diff --git a/apps/client/src/services/content_renderer.ts b/apps/client/src/services/content_renderer.ts
index c65b2ff06..8457cbfed 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/services/content_renderer.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/services/content_renderer.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ interface Options {
     tooltip?: boolean;
     trim?: boolean;
     imageHasZoom?: boolean;
+    showOcrText?: boolean;
 }
 
 const CODE_MIME_TYPES = new Set(["application/json"]);
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ async function getRenderedContent(this: {} | { ctx: string }, entity: FNote | FA
     } else if (["image", "canvas", "mindMap"].includes(type)) {
         await renderImage(entity, $renderedContent, options);
     } else if (!options.tooltip && ["file", "pdf", "audio", "video"].includes(type)) {
-        await renderFile(entity, type, $renderedContent);
+        await renderFile(entity, type, $renderedContent, options);
     } else if (type === "mermaid") {
         await renderMermaid(entity, $renderedContent);
     } else if (type === "render" && entity instanceof FNote) {
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ async function renderImage(entity: FNote | FAttachment, $renderedContent: JQuery
     imageContextMenuService.setupContextMenu($img);
 
     // Add OCR text display for image notes
-    if (entity instanceof FNote) {
+    if (entity instanceof FNote && options.showOcrText) {
         await addOCRTextIfAvailable(entity, $renderedContent);
     }
 }
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ async function addOCRTextIfAvailable(note: FNote, $content: JQuery<HTMLElement>)
     }
 }
 
-async function renderFile(entity: FNote | FAttachment, type: string, $renderedContent: JQuery<HTMLElement>) {
+async function renderFile(entity: FNote | FAttachment, type: string, $renderedContent: JQuery<HTMLElement>, options: Options = {}) {
     let entityType, entityId;
 
     if (entity instanceof FNote) {
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ async function renderFile(entity: FNote | FAttachment, type: string, $renderedCo
     }
 
     // Add OCR text display for file notes
-    if (entity instanceof FNote) {
+    if (entity instanceof FNote && options.showOcrText) {
         await addOCRTextIfAvailable(entity, $content);
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/list_or_grid_view.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/list_or_grid_view.ts
index 1bfc029ab..5fa4373f8 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/list_or_grid_view.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/list_or_grid_view.ts
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ class ListOrGridView extends ViewMode<{}> {
 
         try {
             const { $renderedContent, type } = await contentRenderer.getRenderedContent(note, {
-                trim: this.viewType === "grid" // for grid only short content is needed
+                trim: this.viewType === "grid", // for grid only short content is needed
+                showOcrText: this.parentNote.type === "search" // show OCR text only in search results
             });
 
             if (this.highlightRegex) {