diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/database/database.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/database/database.go
index 5086ce5ceb8..9cc41027d27 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/database/database.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/database/database.go
@@ -817,9 +817,7 @@ func (d *dashboardStore) FindDashboards(ctx context.Context, query *dashboards.F
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	filters := []any{
-		permissions.NewAccessControlDashboardPermissionFilter(query.SignedInUser, query.Permission, query.Type, d.features, recursiveQueriesAreSupported),
-	}
+	filters := []any{}
 
 	for _, filter := range query.Sort.Filter {
 		filters = append(filters, filter)
@@ -868,6 +866,8 @@ func (d *dashboardStore) FindDashboards(ctx context.Context, query *dashboards.F
 		})
 	}
 
+	filters = append(filters, permissions.NewAccessControlDashboardPermissionFilter(query.SignedInUser, query.Permission, query.Type, d.features, recursiveQueriesAreSupported))
+
 	filters = append(filters, searchstore.DeletedFilter{Deleted: query.IsDeleted})
 
 	var res []dashboards.DashboardSearchProjection