle\Security\Authorization\PersonVoter;
+use Chill\PersonBundle\Templating\Entity\PersonRender;
+use Chill\PersonBundle\Repository\PersonNotDuplicateRepository;
 use DateTimeInterface;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Doctrine\ORM\NonUniqueResultException;
@@ -42,16 +45,24 @@ final class PersonACLAwareRepository implements PersonACLAwareRepositoryInterfac
 
     private Security $security;
 
+    private PersonRender $personRender;
+
+    private PersonNotDuplicateRepository $personNotDuplicateRepository;
+
     public function __construct(
         Security $security,
         EntityManagerInterface $em,
         CountryRepository $countryRepository,
-        AuthorizationHelper $authorizationHelper
+        AuthorizationHelper $authorizationHelper,
+        PersonRender $personRender,
+        PersonNotDuplicateRepository $personNotDuplicateRepository
     ) {
         $this->security = $security;
         $this->em = $em;
         $this->countryRepository = $countryRepository;
         $this->authorizationHelper = $authorizationHelper;
+        $this->personRender = $personRender;
+        $this->personNotDuplicateRepository = $personNotDuplicateRepository;
     }
 
     public function buildAuthorizedQuery(
@@ -322,4 +333,70 @@ final class PersonACLAwareRepository implements PersonACLAwareRepositoryInterfac
                 }, $authorizedCenters)
             );
     }
+
+
+    /**
+     * @throws NonUniqueResultException
+     * @throws ParsingException
+     *
+     * @return array|Person[]
+     */
+    public function findMatchingPersons(
+        Person $person,
+        float $precision = 0.15,
+        string $orderBy = self::SIMILAR_SEARCH_ORDER_BY_SIMILARITY
+    ): array {
+        $query = $this->matchPerson($person, $precision, $orderBy);
+        $authorizedQuery = $this->addAuthorizations($query);
+
+        return $this->fetchQueryPerson($authorizedQuery);
+    }
+
+    public function matchPerson(
+        Person $person,
+        float $precision = 0.15,
+        string $orderBy = self::SIMILAR_SEARCH_ORDER_BY_SIMILARITY
+    ): SearchApiQuery {
+
+        $fullName = $this->personRender->renderString($person, []);
+
+        $query = new SearchApiQuery();
+        $query->setFromClause('chill_person_person AS person');
+        $query->andWhereClause(
+            "SIMILARITY(person.fullnameCanonical, UNACCENT(LOWER(?))) >= ?",
+            [$fullName, $precision]
+        );
+
+        if (null !== $person->getId()) {
+            $query->andWhereClause(
+                "person.id != ?",
+                [$person->getId()]
+            );
+
+            $notDuplicatePersons = $this->personNotDuplicateRepository->findNotDuplicatePerson($person);
+
+            if (count($notDuplicatePersons)) {
+                $query->andWhereClause(
+                    "person.id NOT IN (?)",
+                    [$notDuplicatePersons]
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        switch ($orderBy) {
+            case self::SIMILAR_SEARCH_ORDER_BY_ALPHABETICAL:
+                $query->setSelectPertinence('person.fullnameCanonical');
+                break;
+
+            case self::SIMILAR_SEARCH_ORDER_BY_SIMILARITY:
+            default:
+                $query->setSelectPertinence(
+                    'SIMILARITY(person.fullnameCanonical, UNACCENT(LOWER(?)))',
+                    [$fullName]
+            );
+        }
+
+        return $query;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Repository/PersonACLAwareRepositoryInterface.php b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Repository/PersonACLAwareRepositoryInterface.php
index 72d4682c8..757959699 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Repository/PersonACLAwareRepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Repository/PersonACLAwareRepositoryInterface.php
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ use DateTimeInterface;
 
 interface PersonACLAwareRepositoryInterface
 {
+    public const SIMILAR_SEARCH_ORDER_BY_ALPHABETICAL = 'alphabetical';
+
+    public const SIMILAR_SEARCH_ORDER_BY_SIMILARITY = 'similarity';
+
     public function buildAuthorizedQuery(
         ?string $default = null,
         ?string $firstname = null,
@@ -61,4 +65,13 @@ interface PersonACLAwareRepositoryInterface
         ?string $phonenumber = null,
         ?string $city = null
     ): array;
+
+    /**
+     * @return array|Person[]
+     */
+    public function findMatchingPersons(
+        Person $person,
+        float $precision = 0.15,
+        string $orderBy = self::SIMILAR_SEARCH_ORDER_BY_SIMILARITY
+    ): array;
 }