diff --git a/beetsplug/ftintitle.py b/beetsplug/ftintitle.py
index 9702bf9a5..d3d600958 100644
--- a/beetsplug/ftintitle.py
+++ b/beetsplug/ftintitle.py
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ def find_bracket_position(
     if not keywords:
         pattern = None
     else:
-        # Build regex pattern with word boundaries
+        # Build regex pattern to support multi-word keywords/phrases.
+        # Each keyword/phrase is escaped and surrounded by word boundaries at
+        # start and end, matching phrases like "club mix" as a whole.
         keyword_pattern = "|".join(rf"\b{re.escape(kw)}\b" for kw in keywords)
         pattern = re.compile(keyword_pattern, re.IGNORECASE)
 
@@ -133,9 +135,10 @@ def find_bracket_position(
 
             # Check if content matches: if pattern is None (empty keywords),
             # match any content; otherwise check for keywords
-            if pattern is None or pattern.search(content):
-                if earliest_pos is None or open_pos < earliest_pos:
-                    earliest_pos = open_pos
+            if (pattern is None or pattern.search(content)) and (
+                earliest_pos is None or open_pos < earliest_pos
+            ):
+                earliest_pos = open_pos
 
             # Continue searching from after this closing bracket
             pos = close_pos + 1
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ class FtInTitlePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
                 "keep_in_artist": False,
                 "preserve_album_artist": True,
                 "custom_words": [],
-                "bracket_keywords": DEFAULT_BRACKET_KEYWORDS,
+                "bracket_keywords": DEFAULT_BRACKET_KEYWORDS.copy(),
             }
         )
 
diff --git a/docs/plugins/ftintitle.rst b/docs/plugins/ftintitle.rst
index fef1bc9bf..347e2792d 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/ftintitle.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/ftintitle.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ file. The available options are:
   ::
 
       ["abridged", "acapella", "club", "demo", "edit", "edition", "extended",
-       "instrumental", "live", "mix", "radio", "release", "remastered"
+       "instrumental", "live", "mix", "radio", "release", "remaster",
        "remastered", "remix", "rmx", "unabridged", "unreleased",
        "version", "vip"]
 
diff --git a/test/plugins/test_ftintitle.py b/test/plugins/test_ftintitle.py
index a6be02b3b..065f23ade 100644
--- a/test/plugins/test_ftintitle.py
+++ b/test/plugins/test_ftintitle.py
@@ -301,6 +301,21 @@ class DummyImportTask:
             ("Alice", "Song 1 ft. Bob <Version>"),
             id="title-with-angle-brackets-keyword",
         ),
+        # multi-word keyword
+        pytest.param(
+            {"format": "ft. {}", "bracket_keywords": ["club mix"]},
+            ("ftintitle",),
+            ("Alice ft. Bob", "Song 1 (Club Mix)", "Alice"),
+            ("Alice", "Song 1 ft. Bob (Club Mix)"),
+            id="multi-word-keyword-positive-match",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {"format": "ft. {}", "bracket_keywords": ["club mix"]},
+            ("ftintitle",),
+            ("Alice ft. Bob", "Song 1 (Club Remix)", "Alice"),
+            ("Alice", "Song 1 (Club Remix) ft. Bob"),
+            id="multi-word-keyword-negative-no-match",
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_ftintitle_functional(
@@ -447,6 +462,9 @@ def test_find_bracket_position(given: str, expected: int | None) -> None:
         ("Song (Remix)", [], 5),
         ("Song", [], None),
         ("Song (", [], None),
+        # Multi-word keyword tests
+        ("Song (Club Mix)", ["club mix"], 5),  # Positive: matches multi-word
+        ("Song (Club Remix)", ["club mix"], None),  # Negative: no match
     ],
 )
 def test_find_bracket_position_custom_keywords(