diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 3e9c243..126b0c5 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ Changelog
 5.0.7 (unreleased)
 ------------------
 
-- Nothing changed yet.
+- Do not return section children in @search-filters endpoint if they are types omitted from search results.
+  [cekk]
 
 
 5.0.6 (2023-08-29)
diff --git a/src/design/plone/policy/restapi/search_filters/get.py b/src/design/plone/policy/restapi/search_filters/get.py
index d4185ab..6b8f0d8 100644
--- a/src/design/plone/policy/restapi/search_filters/get.py
+++ b/src/design/plone/policy/restapi/search_filters/get.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from plone.restapi.interfaces import ISerializeToJsonSummary
 from plone.restapi.services import Service
 from Products.CMFPlone.interfaces import ISearchSchema
+from Products.CMFCore.utils import getToolByName
 from zope.component import getMultiAdapter
 from zope.component import getUtility
 from zope.i18n import translate
@@ -38,46 +39,45 @@ def get_portal_types(self):
 
     def reply(self):
         settings = api.portal.get_registry_record(
-            "search_sections",
-            interface=IDesignPloneSettings,
+            "search_sections", interface=IDesignPloneSettings, default="[]"
         )
+        utils = getToolByName(self.context, "plone_utils")
+
         sections = []
-        if settings:
-            settings = json.loads(settings)
-            for setting in settings:
-                items = []
-                for section_settings in setting.get("items") or []:
-                    for uid in section_settings.get("linkUrl") or []:
-                        try:
-                            section = api.content.get(UID=uid)
-                        except Unauthorized:
-                            # private folder
-                            continue
-                        if section:
-                            item_infos = getMultiAdapter(
-                                (section, self.request),
-                                ISerializeToJsonSummary,
-                            )()
-                            children = section.listFolderContents()
-                            if children:
-                                item_infos["items"] = []
-                                for children in section.listFolderContents():
-                                    item_infos["items"].append(
-                                        getMultiAdapter(
-                                            (children, self.request),
-                                            ISerializeToJsonSummary,
-                                        )()
-                                    )
-                            if section_settings.get("title", ""):
-                                item_infos["title"] = section_settings["title"]
-                            items.append(item_infos)
-                if items:
-                    sections.append(
-                        {
-                            "rootPath": setting.get("rootPath", ""),
-                            "items": items,
-                        }
+        for setting in json.loads(settings or "[]"):
+            items = []
+            for section_settings in setting.get("items") or []:
+                for uid in section_settings.get("linkUrl") or []:
+                    try:
+                        section = api.content.get(UID=uid)
+                    except Unauthorized:
+                        # private folder
+                        continue
+                    if not section:
+                        continue
+                    item_infos = getMultiAdapter(
+                        (section, self.request),
+                        ISerializeToJsonSummary,
+                    )()
+                    children = section.listFolderContents(
+                        contentFilter={"portal_type": utils.getUserFriendlyTypes()}
                     )
+                    item_infos["items"] = [
+                        getMultiAdapter(
+                            (x, self.request),
+                            ISerializeToJsonSummary,
+                        )()
+                        for x in children
+                    ]
+                    item_infos["title"] = section_settings.get("title", "")
+                    items.append(item_infos)
+            if items:
+                sections.append(
+                    {
+                        "rootPath": setting.get("rootPath", ""),
+                        "items": items,
+                    }
+                )
         topics = [
             getMultiAdapter(
                 (brain, self.request),
diff --git a/src/design/plone/policy/tests/test_search_filters_api.py b/src/design/plone/policy/tests/test_search_filters_api.py
index 11084ad..6cc4b67 100644
--- a/src/design/plone/policy/tests/test_search_filters_api.py
+++ b/src/design/plone/policy/tests/test_search_filters_api.py
@@ -97,3 +97,32 @@ def test_endpoint_return_list_of_searchable_types(self):
         self.assertIn("portal_types", response)
         types = [x["id"] for x in response["portal_types"]]
         self.assertNotIn("Document", types)
+
+    def test_endpoint_do_not_return_contents_that_are_not_searchable(self):
+        api.content.create(
+            container=self.portal["amministrazione"],
+            type="UnitaOrganizzativa",
+            title="UO Foo",
+            id="uo-foo",
+        )
+        commit()
+
+        response = self.api_session.get("/@search-filters").json()
+        amministrazione = response["sections"][0]["items"][0]
+
+        self.assertEqual("Amministrazione", amministrazione["title"])
+        self.assertEqual(8, len(amministrazione["items"]))
+        self.assertEqual("UO Foo", amministrazione["items"][-1]["title"])
+
+        registry = getUtility(IRegistry)
+        settings = registry.forInterface(ISearchSchema, prefix="plone")
+        settings.types_not_searched = tuple(
+            list(settings.types_not_searched) + ["UnitaOrganizzativa"]
+        )
+        commit()
+
+        response = self.api_session.get("/@search-filters").json()
+        amministrazione = response["sections"][0]["items"][0]
+
+        self.assertEqual("Amministrazione", amministrazione["title"])
+        self.assertEqual(7, len(amministrazione["items"]))