diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/tasks.search.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/tasks.search.test.ts
index 48a0781c..4b35f59e 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/server/tasks.search.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/tasks.search.test.ts
@@ -35,10 +35,32 @@ describe('searchTasks', () => {
     expect(results.map((task) => task.id)).toEqual([myTask.id]);
   });
 
-  it('still includes explicit includeIds even when another user initiated them', async () => {
+  it('only includes explicit includeIds initiated by the current user', async () => {
     const me = await userFactory.create({});
     const other = await userFactory.create({});
 
+    const myRecentTask = await taskFactory.create({
+      title: 'Recent task',
+      initiatorUserId: me.id,
+      activityAt: 5_000,
+      timestamp: 5_000,
+    });
+    await runFactory.create({
+      taskId: myRecentTask.id,
+      payloadKind: TaskPayloadKind.StandardTask,
+    });
+
+    const myIncludedTask = await taskFactory.create({
+      title: 'Pinned task',
+      initiatorUserId: me.id,
+      activityAt: 3_000,
+      timestamp: 3_000,
+    });
+    await runFactory.create({
+      taskId: myIncludedTask.id,
+      payloadKind: TaskPayloadKind.StandardTask,
+    });
+
     const theirTask = await taskFactory.create({
       title: 'Shared review',
       initiatorUserId: other.id,
@@ -52,11 +74,14 @@ describe('searchTasks', () => {
 
     const results = await searchTasks({
       userId: me.id,
-      limit: 20,
-      includeIds: [theirTask.id],
+      limit: 1,
+      includeIds: [myIncludedTask.id, theirTask.id],
     });
 
-    expect(results.map((task) => task.id)).toEqual([theirTask.id]);
+    expect(results.map((task) => task.id)).toEqual([
+      myRecentTask.id,
+      myIncludedTask.id,
+    ]);
   });
 
   it('filters title ILIKE search to the current user', async () => {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/tasks.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/tasks.ts
index bd036c07..aa746833 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/server/tasks.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/tasks.ts
@@ -441,8 +441,7 @@ export const getTasks = async ({
  *
  * Simple search by title with ILIKE, scoped to tasks initiated by the
  * current user (matches the default tasks list). Explicit `includeIds`
- * (pins / recently visited) can still surface specific visible tasks the
- * user has interacted with, even when they were not the initiator.
+ * ensure the user's pinned / recently visited tasks are included.
  */
 
 type SearchTaskResult = {
@@ -497,9 +496,8 @@ export const searchTasks = async ({
     .orderBy(desc(tasks.activityAt), desc(tasks.id))
     .limit(limit);
 
-  // Fetch pinned / visited tasks that aren't already in the search results.
-  // Absolute visibility is required, but initiator is not — pins and direct
-  // visits can include other users' tasks the current user already opened.
+  // Fetch the current user's pinned / visited tasks that aren't already in the
+  // search results.
   const searchResultIds = new Set(searchResults.map((t) => t.id));
 
   const missingIds = (includeIds ?? []).filter(
@@ -517,7 +515,13 @@ export const searchTasks = async ({
         activityAt: tasks.activityAt,
       })
       .from(tasks)
-      .where(and(...visibleConditions, inArray(tasks.id, missingIds)))
+      .where(
+        and(
+          ...visibleConditions,
+          eq(tasks.initiatorUserId, userId),
+          inArray(tasks.id, missingIds),
+        ),
+      )
       .orderBy(desc(tasks.activityAt), desc(tasks.id));
   }