diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/search/services/build_comparator.ts b/apps/server/src/services/search/services/build_comparator.ts
index 752ad8ff4..3aebe1adb 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/search/services/build_comparator.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/search/services/build_comparator.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { normalizeSearchText, fuzzyMatchWord, FUZZY_SEARCH_CONFIG } from "../utils/text_utils.js";
+
 const cachedRegexes: Record<string, RegExp> = {};
 
 function getRegex(str: string) {
@@ -20,7 +22,41 @@ const stringComparators: Record<string, Comparator<string>> = {
     "*=": (comparedValue) => (val) => !!val && val.endsWith(comparedValue),
     "=*": (comparedValue) => (val) => !!val && val.startsWith(comparedValue),
     "*=*": (comparedValue) => (val) => !!val && val.includes(comparedValue),
-    "%=": (comparedValue) => (val) => !!val && !!getRegex(comparedValue).test(val)
+    "%=": (comparedValue) => (val) => !!val && !!getRegex(comparedValue).test(val),
+    "~=": (comparedValue) => (val) => {
+        if (!val || !comparedValue) return false;
+        
+        // Validate minimum length for fuzzy search to prevent false positives
+        if (comparedValue.length < FUZZY_SEARCH_CONFIG.MIN_FUZZY_TOKEN_LENGTH) {
+            return val.includes(comparedValue);
+        }
+        
+        const normalizedVal = normalizeSearchText(val);
+        const normalizedCompared = normalizeSearchText(comparedValue);
+        
+        // First try exact substring match
+        if (normalizedVal.includes(normalizedCompared)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        
+        // Then try fuzzy word matching
+        const words = normalizedVal.split(/\s+/);
+        return words.some(word => fuzzyMatchWord(normalizedCompared, word));
+    },
+    "~*": (comparedValue) => (val) => {
+        if (!val || !comparedValue) return false;
+        
+        // Validate minimum length for fuzzy search
+        if (comparedValue.length < FUZZY_SEARCH_CONFIG.MIN_FUZZY_TOKEN_LENGTH) {
+            return val.includes(comparedValue);
+        }
+        
+        const normalizedVal = normalizeSearchText(val);
+        const normalizedCompared = normalizeSearchText(comparedValue);
+        
+        // For ~* operator, use fuzzy matching across the entire content
+        return fuzzyMatchWord(normalizedCompared, normalizedVal);
+    }
 };
 
 const numericComparators: Record<string, Comparator<number>> = {