diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/config.html b/data/interfaces/default/config.html
index 9e48eadb..5ee7a95b 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/config.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/config.html
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
                                 <div class="row">
                                     <label>Preferred Words</label>
                                     <input type="text" name="preferred_words" value="${config['preferred_words']}" size="50">
-                                    <small>Results with these words in the title will be preferred over results without them</small>
+                                    <small>Results with these words in the title will be preferred over results without them (search provider names can also be entered)</small>
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="row">
                                     <label>Required Words</label>
diff --git a/headphones/searcher.py b/headphones/searcher.py
index 8c2a699d..d733a2f3 100644
--- a/headphones/searcher.py
+++ b/headphones/searcher.py
@@ -151,11 +151,20 @@ def sort_search_results(resultlist, album, new):
 
     # Add a priority if it has any of the preferred words
     temp_list = []
+    preferred_words = None
+    if headphones.PREFERRED_WORDS:
+        preferred_words = helpers.split_string(headphones.PREFERRED_WORDS)
     for result in resultlist:
-        if headphones.PREFERRED_WORDS and any(word.lower() in result[0].lower() for word in helpers.split_string(headphones.PREFERRED_WORDS)):
-            temp_list.append((result[0],result[1],result[2],result[3],result[4],1))
-        else:
-            temp_list.append((result[0],result[1],result[2],result[3],result[4],0))
+        priority = 0
+        if preferred_words:
+            if any(word.lower() in result[0].lower() for word in preferred_words):
+                priority = 1
+            # add a search provider priority (weighted based on position)
+            i = next((i for i, word in enumerate(preferred_words) if word in result[3].lower()), None)
+            if i != None:
+                priority += round((len(preferred_words) - i) / float(len(preferred_words)),2)
+
+        temp_list.append((result[0],result[1],result[2],result[3],result[4],priority))
 
     resultlist = temp_list