diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/channel/services/message/DmScopeUtils.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/channel/services/message/DmScopeUtils.ts
index bae60de86..2f09ae49a 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/channel/services/message/DmScopeUtils.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/channel/services/message/DmScopeUtils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
 import type {UserID} from '@app/api/BrandedTypes';
+import {userIdToChannelId} from '@app/api/BrandedTypes';
+import {isPersonalNotesChannelId} from '@app/api/channel/services/PersonalNotesChannelRepair';
 import type {Channel} from '@app/api/models/Channel';
 import type {UserRepository} from '@app/api/user/repositories/UserRepository';
 import {ChannelTypes} from '@fluxer/constants/src/ChannelConstants';
@@ -15,6 +17,9 @@ interface DmScopeOptions {
 }
 
 export function isDmScopeChannelForUser(channel: Channel, userId: UserID): boolean {
+	if (channel.type === ChannelTypes.DM_PERSONAL_NOTES) {
+		return isPersonalNotesChannelId({userId, channelId: channel.id});
+	}
 	const isDm = channel.type === ChannelTypes.DM || channel.type === ChannelTypes.GROUP_DM;
 	return isDm && channel.recipientIds.has(userId);
 }
@@ -26,7 +31,7 @@ export async function getDmChannelIdsForScope({
 	includeChannel,
 }: DmScopeOptions): Promise<Array<string>> {
 	const summaryResults = await userRepository.listPrivateChannelSummaries(userId);
-	const channelIdStrings = new Set<string>();
+	const channelIdStrings = new Set<string>([userIdToChannelId(userId).toString()]);
 	for (const summary of summaryResults) {
 		const isDm =
 			summary.channelType === ChannelTypes.DM || summary.channelType === ChannelTypes.GROUP_DM || summary.isGroupDm;
diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/search/tests/MessageSearchEndpoint.test.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/search/tests/MessageSearchEndpoint.test.ts
index 13f41b8c7..15931dab8 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/search/tests/MessageSearchEndpoint.test.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/search/tests/MessageSearchEndpoint.test.ts
@@ -174,5 +174,39 @@ describe('Message Search Endpoint', () => {
 			}
 			expect(found).toBe(true);
 		});
+
+		test.each(['all_dms', 'open_dms', 'all', 'open_dms_and_all_guilds'] as const)(
+			'finds personal note messages in the %s scope',
+			async (scope) => {
+				const account = await createTestAccount(harness);
+				await ensureSessionStarted(harness, account.token);
+				const personalNotesChannelId = account.userId;
+				await sendMessage(harness, account.token, personalNotesChannelId, `personal-notes-bootstrap-${Date.now()}`);
+				await markChannelAsIndexed(harness, personalNotesChannelId);
+				const uniqueContent = `personal-notes-${scope}-${Date.now()}`;
+				await sendMessage(harness, account.token, personalNotesChannelId, uniqueContent);
+				let foundInScope = false;
+				let foundInFilter = false;
+				for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 20 && !(foundInScope && foundInFilter); attempt++) {
+					const scoped = await createBuilder<MessageSearchResponse>(harness, account.token)
+						.post('/search/messages')
+						.body({content: uniqueContent, scope, context_channel_id: personalNotesChannelId})
+						.expect(HTTP_STATUS.OK)
+						.execute();
+					foundInScope ||= isSearchResult(scoped) && scoped.messages.some((m) => m.content === uniqueContent);
+					const filtered = await createBuilder<MessageSearchResponse>(harness, account.token)
+						.post('/search/messages')
+						.body({content: uniqueContent, scope, channel_ids: [personalNotesChannelId]})
+						.expect(HTTP_STATUS.OK)
+						.execute();
+					foundInFilter ||= isSearchResult(filtered) && filtered.messages.some((m) => m.content === uniqueContent);
+					if (!(foundInScope && foundInFilter)) {
+						await wait(TEST_TIMEOUTS.QUICK);
+					}
+				}
+				expect(foundInScope).toBe(true);
+				expect(foundInFilter).toBe(true);
+			},
+		);
 	});
 });