diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/search.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/search.js.es6
index 63806949456..553543646f5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/search.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/search.js.es6
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ export default Em.Controller.extend({
     const searchContext = this.get('searchContext');
 
     if (this.get('searchContextEnabled')) {
-      if (searchContext.id.toLowerCase() === this.get('currentUser.username_lower')) {
+      if (searchContext.id.toLowerCase() === this.get('currentUser.username_lower') &&
+          searchContext.type === "private_messages"
+          ) {
         url += ' in:private';
       } else {
         url += encodeURIComponent(" " + searchContext.type + ":" + searchContext.id);