diff --git a/models/repo_list.go b/models/repo_list.go
index 34fac8b05531d..7b48834dba9e2 100644
--- a/models/repo_list.go
+++ b/models/repo_list.go
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ type SearchRepoOptions struct {
 	StarredByID     int64
 	Page            int
 	IsProfile       bool
-	AllPublic       bool // Include also all public repositories
+	AllPublic       bool // Include also all public repositories of users and public organisations
+	AllLimited      bool // Include also all public repositories of limited organisations
 	PageSize        int  // Can be smaller than or equal to setting.ExplorePagingNum
 	// None -> include collaborative AND non-collaborative
 	// True -> include just collaborative
@@ -228,7 +229,11 @@ func SearchRepository(opts *SearchRepoOptions) (RepositoryList, int64, error) {
 		}
 
 		if opts.AllPublic {
-			accessCond = accessCond.Or(builder.Eq{"is_private": false})
+			accessCond = accessCond.Or(builder.Eq{"is_private": false}.And(builder.In("owner_id", builder.Select("`user`.id").From("`user`").Where(builder.Eq{"`user`.visibility": structs.VisibleTypePublic}))))
+		}
+
+		if opts.AllLimited {
+			accessCond = accessCond.Or(builder.Eq{"is_private": false}.And(builder.In("owner_id", builder.Select("`user`.id").From("`user`").Where(builder.Eq{"`user`.visibility": structs.VisibleTypeLimited}))))
 		}
 
 		cond = cond.And(accessCond)
diff --git a/models/repo_list_test.go b/models/repo_list_test.go
index a1eed18b83abd..07f84207e2002 100644
--- a/models/repo_list_test.go
+++ b/models/repo_list_test.go
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ func TestSearchRepository(t *testing.T) {
 			opts:  &SearchRepoOptions{Page: 1, PageSize: 10, OwnerID: 15, AllPublic: true, Template: util.OptionalBoolFalse},
 			count: 25},
 		{name: "AllPublic/PublicAndPrivateRepositoriesOfUserIncludingCollaborative",
-			opts:  &SearchRepoOptions{Page: 1, PageSize: 10, OwnerID: 15, Private: true, AllPublic: true, Template: util.OptionalBoolFalse},
-			count: 31},
+			opts:  &SearchRepoOptions{Page: 1, PageSize: 10, OwnerID: 15, Private: true, AllPublic: true, AllLimited: true, Template: util.OptionalBoolFalse},
+			count: 30},
 		{name: "AllPublic/PublicAndPrivateRepositoriesOfUserIncludingCollaborativeByName",
 			opts:  &SearchRepoOptions{Keyword: "test", Page: 1, PageSize: 10, OwnerID: 15, Private: true, AllPublic: true},
 			count: 15},
diff --git a/routers/home.go b/routers/home.go
index d223054f4ce3f..773e0f3d6bebb 100644
--- a/routers/home.go
+++ b/routers/home.go
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ func RenderRepoSearch(ctx *context.Context, opts *RepoSearchOptions) {
 		Keyword:            keyword,
 		OwnerID:            opts.OwnerID,
 		AllPublic:          true,
+		AllLimited:         true,
 		TopicOnly:          topicOnly,
 		IncludeDescription: setting.UI.SearchRepoDescription,
 	})