diff --git a/lib/hooks/queries/useRecommendedMarkets.ts b/lib/hooks/queries/useRecommendedMarkets.ts
index fea51db2e..0a2f07243 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/queries/useRecommendedMarkets.ts
+++ b/lib/hooks/queries/useRecommendedMarkets.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { getCurrentPrediction } from "lib/util/assets";
 import { useSdkv2 } from "../useSdkv2";
 import { QueryMarketData } from "./useInfiniteMarkets";
 import { useMarket } from "./useMarket";
+import { searchMarketsText } from "./useMarketSearch";
 
 export const recommendedMarketsRootKey = "recommended-markets";
 
@@ -24,20 +25,19 @@ export const useRecommendedMarkets = (marketId?: number, limit = 2) => {
     [id, recommendedMarketsRootKey, market?.marketId],
     async () => {
       if (enabled) {
-        const { markets: similarMarkets } = await sdk.indexer.markets({
-          limit,
-          order: [MarketOrderByInput.VolumeDesc],
-          where: {
-            tags_containsAny: market?.tags,
-            status_eq: MarketStatus.Active,
-            marketId_not_eq: marketId,
-            volume_gt: "0",
-          },
-        });
+        const similarMarkets = await searchMarketsText(
+          sdk.indexer,
+          market.question ?? "",
+        );
 
-        if (similarMarkets.length > 0) {
+        if (market.question && similarMarkets.length > 0) {
           return {
-            markets: await mapMarkets(sdk.indexer, similarMarkets),
+            markets: await mapMarkets(
+              sdk.indexer,
+              similarMarkets
+                .filter((m) => m.question !== market.question)
+                .slice(0, 2),
+            ),
             type: "similar" as const,
           };
         } else {
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ const mapMarkets = async (
 
   for (const market of markets) {
     const marketOutcomes = outcomes[market.marketId];
-    const prediction = market
-      ? getCurrentPrediction(market.assets, market)
-      : { name: "None", price: 0 };
+    const prediction =
+      market && market.assets.length > 0
+        ? getCurrentPrediction(market.assets, market)
+        : { name: "None", price: 0 };
 
     resMarkets = [
       ...resMarkets,