diff --git a/lib/private/Collaboration/Collaborators/Search.php b/lib/private/Collaboration/Collaborators/Search.php
index 8594e87e4a..d2b45d761c 100644
--- a/lib/private/Collaboration/Collaborators/Search.php
+++ b/lib/private/Collaboration/Collaborators/Search.php
@@ -90,9 +90,10 @@ class Search implements ISearch {
 			$searchResult->unsetResult($emailType);
 		}
 
-		// if we have an exact local user match, there is no need to show the remote and email matches
+		// if we have an exact local user match with an email-a-like query,
+		// there is no need to show the remote and email matches.
 		$userType = new SearchResultType('users');
-		if ($searchResult->hasExactIdMatch($userType)) {
+		if (strpos($search, '@') !== false && $searchResult->hasExactIdMatch($userType)) {
 			$searchResult->unsetResult($remoteType);
 			$searchResult->unsetResult($emailType);
 		}