diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/search.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/search.ts
index 21ee7f48eb..8c5798b62d 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/search.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/search.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ export default define(meta, paramDef, async (ps, me) => {
 
 		query
 			.andWhere("note.text ILIKE :q", { q: `%${sqlLikeEscape(ps.query)}%` })
+			.andWhere("note.visibility = 'public'")
 			.innerJoinAndSelect("note.user", "user")
 			.leftJoinAndSelect("user.avatar", "avatar")
 			.leftJoinAndSelect("user.banner", "banner")
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts b/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts
index adebc22a40..b7704946ff 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ async function insertNote(
 }
 
 export async function index(note: Note, reindexing: boolean): Promise<void> {
-	if (!note.text) return;
+	if (!note.text || note.visibility === "public") return;
 
 	if (config.elasticsearch && es) {
 		es.index({