diff --git a/src/main/java/com/andrewlalis/perfin/control/AccountViewController.java b/src/main/java/com/andrewlalis/perfin/control/AccountViewController.java
index d512da8..fc16078 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/andrewlalis/perfin/control/AccountViewController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/andrewlalis/perfin/control/AccountViewController.java
@@ -91,23 +91,19 @@ public class AccountViewController implements RouteSelectionListener {
                 Popups.message(balanceCheckerButton, msg);
             }));
         });
-
-        accountProperty.addListener((observable, oldValue, newValue) -> {
-            accountHistory.clear();
-            if (newValue == null) {
-                balanceTextProperty.set(null);
-            } else {
-                accountHistory.setAccountId(newValue.id);
-                accountHistory.loadMoreHistory();
-                Profile.getCurrent().dataSource().getAccountBalanceText(newValue)
-                        .thenAccept(s -> Platform.runLater(() -> balanceTextProperty.set(s)));
-            }
-        });
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onRouteSelected(Object context) {
-        this.accountProperty.set((Account) context);
+        accountHistory.clear();
+        balanceTextProperty.set(null);
+        if (context instanceof Account account) {
+            this.accountProperty.set(account);
+            accountHistory.setAccountId(account.id);
+            accountHistory.loadMoreHistory();
+            Profile.getCurrent().dataSource().getAccountBalanceText(account)
+                    .thenAccept(s -> Platform.runLater(() -> balanceTextProperty.set(s)));
+        }
     }
 
     @FXML
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/andrewlalis/perfin/control/TransactionsViewController.java b/src/main/java/com/andrewlalis/perfin/control/TransactionsViewController.java
index d2018b6..26d1f23 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/andrewlalis/perfin/control/TransactionsViewController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/andrewlalis/perfin/control/TransactionsViewController.java
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ import static com.andrewlalis.perfin.PerfinApp.router;
  * to a specific page.
  */
 public class TransactionsViewController implements RouteSelectionListener {
-    public static List<Sort> DEFAULT_SORTS = List.of(Sort.desc("timestamp"));
+    public static List<Sort> DEFAULT_SORTS = List.of(
+            Sort.desc("timestamp"),
+            Sort.desc("amount"),
+            Sort.desc("currency")
+    );
     public record RouteContext(Long selectedTransactionId) {}
 
     @FXML public BorderPane transactionsListBorderPane;
@@ -188,15 +192,28 @@ public class TransactionsViewController implements RouteSelectionListener {
     private List<SearchFilter> getCurrentSearchFilters() {
         List<SearchFilter> filters = new ArrayList<>();
         if (searchField.getText() != null && !searchField.getText().isBlank()) {
+            final String text = searchField.getText().strip();
             // Special case: for input like "#123", search directly for the transaction id.
-            if (searchField.getText().strip().matches("#\\d+")) {
-                int idQuery = Integer.parseInt(searchField.getText().strip().substring(1));
+            if (text.matches("#\\d+")) {
+                int idQuery = Integer.parseInt(text.substring(1));
                 var filter = new SearchFilter.Builder().where("id = ?").withArg(idQuery).build();
                 return List.of(filter);
             }
+            // Special case: for input like "tag: abc", search directly for transactions with tags like that.
+            if (text.matches("tag:\\s*.+")) {
+                String tagQuery = "%" + text.substring(4).strip().toLowerCase() + "%";
+                var filter = new SearchFilter.Builder().where("""
+                        id IN (
+                            SELECT ttj.transaction_id
+                            FROM transaction_tag_join ttj
+                            LEFT JOIN transaction_tag tt ON tt.id = ttj.tag_id
+                            WHERE LOWER(tt.name) LIKE ?
+                        )""").withArg(tagQuery).build();
+                return List.of(filter);
+            }
 
             // General case: split the input into a list of terms, then apply each term in a LIKE %term% query.
-            var likeTerms = Arrays.stream(searchField.getText().strip().toLowerCase().split("\\s+"))
+            var likeTerms = Arrays.stream(text.toLowerCase().split("\\s+"))
                     .map(t -> '%'+t+'%')
                     .toList();
             var builder = new SearchFilter.Builder();