diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/search/SearchContext.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/search/SearchContext.java
index b089bd2885..f8f3bdbaf1 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/search/SearchContext.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/search/SearchContext.java
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ public class SearchContext implements Serializable
          query = "(" + pathQuery + ") AND (" + query + ')';
       }
       
+      query = query + " AND NOT ASPECT:\"sys:hidden\" ";
+      
       // check that we have a query worth executing - if we have no attributes, paths or text/name search
       // then we'll only have a search against files/type TYPE which does nothing by itself!
       validQuery = validQuery | (attributeQuery != null) | (pathQuery != null);