diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Search/FilesSearchProvider.php b/apps/files/lib/Search/FilesSearchProvider.php
index f71d58c6faebe..08f125bca64e8 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Search/FilesSearchProvider.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Search/FilesSearchProvider.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 use OCP\Files\Search\ISearchOrder;
 use OCP\IL10N;
 use OCP\IPreview;
+use OCP\ITags;
 use OCP\IURLGenerator;
 use OCP\IUser;
 use OCP\Search\FilterDefinition;
@@ -130,12 +131,28 @@ public function search(IUser $user, ISearchQuery $query): SearchResult {
 				);
 				$searchResultEntry->addAttribute('fileId', (string)$result->getId());
 				$searchResultEntry->addAttribute('path', $path);
+				$searchResultEntry->addAttribute('favorite', $this->isFavorite((string)$result->getId()) ? "true" : "false");
 				return $searchResultEntry;
 			}, $userFolder->search($fileQuery)),
 			$query->getCursor() + $query->getLimit()
 		);
 	}
 
+	private function isFavorite(string $fileId): bool {
+		$tagManager = \OCP\Server::get(\OCP\ITagManager::class);
+		$tagger = $tagManager->load('files');
+		if ($tagger === null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		$tags = $tagger->getTagsForObjects([$fileId]);
+
+		if ($tags === false || empty($tags)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		return array_search(ITags::TAG_FAVORITE, current($tags)) !== false;
+	}
+
 	private function buildSearchQuery(ISearchQuery $query, IUser $user): SearchQuery {
 		$comparisons = [];
 		foreach ($query->getFilters() as $name => $filter) {