diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/metadata/restrict_indexing.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/metadata/restrict_indexing.ex
index f15607896..a1dcb6e15 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/metadata/restrict_indexing.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/metadata/restrict_indexing.ex
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Metadata.Providers.RestrictIndexing do
   """
 
   @impl true
-  def build_tags(%{user: %{local: false}}) do
+  def build_tags(%{user: %{local: true, discoverable: true}}), do: []
+
+  def build_tags(_) do
     [
       {:meta,
        [
@@ -19,7 +21,4 @@ def build_tags(%{user: %{local: false}}) do
        ], []}
     ]
   end
-
-  @impl true
-  def build_tags(%{user: %{local: true}}), do: []
 end
diff --git a/test/web/metadata/metadata_test.exs b/test/web/metadata/metadata_test.exs
index 9d3121b7b..fe3009628 100644
--- a/test/web/metadata/metadata_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/metadata/metadata_test.exs
@@ -18,17 +18,32 @@ test "for remote user" do
     test "for local user" do
       user = insert(:user)
 
+      assert Pleroma.Web.Metadata.build_tags(%{user: user}) =~
+               "<meta content=\"noindex, noarchive\" name=\"robots\">"
+    end
+
+    test "for local user set to discoverable" do
+      user = insert(:user, discoverable: true)
+
       refute Pleroma.Web.Metadata.build_tags(%{user: user}) =~
                "<meta content=\"noindex, noarchive\" name=\"robots\">"
     end
   end
 
   describe "no metadata for private instances" do
-    test "for local user" do
+    test "for local user set to discoverable" do
       clear_config([:instance, :public], false)
-      user = insert(:user, bio: "This is my secret fedi account bio")
+      user = insert(:user, bio: "This is my secret fedi account bio", discoverable: true)
 
       assert "" = Pleroma.Web.Metadata.build_tags(%{user: user})
     end
+
+    test "search exclusion metadata is included" do
+      clear_config([:instance, :public], false)
+      user = insert(:user, bio: "This is my secret fedi account bio")
+
+      assert "<meta content=\"noindex, noarchive\" name=\"robots\">" ==
+               Pleroma.Web.Metadata.build_tags(%{user: user})
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/web/metadata/restrict_indexing_test.exs b/test/web/metadata/restrict_indexing_test.exs
index aad0bac42..6b3a65372 100644
--- a/test/web/metadata/restrict_indexing_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/metadata/restrict_indexing_test.exs
@@ -14,8 +14,14 @@ test "for remote user" do
 
     test "for local user" do
       assert Pleroma.Web.Metadata.Providers.RestrictIndexing.build_tags(%{
-               user: %Pleroma.User{local: true}
+               user: %Pleroma.User{local: true, discoverable: true}
              }) == []
     end
+
+    test "for local user when discoverable is false" do
+      assert Pleroma.Web.Metadata.Providers.RestrictIndexing.build_tags(%{
+               user: %Pleroma.User{local: true, discoverable: false}
+             }) == [{:meta, [name: "robots", content: "noindex, noarchive"], []}]
+    end
   end
 end