diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/DbOrIndexSwitchingQueryLanguage.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/DbOrIndexSwitchingQueryLanguage.java
index 01cf02a08e..60561cbb4e 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/DbOrIndexSwitchingQueryLanguage.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/DbOrIndexSwitchingQueryLanguage.java
@@ -181,8 +181,9 @@ public class DbOrIndexSwitchingQueryLanguage extends AbstractLuceneQueryLanguage
         case DEFAULT:
         case TRANSACTIONAL_IF_POSSIBLE:
         default:
-            StopWatch stopWatch = new StopWatch("DB if possible");
-            if(dbQueryLanguage != null)
+            StopWatch stopWatch = new StopWatch("DB if possible");
+            //SEARCH-347, exclude TMDQ calls if faceting present.
+            if(dbQueryLanguage != null && !hasFaceting(searchParameters))
             {
                 try
                 {
@@ -251,8 +252,6 @@ public class DbOrIndexSwitchingQueryLanguage extends AbstractLuceneQueryLanguage
             }
             throw new QueryModelException("No query language available");
         }
-        
-        
     }
 
     private SearchParameters flattenDBQuery(SearchParameters sp)
@@ -284,7 +283,25 @@ public class DbOrIndexSwitchingQueryLanguage extends AbstractLuceneQueryLanguage
             return flatten;
         }
     }
-
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if faceted fields or faceted queries are present if so it needs 
+     * to be excluded from the TMDQ call.
+     * @param searchParameters
+     * @return true if exists
+     */
+    private boolean hasFaceting(SearchParameters searchParameters)
+    {
+        if(searchParameters.getFacetQueries() != null && !searchParameters.getFacetQueries().isEmpty())
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if(searchParameters.getFieldFacets() != null && !searchParameters.getFieldFacets().isEmpty())
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
     private ResultSet executeHybridQuery(SearchParameters searchParameters,
                                          ADMLuceneSearcherImpl admLuceneSearcher)
     {        
@@ -374,5 +391,5 @@ public class DbOrIndexSwitchingQueryLanguage extends AbstractLuceneQueryLanguage
             logger.debug(stopWatch.prettyPrint());
         }
         return results;
-    }
+    }
 }