diff --git a/components/com_finder/models/search.php b/components/com_finder/models/search.php
index c74dad5256500..6735e1dd7c8ff 100644
--- a/components/com_finder/models/search.php
+++ b/components/com_finder/models/search.php
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ protected function getListQuery()
 			->select('l.link_id')
 			->from($db->quoteName('#__finder_links') . ' AS l')
 			->where('l.access IN (' . $groups . ')')
-			->where('l.state = 1');
+			->where('l.state = 1')
+			->where('l.published = 1');
 
 		// Get the null date and the current date, minus seconds.
 		$nullDate = $db->quote($db->getNullDate());