diff --git a/services/graph/pkg/service/v0/searchquery.go b/services/graph/pkg/service/v0/searchquery.go
index 4f71d6ae98..1afa7b8076 100644
--- a/services/graph/pkg/service/v0/searchquery.go
+++ b/services/graph/pkg/service/v0/searchquery.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	searchmsg "github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/protogen/gen/opencloud/messages/search/v0"
 	searchsvc "github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/protogen/gen/opencloud/services/search/v0"
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/graph/pkg/errorcode"
+	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/search/pkg/aggregation"
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/search/pkg/search"
 )
 
@@ -90,9 +91,10 @@ func (g Graph) runSingleSearch(ctx context.Context, sr libregraph.SearchRequest,
 	}
 
 	rsp, err := g.searchService.Search(ctx, &searchsvc.SearchRequest{
-		Query:        sr.Query.QueryString,
-		PageSize:     pageSize,
-		Aggregations: libregraphAggregationsToSearch(sr.Aggregations),
+		Query:              sr.Query.QueryString,
+		PageSize:           pageSize,
+		Aggregations:       libregraphAggregationsToSearch(sr.Aggregations),
+		AggregationFilters: sr.AggregationFilters,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return libregraph.SearchResponse{}, err
@@ -293,6 +295,9 @@ func searchAggregationsToLibregraph(in []*searchsvc.AggregationResult, defs []li
 				Key:   &key,
 				Count: &count,
 			}
+			if token := aggregationTokenForBucket(key, def); token != "" {
+				lb.AggregationFilterToken = &token
+			}
 			if subs := b.GetSubAggregations(); len(subs) > 0 {
 				lb.LibreGraphSubAggregations = searchAggregationsToLibregraph(subs, def.LibreGraphSubAggregations)
 			}
@@ -306,6 +311,27 @@ func searchAggregationsToLibregraph(in []*searchsvc.AggregationResult, defs []li
 	return out
 }
 
+// range buckets are matched to their definition via the from-to merge key
+func aggregationTokenForBucket(key string, def libregraph.AggregationOption) string {
+	if def.BucketDefinition != nil && len(def.BucketDefinition.Ranges) > 0 {
+		for _, r := range def.BucketDefinition.Ranges {
+			from, to := ptrStr(r.From), ptrStr(r.To)
+			if from+"-"+to == key {
+				return aggregation.EncodeRangeToken(from, to)
+			}
+		}
+		return ""
+	}
+	return aggregation.EncodeTermsToken(key)
+}
+
+func ptrStr(s *string) string {
+	if s == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return *s
+}
+
 func (g Graph) renderSearchError(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, err error) {
 	e := merrors.Parse(err.Error())
 	switch e.Code {
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/aggregation/aggregation_suite_test.go b/services/search/pkg/aggregation/aggregation_suite_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60b9affb61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/search/pkg/aggregation/aggregation_suite_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package aggregation_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+func TestAggregation(t *testing.T) {
+	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
+	RunSpecs(t, "Aggregation Suite")
+}
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/aggregation/token.go b/services/search/pkg/aggregation/token.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3083df364
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/search/pkg/aggregation/token.go
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+// Package aggregation encodes and decodes the MS Graph aggregationFilterToken:
+// quoted hex terms tokens behind a U+01C2 pair, and range(from, to) range tokens.
+package aggregation
+
+import (
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// U+01C2 LATIN LETTER ALVEOLAR CLICK, twice
+const termPrefix = "ǂǂ"
+
+// EncodeTermsToken hex-encodes the bucket key; the quotes are part of the token value.
+func EncodeTermsToken(key string) string {
+	return `"` + termPrefix + hex.EncodeToString([]byte(key)) + `"`
+}
+
+// EncodeRangeToken uses the MS Graph spelling: open bounds are min/max, an open
+// upper bound carries to="le".
+func EncodeRangeToken(from, to string) string {
+	if from == "" {
+		from = "min"
+	}
+	if to == "" {
+		return "range(" + from + ", max, to=\"le\")"
+	}
+	return "range(" + from + ", " + to + ")"
+}
+
+// DecodeAggregationFilter turns {field}:{token} into a KQL fragment; tokens
+// that are not server-shaped are rejected.
+func DecodeAggregationFilter(filter string) (string, error) {
+	field, token, ok := strings.Cut(filter, ":")
+	if !ok || field == "" || token == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid aggregation filter %q", filter)
+	}
+	switch {
+	case strings.HasPrefix(token, "or("):
+		return decodeOr(field, token)
+	case strings.HasPrefix(token, "range("):
+		return decodeRange(field, token)
+	default:
+		v, err := decodeTerm(token)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		frag, err := kqlTerm(field, v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		return frag, nil
+	}
+}
+
+func decodeTerm(token string) (string, error) {
+	if len(token) < 2 || token[0] != '"' || token[len(token)-1] != '"' {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid terms token %q", token)
+	}
+	inner := token[1 : len(token)-1]
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(inner, termPrefix) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid terms token %q", token)
+	}
+	b, err := hex.DecodeString(strings.TrimPrefix(inner, termPrefix))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid terms token %q: %w", token, err)
+	}
+	return string(b), nil
+}
+
+// open bounds (min/max) are dropped
+func decodeRange(field, token string) (string, error) {
+	inner, ok := trimCall(token, "range")
+	if !ok {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid range token %q", token)
+	}
+	segments := strings.Split(inner, ",")
+	if len(segments) == 3 && strings.TrimSpace(segments[2]) == `to="le"` {
+		// MS Graph appends to="le" to an open upper bound; the bound itself
+		// is still max, so the marker carries no extra information.
+		segments = segments[:2]
+	}
+	if len(segments) != 2 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid range token %q", token)
+	}
+	from, to := strings.TrimSpace(segments[0]), strings.TrimSpace(segments[1])
+	var parts []string
+	if from != "" && from != "min" {
+		parts = append(parts, field+">="+from)
+	}
+	if to != "" && to != "max" {
+		// bucket ranges are from-inclusive, to-exclusive; match that so the
+		// drilldown returns exactly the matches the bucket counted
+		parts = append(parts, field+"<"+to)
+	}
+	if len(parts) == 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("range token %q has no bounds", token)
+	}
+	return "(" + strings.Join(parts, " AND ") + ")", nil
+}
+
+func decodeOr(field, token string) (string, error) {
+	inner, ok := trimCall(token, "or")
+	if !ok {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid or token %q", token)
+	}
+	// terms tokens are quote-wrapped lowercase hex, so they never contain a
+	// comma; a plain split is safe.
+	parts := make([]string, 0)
+	for _, t := range strings.Split(inner, ",") {
+		v, err := decodeTerm(strings.TrimSpace(t))
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		frag, err := kqlTerm(field, v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		parts = append(parts, frag)
+	}
+	if len(parts) == 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("empty or token %q", token)
+	}
+	return "(" + strings.Join(parts, " OR ") + ")", nil
+}
+
+func trimCall(token, name string) (string, bool) {
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(token, name+"(") || !strings.HasSuffix(token, ")") {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	return token[len(name)+1 : len(token)-1], true
+}
+
+// KQL quoted strings have no escape syntax, so a value containing a double
+// quote is rejected rather than emitted as broken KQL.
+func kqlTerm(field, value string) (string, error) {
+	if strings.Contains(value, `"`) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("aggregation value %q contains an unsupported double quote", value)
+	}
+	return field + `:"` + value + `"`, nil
+}
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/aggregation/token_test.go b/services/search/pkg/aggregation/token_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88225110c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/search/pkg/aggregation/token_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package aggregation_test
+
+import (
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/search/pkg/aggregation"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("Token", func() {
+	Describe("EncodeTermsToken", func() {
+		It("encodes the key as quoted ǂǂ-prefixed lowercase hex", func() {
+			Expect(aggregation.EncodeTermsToken("And the Bands Played On")).To(Equal(`"ǂǂ416e64207468652042616e647320506c61796564204f6e"`))
+		})
+	})
+
+	Describe("EncodeRangeToken", func() {
+		DescribeTable("bounds",
+			func(from, to, want string) {
+				Expect(aggregation.EncodeRangeToken(from, to)).To(Equal(want))
+			},
+			Entry("closed", "0", "100", "range(0, 100)"),
+			Entry("open lower", "", "100", "range(min, 100)"),
+			Entry("open upper", "0", "", `range(0, max, to="le")`),
+		)
+	})
+
+	Describe("DecodeAggregationFilter", func() {
+		DescribeTable("valid tokens",
+			func(filter, want string) {
+				got, err := aggregation.DecodeAggregationFilter(filter)
+				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(got).To(Equal(want))
+			},
+			Entry("terms with a space", `audio.artist:"ǂǂ5361786f6e"`, `audio.artist:"Saxon"`),
+			Entry("closed range", "Size:range(0,100)", "(Size>=0 AND Size<100)"),
+			Entry("closed range with spaces", "Size:range(0, 100)", "(Size>=0 AND Size<100)"),
+			Entry("open lower range", "Size:range(min,100)", "(Size<100)"),
+			Entry("open upper range", "Size:range(0,max)", "(Size>=0)"),
+			Entry("open upper range with le marker", `Size:range(0, max, to="le")`, "(Size>=0)"),
+			Entry("or of two terms",
+				`audio.artist:or("ǂǂ5361786f6e","ǂǂ49726f6e204d616964656e")`,
+				`(audio.artist:"Saxon" OR audio.artist:"Iron Maiden")`),
+		)
+
+		DescribeTable("rejected tokens",
+			func(filter string) {
+				_, err := aggregation.DecodeAggregationFilter(filter)
+				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			},
+			Entry("no colon", `audio.artist"ǂǂ00"`),
+			Entry("empty field", `:"ǂǂ00"`),
+			Entry("missing ǂǂ prefix", `audio.artist:"deadbeef"`),
+			Entry("odd hex", `audio.artist:"ǂǂabc"`),
+			Entry("range without bounds", "Size:range(min,max)"),
+		)
+
+		It("round-trips a terms key through encode+decode", func() {
+			got, err := aggregation.DecodeAggregationFilter("audio.artist:" + aggregation.EncodeTermsToken("AC/DC"))
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(got).To(Equal(`audio.artist:"AC/DC"`))
+		})
+
+		It("rejects a decoded value containing a double quote", func() {
+			// 22 is a double quote; it cannot be expressed in a KQL string.
+			_, err := aggregation.DecodeAggregationFilter(`audio.artist:"ǂǂ22"`)
+			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/bleve/backend.go b/services/search/pkg/bleve/backend.go
index de86a79ca9..6dfef81568 100644
--- a/services/search/pkg/bleve/backend.go
+++ b/services/search/pkg/bleve/backend.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func NewBackend(index bleve.Index, queryCreator searchQuery.Creator[query.Query]
 // Search executes a search request operation within the index.
 // Returns a SearchIndexResponse object or an error.
 func (b *Backend) Search(ctx context.Context, sir *searchService.SearchIndexRequest) (*searchService.SearchIndexResponse, error) {
-	createdQuery, err := b.queryCreator.Create(sir.Query)
+	createdQuery, err := b.queryCreator.CreateWithFilters(sir.Query, sir.GetAggregationFilters())
 	if err != nil {
 		if kql.IsValidationError(err) {
 			return nil, errtypes.BadRequest(err.Error())
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/opensearch/backend.go b/services/search/pkg/opensearch/backend.go
index a7f43d392a..c3d7a3e710 100644
--- a/services/search/pkg/opensearch/backend.go
+++ b/services/search/pkg/opensearch/backend.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func NewBackend(ctx context.Context, name string, client *opensearchgoAPI.Client
 }
 
 func (b *Backend) Search(ctx context.Context, sir *searchService.SearchIndexRequest) (*searchService.SearchIndexResponse, error) {
-	boolQuery, err := convert.KQLToOpenSearchBoolQuery(sir.Query)
+	boolQuery, err := convert.KQLToOpenSearchBoolQueryWithFilters(sir.Query, sir.GetAggregationFilters())
 	switch {
 	case kql.IsValidationError(err):
 		return nil, errtypes.BadRequest(err.Error())
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/opensearch/internal/convert/kql_query.go b/services/search/pkg/opensearch/internal/convert/kql_query.go
index 711a67b4b4..7ee23024ff 100644
--- a/services/search/pkg/opensearch/internal/convert/kql_query.go
+++ b/services/search/pkg/opensearch/internal/convert/kql_query.go
@@ -13,14 +13,18 @@ var (
 )
 
 func KQLToOpenSearchBoolQuery(kqlQuery string) (*osu.BoolQuery, error) {
-	kqlAst, err := kql.Builder{}.Build(kqlQuery)
+	return KQLToOpenSearchBoolQueryWithFilters(kqlQuery, nil)
+}
+
+// KQLToOpenSearchBoolQueryWithFilters ANDs the decoded aggregation filters in
+// as exact case-sensitive matches.
+func KQLToOpenSearchBoolQueryWithFilters(kqlQuery string, filters []string) (*osu.BoolQuery, error) {
+	// shared lowering: field resolution, media-type expansion, value lowercasing
+	kqlAst, err := query.MergeFilters(kql.Builder{}, kqlQuery, filters)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// shared lowering: field resolution, media-type expansion, value lowercasing.
-	kqlAst = query.Normalize(kqlAst, query.ResolveField)
-
 	builder, err := TranspileKQLToOpenSearch(kqlAst.Nodes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to compile query: %w", err)
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/query/bleve/bleve.go b/services/search/pkg/query/bleve/bleve.go
index 41e260b81c..ecde178687 100644
--- a/services/search/pkg/query/bleve/bleve.go
+++ b/services/search/pkg/query/bleve/bleve.go
@@ -34,5 +34,15 @@ func (c Creator[T]) Create(qs string) (T, error) {
 	return t, nil
 }
 
+// CreateWithFilters implements the Creator interface.
+func (c Creator[T]) CreateWithFilters(qs string, filters []string) (T, error) {
+	var t T
+	merged, err := query.MergeFilters(c.builder, qs, filters)
+	if err != nil {
+		return t, err
+	}
+	return c.compiler.Compile(merged)
+}
+
 // DefaultCreator exposes a kql to bleve query creator.
 var DefaultCreator = Creator[bQuery.Query]{kql.Builder{}, Compiler{}}
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/query/casesensitive.go b/services/search/pkg/query/casesensitive.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa4135bbd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/search/pkg/query/casesensitive.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package query
+
+import "github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/pkg/ast"
+
+// ForceCaseSensitive runs on decoded aggregation filters after Normalize: the
+// values are exact bucket keys, so they must match the case-preserving base
+// field, not the lowercased sibling.
+func ForceCaseSensitive(a *ast.Ast) *ast.Ast {
+	if a == nil {
+		return a
+	}
+	forceCaseSensitiveNodes(a.Nodes)
+	return a
+}
+
+func forceCaseSensitiveNodes(nodes []ast.Node) {
+	for _, n := range nodes {
+		switch node := n.(type) {
+		case *ast.StringNode:
+			node.Exact = true
+			node.CaseInsensitive = false
+		case *ast.GroupNode:
+			forceCaseSensitiveNodes(node.Nodes)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/query/merge.go b/services/search/pkg/query/merge.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c08efc4ab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/search/pkg/query/merge.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package query
+
+import (
+	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/pkg/ast"
+	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/pkg/kql"
+)
+
+// MergeFilters puts each part in its own group so the AND binds across whole
+// queries, not into their operator precedence.
+func MergeFilters(b Builder, qs string, filters []string) (*ast.Ast, error) {
+	main, err := b.Build(qs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	main = Normalize(main, ResolveField)
+	if len(filters) == 0 {
+		return main, nil
+	}
+
+	nodes := make([]ast.Node, 0, 2*len(filters)+1)
+	if len(main.Nodes) > 0 {
+		nodes = append(nodes, &ast.GroupNode{Base: &ast.Base{}, Nodes: main.Nodes})
+	}
+	for _, f := range filters {
+		fa, err := b.Build(f)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		fa = Normalize(fa, ResolveField)
+		ForceCaseSensitive(fa)
+		if len(fa.Nodes) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if len(nodes) > 0 {
+			nodes = append(nodes, &ast.OperatorNode{Value: kql.BoolAND})
+		}
+		nodes = append(nodes, &ast.GroupNode{Base: &ast.Base{}, Nodes: fa.Nodes})
+	}
+	return &ast.Ast{Nodes: nodes}, nil
+}
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/query/merge_test.go b/services/search/pkg/query/merge_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f68633ba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/search/pkg/query/merge_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package query_test
+
+import (
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/pkg/ast"
+	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/pkg/kql"
+	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/search/pkg/query"
+)
+
+func collectStringNodes(nodes []ast.Node) []*ast.StringNode {
+	var out []*ast.StringNode
+	for _, n := range nodes {
+		switch node := n.(type) {
+		case *ast.StringNode:
+			out = append(out, node)
+		case *ast.GroupNode:
+			out = append(out, collectStringNodes(node.Nodes)...)
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+var _ = Describe("MergeFilters", func() {
+	It("returns the normalized main query unchanged when there are no filters", func() {
+		a, err := query.MergeFilters(kql.Builder{}, `name:"hello"`, nil)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(a.Nodes).To(HaveLen(1))
+	})
+
+	It("ANDs a filter in as an exact, case-sensitive match", func() {
+		a, err := query.MergeFilters(kql.Builder{}, `name:"hello"`, []string{`Tags:"Saxon"`})
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+		strs := collectStringNodes(a.Nodes)
+		var forced *ast.StringNode
+		for _, s := range strs {
+			if s.Value == "Saxon" {
+				forced = s
+			}
+		}
+		Expect(forced).ToNot(BeNil(), "the decoded filter node should be present")
+		Expect(forced.Exact).To(BeTrue())
+		Expect(forced.CaseInsensitive).To(BeFalse())
+	})
+
+	It("forces every node of an OR filter", func() {
+		a, err := query.MergeFilters(kql.Builder{}, `name:"hello"`, []string{`(Tags:"a" OR Tags:"b")`})
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		forced := 0
+		for _, s := range collectStringNodes(a.Nodes) {
+			if s.Value != "a" && s.Value != "b" {
+				continue
+			}
+			forced++
+			Expect(s.Exact).To(BeTrue())
+			Expect(s.CaseInsensitive).To(BeFalse())
+		}
+		Expect(forced).To(Equal(2))
+	})
+})
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/query/query.go b/services/search/pkg/query/query.go
index bd4091637e..1af2a28718 100644
--- a/services/search/pkg/query/query.go
+++ b/services/search/pkg/query/query.go
@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@ type Compiler[T any] interface {
 // Creator is the interface that wraps the basic Create method.
 type Creator[T any] interface {
 	Create(qs string) (T, error)
+	// CreateWithFilters ANDs the decoded aggregation filters in as exact
+	// case-sensitive matches.
+	CreateWithFilters(qs string, filters []string) (T, error)
 }
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/search/service.go b/services/search/pkg/search/service.go
index b7f985b622..a290b0988d 100644
--- a/services/search/pkg/search/service.go
+++ b/services/search/pkg/search/service.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	searchmsg "github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/protogen/gen/opencloud/messages/search/v0"
 	searchsvc "github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/protogen/gen/opencloud/services/search/v0"
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/graph/pkg/unifiedrole"
+	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/search/pkg/aggregation"
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/search/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/search/pkg/content"
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/search/pkg/metrics"
@@ -139,6 +140,20 @@ func (s *Service) Search(ctx context.Context, req *searchsvc.SearchRequest) (*se
 	}
 	req.Query = query
 
+	// decode the aggregation filters once, up front, so a malformed token fails
+	// the whole request instead of silently dropping
+	if raw := req.GetAggregationFilters(); len(raw) > 0 {
+		decoded := make([]string, 0, len(raw))
+		for _, f := range raw {
+			frag, err := aggregation.DecodeAggregationFilter(f)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, errtypes.BadRequest(err.Error())
+			}
+			decoded = append(decoded, frag)
+		}
+		req.AggregationFilters = decoded
+	}
+
 	if len(scope) > 0 {
 		scopedID, err := storagespace.ParseID(scope)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -602,8 +617,9 @@ func (s *Service) searchIndex(ctx context.Context, req *searchsvc.SearchRequest,
 	}
 
 	searchRequest := &searchsvc.SearchIndexRequest{
-		Query:        req.Query,
-		Aggregations: req.GetAggregations(),
+		Query:              req.Query,
+		Aggregations:       req.GetAggregations(),
+		AggregationFilters: req.GetAggregationFilters(),
 		Ref: &searchmsg.Reference{
 			ResourceId: searchRootID,
 			Path:       searchPathPrefix,
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/search/service_test.go b/services/search/pkg/search/service_test.go
index 5db825bc9e..a1d8be8d7b 100644
--- a/services/search/pkg/search/service_test.go
+++ b/services/search/pkg/search/service_test.go
@@ -258,6 +258,159 @@ var _ = Describe("Searchprovider", func() {
 				Expect(match.Entity.Ref.ResourceId.OpaqueId).To(Equal(personalSpace.Root.OpaqueId))
 				Expect(match.Entity.Ref.Path).To(Equal("./path/to/Foo.pdf"))
 			})
+
+			It("forwards aggregations to the engine", func() {
+				_, err := s.Search(ctx, &searchsvc.SearchRequest{
+					Query: "foo",
+					Aggregations: []*searchsvc.AggregationOption{
+						{Field: "audio.artist", Size: 10},
+					},
+				})
+				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				indexClient.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Search", mock.Anything, mock.MatchedBy(func(req *searchsvc.SearchIndexRequest) bool {
+					return len(req.Aggregations) == 1 &&
+						req.Aggregations[0].Field == "audio.artist" &&
+						req.Aggregations[0].Size == 10
+				}))
+			})
+		})
+
+		Context("with two personal spaces returning aggregations", func() {
+			var (
+				spaceA = &sprovider.StorageSpace{
+					Id:        &sprovider.StorageSpaceId{OpaqueId: "storageid$a!a"},
+					Root:      &sprovider.ResourceId{StorageId: "storageid", SpaceId: "a", OpaqueId: "a"},
+					Name:      "space-a",
+					SpaceType: "personal",
+				}
+				spaceB = &sprovider.StorageSpace{
+					Id:        &sprovider.StorageSpaceId{OpaqueId: "storageid$b!b"},
+					Root:      &sprovider.ResourceId{StorageId: "storageid", SpaceId: "b", OpaqueId: "b"},
+					Name:      "space-b",
+					SpaceType: "personal",
+				}
+			)
+
+			BeforeEach(func() {
+				gatewayClient.On("ListStorageSpaces", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&sprovider.ListStorageSpacesResponse{
+					Status:        status.NewOK(ctx),
+					StorageSpaces: []*sprovider.StorageSpace{spaceA, spaceB},
+				}, nil)
+				indexClient.On("Search", mock.Anything, mock.MatchedBy(func(req *searchsvc.SearchIndexRequest) bool {
+					return req.Ref != nil && req.Ref.ResourceId.SpaceId == "a"
+				})).Return(&searchsvc.SearchIndexResponse{
+					TotalMatches: 2,
+					Aggregations: []*searchsvc.AggregationResult{{
+						Field: "audio.artist",
+						Buckets: []*searchsvc.Bucket{
+							{Key: "Saxon", Count: 2},
+							{Key: "Motörhead", Count: 1},
+						},
+					}},
+				}, nil)
+				indexClient.On("Search", mock.Anything, mock.MatchedBy(func(req *searchsvc.SearchIndexRequest) bool {
+					return req.Ref != nil && req.Ref.ResourceId.SpaceId == "b"
+				})).Return(&searchsvc.SearchIndexResponse{
+					TotalMatches: 3,
+					Aggregations: []*searchsvc.AggregationResult{{
+						Field: "audio.artist",
+						Buckets: []*searchsvc.Bucket{
+							{Key: "Saxon", Count: 3},
+							{Key: "Led Zeppelin", Count: 1},
+						},
+					}},
+				}, nil)
+			})
+
+			It("merges bucket counts across spaces", func() {
+				res, err := s.Search(ctx, &searchsvc.SearchRequest{
+					Query: "mediatype:audio",
+					Aggregations: []*searchsvc.AggregationOption{
+						{Field: "audio.artist", Size: 10},
+					},
+				})
+				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(res.Aggregations).To(HaveLen(1))
+				agg := res.Aggregations[0]
+				Expect(agg.Field).To(Equal("audio.artist"))
+
+				counts := map[string]int64{}
+				for _, b := range agg.Buckets {
+					counts[b.Key] = b.Count
+				}
+				Expect(counts).To(HaveKeyWithValue("Saxon", int64(5)))
+				Expect(counts).To(HaveKeyWithValue("Motörhead", int64(1)))
+				Expect(counts).To(HaveKeyWithValue("Led Zeppelin", int64(1)))
+			})
+
+			It("sorts buckets by count descending by default", func() {
+				res, err := s.Search(ctx, &searchsvc.SearchRequest{
+					Query: "mediatype:audio",
+					Aggregations: []*searchsvc.AggregationOption{
+						{Field: "audio.artist"},
+					},
+				})
+				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				keys := []string{}
+				for _, b := range res.Aggregations[0].Buckets {
+					keys = append(keys, b.Key)
+				}
+				// Saxon:5, Motörhead:1, Led Zeppelin:1 (count desc)
+				Expect(keys[0]).To(Equal("Saxon"))
+			})
+
+			It("sorts buckets alphabetically ascending with sortBy keyAsString", func() {
+				res, err := s.Search(ctx, &searchsvc.SearchRequest{
+					Query: "mediatype:audio",
+					Aggregations: []*searchsvc.AggregationOption{
+						{
+							Field: "audio.artist",
+							BucketDefinition: &searchsvc.BucketDefinition{
+								SortBy: "keyAsString",
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				})
+				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				keys := []string{}
+				for _, b := range res.Aggregations[0].Buckets {
+					keys = append(keys, b.Key)
+				}
+				Expect(keys).To(Equal([]string{"Led Zeppelin", "Motörhead", "Saxon"}))
+			})
+
+			It("applies minimumCount filter and size cap", func() {
+				res, err := s.Search(ctx, &searchsvc.SearchRequest{
+					Query: "mediatype:audio",
+					Aggregations: []*searchsvc.AggregationOption{
+						{
+							Field: "audio.artist",
+							Size:  5,
+							BucketDefinition: &searchsvc.BucketDefinition{
+								SortBy:       "count",
+								IsDescending: true,
+								MinimumCount: 2,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				})
+				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				// only Saxon has count >= 2
+				Expect(res.Aggregations[0].Buckets).To(HaveLen(1))
+				Expect(res.Aggregations[0].Buckets[0].Key).To(Equal("Saxon"))
+			})
+
+			It("trims the bucket list to Size", func() {
+				res, err := s.Search(ctx, &searchsvc.SearchRequest{
+					Query: "mediatype:audio",
+					Aggregations: []*searchsvc.AggregationOption{
+						{Field: "audio.artist", Size: 1},
+					},
+				})
+				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(res.Aggregations[0].Buckets).To(HaveLen(1))
+				Expect(res.Aggregations[0].Buckets[0].Key).To(Equal("Saxon"))
+			})
 		})
 
 		Context("with a personal space with a filter", func() {