diff --git a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-autocomplete-chips/search-filter-autocomplete-chips.component.spec.ts b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-autocomplete-chips/search-filter-autocomplete-chips.component.spec.ts
index 31726e1178..fafe022cab 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-autocomplete-chips/search-filter-autocomplete-chips.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-autocomplete-chips/search-filter-autocomplete-chips.component.spec.ts
@@ -169,10 +169,7 @@ describe('SearchFilterAutocompleteChipsComponent', () => {
         const sitesMock: SitePaging = {
             list: {
                 pagination: {},
-                entries: [
-                    { entry: { guid: 'site1', id: 'site1', title: 'Marketing', visibility: 'public' } },
-                    { entry: { guid: 'site2', id: 'site2', title: 'Finance', visibility: 'private' } }
-                ]
+                entries: [{ entry: { guid: 'site1', id: 'site1', title: 'Marketing', visibility: 'public' } }]
             }
         };
         component.settings.field = AutocompleteField.LOCATION;
@@ -182,10 +179,36 @@ describe('SearchFilterAutocompleteChipsComponent', () => {
         component.autocompleteOptions$.subscribe((result) => {
             expect(result).toEqual([
                 { id: 'site1', value: 'Marketing' },
-                { id: 'site2', value: 'Finance' },
                 { value: 'Repository', query: `PATH:'somePath'` }
             ]);
             done();
         });
     });
+
+    it('should filter LOCATION field options', (done) => {
+        const sitesMock: SitePaging = {
+            list: {
+                pagination: {},
+                entries: [
+                    { entry: { guid: 'site1', id: 'site1', title: 'Marketing', visibility: 'public' } },
+                    { entry: { guid: 'site2', id: 'site2', title: 'Finance', visibility: 'moderated' } },
+                    { entry: { guid: 'site3', id: 'site3', title: 'HR', visibility: 'private' } },
+                    { entry: { guid: 'site4', id: 'site4', title: 'Legal', visibility: 'private', role: 'Consumer' } },
+                    { entry: { guid: 'site5', id: 'site5', title: 'IT', visibility: 'moderated', role: 'SiteManager' } }
+                ]
+            }
+        };
+        component.settings.field = AutocompleteField.LOCATION;
+        component.settings.autocompleteOptions = [];
+        spyOn(sitesService, 'getSites').and.returnValue(of(sitesMock));
+        component.onInputChange('mark');
+        component.autocompleteOptions$.subscribe((result) => {
+            expect(result).toEqual([
+                { id: 'site1', value: 'Marketing' },
+                { id: 'site4', value: 'Legal' },
+                { id: 'site5', value: 'IT' }
+            ]);
+            done();
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-autocomplete-chips/search-filter-autocomplete-chips.component.ts b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-autocomplete-chips/search-filter-autocomplete-chips.component.ts
index 0d3909af0e..c1caa63551 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-autocomplete-chips/search-filter-autocomplete-chips.component.ts
+++ b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-autocomplete-chips/search-filter-autocomplete-chips.component.ts
@@ -198,10 +198,12 @@ export class SearchFilterAutocompleteChipsComponent implements SearchWidget, OnI
             .pipe(
                 map((sites) => {
                     const predefinedOptions = this.settings?.autocompleteOptions || [];
-                    const sitesOptions = sites.list.entries.map<AutocompleteOption>((siteEntry) => ({
-                        id: siteEntry.entry.id,
-                        value: siteEntry.entry.title
-                    }));
+                    const sitesOptions = sites.list.entries
+                        .filter((siteEntry) => siteEntry.entry.visibility === 'public' || siteEntry.entry?.role)
+                        .map<AutocompleteOption>((siteEntry) => ({
+                            id: siteEntry.entry.id,
+                            value: siteEntry.entry.title
+                        }));
                     return [...sitesOptions, ...predefinedOptions];
                 })
             )