diff --git a/apps/researcher/src/lib/api/objects/definitions.ts b/apps/researcher/src/lib/api/objects/definitions.ts
index 3929c2812..b8cee65d5 100644
--- a/apps/researcher/src/lib/api/objects/definitions.ts
+++ b/apps/researcher/src/lib/api/objects/definitions.ts
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ export type SearchResult = {
     locations: SearchResultFilter[];
     materials: SearchResultFilter[];
     creators: SearchResultFilter[];
+    publishers: SearchResultFilter[];
   };
 };
diff --git a/apps/researcher/src/lib/api/objects/searcher.integration.test.ts b/apps/researcher/src/lib/api/objects/searcher.integration.test.ts
index b03817ff0..00bcc12a5 100644
--- a/apps/researcher/src/lib/api/objects/searcher.integration.test.ts
+++ b/apps/researcher/src/lib/api/objects/searcher.integration.test.ts
@@ -388,6 +388,33 @@ describe('search', () => {
             name: 'Vincent van Gogh',
           },
         ],
+        publishers: [
+          {
+            totalCount: 0,
+            id: 'Archive',
+            name: 'Archive',
+          },
+          {
+            totalCount: 1,
+            id: 'Library',
+            name: 'Library',
+          },
+          {
+            totalCount: 3,
+            id: 'Museum',
+            name: 'Museum',
+          },
+          {
+            totalCount: 1,
+            id: 'Onderzoeksinstelling',
+            name: 'Onderzoeksinstelling',
+          },
+          {
+            totalCount: 1,
+            id: 'Research Organisation',
+            name: 'Research Organisation',
+          },
+        ],
       },
     });
   });
@@ -540,4 +567,45 @@ describe('search', () => {
       },
     });
   });
+
+  it('finds heritage objects if "publishers" filter matches', async () => {
+    const result = await heritageObjectSearcher.search({
+      filters: {
+        publishers: ['Library'],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toMatchObject({
+      totalCount: 1,
+      filters: {
+        publishers: [
+          {
+            totalCount: 0,
+            id: 'Archive',
+            name: 'Archive',
+          },
+          {
+            totalCount: 1,
+            id: 'Library',
+            name: 'Library',
+          },
+          {
+            totalCount: 0,
+            id: 'Museum',
+            name: 'Museum',
+          },
+          {
+            totalCount: 0,
+            id: 'Onderzoeksinstelling',
+            name: 'Onderzoeksinstelling',
+          },
+          {
+            totalCount: 0,
+            id: 'Research Organisation',
+            name: 'Research Organisation',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/researcher/src/lib/api/objects/searcher.ts b/apps/researcher/src/lib/api/objects/searcher.ts
index f3202d0ef..7b2f73336 100644
--- a/apps/researcher/src/lib/api/objects/searcher.ts
+++ b/apps/researcher/src/lib/api/objects/searcher.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ const searchOptionsSchema = z.object({
       locations: z.array(z.string()).optional().default([]),
       materials: z.array(z.string()).optional().default([]),
       creators: z.array(z.string()).optional().default([]),
+      publishers: z.array(z.string()).optional().default([]),
     })
     .optional(),
 });
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ const rawSearchResponseWithAggregationsSchema = rawSearchResponseSchema.merge(
         locations: rawAggregationSchema,
         materials: rawAggregationSchema,
         creators: rawAggregationSchema,
+        publishers: rawAggregationSchema,
       }),
       owners: rawAggregationSchema,
       types: rawAggregationSchema,
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ const rawSearchResponseWithAggregationsSchema = rawSearchResponseSchema.merge(
       locations: rawAggregationSchema,
       materials: rawAggregationSchema,
       creators: rawAggregationSchema,
+      publishers: rawAggregationSchema,
     }),
   })
 );
@@ -264,6 +267,7 @@ export class HeritageObjectSearcher {
       locations: buildAggregation(RawKeys.CountryCreated),
       materials: buildAggregation(RawKeys.Material),
       creators: buildAggregation(RawKeys.Creator),
+      publishers: buildAggregation(RawKeys.Publisher),
     };
 
     const sortByRawKey = sortByToRawKeys.get(options.sortBy!)!;
@@ -318,6 +322,7 @@ export class HeritageObjectSearcher {
       [RawKeys.CountryCreated, options.filters?.locations],
       [RawKeys.Material, options.filters?.materials],
       [RawKeys.Creator, options.filters?.creators],
+      [RawKeys.Publisher, options.filters?.publishers],
     ]);
 
     for (const [rawHeritageObjectKey, filters] of queryFilters) {
@@ -374,6 +379,11 @@ export class HeritageObjectSearcher {
       aggregations.creators.buckets
     );
 
+    const publisherFilters = buildFilters(
+      aggregations.all.publishers.buckets,
+      aggregations.publishers.buckets
+    );
+
     const searchResult: SearchResult = {
       totalCount: hits.total.value,
       offset: options.offset!,
@@ -388,6 +398,7 @@ export class HeritageObjectSearcher {
         locations: locationFilters,
         materials: materialFilters,
         creators: creatorFilters,
+        publishers: publisherFilters,
       },
     };