diff --git a/adminer/create.inc.php b/adminer/create.inc.php
index f4baef5b..ede508a2 100644
--- a/adminer/create.inc.php
+++ b/adminer/create.inc.php
@@ -183,7 +183,12 @@ foreach ($engines as $engine) {
 <?php if (support("columns") || $TABLE == "") { ?>
 <?php echo lang('Table name'); ?>: <input name="name"<?php echo ($TABLE == "" && !$_POST ? " autofocus" : ""); ?> data-maxlength="64" value="<?php echo h($row["name"]); ?>" autocapitalize="off">
 <?php echo ($engines ? html_select("Engine", array("" => "(" . lang('engine') . ")") + $engines, $row["Engine"]) . on_help("getTarget(event).value", 1) . script("qsl('select').onchange = helpClose;") : ""); ?>
- <?php echo ($collations && !preg_match("~sqlite|mssql~", JUSH) ? html_select("Collation", array("" => "(" . lang('collation') . ")") + $collations, $row["Collation"]) : ""); ?>
+ <?php
+	if ($collations) {
+		echo "<datalist id='collations'>" . optionlist($collations) . "</datalist>";
+		echo (preg_match("~sqlite|mssql~", JUSH) ? "" : "<input list='collations' name='Collation' value='" . h($row["Collation"]) . "' placeholder='(" . lang('collation') . ")'>");
+	}
+	?>
  <input type="submit" value="<?php echo lang('Save'); ?>">
 <?php } ?>
 
diff --git a/adminer/include/editing.inc.php b/adminer/include/editing.inc.php
index 56629c14..321df2d6 100644
--- a/adminer/include/editing.inc.php
+++ b/adminer/include/editing.inc.php
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ function edit_type($key, $field, $collations, $foreign_keys = array(), $extra_ty
 	size="3"
 	<?php echo (!$field["length"] && preg_match('~var(char|binary)$~', $type) ? " class='required'" : ""); //! type="number" with enabled JavaScript ?>
 	aria-labelledby="label-length"><td class="options"><?php
-	echo ($collations ? "<select name='" . h($key) . "[collation]'" . (preg_match('~(char|text|enum|set)$~', $type) ? "" : " class='hidden'") . '><option value="">(' . lang('collation') . ')' . optionlist($collations, $field["collation"]) . '</select>' : '');
+	echo ($collations ? "<input list='collations' name='" . h($key) . "[collation]'" . (preg_match('~(char|text|enum|set)$~', $type) ? "" : " class='hidden'") . " value='" . h($field["collation"]) . "' placeholder='(" . lang('collation') . ")'>" : '');
 	echo ($driver->unsigned ? "<select name='" . h($key) . "[unsigned]'" . (!$type || preg_match(number_type(), $type) ? "" : " class='hidden'") . '><option>' . optionlist($driver->unsigned, $field["unsigned"]) . '</select>' : '');
 	echo (isset($field['on_update']) ? "<select name='" . h($key) . "[on_update]'" . (preg_match('~timestamp|datetime~', $type) ? "" : " class='hidden'") . '>'
 		. optionlist(array("" => "(" . lang('ON UPDATE') . ")", "CURRENT_TIMESTAMP"), (preg_match('~^CURRENT_TIMESTAMP~i', $field["on_update"]) ? "CURRENT_TIMESTAMP" : $field["on_update"]))
diff --git a/adminer/procedure.inc.php b/adminer/procedure.inc.php
index 6e64860d..3feaffcd 100644
--- a/adminer/procedure.inc.php
+++ b/adminer/procedure.inc.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ if (!$_POST && $PROCEDURE != "") {
 $collations = get_vals("SHOW CHARACTER SET");
 sort($collations);
 $routine_languages = routine_languages();
+echo ($collations ? "<datalist id='collations'>" . optionlist($collations) . "</datalist>" : "");
 ?>
 
 <form action="" method="post" id="form">
diff --git a/adminer/static/default.css b/adminer/static/default.css
index 520e15d1..b3ca0641 100644
--- a/adminer/static/default.css
+++ b/adminer/static/default.css
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ input.wayoff { left: -1000px; position: absolute; }
 .function { text-align: right; }
 .number { text-align: right; }
 .datetime { text-align: right; }
-.type { width: 15ex; width: auto\9; }
-.options select { width: 20ex; width: auto\9; }
+.type { width: 15ex; }
+.options select, .options input { width: 20ex; }
 .view { font-style: italic; }
 .active { font-weight: bold; }
 .sqlarea { width: 98%; }
diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
index 572110d0..41f02eda 100644
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Adminer dev:
 Fix importing multiple SQL files not terminated by semicolon
+Use <datalist> for altering collations
 
 Adminer 5.0.2 (released 2025-03-10):
 PostgreSQL: Fix setting NULL and original value on enum (bug #884)
diff --git a/designs/paranoiq/adminer.css b/designs/paranoiq/adminer.css
index 2317947c..7d8681e3 100644
--- a/designs/paranoiq/adminer.css
+++ b/designs/paranoiq/adminer.css
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ legend a:hover {
 
 select[name^="columns"] optgroup:last-child option:nth-child(3)::before {
     content: "count "; }
-select[name$="[collation]"] {
+input[name$="[collation]"] {
     max-width: 120px; }
 
 .logout a:first-child, p a {