diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/fix-searching-shares.md b/changelog/unreleased/fix-searching-shares.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19587c7418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/fix-searching-shares.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Bugfix: Fix search shares
+
+We fixed a problem where searching shares did not yield results when the resource was not shared from the space root.
+
+https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/pull/6741
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/search/service.go b/services/search/pkg/search/service.go
index fd39dea05f..f7ae9ca5dc 100644
--- a/services/search/pkg/search/service.go
+++ b/services/search/pkg/search/service.go
@@ -246,7 +246,21 @@ func (s *Service) searchIndex(ctx context.Context, req *searchsvc.SearchRequest,
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		gpRes, err := gatewayClient.GetPath(ctx, &provider.GetPathRequest{
+		var ownerCtx context.Context
+		if space.Owner.Id.Type == user.UserType_USER_TYPE_SPACE_OWNER {
+			// We can't impersonate SPACE_OWNER users and have to fall back to using the user auth instead,
+			// which will not resolve the absolute path of the share in the space but only the part the user
+			// is allowed to see.
+			// In the future this problem can be solved using service accounts.
+			ownerCtx = ctx
+		} else {
+			ownerCtx, err = getAuthContext(&user.User{Id: space.Owner.Id}, s.gatewaySelector, s.secret, s.logger)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+
+		gpRes, err := gatewayClient.GetPath(ownerCtx, &provider.GetPathRequest{
 			ResourceId: space.Root,
 		})
 		if err != nil {