diff --git a/lib/Search/CurrentMessageSearch.php b/lib/Search/CurrentMessageSearch.php
index 685a2a9f47d..126099aa553 100644
--- a/lib/Search/CurrentMessageSearch.php
+++ b/lib/Search/CurrentMessageSearch.php
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 use OCA\Talk\Exceptions\ParticipantNotFoundException;
 use OCA\Talk\Exceptions\RoomNotFoundException;
 use OCA\Talk\Exceptions\UnauthorizedException;
+use OCA\Talk\Model\Attendee;
+use OCA\Talk\Webinary;
 use OCP\IUser;
 use OCP\Search\ISearchQuery;
 use OCP\Search\SearchResult;
@@ -87,6 +89,23 @@ public function search(IUser $user, ISearchQuery $query): SearchResult {
 			);
 		}
 
+		try {
+			$participant = $room->getParticipant($user->getUID(), false);
+		} catch (ParticipantNotFoundException $e) {
+			return SearchResult::complete(
+				$this->l->t('Messages'),
+				[]
+			);
+		}
+
+		if ($room->getLobbyState() !== Webinary::LOBBY_NONE &&
+			!($participant->getPermissions() & Attendee::PERMISSIONS_LOBBY_IGNORE)) {
+			return SearchResult::complete(
+				$this->l->t('Messages'),
+				[]
+			);
+		}
+
 		$offset = (int) $query->getCursor();
 		$comments = $this->chatManager->searchForObjects(
 			$query->getTerm(),
diff --git a/lib/Search/MessageSearch.php b/lib/Search/MessageSearch.php
index 93d05739919..6ac0dfc3fc1 100644
--- a/lib/Search/MessageSearch.php
+++ b/lib/Search/MessageSearch.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 use OCA\Talk\Manager as RoomManager;
 use OCA\Talk\Model\Attendee;
 use OCA\Talk\Room;
+use OCA\Talk\Webinary;
 use OCP\Comments\IComment;
 use OCP\IL10N;
 use OCP\IURLGenerator;
@@ -120,6 +121,13 @@ public function search(IUser $user, ISearchQuery $query): SearchResult {
 				continue;
 			}
 
+			if ($room->getLobbyState() !== Webinary::LOBBY_NONE) {
+				$participant = $room->getParticipant($user->getUID(), false);
+				if (!($participant->getPermissions() & Attendee::PERMISSIONS_LOBBY_IGNORE)) {
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
+
 			$roomMap[(string) $room->getId()] = $room;
 		}