diff --git a/apps/labrinth/.sqlx/query-8d0ae0da359ebd33801f2796c841b9b3cc1a59f7cdee756ac5ce1c459e69a531.json b/apps/labrinth/.sqlx/query-d0cabd1c74fa04c77a02e99e201e3f3c54b41e9f606db1f18accee33afdddf49.json
similarity index 76%
rename from apps/labrinth/.sqlx/query-8d0ae0da359ebd33801f2796c841b9b3cc1a59f7cdee756ac5ce1c459e69a531.json
rename to apps/labrinth/.sqlx/query-d0cabd1c74fa04c77a02e99e201e3f3c54b41e9f606db1f18accee33afdddf49.json
index 80120ce39..0fea6b35e 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/.sqlx/query-8d0ae0da359ebd33801f2796c841b9b3cc1a59f7cdee756ac5ce1c459e69a531.json
+++ b/apps/labrinth/.sqlx/query-d0cabd1c74fa04c77a02e99e201e3f3c54b41e9f606db1f18accee33afdddf49.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "\n            SELECT id, username, avatar_url\n            FROM users\n            WHERE LOWER(username) LIKE $1 ESCAPE ''\n            ORDER BY LOWER(username) = $2 DESC, LOWER(username), username\n            LIMIT 25\n            ",
+  "query": "\n            SELECT id, username, avatar_url\n            FROM users\n            WHERE LOWER(username) LIKE $1 ESCAPE '\\'\n            ORDER BY LOWER(username) = $2 DESC, LOWER(username), username\n            LIMIT 25\n            ",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [
       {
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
       true
     ]
   },
-  "hash": "8d0ae0da359ebd33801f2796c841b9b3cc1a59f7cdee756ac5ce1c459e69a531"
+  "hash": "d0cabd1c74fa04c77a02e99e201e3f3c54b41e9f606db1f18accee33afdddf49"
 }
diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/database/models/user_item.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/database/models/user_item.rs
index d0df6460d..57653b260 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/database/models/user_item.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/database/models/user_item.rs
@@ -286,13 +286,13 @@ impl DBUser {
         let escaped_query = format!("{}%", escape_like(&lowercase_query));
 
         let users = sqlx::query!(
-            "
+            r#"
             SELECT id, username, avatar_url
             FROM users
             WHERE LOWER(username) LIKE $1 ESCAPE '\'
             ORDER BY LOWER(username) = $2 DESC, LOWER(username), username
             LIMIT 25
-            ",
+            "#,
             escaped_query,
             lowercase_query
         )
diff --git a/apps/labrinth/tests/user.rs b/apps/labrinth/tests/user.rs
index 5be41d577..3bfd4ac78 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/tests/user.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/tests/user.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,16 @@ pub async fn search_users_escapes_wildcards_and_limits_results() {
                 .unwrap();
             }
 
+            sqlx::query(
+                "
+                INSERT INTO users (id, username, email, role)
+                VALUES (2100, 'prefix_under_score', 'prefix_under_score@modrinth.com', 'developer')
+                ",
+            )
+            .execute(&*test_env.db.pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
             let req = test::TestRequest::get()
                 .uri("/v3/users/search?query=prefix")
                 .to_request();
@@ -104,6 +114,17 @@ pub async fn search_users_escapes_wildcards_and_limits_results() {
                 test::read_body_json(resp).await;
             assert!(users.is_empty());
 
+            let req = test::TestRequest::get()
+                .uri("/v3/users/search?query=prefix_")
+                .to_request();
+            let resp = test_env.call(req).await;
+            assert_status!(&resp, actix_http::StatusCode::OK);
+
+            let users: Vec<serde_json::Value> =
+                test::read_body_json(resp).await;
+            assert_eq!(users.len(), 1);
+            assert_eq!(users[0]["username"], "prefix_under_score");
+
             let req = test::TestRequest::get()
                 .uri("/v3/users/search?query=%20%20")
                 .to_request();