diff --git a/server/publications/spotlight.js b/server/publications/spotlight.js
index 602cc3ffb125..74642e54a929 100644
--- a/server/publications/spotlight.js
+++ b/server/publications/spotlight.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Meteor.methods({
 			fields: {
 				t: 1,
 				name: 1,
+				joinCodeRequired: 1,
 				lastMessage: 1,
 			},
 			sort: {