diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Search/FilesSearchProvider.php b/apps/files/lib/Search/FilesSearchProvider.php
index 5c97e771ab..a3c6120ef1 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Search/FilesSearchProvider.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Search/FilesSearchProvider.php
@@ -110,13 +110,16 @@ class FilesSearchProvider implements IProvider {
 					? $this->urlGenerator->linkToRouteAbsolute('core.Preview.getPreviewByFileId', ['x' => 32, 'y' => 32, 'fileId' => $result->id])
 					: '';
 
-				return new SearchResultEntry(
+				$searchResultEntry = new SearchResultEntry(
 					$thumbnailUrl,
 					$result->name,
 					$this->formatSubline($result),
 					$this->urlGenerator->getAbsoluteURL($result->link),
 					$result->type === 'folder' ? 'icon-folder' : $this->mimeTypeDetector->mimeTypeIcon($result->mime_type)
 				);
+				$searchResultEntry->addAttribute('fileId', (string)$result->id);
+				$searchResultEntry->addAttribute('path', $result->path);
+				return $searchResultEntry;
 			}, $this->fileSearch->search($query->getTerm()))
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/lib/public/Search/SearchResultEntry.php b/lib/public/Search/SearchResultEntry.php
index b661ced501..347c3fcd28 100644
--- a/lib/public/Search/SearchResultEntry.php
+++ b/lib/public/Search/SearchResultEntry.php
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ class SearchResultEntry implements JsonSerializable {
 	 */
 	protected $rounded;
 
+	/**
+	 * @var string[]
+	 * @psalm-var array<string, string>
+	 * @since 20.0.0
+	 */
+	protected $attributes = [];
+
 	/**
 	 * @param string $thumbnailUrl a relative or absolute URL to the thumbnail or icon of the entry
 	 * @param string $title a main title of the entry
@@ -106,6 +113,19 @@ class SearchResultEntry implements JsonSerializable {
 		$this->rounded = $rounded;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Add optional attributes to the result entry, e.g. an ID or some other
+	 * context information that can be read by the client application
+	 *
+	 * @param string $key
+	 * @param string $value
+	 *
+	 * @since 20.0.0
+	 */
+	public function addAttribute(string $key, string $value): void {
+		$this->attributes[$key] = $value;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @return array
 	 *
@@ -119,6 +139,7 @@ class SearchResultEntry implements JsonSerializable {
 			'resourceUrl' => $this->resourceUrl,
 			'icon' => $this->icon,
 			'rounded' => $this->rounded,
+			'attributes' => $this->attributes,
 		];
 	}
 }