diff --git a/lib/pleroma/search.ex b/lib/pleroma/search.ex
index b60ca3d05..2c7a60c48 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/search.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/search.ex
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 defmodule Pleroma.Search do
   alias Pleroma.Activity
   alias Pleroma.Object
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Visibility
   alias Pleroma.Workers.SearchIndexingWorker
 
   @spec add_to_index(Activity.t()) :: :ok | :error
-  def add_to_index(%Pleroma.Activity{id: activity_id} = activity) do
-    with true <- indexable?(activity),
+  def add_to_index(%Pleroma.Activity{id: activity_id, object: %Object{} = object} = activity) do
+    with {_, true} <- {:indexable, indexable?(activity)},
+         {_, "public"} <- {:visibility, Visibility.get_visibility(object)},
          {:ok, %Oban.Job{}} <-
            SearchIndexingWorker.enqueue("add_to_index", %{"activity" => activity_id}) do
       :ok
     else
-      false -> :ok
+      {:indexable, false} -> :ok
+      {:visibility, _} -> :ok
       _ -> :error
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/search/meilisearch_test.exs b/test/pleroma/search/meilisearch_test.exs
index eea454323..ff32491c5 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/search/meilisearch_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/search/meilisearch_test.exs
@@ -74,29 +74,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Search.MeilisearchTest do
       assert_received("posted_to_meilisearch")
     end
 
-    test "doesn't index posts that are not public" do
-      user = insert(:user)
-
-      Enum.each(["private", "direct"], fn visibility ->
-        {:ok, activity} =
-          CommonAPI.post(user, %{
-            status: "guys i just don't wanna leave the swamp",
-            visibility: visibility
-          })
-
-        args = %{"op" => "add_to_index", "activity" => activity.id}
-
-        Config
-        |> expect(:get, fn
-          [Pleroma.Search, :module], nil ->
-            Meilisearch
-        end)
-
-        assert_enqueued(worker: SearchIndexingWorker, args: args)
-        assert :ok = perform_job(SearchIndexingWorker, args)
-      end)
-    end
-
     test "deletes posts from index when deleted locally" do
       user = insert(:user)
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/search_test.exs b/test/pleroma/search_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cdd2a72bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pleroma/search_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2021 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.SearchTest do
+  use Pleroma.DataCase, async: true
+  use Oban.Testing, repo: Pleroma.Repo
+
+  import Pleroma.Factory
+
+  alias Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI
+  alias Pleroma.Workers.SearchIndexingWorker
+
+  test "indexes posts that are public" do
+    user = insert(:user)
+
+    {:ok, activity} =
+      CommonAPI.post(user, %{
+        status: "Well this is a story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down",
+        visibility: "public"
+      })
+
+    args = %{"op" => "add_to_index", "activity" => activity.id}
+
+    assert_enqueued(worker: SearchIndexingWorker, args: args)
+  end
+
+  test "doesn't index posts that are not public" do
+    user = insert(:user)
+
+    Enum.each(["private", "direct"], fn visibility ->
+      {:ok, activity} =
+        CommonAPI.post(user, %{
+          status: "guys i just don't wanna leave the swamp",
+          visibility: visibility
+        })
+
+      args = %{"op" => "add_to_index", "activity" => activity.id}
+
+      refute_enqueued(worker: SearchIndexingWorker, args: args)
+    end)
+  end
+
+  test "Indexes appropriate activity types" do
+    user = insert(:user)
+
+    {:ok, activity} =
+      CommonAPI.post(user, %{
+        status: "I'm my own hype man",
+        visibility: "public"
+      })
+
+    args = %{"op" => "add_to_index", "activity" => activity.id}
+
+    assert_enqueued(worker: SearchIndexingWorker, args: args)
+
+    {:ok, fav_activity} = CommonAPI.favorite(user, activity.id)
+
+    args = %{"op" => "add_to_index", "activity" => fav_activity.id}
+
+    refute_enqueued(worker: SearchIndexingWorker, args: args)
+
+    {:ok, repeat_activity} = CommonAPI.repeat(activity.id, user)
+
+    args = %{"op" => "add_to_index", "activity" => repeat_activity.id}
+
+    refute_enqueued(worker: SearchIndexingWorker, args: args)
+  end
+end