diff --git a/models/packages/package_version.go b/models/packages/package_version.go
index a2a8a45d8f388..928f9d47d6cdc 100644
--- a/models/packages/package_version.go
+++ b/models/packages/package_version.go
@@ -302,9 +302,14 @@ func SearchLatestVersions(ctx context.Context, opts *PackageSearchOptions) ([]*P
 	cond := opts.toConds().
 		And(builder.Expr("pv2.id IS NULL"))
 
+	joinCond := builder.Expr("package_version.package_id = pv2.package_id AND (package_version.created_unix < pv2.created_unix OR (package_version.created_unix = pv2.created_unix AND package_version.id < pv2.id))")
+	if !opts.IsInternal.IsNone() {
+		joinCond = joinCond.And(builder.Eq{"pv2.is_internal": opts.IsInternal.IsTrue()})
+	}
+
 	sess := db.GetEngine(ctx).
 		Table("package_version").
-		Join("LEFT", "package_version pv2", "package_version.package_id = pv2.package_id AND (package_version.created_unix < pv2.created_unix OR (package_version.created_unix = pv2.created_unix AND package_version.id < pv2.id))").
+		Join("LEFT", "package_version pv2", joinCond).
 		Join("INNER", "package", "package.id = package_version.package_id").
 		Where(cond)
 
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/npm/npm.go b/routers/api/packages/npm/npm.go
index 4306d5ba363c3..1a09cb6f3663b 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/npm/npm.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/npm/npm.go
@@ -405,8 +405,9 @@ func setPackageTag(tag string, pv *packages_model.PackageVersion, deleteOnly boo
 
 func PackageSearch(ctx *context.Context) {
 	pvs, total, err := packages_model.SearchLatestVersions(ctx, &packages_model.PackageSearchOptions{
-		OwnerID: ctx.Package.Owner.ID,
-		Type:    packages_model.TypeNpm,
+		OwnerID:    ctx.Package.Owner.ID,
+		Type:       packages_model.TypeNpm,
+		IsInternal: util.OptionalBoolFalse,
 		Name: packages_model.SearchValue{
 			ExactMatch: false,
 			Value:      ctx.FormTrim("text"),