diff --git a/app/controllers/repository_columns_controller.rb b/app/controllers/repository_columns_controller.rb
index f827b3ef1..254dd5d21 100644
--- a/app/controllers/repository_columns_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/repository_columns_controller.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ class RepositoryColumnsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def describe_all
-    response_json = @repository.repository_columns.map do |column|
+    response_json = @repository.repository_columns
+                               .where(data_type: Extends::REPOSITORY_ADVANCED_SEARCHABLE_COLUMNS)
+                               .map do |column|
       {
         id: column.id,
         name: escape_input(column.name),
diff --git a/config/initializers/extends.rb b/config/initializers/extends.rb
index 5ac0882df..54a1ebcc5 100644
--- a/config/initializers/extends.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/extends.rb
@@ -118,6 +118,21 @@ class Extends
     }
   }
 
+  REPOSITORY_ADVANCED_SEARCHABLE_COLUMNS = %i(
+    RepositoryTextValue
+    RepositoryNumberValue
+    RepositoryListValue
+    RepositoryChecklistValue
+    RepositoryStatusValue
+    RepositoryAssetValue
+    RepositoryDateTimeValue
+    RepositoryDateTimeRangeValue
+    RepositoryDateValue
+    RepositoryDateRangeValue
+    RepositoryTimeValue
+    RepositoryTimeRangeValue
+  )
+
   # Array of preload relations used in search query for repository rows
   REPOSITORY_ROWS_PRELOAD_RELATIONS = []