diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 862cc73a..d178937a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 - (**Migration**) Sort manga to migrate selection by title and by recently added to the library
 - (**Migration**) Sort destination source selection by same order as browse source page
 - (**Migration**) Sort entries in search/execution page by title
+- (**Migration**) Prevent a manual selected match from getting automatically overwritten by a new-found match
 
 ### Fixed
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 - (**Migration**) Fix showing an empty "Available" source group header when all sources are selected
 - (**Migration**) Fix showing no info message when no sources are available to select as destinations
 - (**Migration**) Fix duplicated search matches after resuming the migration search
+- (**Migration**) Fix search progress not getting updated after a manual search
 - (**Reader**) Fix scrollbar appearing with "fit to widt/height/screen" page scale mode and applied safe area insets
 - (**Reader**) Fix wrongly positioned mobile progress bar current page indicator
 - (**Reader**) Fix mobile progress bar previous/next chapter button visibility on hover and while disabled
diff --git a/src/features/migration/Migration.types.ts b/src/features/migration/Migration.types.ts
index 3deb5d69..a5bb9447 100644
--- a/src/features/migration/Migration.types.ts
+++ b/src/features/migration/Migration.types.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ export interface TMigrationEntry {
     error: string | undefined;
     isExcluded: boolean;
     areMatchesExpanded: boolean;
+    isManualSelection: boolean;
 }
 
 export type MigratableEntry = NonNullableProperty<TMigrationEntry, 'selectedMatchMangaId' | 'selectedMatchSourceId'>;
diff --git a/src/features/migration/MigrationManager.ts b/src/features/migration/MigrationManager.ts
index e764401c..e2c2172c 100644
--- a/src/features/migration/MigrationManager.ts
+++ b/src/features/migration/MigrationManager.ts
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ export class MigrationManager {
             error: entry.error,
             isExcluded: entry.isExcluded,
             areMatchesExpanded: entry.areMatchesExpanded,
+            isManualSelection: entry.isManualSelection,
         } satisfies TMigrationEntry;
 
         if (isEqual(entry, updatedEntry)) {
@@ -346,6 +347,7 @@ export class MigrationManager {
                         isExcluded: false,
                         areMatchesExpanded: false,
                         error: undefined,
+                        isManualSelection: false,
                     },
                 ]),
             );
@@ -592,6 +594,7 @@ export class MigrationManager {
                     entry.status = MigrationEntryStatus.SEARCH_COMPLETE;
                 }
 
+                entry.isManualSelection = true;
                 entry.selectedMatchMangaId = targetMangaId;
                 entry.selectedMatchSourceId = targetSourceId;
             }
@@ -915,6 +918,7 @@ export class MigrationManager {
                                     !draftMatchEntry);
 
                             const isPreferredMatch =
+                                !draftEntry.isManualSelection &&
                                 !ignoreOutdatedMatch &&
                                 (isPreferredSourcePriorityMatch || isPreferredChapterNumberMatch);
                             if (isPreferredMatch) {