diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
index 109e999b23b..ee2a2db395e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ void CppLocatorFilter::refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future)
 QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> CppLocatorFilter::matchesFor(
         QFutureInterface<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> &future, const QString &entry)
 {
+    QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> normalEntries;
     QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> goodEntries;
     QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> betterEntries;
     QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> bestEntries;
@@ -91,9 +92,14 @@ QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> CppLocatorFilter::matchesFor(
             const QString symbolName = info->symbolName();
             QString matchString = hasColonColon ? info->scopedSymbolName() : symbolName;
             int matchOffset = hasColonColon ? matchString.size() - symbolName.size() : 0;
-            if (type == IndexItem::Function)
-                matchString += info->symbolType();
             QRegularExpressionMatch match = regexp.match(matchString);
+            bool matchInParameterList = false;
+            if (!match.hasMatch() && (type == IndexItem::Function)) {
+                matchString += info->symbolType();
+                match = regexp.match(matchString);
+                matchInParameterList = true;
+            }
+
             if (match.hasMatch()) {
                 Core::LocatorFilterEntry filterEntry = filterEntryFromIndexItem(info);
 
@@ -109,9 +115,11 @@ QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> CppLocatorFilter::matchesFor(
                         start -= matchOffset;
                 }
 
-                if (matchString.startsWith(entry, caseSensitivityForPrefix))
+                if (matchInParameterList)
+                    normalEntries.append(filterEntry);
+                else if (filterEntry.displayName.startsWith(entry, caseSensitivityForPrefix))
                     bestEntries.append(filterEntry);
-                else if (matchString.contains(entry, caseSensitivityForPrefix))
+                else if (filterEntry.displayName.contains(entry, caseSensitivityForPrefix))
                     betterEntries.append(filterEntry);
                 else
                     goodEntries.append(filterEntry);
@@ -124,6 +132,8 @@ QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> CppLocatorFilter::matchesFor(
             return IndexItem::Recurse;
     });
 
+    if (normalEntries.size() < 1000)
+        Utils::sort(normalEntries, Core::LocatorFilterEntry::compareLexigraphically);
     if (goodEntries.size() < 1000)
         Utils::sort(goodEntries, Core::LocatorFilterEntry::compareLexigraphically);
     if (betterEntries.size() < 1000)
@@ -133,6 +143,7 @@ QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> CppLocatorFilter::matchesFor(
 
     bestEntries += betterEntries;
     bestEntries += goodEntries;
+    bestEntries += normalEntries;
     return bestEntries;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter_test.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter_test.cpp
index a9fc6e3405b..e7a1775fd70 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter_test.cpp
@@ -198,8 +198,9 @@ void CppToolsPlugin::test_cpplocatorfilters_CppLocatorFilter_data()
         << _("pos")
         << (QList<ResultData>()
             << ResultData(_("positiveNumber()"), testFileShort)
-            << ResultData(_("matchArgument(Pos)"), testFileShort)
+            << ResultData(_("somePositionWithin()"), testFileShort)
             << ResultData(_("pointOfService()"), testFileShort)
+            << ResultData(_("matchArgument(Pos)"), testFileShort)
            );
 
     QTest::newRow("CppFunctionsFilter-arguments")
@@ -238,12 +239,14 @@ void CppToolsPlugin::test_cpplocatorfilters_CppLocatorFilter_data()
             << cppFunctionsFilter
             << _("MyClass::func")
             << (QList<ResultData>()
-                << ResultData(_("functionDefinedInClass(bool, int)"), _("MyClass (file1.cpp)"))
-                << ResultData(_("functionDefinedOutSideClass(char)"), _("MyClass (file1.cpp)"))
+                << ResultData(_("functionDefinedInClass(bool, int)"),
+                              _("MyClass (file1.cpp)"))
                 << ResultData(_("functionDefinedInClass(bool, int)"),
                               _("MyNamespace::MyClass (file1.cpp)"))
                 << ResultData(_("functionDefinedInClass(bool, int)"),
                               _("<anonymous namespace>::MyClass (file1.cpp)"))
+                << ResultData(_("functionDefinedOutSideClass(char)"),
+                              _("MyClass (file1.cpp)"))
                 << ResultData(_("functionDefinedOutSideClass(char)"),
                               _("MyNamespace::MyClass (file1.cpp)"))
                 << ResultData(_("functionDefinedOutSideClass(char)"),
@@ -276,12 +279,6 @@ void CppToolsPlugin::test_cpplocatorfilters_CppLocatorFilter_data()
         << cppLocatorFilter
         << _("my")
         << (QList<ResultData>()
-            << ResultData(_("<anonymous namespace>::MyClass"), testFileShort)
-            << ResultData(_("<anonymous namespace>::MyClass::MyClass"), _("()"))
-            << ResultData(_("<anonymous namespace>::MyClass::functionDefinedOutSideClass"),
-                          _("(char)"))
-            << ResultData(_("<anonymous namespace>::MyEnum"), testFileShort)
-            << ResultData(_("<anonymous namespace>::myFunction"), _("(bool, int)"))
             << ResultData(_("MyClass"), testFileShort)
             << ResultData(_("MyClass::MyClass"), _("()"))
             << ResultData(_("MyClass::functionDefinedOutSideClass"), _("(char)"))
@@ -295,6 +292,12 @@ void CppToolsPlugin::test_cpplocatorfilters_CppLocatorFilter_data()
             << ResultData(_("MyNamespace::MyEnum"), testFileShort)
             << ResultData(_("MyNamespace::myFunction"), _("(bool, int)"))
             << ResultData(_("myFunction"), _("(bool, int)"))
+            << ResultData(_("<anonymous namespace>::MyClass"), testFileShort)
+            << ResultData(_("<anonymous namespace>::MyClass::MyClass"), _("()"))
+            << ResultData(_("<anonymous namespace>::MyClass::functionDefinedOutSideClass"),
+                          _("(char)"))
+            << ResultData(_("<anonymous namespace>::MyEnum"), testFileShort)
+            << ResultData(_("<anonymous namespace>::myFunction"), _("(bool, int)"))
             );
 
     QTest::newRow("CppClassesFilter-ObjC")
@@ -328,6 +331,7 @@ void CppToolsPlugin::test_cpplocatorfilters_CppCurrentDocumentFilter()
         << ResultData(_("int myVariable"), _(""))
         << ResultData(_("myFunction(bool, int)"), _(""))
         << ResultData(_("Pos"), _(""))
+        << ResultData(_("somePositionWithin()"), _(""))
         << ResultData(_("pointOfService()"), _(""))
         << ResultData(_("matchArgument(Pos)"), _(""))
         << ResultData(_("positiveNumber()"), _(""))
diff --git a/tests/cpplocators/testdata_basic/file1.cpp b/tests/cpplocators/testdata_basic/file1.cpp
index ae8cdf9916c..d7a53ea5d47 100644
--- a/tests/cpplocators/testdata_basic/file1.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpplocators/testdata_basic/file1.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ int myVariable;
 int myFunction(bool yesno, int number) {}
 
 struct Pos {};
+int somePositionWithin() { return 3; }
 void pointOfService() {}
 int matchArgument(Pos p) { return 0; }
 int positiveNumber() { return 2; }