diff --git a/site/cart.html b/site/cart.html
index 7178639..93beef9 100644
--- a/site/cart.html
+++ b/site/cart.html
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
         Noch keine Produkte im Warenkorb.<br />
         Produkte suchen und mit '+' zum Warenkorb hinzufügen.
     </div>
-    <items-filter x-id="cartFilter" stores nochartclear class="hidden" placeholder="Filtern..."></items-filter>
+    <items-filter x-id="cartFilter" stores nochartclear class="hidden" placeholder="Filtern... (min. 3 Zeichen)"></items-filter>
     <items-list x-id="linkedCartList" chart json nosort class="hidden"></items-list>
     <items-list x-id="cartList" chart json nosort remove updown class="hidden"></items-list>
-    <items-filter x-id="productsFilter" class="hidden" stores misc nochartclear placeholder="Produkt hinzufügen..."></items-filter>
+    <items-filter x-id="productsFilter" class="hidden" stores misc nochartclear placeholder="Produkt hinzufügen... (min. 3 Zeichen)"></items-filter>
     <items-list x-id="productsList" class="hidden" add></items-list>
     %%_templates/_loader.html%%
 </div>
diff --git a/site/changes.html b/site/changes.html
index 93062b4..6306604 100644
--- a/site/changes.html
+++ b/site/changes.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <div class="w-full relative px-4 flex-1">
     <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold pb-2 pt-8 text-center">Preisänderungen</h1>
-    <items-filter x-id="items-filter" pricechanges pricedirection stores misc placeholder="Filtern..."></items-filter>
+    <items-filter x-id="items-filter" pricechanges pricedirection stores misc placeholder="Filtern... (min. 3 Zeichen)"></items-filter>
     <items-list chart></items-list>
     %%_templates/_loader.html%%
 </div>
diff --git a/site/js/misc.js b/site/js/misc.js
index b121156..bd9f6a7 100644
--- a/site/js/misc.js
+++ b/site/js/misc.js
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ exports.queryItemsAlasql = (query, items) => {
 };
 
 exports.queryItems = (query, items, exactWord) => {
+    query = query.trim();
+    if (query.length < 3) return [];
     let tokens = query.split(/\s+/).map((token) => token.toLowerCase().replace(",", "."));
 
     // Find quantity/unit query
diff --git a/site/views/items-filter.js b/site/views/items-filter.js
index b77e102..6c66a08 100644
--- a/site/views/items-filter.js
+++ b/site/views/items-filter.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class ItemsFilter extends View {
         const hidePriceDirection = this._filterByPriceDirection ? "" : "hidden";
         const hideStores = this._filterByStores ? "" : "hidden";
         const hideMisc = this._filterByMisc ? "" : "hidden";
-        const placeholder = this.hasAttribute("placeholder") ? this.getAttribute("placeholder") : "Produkte suchen...";
+        const placeholder = this.hasAttribute("placeholder") ? this.getAttribute("placeholder") : "Produkte suchen... (min. 3 Zeichen)";
 
         this.innerHTML = /*html*/ `
             <input x-id="query" x-state x-input-debounce class="rounded-lg px-2 py-1 w-full" type="text" placeholder="${placeholder}" />