diff --git a/src/components/AddToEvent.vue b/src/components/AddToEvent.vue
index 3d64408..e3f57a4 100644
--- a/src/components/AddToEvent.vue
+++ b/src/components/AddToEvent.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <template>
   <DialogFrame ref="dialog" :header-title="localTitle">
     <div class="row justify-center">
-      <q-select
+      <SearchableSelect
+        class="q-mx-xl"
+        dense
         autofocus
         :label="$t('event')"
         filled
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@
         @keyup.enter="addAttendees"
         map-options
         emit-value
-      ></q-select>
+      ></SearchableSelect>
     </div>
     <div class="row justify-center">
       <q-btn class="q-ma-md" color="primary" no-caps @click="addAttendees">{{ localTitle }}</q-btn>
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ import type { Members } from 'src/vueLib/models/member';
 import EditAllDialog from 'src/components/EventEditAllDialog.vue';
 import { useAttendeesTable } from 'src/vueLib/tables/attendees/AttendeesTable';
 import { useEventTable } from 'src/vueLib/tables/events/EventsTable';
+import SearchableSelect from 'src/vueLib/general/SearchableSelect .vue';
 
 const dialog = ref();
 const newEventRef = ref();
@@ -105,7 +108,7 @@ async function addAttendees() {
       NotifyResponse(err, 'error');
     });
 
-  await updateAttendees();
+  await updateAttendees(0);
   updateEvents();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vueLib/general/SearchableSelect .vue b/src/vueLib/general/SearchableSelect .vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a41503c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vueLib/general/SearchableSelect .vue	
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+<template>
+  <q-select
+    ref="selectRef"
+    v-model="modelValueLocal"
+    :options="filteredOptions"
+    :option-label="optionLabel"
+    :option-value="optionValue"
+    :use-input="search"
+    input-debounce="200"
+    @filter="filterFn"
+    @update:model-value="emitValue"
+    v-bind="$attrs"
+    ><template v-slot:append
+      ><q-btn
+        size="xs"
+        flat
+        dense
+        round
+        icon="search"
+        :color="search ? 'primary' : 'grey'"
+        @click="searchBox"
+      >
+      </q-btn
+    ></template>
+  </q-select>
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts" generic="T extends Record<string, string | number | object>">
+import type { PropType } from 'vue';
+import { ref, watch } from 'vue';
+
+const search = ref(false);
+const selectRef = ref();
+
+defineOptions({ inheritAttrs: false });
+
+const props = defineProps({
+  modelValue: {
+    type: [String, Number, Object] as PropType<string | number | object | null>,
+    default: null,
+  },
+  options: {
+    type: Array as PropType<T[]>,
+    required: true,
+  },
+  optionLabel: {
+    type: [Function, String] as PropType<((option: T) => string) | string>,
+    required: true,
+  },
+  optionValue: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+  },
+});
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  (e: 'update:modelValue', value: string | number | null): void;
+}>();
+
+const optionLabel = props.optionLabel;
+const optionValue = props.optionValue;
+
+const modelValueLocal = ref<string | number | object | null | undefined>(props.modelValue);
+const filteredOptions = ref<T[]>([...props.options]);
+
+function searchBox() {
+  if (search.value) {
+    selectRef.value.updateInputValue('');
+  }
+  search.value = !search.value;
+}
+
+watch(
+  () => props.modelValue,
+  (v) => (modelValueLocal.value = v),
+);
+watch(
+  () => props.options,
+  (o) => (filteredOptions.value = [...o]),
+);
+
+function filterFn(val: string, update: (fn: () => void) => void) {
+  update(() => {
+    if (!val) {
+      filteredOptions.value = [...props.options];
+      return;
+    }
+    const needle = val.toLowerCase();
+    filteredOptions.value = props.options.filter((opt) => {
+      let field = null;
+      if (typeof optionLabel === 'function') {
+        field = optionLabel(opt);
+      } else {
+        field = opt[optionLabel];
+      }
+
+      if (typeof field !== 'string' && typeof field !== 'number') return false;
+      return String(field).toLowerCase().includes(needle);
+    });
+
+    // Remove duplicates by optionValue
+    const seen = new Set();
+    filteredOptions.value = filteredOptions.value.filter((opt) => {
+      const value = opt[optionValue];
+      if (seen.has(value)) return false;
+      seen.add(value);
+      return true;
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function emitValue(val: string | number | null) {
+  emit('update:modelValue', val);
+}
+</script>
diff --git a/src/vueLib/tables/members/MembersTable.vue b/src/vueLib/tables/members/MembersTable.vue
index 4b83bc0..9ed5f4a 100644
--- a/src/vueLib/tables/members/MembersTable.vue
+++ b/src/vueLib/tables/members/MembersTable.vue
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
             @click="addMemberTo"
           >
             <q-badge floating transparent color="primary" text-color="primary-text">+</q-badge>
+            <q-tooltip>{{ $t('addToEvent') }}</q-tooltip>
           </q-btn>
           <q-btn v-else flat dense icon="more_vert" @click="openSubmenu = true" />
 
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@
     </template>
     <template v-slot:body-cell-group="props">
       <q-td :props="props">
-        <q-select
+        <SearchableSelect
           v-if="groups.length > 0"
           dense
           :readonly="!user.isPermittedTo('members', 'write')"
@@ -175,20 +176,20 @@
           option-label="name"
           v-model="props.row.group"
           @update:model-value="updateMember(props.row)"
-        ></q-select>
+        />
       </q-td>
     </template>
     <template v-slot:body-cell-responsiblePerson="props">
       <q-td :props="props">
-        <q-select
-          dense
+        <SearchableSelect
           v-if="responsibles.length > 0"
           :readonly="!user.isPermittedTo('members', 'write')"
           :options="responsibles"
           :option-label="(opt) => opt.firstName + ' ' + opt.lastName"
+          option-value="firstName"
           v-model="props.row.responsiblePerson"
           @update:model-value="updateMember(props.row)"
-        ></q-select>
+        />
       </q-td>
     </template>
     <template v-slot:body-cell-option="props">
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ import { databaseName } from 'src/vueLib/models/settings';
 import { useUserStore } from 'src/vueLib/login/userStore';
 import { i18n } from 'src/boot/lang';
 import { getLocalPageDefaults, setLocalPageDefaults } from 'src/localstorage/localStorage';
+import SearchableSelect from 'src/vueLib/general/SearchableSelect .vue';
 
 const inProps = defineProps({
   addAttendees: { type: Boolean },
@@ -348,13 +350,13 @@ onMounted(() => {
   selectedColumnFilter.value = defaults?.filteredColumn || '';
   selectedColumnOptions.value = defaults?.filteredValue ?? [];
 
+  // set custom filter
   setNewFilter(selectedColumnFilter.value, ...selectedColumnOptions.value);
+
   appApi
     .post('database/open', { dbPath: databaseName.value, create: true })
     .then(() => {
-      updateMembers(inProps.compareMembers, inProps.addResponsible).catch((err) =>
-        NotifyResponse(err, 'error'),
-      );
+      updateTable().catch((err) => NotifyResponse(err, 'error'));
     })
     .catch((err) => NotifyResponse(err, 'error'))
 
@@ -363,6 +365,12 @@ onMounted(() => {
     });
 });
 
+async function updateTable() {
+  await updateMembers(localCompareMembers.value, inProps.addResponsible).catch((err) =>
+    NotifyResponse(err, 'error'),
+  );
+}
+
 // opens dialog for all member values
 function openSingleValueDialog(label: string, field: string, member: Member) {
   editOneDialog.value?.open(label, field, member);
@@ -414,7 +422,7 @@ function setColumnOptions(columnName: string) {
 async function filterMembers(field: string, ...keys: string[]) {
   setNewFilter(field, ...keys);
   setLocalPageDefaults(page.value, field, keys);
-  await updateMembers();
+  await updateTable();
 }
 
 //remove member from database
@@ -428,7 +436,7 @@ function removeMember(...removeMembers: Members) {
   appApi
     .post('members/delete', { ids: memberIds })
     .then(() => {
-      updateMembers().catch((err) => NotifyResponse(err, 'error'));
+      updateTable().catch((err) => NotifyResponse(err, 'error'));
       selected.value = [];
     })
     .catch((err) => NotifyResponse(err, 'error'))
@@ -443,7 +451,7 @@ function updateMember(member: Member | null) {
     .post('/members/edit', [member])
     .then(() => NotifyResponse(i18n.global.t('memberUpdated')))
     .catch((err) => NotifyResponse(err, 'error'));
-  updateMembers().catch((err) => NotifyResponse(err, 'error'));
+  updateTable().catch((err) => NotifyResponse(err, 'error'));
 }
 
 function addToEvent() {
@@ -485,8 +493,10 @@ async function addMemberTo() {
 
   if (inProps.addAttendees) {
     await updateMemberLastVisit(selected.value);
+  } else {
+    await updateTable();
+    emit('update-event', filteredMembers.value.length);
   }
-  emit('update-event');
 }
 
 async function updateMemberLastVisit(members: Members) {
@@ -514,11 +524,13 @@ async function updateMemberLastVisit(members: Members) {
       }
     })
     .catch((err) => NotifyResponse(err, 'error'));
-  await updateMembers(localCompareMembers.value, inProps.addResponsible)
-    .then(() => localCompareMembers.value?.push(...members))
-    .catch((err) => NotifyResponse(err, 'error'));
-  emit('update-event');
+  localCompareMembers.value?.push(...members);
+  await updateTable().catch((err) => NotifyResponse(err, 'error'));
+
+  emit('update-event', filteredMembers.value.length);
 }
+
+defineExpose({ allMembers, filteredMembers });
 </script>
 
 <style>