diff --git a/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorApplicationSearchEngine.php b/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorApplicationSearchEngine.php
index eb92b70f2b..481d5c7737 100644
--- a/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorApplicationSearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorApplicationSearchEngine.php
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ abstract class PhabricatorApplicationSearchEngine {
         $fields = PhabricatorCustomField::getObjectFields(
           $object,
           PhabricatorCustomField::ROLE_APPLICATIONSEARCH);
+        $fields->setViewer($this->requireViewer());
       } else {
         $fields = null;
       }