diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/search.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/search.js.es6
index 5f814e99f9d..25930fe4e83 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/search.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/search.js.es6
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ export default Em.Controller.extend({
     let url = '/search?q=' + encodeURIComponent(this.get('term'));
     const searchContext = this.get('searchContext');
 
-    if (this.get('searchContextEnabled') && searchContext) {
+    if (this.get('searchContextEnabled') &&
+        searchContext.id.toLowerCase() === this.get('currentUser.username_lower')) {
+      url += ' in:private';
+    } else {
       url += encodeURIComponent(" " + searchContext.type + ":" + searchContext.id);
     }