diff --git a/app/lib/search_query_transformer.rb b/app/lib/search_query_transformer.rb
index 27b0a4653c5972..434e24573dd1e5 100644
--- a/app/lib/search_query_transformer.rb
+++ b/app/lib/search_query_transformer.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def initialize(clauses, options = {})
 
       @clauses = clauses
       @options = options
+      @searchability = options[:searchability]&.to_sym || :public
 
       flags_from_clauses!
     end
@@ -64,33 +65,128 @@ def indexes
     end
 
     def default_filter
+      definition_should = [
+        default_should1,
+        default_should2,
+        non_publicly_searchable,
+        searchability_limited,
+      ]
+      definition_should << searchability_public if %i(public).include?(@searchability)
+      definition_should << searchability_private if %i(public private).include?(@searchability)
+
+      {
+        bool: {
+          should: definition_should,
+          minimum_should_match: 1,
+        },
+      }
+    end
+
+    def default_should1
+      {
+        term: {
+          _index: PublicStatusesIndex.index_name,
+        },
+      }
+    end
+
+    def default_should2
       {
         bool: {
-          should: [
+          must: [
             {
               term: {
-                _index: PublicStatusesIndex.index_name,
+                _index: StatusesIndex.index_name,
               },
             },
             {
-              bool: {
-                must: [
-                  {
-                    term: {
-                      _index: StatusesIndex.index_name,
-                    },
-                  },
-                  {
-                    term: {
-                      searchable_by: @options[:current_account].id,
-                    },
-                  },
-                ],
+              term: {
+                searchable_by: @options[:current_account].id,
               },
             },
           ],
+        },
+      }
+    end
 
-          minimum_should_match: 1,
+    def non_publicly_searchable
+      {
+        bool: {
+          must: [
+            {
+              term: { _index: StatusesIndex.index_name },
+            },
+            {
+              exists: {
+                field: 'searchability',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              term: { searchable_by: @account.id },
+            },
+          ],
+          must_not: [
+            {
+              term: { searchability: 'limited' },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      }
+    end
+
+    def searchability_public
+      {
+        bool: {
+          must: [
+            {
+              exists: {
+                field: 'searchability',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              term: { searchability: 'public' },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      }
+    end
+
+    def searchability_private
+      {
+        bool: {
+          must: [
+            {
+              exists: {
+                field: 'searchability',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              term: { searchability: 'private' },
+            },
+            {
+              terms: { account_id: following_account_ids },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      }
+    end
+
+    def searchability_limited
+      {
+        bool: {
+          must: [
+            {
+              exists: {
+                field: 'searchability',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              term: { searchability: 'limited' },
+            },
+            {
+              term: { account_id: @account.id },
+            },
+          ],
         },
       }
     end
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 58cd2d1826be3a..0d10238e35c2f3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@
   dependencies:
     regenerator-runtime "^0.12.0"
 
-"@babel/runtime@^7.0.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.1.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.11.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.12.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.12.1", "@babel/runtime@^7.12.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.13.8", "@babel/runtime@^7.18.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.2.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.20.13", "@babel/runtime@^7.20.7", "@babel/runtime@^7.22.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.3.1", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.6.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.7", "@babel/runtime@^7.9.2":
+"@babel/runtime@^7.0.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.1.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.11.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.12.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.12.1", "@babel/runtime@^7.12.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.13.8", "@babel/runtime@^7.15.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.18.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.2.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.20.13", "@babel/runtime@^7.20.7", "@babel/runtime@^7.22.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.3.1", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.6.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.7", "@babel/runtime@^7.9.2":
   version "7.22.15"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.22.15.tgz#38f46494ccf6cf020bd4eed7124b425e83e523b8"
   integrity sha512-T0O+aa+4w0u06iNmapipJXMV4HoUir03hpx3/YqXXhu9xim3w+dVphjFWl1OH8NbZHw5Lbm9k45drDkgq2VNNA==