diff --git a/src/components/people/PersonItem.tsx b/src/components/people/PersonItem.tsx
index 96cea2f..cd19efa 100644
--- a/src/components/people/PersonItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/people/PersonItem.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { ArrowUpRight, Info, Search } from "lucide-react";
 import { useConfig } from "@/contexts/ConfigContext";
 import { useToast } from "../ui/use-toast";
 import { Badge } from "../ui/badge";
-
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 interface IProps {
   person: IPerson;
   onRemove: (person: IPerson) => void;
@@ -78,18 +78,11 @@ export default function PersonItem({ person, onRemove }: IProps) {
       )}
     >
       <div className="relative w-full h-auto group">
-        <div
-          onClick={() => {
-            handleHide(!formData.isHidden);
-          }}
-        >
           <Avatar
             className="w-full min-h-full h-auto rounded-lg"
             src={person.thumbnailPath}
             alt={person.name}
           />
-        </div>
-
         <div className="absolute bottom-2 w-full flex justify-center items-center">
           <Badge variant={"secondary"} className="text-xs !font-medium font-mono">{person.assetCount} Assets</Badge>
         </div>
@@ -108,8 +101,13 @@ export default function PersonItem({ person, onRemove }: IProps) {
             <Info size={16} />
           </Link>
         </div>
-        <div className="absolute top-2 right-2 ">
+        <div className="absolute top-2 right-2 flex flex-col gap-2">
           <PersonMergeDropdown person={person} onRemove={onRemove}/>
+          <Button variant="outline" className="!py-0.5 !px-2 text-xs h-7" onClick={() => {
+            handleHide(!formData.isHidden);
+          }}>
+          Hide
+        </Button>
         </div>
       </div>
       {!editMode ? (
diff --git a/src/components/people/PersonMergeDropdown.tsx b/src/components/people/PersonMergeDropdown.tsx
index 4811c47..ec30a12 100644
--- a/src/components/people/PersonMergeDropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/components/people/PersonMergeDropdown.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export function PersonMergeDropdown({
   const [selectedPeople, setSelectedPeople] = useState<IPerson[]>([]);
   const [primaryPerson, setPrimaryPerson] = useState<IPerson>(person);
   const [merging, setMerging] = useState(false);
+  const [threshold, setThreshold] = useState(0.5);
   const { toast } = useToast();
 
   const selectedIds = useMemo(
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ export function PersonMergeDropdown({
   };
 
   const fetchSuggestions = () => {
-    return listSimilarFaces(person.id)
+    return listSimilarFaces(person.id, threshold)
       .then(setSimilarPeople)
       .catch(() => {
         toast({
@@ -161,6 +162,13 @@ export function PersonMergeDropdown({
     setSelectedPeople(newSelected);
   };
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (open) {
+      setSimilarLoading(true);
+      fetchSuggestions();
+    }
+  }, [threshold, open]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (open && !similarPeople.length) fetchSuggestions();
   }, [open, person.id, similarPeople]);
@@ -279,6 +287,21 @@ export function PersonMergeDropdown({
             handleSearch(e.target.value);
           }}
         />
+        <div>
+          <label htmlFor="threshold" className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-300">
+            Threshold
+          </label>
+          <Input
+            type="number"
+            step="0.01"
+            min="0"
+            max="1"
+            value={threshold}
+            onChange={(e) => setThreshold(parseFloat(e.target.value))}
+            placeholder="Threshold (0 to 1)"
+            className="mt-2"
+          />
+        </div>
 
         {selectedPeople.length > 0 ? (
           <div className="flex flex-nowrap overflow-x-auto gap-2 py-2">
diff --git a/src/handlers/api/people.handler.ts b/src/handlers/api/people.handler.ts
index 5c42d5a..7e85646 100644
--- a/src/handlers/api/people.handler.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/api/people.handler.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export const mergePerson = (id: string, targetIds: string[]) => {
   return API.post(MERGE_PERSON_PATH(id), { ids: targetIds })
 }
 
-export const listSimilarFaces = (id: string) => {
-  return API.get(SIMILAR_FACES_PATH(id)).then((response) => response.map((person: any) => cleanUpPerson(person, true)));
+export const listSimilarFaces = (id: string, threshold: number) => {
+  return API.get(SIMILAR_FACES_PATH(id), { threshold: threshold })
+    .then((response) => response.map((person: any) => cleanUpPerson(person, true)));
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pages/api/people/[id]/similar-faces.ts b/src/pages/api/people/[id]/similar-faces.ts
index e1466b7..32741d3 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/people/[id]/similar-faces.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/people/[id]/similar-faces.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ interface IQuery {
   minimumAssetCount: number;
   sort: ISortField;
   sortOrder: "asc" | "desc";
+  threshold?: number; 
 }
 export default async function handler(
   req: NextApiRequest,
@@ -26,9 +27,10 @@ export default async function handler(
   try {
     const {
       id,
+      threshold = 0.5, 
     } = req.query as any as IQuery;
 
-  const currentUser = await getCurrentUser(req);
+    const currentUser = await getCurrentUser(req);
     const personRecords = await db
       .select()
       .from(person)
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ export default async function handler(
         and(
           ne(person.id, id),
           eq(person.ownerId, currentUser.id),
-          gt(similarity, 0.5)
+          gt(similarity, threshold) 
         )
       )
       .limit(12);