diff --git a/core/src/api/search.rs b/core/src/api/search.rs
index bc5157d0d..98e9efb39 100644
--- a/core/src/api/search.rs
+++ b/core/src/api/search.rs
@@ -155,13 +155,30 @@ impl ObjectSearchOrdering {
 	}
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Type, Debug, Default)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+enum ObjectHiddenFilter {
+	#[default]
+	Exclude,
+	Include,
+}
+
+impl Into<Option<object::WhereParam>> for ObjectHiddenFilter {
+	fn into(self) -> Option<object::WhereParam> {
+		match self {
+			Self::Exclude => Some(object::hidden::not(true)),
+			Self::Include => None,
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize, Type, Debug, Default)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 struct ObjectFilterArgs {
 	#[specta(optional)]
 	favorite: Option<bool>,
-	#[specta(optional)]
-	hidden: Option<bool>,
+	#[serde(default)]
+	hidden: ObjectHiddenFilter,
 	#[specta(optional)]
 	date_accessed: Option<MaybeNot<Option<chrono::DateTime<FixedOffset>>>>,
 	#[serde(default)]
@@ -175,8 +192,8 @@ impl ObjectFilterArgs {
 		chain_optional_iter(
 			[],
 			[
+				self.hidden.into(),
 				self.favorite.map(object::favorite::equals),
-				self.hidden.map(object::hidden::equals),
 				self.date_accessed
 					.map(|date| date.into_prisma(object::date_accessed::equals)),
 				(!self.kind.is_empty())
diff --git a/packages/client/src/core.ts b/packages/client/src/core.ts
index 9d1dfaab2..0709c7e75 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/core.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/core.ts
@@ -243,7 +243,9 @@ export type Nonce = { XChaCha20Poly1305: number[] } | { Aes256Gcm: number[] }
 
 export type Object = { id: number; pub_id: number[]; kind: number; key_id: number | null; hidden: boolean; favorite: boolean; important: boolean; has_thumbnail: boolean; has_thumbstrip: boolean; has_video_preview: boolean; ipfs_id: string | null; note: string | null; date_created: string; date_accessed: string | null }
 
-export type ObjectFilterArgs = { favorite?: boolean | null; hidden?: boolean | null; dateAccessed?: MaybeNot<string | null> | null; kind?: number[]; tags?: number[] }
+export type ObjectFilterArgs = { favorite?: boolean | null; hidden?: ObjectHiddenFilter; dateAccessed?: MaybeNot<string | null> | null; kind?: number[]; tags?: number[] }
+
+export type ObjectHiddenFilter = "exclude" | "include"
 
 export type ObjectSearchArgs = { take?: number | null; order?: ObjectSearchOrdering | null; cursor?: number[] | null; filter?: ObjectFilterArgs }