diff --git a/public/js/pages/Radius/RadiusUsers.js b/public/js/pages/Radius/RadiusUsers.js
index 301768ad8..bfd37d765 100644
--- a/public/js/pages/Radius/RadiusUsers.js
+++ b/public/js/pages/Radius/RadiusUsers.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const RadiusUsers = {
             <tt-smart-autocomplete
                 v-model="billAddrDisplay"
                 :wide="true"
+                :initial-mode="searchMode"
                 placeholder="Kunde suchen"
                 @select="onAddrSelect"
                 @enter="loadRadiusUsers"
diff --git a/public/plugins/vue/tt-core/components/forms/TtSmartAutocomplete.js b/public/plugins/vue/tt-core/components/forms/TtSmartAutocomplete.js
index a4e64ec05..2c4fe7ddd 100644
--- a/public/plugins/vue/tt-core/components/forms/TtSmartAutocomplete.js
+++ b/public/plugins/vue/tt-core/components/forms/TtSmartAutocomplete.js
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ const TtSmartAutocomplete = {
         apiEndpoint: {
             type: String,
             default: ''
+        },
+        initialMode: {
+            type: String,
+            default: 'autocomplete'
         }
     },
     emits: ['update:modelValue', 'select', 'change', 'enter', 'mode-change'],
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ const TtSmartAutocomplete = {
         const items = ref({});
         const highlighted = ref(-1);
         const busy = ref(false);
-        const mode = ref('autocomplete');
+        const mode = ref(props.initialMode || 'autocomplete');
         const logoDropdownOpen = ref(false);
         const hasMoreResults = ref(false);
         const mainInput = ref(null);
@@ -60,6 +64,12 @@ const TtSmartAutocomplete = {
             }
         });
 
+        watch(() => props.initialMode, (val) => {
+            if (val && val !== mode.value) {
+                mode.value = val;
+            }
+        });
+
         const debounce = (fn, ms) => {
             let timeout;
             return (...args) => {