diff --git a/src/main/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/ApplicationSearch.test.ts b/src/main/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/ApplicationSearch.test.ts
index efaf6966d..f47af11cb 100644
--- a/src/main/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/ApplicationSearch.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/ApplicationSearch.test.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ describe(ApplicationSearch, () => {
             getExtensionSettingKey("ApplicationSearch", "windowsFileExtensions"),
             getExtensionSettingKey("ApplicationSearch", "includeWindowsStoreApps"),
             getExtensionSettingKey("ApplicationSearch", "macOsFolders"),
+            getExtensionSettingKey("ApplicationSearch", "mdfindFilterOption"),
         ]);
     });
 });
diff --git a/src/main/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/ApplicationSearch.ts b/src/main/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/ApplicationSearch.ts
index 93ec7eccd..c79183228 100644
--- a/src/main/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/ApplicationSearch.ts
+++ b/src/main/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/ApplicationSearch.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export class ApplicationSearch implements Extension {
             getExtensionSettingKey("ApplicationSearch", "windowsFileExtensions"),
             getExtensionSettingKey("ApplicationSearch", "includeWindowsStoreApps"),
             getExtensionSettingKey("ApplicationSearch", "macOsFolders"),
+            getExtensionSettingKey("ApplicationSearch", "mdfindFilterOption"),
         ];
     }
 
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ export class ApplicationSearch implements Extension {
                 openApplication: "Open application",
                 openApplicationAsAdministrator: "Open application as administrator",
                 copyFilePathToClipboard: "Copy file path to clipboard",
+                advanced: "Advanced",
             },
             "de-CH": {
                 extensionName: "Anwendungssuche",
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ export class ApplicationSearch implements Extension {
                 openApplication: "Anwendung starten",
                 openApplicationAsAdministrator: "Anwendung als Administrator starten",
                 copyFilePathToClipboard: "Dateipfad in Zwischenablage kopieren",
+                advanced: "Erweitert",
             },
         };
     }
diff --git a/src/main/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/Settings.ts b/src/main/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/Settings.ts
index ea845f1a6..d3caedbff 100644
--- a/src/main/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/main/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/Settings.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export class Settings {
                 "/Applications",
                 join(this.app.getPath("home"), "Applications"),
             ],
+            mdfindFilterOption: "kMDItemKind=='Application'",
             includeWindowsStoreApps: true,
             windowsFileExtensions: ["lnk"],
             windowsFolders: [
diff --git a/src/main/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/macOS/MacOsApplicationRepository.ts b/src/main/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/macOS/MacOsApplicationRepository.ts
index 0a059a47d..f76d6fe34 100644
--- a/src/main/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/macOS/MacOsApplicationRepository.ts
+++ b/src/main/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/macOS/MacOsApplicationRepository.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class MacOsApplicationRepository implements ApplicationRepository {
     }
 
     private async getAllFilePaths(): Promise<string[]> {
-        return (await this.commandlineUtility.executeCommand(`mdfind "kMDItemKind == 'Application'"`))
+        return (await this.commandlineUtility.executeCommand(`mdfind "${this.getMdFindFilterOption()}"`))
             .split("\n")
             .map((filePath) => normalize(filePath).trim())
             .filter((filePath) => filePath.endsWith(".app"))
@@ -43,6 +43,20 @@ export class MacOsApplicationRepository implements ApplicationRepository {
             .filter((filePath) => ![".", ".."].includes(filePath));
     }
 
+    private getMdFindFilterOption() {
+        const filterOptions: Record<string, string> = {
+            "kind:application": "kind:application",
+            "kMDItemKind=='Application'": "kMDItemKind == 'Application'",
+            "kMDItemContentType=='com.apple.application-bundle'":
+                "kMDItemContentType == 'com.apple.application-bundle'",
+        };
+
+        return (
+            filterOptions[this.settings.getValue<string>("mdfindFilterOption")] ??
+            filterOptions[<string>this.settings.getDefaultValue("mdfindFilterOption")]
+        );
+    }
+
     private filterFilePathByConfiguredFolders(filePath: string): boolean {
         return this.settings.getValue<string[]>("macOsFolders").some((folderPath) => filePath.startsWith(folderPath));
     }
diff --git a/src/renderer/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/MacOs/MacOsSettings.tsx b/src/renderer/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/MacOs/MacOsSettings.tsx
index c0b2e9416..6abc5485c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/MacOs/MacOsSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/MacOs/MacOsSettings.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { useContextBridge, useExtensionSetting } from "@Core/Hooks";
+import { Setting } from "@Core/Settings/Setting";
 import { SettingGroup } from "@Core/Settings/SettingGroup";
 import { SettingGroupList } from "@Core/Settings/SettingGroupList";
-import { Button, Input, Tooltip } from "@fluentui/react-components";
+import { Button, Dropdown, Input, Option, Tooltip } from "@fluentui/react-components";
 import { AddRegular, DismissRegular, FolderRegular } from "@fluentui/react-icons";
 import { useState } from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 export const MacOsSettings = () => {
     const { contextBridge } = useContextBridge();
@@ -12,11 +14,18 @@ export const MacOsSettings = () => {
 
     const [newFolder, setNewFolder] = useState<string>("");
 
+    const { t } = useTranslation(`extension[${extensionId}]`);
+
     const { value: folders, updateValue: setFolders } = useExtensionSetting<string[]>({
         extensionId,
         key: "macOsFolders",
     });
 
+    const { value: mdfindFilterOption, updateValue: updateMdfindFilterOption } = useExtensionSetting<string>({
+        extensionId,
+        key: "mdfindFilterOption",
+    });
+
     const removeFolder = async (indexToRemove: number) => {
         await setFolders(folders.filter((_, index) => index !== indexToRemove));
     };
@@ -82,6 +91,29 @@ export const MacOsSettings = () => {
                     />
                 </div>
             </SettingGroup>
+            <SettingGroup title={t("advanced")}>
+                <Setting
+                    label="mdfind filter"
+                    control={
+                        <Dropdown
+                            style={{ width: "100%" }}
+                            selectedOptions={[mdfindFilterOption]}
+                            value={mdfindFilterOption}
+                            onOptionSelect={(_, { optionValue }) => {
+                                if (optionValue) {
+                                    updateMdfindFilterOption(optionValue);
+                                }
+                            }}
+                        >
+                            <Option value="kind:application">kind:application</Option>
+                            <Option value="kMDItemKind=='Application'">kMDItemKind=='Application'</Option>
+                            <Option value="kMDItemContentType=='com.apple.application-bundle'">
+                                kMDItemContentType=='com.apple.application-bundle'
+                            </Option>
+                        </Dropdown>
+                    }
+                />
+            </SettingGroup>
         </SettingGroupList>
     );
 };