diff --git a/apps/electron-backend/src/app/events/database/content.events.ts b/apps/electron-backend/src/app/events/database/content.events.ts
index 575e3ba65..2f0e3d1d7 100644
--- a/apps/electron-backend/src/app/events/database/content.events.ts
+++ b/apps/electron-backend/src/app/events/database/content.events.ts
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ ipcMain.handle(
     'DB_SEARCH_CONTENT',
     async (event, playlistId: string, searchTerm: string, types: string[], excludeHidden = false) => {
         try {
+            if (!types || types.length === 0) return [];
             const db = await getDatabase();
             const searchTermLower = searchTerm.toLocaleLowerCase();
             const likePatterns = buildLikePatterns(searchTerm);
@@ -325,6 +326,7 @@ ipcMain.handle(
     'DB_GLOBAL_SEARCH',
     async (event, searchTerm: string, types: string[], excludeHidden = false) => {
         try {
+            if (!types || types.length === 0) return [];
             const db = await getDatabase();
             const searchTermLower = searchTerm.toLocaleLowerCase();
             const likePatterns = buildLikePatterns(searchTerm);
diff --git a/apps/web/src/typings.d.ts b/apps/web/src/typings.d.ts
index aa5b62150..f157308b4 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/typings.d.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/typings.d.ts
@@ -150,11 +150,13 @@ declare global {
             dbSearchContent: (
                 playlistId: string,
                 searchTerm: string,
-                types: string[]
+                types: string[],
+                excludeHidden?: boolean
             ) => Promise<any[]>;
             dbGlobalSearch: (
                 searchTerm: string,
-                types: string[]
+                types: string[],
+                excludeHidden?: boolean
             ) => Promise<any[]>;
             dbGetRecentlyViewed: () => Promise<any[]>;
             dbClearRecentlyViewed: () => Promise<{ success: boolean }>;