diff --git a/runners/baloo/baloosearchrunner.h b/runners/baloo/baloosearchrunner.h
--- a/runners/baloo/baloosearchrunner.h
+++ b/runners/baloo/baloosearchrunner.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 private:
     void performMatch();
     RemoteMatches matchInternal(const QString &searchTerm, const QString& type,
-                                    const QString& category);
+                                    const QString& category, QSet<QUrl> &foundUrls);
 
     QDBusMessage m_lastRequest;
     QString m_searchTerm;
diff --git a/runners/baloo/baloosearchrunner.cpp b/runners/baloo/baloosearchrunner.cpp
--- a/runners/baloo/baloosearchrunner.cpp
+++ b/runners/baloo/baloosearchrunner.cpp
@@ -116,21 +116,24 @@
 
 void SearchRunner::performMatch()
 {
+    // Filter out duplicates
+    QSet<QUrl> foundUrls;
+
     RemoteMatches matches;
-    matches << matchInternal(m_searchTerm, QStringLiteral("Audio"), i18n("Audio"));
-    matches << matchInternal(m_searchTerm, QStringLiteral("Image"), i18n("Image"));
-    matches << matchInternal(m_searchTerm, QStringLiteral("Document"), i18n("Document"));
-    matches << matchInternal(m_searchTerm, QStringLiteral("Video"), i18n("Video"));
-    matches << matchInternal(m_searchTerm, QStringLiteral("Folder"), i18n("Folder"));
-    matches << matchInternal(m_searchTerm, QStringLiteral("Archive"), i18n("Archive"));
-    matches << matchInternal(m_searchTerm, QStringLiteral("Spreadsheet"), i18n("Spreadsheet"));
-    matches << matchInternal(m_searchTerm, QStringLiteral("Presentation"), i18n("Presentation"));
+    matches << matchInternal(m_searchTerm, QStringLiteral("Audio"), i18n("Audio"), foundUrls);
+    matches << matchInternal(m_searchTerm, QStringLiteral("Image"), i18n("Image"), foundUrls);
+    matches << matchInternal(m_searchTerm, QStringLiteral("Video"), i18n("Video"), foundUrls);
+    matches << matchInternal(m_searchTerm, QStringLiteral("Spreadsheet"), i18n("Spreadsheet"), foundUrls);
+    matches << matchInternal(m_searchTerm, QStringLiteral("Presentation"), i18n("Presentation"), foundUrls);
+    matches << matchInternal(m_searchTerm, QStringLiteral("Folder"), i18n("Folder"), foundUrls);
+    matches << matchInternal(m_searchTerm, QStringLiteral("Document"), i18n("Document"), foundUrls);
+    matches << matchInternal(m_searchTerm, QStringLiteral("Archive"), i18n("Archive"), foundUrls);
 
     QDBusConnection::sessionBus().send(m_lastRequest.createReply(QVariant::fromValue(matches)));
     m_lastRequest = QDBusMessage();
 }
 
-RemoteMatches SearchRunner::matchInternal(const QString& searchTerm, const QString &type, const QString &category)
+RemoteMatches SearchRunner::matchInternal(const QString& searchTerm, const QString &type, const QString &category, QSet<QUrl> &foundUrls)
 {
     Baloo::Query query;
     query.setSearchString(searchTerm);
@@ -154,6 +157,13 @@
         RemoteMatch match;
         QString localUrl = it.filePath();
         const QUrl url = QUrl::fromLocalFile(localUrl);
+
+        if (foundUrls.contains(url)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        foundUrls.insert(url);
+
         match.id = it.filePath();
         match.text = url.fileName();
         match.iconName = mimeDb.mimeTypeForFile(localUrl).iconName();