diff --git a/platform/search/src/services/GenericSearchProvider.js b/platform/search/src/services/GenericSearchProvider.js
index 251b0d98ff..cc93655f45 100644
--- a/platform/search/src/services/GenericSearchProvider.js
+++ b/platform/search/src/services/GenericSearchProvider.js
@@ -121,9 +121,13 @@ define([
             provider = this;
 
         mutationTopic.listen(function (mutatedObject) {
-            var id = mutatedObject.getId(),
-                model = mutatedObject.getModel();
-            provider.index(id, model);
+            var status = mutatedObject.getCapability('status');
+            if (!status || !status.get('editing')) {
+                provider.index(
+                    mutatedObject.getId(),
+                    mutatedObject.getModel()
+                );
+            }
         });
     };
 
diff --git a/platform/search/test/services/GenericSearchProviderSpec.js b/platform/search/test/services/GenericSearchProviderSpec.js
index 9934d5130a..97f12966b1 100644
--- a/platform/search/test/services/GenericSearchProviderSpec.js
+++ b/platform/search/test/services/GenericSearchProviderSpec.js
@@ -101,7 +101,11 @@ define([
 
         it('re-indexes when mutation occurs', function () {
             var mockDomainObject =
-                    jasmine.createSpyObj('domainObj', ['getId', 'getModel']),
+                    jasmine.createSpyObj('domainObj', [
+                        'getId',
+                        'getModel',
+                        'getCapability'
+                    ]),
                 testModel = { some: 'model' };
             mockDomainObject.getId.andReturn("some-id");
             mockDomainObject.getModel.andReturn(testModel);