diff --git a/server/src/queries/person.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/person.repository.sql
index a2f3f64442..ac181b6dcb 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/person.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/person.repository.sql
@@ -218,11 +218,29 @@ from
   "person"
 where
   "person"."ownerId" = $1
-  and f_unaccent ("person"."name") %> f_unaccent ($2)
+  and exists (
+    select
+    from
+      "asset_face"
+    where
+      "asset_face"."personId" = "person"."id"
+      and "asset_face"."deletedAt" is null
+      and "asset_face"."isVisible" = $2
+      and exists (
+        select
+        from
+          "asset"
+        where
+          "asset"."id" = "asset_face"."assetId"
+          and "asset"."visibility" = 'timeline'
+          and "asset"."deletedAt" is null
+      )
+  )
+  and f_unaccent ("person"."name") %> f_unaccent ($3)
 order by
-  f_unaccent ("person"."name") <->>> f_unaccent ($3)
+  f_unaccent ("person"."name") <->>> f_unaccent ($4)
 limit
-  $4
+  $5
 
 -- PersonRepository.getDistinctNames
 select distinct
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/person.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/person.repository.ts
index 0db03a18c7..863d25e95a 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/person.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/person.repository.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,25 @@ import { PersonTable } from 'src/schema/tables/person.table';
 import { dummy, removeUndefinedKeys, withFilePath } from 'src/utils/database';
 import { paginationHelper, PaginationOptions } from 'src/utils/pagination';
 
+function hasFace(eb: ExpressionBuilder<DB, 'person'>) {
+  return eb.exists((eb) =>
+    eb
+      .selectFrom('asset_face')
+      .whereRef('asset_face.personId', '=', 'person.id')
+      .where('asset_face.deletedAt', 'is', null)
+      .where('asset_face.isVisible', '=', true)
+      .where((eb) =>
+        eb.exists((eb) =>
+          eb
+            .selectFrom('asset')
+            .whereRef('asset.id', '=', 'asset_face.assetId')
+            .where('asset.visibility', '=', sql.lit(AssetVisibility.Timeline))
+            .where('asset.deletedAt', 'is', null),
+        ),
+      ),
+  );
+}
+
 export interface PersonSearchOptions {
   withHidden: boolean;
   closestFaceAssetId?: string;
@@ -325,6 +344,7 @@ export class PersonRepository {
       .selectFrom(['similarity_threshold', 'person'])
       .selectAll('person')
       .where('person.ownerId', '=', userId)
+      .where(hasFace)
       .where(() => sql`f_unaccent("person"."name") %> f_unaccent(${personName})`)
       .orderBy(sql`f_unaccent("person"."name") <->>> f_unaccent(${personName})`)
       .limit(100)
@@ -369,24 +389,7 @@ export class PersonRepository {
     const zero = sql.lit(0);
     return this.db
       .selectFrom('person')
-      .where((eb) =>
-        eb.exists((eb) =>
-          eb
-            .selectFrom('asset_face')
-            .whereRef('asset_face.personId', '=', 'person.id')
-            .where('asset_face.deletedAt', 'is', null)
-            .where('asset_face.isVisible', '=', true)
-            .where((eb) =>
-              eb.exists((eb) =>
-                eb
-                  .selectFrom('asset')
-                  .whereRef('asset.id', '=', 'asset_face.assetId')
-                  .where('asset.visibility', '=', sql.lit(AssetVisibility.Timeline))
-                  .where('asset.deletedAt', 'is', null),
-              ),
-            ),
-        ),
-      )
+      .where(hasFace)
       .where('person.ownerId', '=', userId)
       .select((eb) => eb.fn.coalesce(eb.fn.countAll<number>(), zero).as('total'))
       .select((eb) => eb.fn.coalesce(eb.fn.countAll<number>().filterWhere('isHidden', '=', true), zero).as('hidden'))
diff --git a/server/src/services/search.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/search.service.spec.ts
index 4680b4c9de..54a3ab2d4d 100644
--- a/server/src/services/search.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/search.service.spec.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { SearchSuggestionType } from 'src/dtos/search.dto';
 import { SearchService } from 'src/services/search.service';
 import { AssetFactory } from 'test/factories/asset.factory';
 import { AuthFactory } from 'test/factories/auth.factory';
+import { PersonFactory } from 'test/factories/person.factory';
 import { authStub } from 'test/fixtures/auth.stub';
 import { getForAsset } from 'test/mappers';
 import { newTestService, ServiceMocks } from 'test/utils';
@@ -39,6 +40,18 @@ describe(SearchService.name, () => {
 
       expect(mocks.person.getByName).toHaveBeenCalledWith(auth.user.id, name, { withHidden: true });
     });
+
+    it('should exclude people without faces', async () => {
+      const auth = AuthFactory.create();
+      const withFace = PersonFactory.create({ ownerId: auth.user.id, faceAssetId: 'face-id', name: 'Alice' });
+      const withoutFace = PersonFactory.create({ ownerId: auth.user.id, faceAssetId: null, name: 'Alina' });
+
+      mocks.person.getByName.mockResolvedValue([withFace, withoutFace]);
+
+      const result = await sut.searchPerson(auth, { name: 'Ali', withHidden: false });
+
+      expect(result).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ id: withFace.id, name: withFace.name })]);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('searchPlaces', () => {