diff --git a/komga-webui/src/components/FilterPanels.vue b/komga-webui/src/components/FilterPanels.vue
index 1aafab02a..7878dd891 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/components/FilterPanels.vue
+++ b/komga-webui/src/components/FilterPanels.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <v-expansion-panel
       v-for="(f, key) in filtersOptions"
       :key="key"
-      :disabled="f.values.length === 0"
+      :disabled="(f.values && f.values.length === 0) && !f.search"
     >
       <v-expansion-panel-header class="text-uppercase">
         <v-icon
@@ -16,7 +16,25 @@
         {{ f.name }}
       </v-expansion-panel-header>
       <v-expansion-panel-content class="no-padding">
-        <v-list dense>
+        <v-autocomplete
+          v-if="f.search"
+          v-model="model[key]"
+          :items="items[key]"
+          :search-input.sync="search[key]"
+          :loading="loading[key]"
+          :hide-no-data="!search[key] || loading[key]"
+          @keydown.esc="search[key] = null"
+          multiple
+          deletable-chips
+          small-chips
+          dense
+          solo
+        />
+
+        <v-list
+          v-if="f.values"
+          dense
+        >
           <v-list-item v-for="v in f.values"
                        :key="v.value"
                        @click.stop="click(key, v.value)"
@@ -38,37 +56,80 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import Vue from 'vue'
+import Vue, {PropType} from 'vue'
 
 export default Vue.extend({
   name: 'FilterPanels',
+  data: () => {
+    return {
+      search: {} as any,
+      model: {} as any,
+      items: {} as any,
+      loading: {} as any,
+    }
+  },
   props: {
     filtersOptions: {
-      type: Object as () => FiltersOptions,
+      type: Object as PropType<FiltersOptions>,
       required: true,
     },
     filtersActive: {
-      type: Object as () => FiltersActive,
+      type: Object as PropType<FiltersActive>,
       required: true,
     },
   },
+  watch: {
+    search: {
+      deep: true,
+      async handler(val: any) {
+        for (const prop in val) {
+          if (val[prop] !== null) {
+            this.loading[prop] = true
+            this.$set(this.items, prop, await (this.filtersOptions[prop] as any).search(val[prop]))
+            this.loading[prop] = false
+          }
+        }
+      },
+    },
+    model: {
+      deep: true,
+      async handler(val: any) {
+        for (const prop in val) {
+          if (val[prop] !== null && val[prop] !== this.filtersActive[prop]) {
+            let r = this.$_.cloneDeep(this.filtersActive)
+            r[prop] = this.$_.clone(val[prop])
+
+            this.$emit('update:filtersActive', r)
+          }
+        }
+      },
+    },
+    filtersActive: {
+      deep: true,
+      immediate: true,
+      handler(val: any) {
+        for (const prop in val) {
+          if (val[prop].length > 0) {
+            // we need to add existing values to items also, else v-autocomplete won't show it
+            this.$set(this.items, prop, this.$_.union(this.items[prop], val[prop]))
+            this.$set(this.model, prop, val[prop])
+          }
+        }
+      },
+    },
+  },
   methods: {
-    clear (key: string) {
+    clear(key: string) {
       let r = this.$_.cloneDeep(this.filtersActive)
       r[key] = []
 
       this.$emit('update:filtersActive', r)
     },
-    groupActive (key: string): boolean {
+    groupActive(key: string): boolean {
       if (!(key in this.filtersActive)) return false
-      for (let v of this.filtersOptions[key].values) {
-        if (this.filtersActive[key].includes(v.value)) {
-          return true
-        }
-      }
-      return false
+      return this.filtersActive[key].length > 0;
     },
-    click (key: string, value: string) {
+    click(key: string, value: string) {
       let r = this.$_.cloneDeep(this.filtersActive)
       if (!(key in r)) r[key] = []
       if (r[key].includes(value)) this.$_.pull(r[key], (value))
diff --git a/komga-webui/src/services/komga-referential.service.ts b/komga-webui/src/services/komga-referential.service.ts
index f63ce7f0c..98cc8a143 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/services/komga-referential.service.ts
+++ b/komga-webui/src/services/komga-referential.service.ts
@@ -11,15 +11,16 @@ export default class KomgaReferentialService {
     this.http = http
   }
 
-  async getAuthors(search?: string, libraryId?: string, collectionId?: string, seriesId?: string): Promise<AuthorDto[]> {
+  async getAuthors(search?: string, role?: string, libraryId?: string, collectionId?: string, seriesId?: string): Promise<Page<AuthorDto>> {
     try {
       const params = {} as any
       if (search) params.search = search
+      if (role) params.role = role
       if (libraryId) params.library_id = libraryId
       if (collectionId) params.collection_id = collectionId
       if (seriesId) params.series_id = seriesId
 
-      return (await this.http.get('/api/v1/authors', {
+      return (await this.http.get('/api/v2/authors', {
         params: params,
         paramsSerializer: params => qs.stringify(params, {indices: false}),
       })).data
diff --git a/komga-webui/src/types/filter.ts b/komga-webui/src/types/filter.ts
index b0d9d9fa5..adeedbe57 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/types/filter.ts
+++ b/komga-webui/src/types/filter.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 interface FiltersOptions {
   [key: string]: {
     name?: string,
-    values: NameValue[],
+    values?: NameValue[],
+    search?: (search: string) => Promise<string[]>,
   },
 }
 
diff --git a/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseCollection.vue b/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseCollection.vue
index ab51e6f3d..190773606 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseCollection.vue
+++ b/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseCollection.vue
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ import EmptyState from '@/components/EmptyState.vue'
 import {parseQueryParam} from '@/functions/query-params'
 import {SeriesDto} from "@/types/komga-series";
 import {authorRoles} from "@/types/author-roles";
-import {groupAuthorsByRole} from "@/functions/authors";
 import {AuthorDto} from "@/types/komga-books";
 
 export default Vue.extend({
@@ -249,8 +248,14 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         releaseDate: {name: this.$t('filter.release_date').toString(), values: this.filterOptions.releaseDate},
       } as FiltersOptions
       authorRoles.forEach((role: string) => {
-        //@ts-ignore
-        r[role] = {name: this.$t(`author_roles.${role}`).toString(), values: this.$_.get(this.filterOptions, role, [])}
+        r[role] = {
+          name: this.$t(`author_roles.${role}`).toString(),
+          search: async search => {
+            return (await this.$komgaReferential.getAuthors(search, role, undefined, this.collectionId))
+              .content
+              .map(x => x.name)
+          },
+        }
       })
       return r
     },
@@ -276,16 +281,21 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         name: x.name,
         value: x.id,
       })))
-      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'genre', toNameValue(await this.$komgaReferential.getGenres(undefined, collectionId)))
-      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'tag', toNameValue(await this.$komgaReferential.getSeriesTags(undefined, collectionId)))
-      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'publisher', toNameValue(await this.$komgaReferential.getPublishers(undefined, collectionId)))
-      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'language', (await this.$komgaReferential.getLanguages(undefined, collectionId)))
-      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'ageRating', toNameValue(await this.$komgaReferential.getAgeRatings(undefined, collectionId)))
-      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'releaseDate', toNameValue(await this.$komgaReferential.getSeriesReleaseDates(undefined, collectionId)))
-      const grouped = groupAuthorsByRole(await this.$komgaReferential.getAuthors(undefined, undefined, collectionId))
-      authorRoles.forEach((role: string) => {
-        this.$set(this.filterOptions, role, role in grouped ? toNameValue(grouped[role]) : [])
-      })
+
+      const [genres, tags, publishers, languages, ageRatings, releaseDates] = await Promise.all([
+        this.$komgaReferential.getGenres(undefined, collectionId),
+        this.$komgaReferential.getSeriesTags(undefined, collectionId),
+        this.$komgaReferential.getPublishers(undefined, collectionId),
+        this.$komgaReferential.getLanguages(undefined, collectionId),
+        this.$komgaReferential.getAgeRatings(undefined, collectionId),
+        this.$komgaReferential.getSeriesReleaseDates(undefined, collectionId),
+      ])
+      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'genre', toNameValue(genres))
+      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'tag', toNameValue(tags))
+      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'publisher', toNameValue(publishers))
+      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'language', (languages))
+      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'ageRating', toNameValue(ageRatings))
+      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'releaseDate', toNameValue(releaseDates))
 
       // get filter from query params or local storage and validate with available filter values
       let activeFilters: any
@@ -322,7 +332,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         releaseDate: filters.releaseDate?.filter(x => this.filterOptions.releaseDate.map(n => n.value).includes(x)) || [],
       } as any
       authorRoles.forEach((role: string) => {
-        validFilter[role] = filters[role]?.filter(x => ((this.filterOptions as any)[role] as NameValue[]).map(n => n.value).includes(x)) || []
+        validFilter[role] = filters[role] || []
       })
       return validFilter
     },
diff --git a/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseLibraries.vue b/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseLibraries.vue
index 406cab514..5195c0ab0 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseLibraries.vue
+++ b/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseLibraries.vue
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ import FilterPanels from '@/components/FilterPanels.vue'
 import FilterList from '@/components/FilterList.vue'
 import {mergeFilterParams, sortOrFilterActive, toNameValue} from '@/functions/filter'
 import {SeriesDto} from "@/types/komga-series";
-import {groupAuthorsByRole} from "@/functions/authors";
 import {AuthorDto} from "@/types/komga-books";
 import {authorRoles} from "@/types/author-roles";
 
@@ -237,11 +236,13 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     },
     filterOptionsList(): FiltersOptions {
       return {
-        readStatus: {values: [
-          {name: this.$t('filter.unread').toString(), value: ReadStatus.UNREAD_AND_IN_PROGRESS},
-          {name: this.$t('filter.in_progress').toString(), value: ReadStatus.IN_PROGRESS},
-          {name: this.$t('filter.read').toString(), value: ReadStatus.READ},
-          ]},
+        readStatus: {
+          values: [
+            {name: this.$t('filter.unread').toString(), value: ReadStatus.UNREAD_AND_IN_PROGRESS},
+            {name: this.$t('filter.in_progress').toString(), value: ReadStatus.IN_PROGRESS},
+            {name: this.$t('filter.read').toString(), value: ReadStatus.READ},
+          ],
+        },
       } as FiltersOptions
     },
     filterOptionsPanel(): FiltersOptions {
@@ -262,8 +263,14 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         releaseDate: {name: this.$t('filter.release_date').toString(), values: this.filterOptions.releaseDate},
       } as FiltersOptions
       authorRoles.forEach((role: string) => {
-        //@ts-ignore
-        r[role] = {name: this.$t(`author_roles.${role}`).toString(), values: this.$_.get(this.filterOptions, role, [])}
+        r[role] = {
+          name: this.$t(`author_roles.${role}`).toString(),
+          search: async search => {
+            return (await this.$komgaReferential.getAuthors(search, role, this.libraryId !== LIBRARIES_ALL ? this.libraryId : undefined))
+              .content
+              .map(x => x.name)
+          },
+        }
       })
       return r
     },
@@ -306,16 +313,20 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       const requestLibraryId = libraryId !== LIBRARIES_ALL ? libraryId : undefined
 
       // load dynamic filters
-      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'genre', toNameValue(await this.$komgaReferential.getGenres(requestLibraryId)))
-      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'tag', toNameValue(await this.$komgaReferential.getSeriesTags(requestLibraryId)))
-      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'publisher', toNameValue(await this.$komgaReferential.getPublishers(requestLibraryId)))
-      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'language', (await this.$komgaReferential.getLanguages(requestLibraryId)))
-      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'ageRating', toNameValue(await this.$komgaReferential.getAgeRatings(requestLibraryId)))
-      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'releaseDate', toNameValue(await this.$komgaReferential.getSeriesReleaseDates(requestLibraryId)))
-      const grouped = groupAuthorsByRole(await this.$komgaReferential.getAuthors(undefined, requestLibraryId))
-      authorRoles.forEach((role: string) => {
-        this.$set(this.filterOptions, role, role in grouped ? toNameValue(grouped[role]) : [])
-      })
+      const [genres, tags, publishers, languages, ageRatings, releaseDates] = await Promise.all([
+        this.$komgaReferential.getGenres(requestLibraryId),
+        this.$komgaReferential.getSeriesTags(requestLibraryId),
+        this.$komgaReferential.getPublishers(requestLibraryId),
+        this.$komgaReferential.getLanguages(requestLibraryId),
+        this.$komgaReferential.getAgeRatings(requestLibraryId),
+        this.$komgaReferential.getSeriesReleaseDates(requestLibraryId),
+      ])
+      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'genre', toNameValue(genres))
+      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'tag', toNameValue(tags))
+      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'publisher', toNameValue(publishers ))
+      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'language', (languages))
+      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'ageRating', toNameValue(ageRatings))
+      this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'releaseDate', toNameValue(releaseDates))
 
       // get filter from query params or local storage and validate with available filter values
       let activeFilters: any
@@ -350,7 +361,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         releaseDate: filters.releaseDate?.filter(x => this.filterOptions.releaseDate.map(n => n.value).includes(x)) || [],
       } as any
       authorRoles.forEach((role: string) => {
-        validFilter[role] = filters[role]?.filter(x => ((this.filterOptions as any)[role] as NameValue[]).map(n => n.value).includes(x)) || []
+        validFilter[role] = filters[role] || []
       })
       return validFilter
     },
@@ -452,7 +463,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       this.totalElements = seriesPage.totalElements
       this.series = seriesPage.content
     },
-    getLibraryLazy (libraryId: string): LibraryDto | undefined {
+    getLibraryLazy(libraryId: string): LibraryDto | undefined {
       if (libraryId !== LIBRARIES_ALL) {
         return this.$store.getters.getLibraryById(libraryId)
       } else {
diff --git a/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseSeries.vue b/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseSeries.vue
index 197ce0b41..ebdb566c5 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseSeries.vue
+++ b/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseSeries.vue
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ import ItemBrowser from '@/components/ItemBrowser.vue'
 import ItemCard from '@/components/ItemCard.vue'
 import SeriesActionsMenu from '@/components/menus/SeriesActionsMenu.vue'
 import PageSizeSelect from '@/components/PageSizeSelect.vue'
-import {parseQueryParamAndFilter, parseQuerySort} from '@/functions/query-params'
+import {parseQueryParam, parseQueryParamAndFilter, parseQuerySort} from '@/functions/query-params'
 import {seriesFileUrl, seriesThumbnailUrl} from '@/functions/urls'
 import {ReadStatus, replaceCompositeReadStatus} from '@/types/enum-books'
 import {BOOK_CHANGED, LIBRARY_DELETED, READLIST_CHANGED, SERIES_CHANGED} from '@/types/events'
@@ -468,8 +468,14 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         tag: {name: this.$t('filter.tag').toString(), values: this.filterOptions.tag},
       } as FiltersOptions
       authorRoles.forEach((role: string) => {
-        //@ts-ignore
-        r[role] = {name: this.$t(`author_roles.${role}`).toString(), values: this.$_.get(this.filterOptions, role, [])}
+        r[role] = {
+          name: this.$t(`author_roles.${role}`).toString(),
+          search: async search => {
+            return (await this.$komgaReferential.getAuthors(search, role, undefined, undefined, this.seriesId))
+              .content
+              .map(x => x.name)
+          },
+        }
       })
       return r
     },
@@ -592,17 +598,13 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 
       // load dynamic filters
       this.$set(this.filterOptions, 'tag', toNameValue(await this.$komgaReferential.getBookTags(seriesId)))
-      const grouped = groupAuthorsByRole(await this.$komgaReferential.getAuthors(undefined, undefined, undefined, seriesId))
-      authorRoles.forEach((role: string) => {
-        this.$set(this.filterOptions, role, role in grouped ? toNameValue(grouped[role]) : [])
-      })
 
       // filter query params with available filter values
       this.$set(this.filters, 'readStatus', parseQueryParamAndFilter(this.$route.query.readStatus, Object.keys(ReadStatus)))
       this.$set(this.filters, 'tag', parseQueryParamAndFilter(this.$route.query.tag, this.filterOptions.tag.map(x => x.value)))
       authorRoles.forEach((role: string) => {
         //@ts-ignore
-        this.$set(this.filters, role, parseQueryParamAndFilter(route.query[role], this.filterOptions[role].map((x: NameValue) => x.value)))
+        this.$set(this.filters, role, parseQueryParam(route.query[role]))
       })
     },
     setWatches() {