diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/query_params.test.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/query_params.test.ts
index c35ec809fcf8d..e78b944183df9 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/query_params.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/query_params.test.ts
@@ -103,12 +103,11 @@ describe('#getQueryParams', () => {
     if (registry.isMultiNamespace(type)) {
       const array = [...(namespaces ?? [DEFAULT_NAMESPACE_STRING]), ALL_NAMESPACES_STRING];
 
-      const namespacesClause = { terms: { namespaces: array } };
       return {
         bool: {
           must: namespaces?.includes(ALL_NAMESPACES_STRING)
-            ? expect.not.arrayContaining([namespacesClause])
-            : expect.arrayContaining([namespacesClause]),
+            ? [{ term: { type } }]
+            : [{ term: { type } }, { terms: { namespaces: array } }],
           must_not: [{ exists: { field: 'namespace' } }],
         },
       };
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/query_params.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/query_params.ts
index 2ecba42e408e7..cb58db171681a 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/query_params.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/search_dsl/query_params.ts
@@ -78,13 +78,19 @@ function getClauseForType(
   const searchAcrossAllNamespaces = namespaces.includes(ALL_NAMESPACES_STRING);
 
   if (registry.isMultiNamespace(type)) {
-    const namespacesFilterClause = searchAcrossAllNamespaces
-      ? {}
-      : { terms: { namespaces: [...namespaces, ALL_NAMESPACES_STRING] } };
+    const typeFilterClause = { term: { type } };
+
+    const namespacesFilterClause = {
+      terms: { namespaces: [...namespaces, ALL_NAMESPACES_STRING] },
+    };
+
+    const must = searchAcrossAllNamespaces
+      ? [typeFilterClause]
+      : [typeFilterClause, namespacesFilterClause];
 
     return {
       bool: {
-        must: [{ term: { type } }, namespacesFilterClause],
+        must,
         must_not: [{ exists: { field: 'namespace' } }],
       },
     };