diff --git a/services/group/search.go b/services/group/search.go
index 5ca3a2eac4..f11f1275be 100644
--- a/services/group/search.go
+++ b/services/group/search.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package group
 
 import (
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/perm"
 	"context"
 	"slices"
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ func (w *WebSearchGroup) doLoadChildren(opts *WebSearchOptions) error {
 		w.LatestCommitStatus = latestCommitStatuses[latestIdx]
 	}
 	w.Subgroups = make([]*WebSearchGroup, 0)
-	groups, err := group_model.FindGroupsByCond(opts.Ctx, opts.GroupOpts, group_model.AccessibleGroupCondition(opts.Actor, unit.TypeInvalid))
+	groups, err := group_model.FindGroupsByCond(opts.Ctx, opts.GroupOpts, group_model.AccessibleGroupCondition(opts.Actor, unit.TypeInvalid, perm.AccessModeRead))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}