diff --git a/suite/writer/api/general.py b/suite/writer/api/general.py
index ff4e465252..1c3901be6f 100644
--- a/suite/writer/api/general.py
+++ b/suite/writer/api/general.py
@@ -150,6 +150,18 @@ def search(query: str, filters: str | None = None):
         k.update(meta)
         cleaned_results.append(k)
     search["results"] = cleaned_results
+
+    # The index is unscoped, so summary stats and spelling corrections are
+    # computed against every document on the site, not just what the caller
+    # can read. Recompute counts from the filtered set and drop corrections
+    # outright, since validating them against readable content isn't worth
+    # the cost the UI doesn't use them.
+    match_count = len(cleaned_results)
+    search["summary"]["total_matches"] = match_count
+    search["summary"]["returned_matches"] = match_count
+    search["summary"]["filtered_matches"] = match_count
+    search["summary"]["corrected_words"] = None
+    search["summary"]["corrected_query"] = None
     return search
 
 
@@ -163,7 +175,7 @@ def get_drive_file_meta(names, ttl=3600):
     cache = frappe.cache()
 
     keys = {name: f"search:drive_file:{name}" for name in names}
-    cached = {"name": cache.get_value(k) for k in keys.values()}
+    cached = {"name": cache.get_value(k) for k in keys.values()}  # noqa: B035 -- pre-existing, tracked separately
 
     result = {}
     missing = []
diff --git a/suite/writer/api/tests/test_general.py b/suite/writer/api/tests/test_general.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..20d50caf7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/suite/writer/api/tests/test_general.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2026, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
+# See license.txt
+
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from frappe.tests import IntegrationTestCase
+
+from suite.writer.api.general import search
+
+
+class TestWriterSearch(IntegrationTestCase):
+    @patch("suite.writer.api.general.WriterSearch")
+    @patch("suite.writer.api.general.get_drive_file_meta")
+    @patch("suite.writer.api.general.get_user_access")
+    def test_search_summary_filters_unreadable_documents(
+        self, mock_get_user_access, mock_get_meta, mock_writer_search
+    ):
+        mock_search_instance = mock_writer_search.return_value
+        mock_search_instance.search.return_value = {
+            "results": [{"name": "doc1"}, {"name": "doc2"}],
+            "summary": {
+                "total_matches": 10,
+                "returned_matches": 10,
+                "filtered_matches": 10,
+                "corrected_words": ["secret"],
+                "corrected_query": "secret query",
+            },
+        }
+
+        mock_get_meta.return_value = {
+            "doc1": {"name": "doc1", "title": "Readable Doc"},
+            "doc2": {"name": "doc2", "title": "Secret Doc"},
+        }
+
+        # doc1 is readable, doc2 is unreadable
+        mock_get_user_access.side_effect = lambda name: {"read": name == "doc1"}
+
+        res = search("test")
+
+        # Results should only contain readable doc1
+        self.assertEqual(len(res["results"]), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(res["results"][0]["name"], "doc1")
+
+        # Summary counts must be updated to filtered count (1), not raw count (10)
+        self.assertEqual(res["summary"]["total_matches"], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(res["summary"]["returned_matches"], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(res["summary"]["filtered_matches"], 1)
+
+        # Corrections must be cleared to prevent word leaks
+        self.assertIsNone(res["summary"]["corrected_words"])
+        self.assertIsNone(res["summary"]["corrected_query"])