diff --git a/app/views/shared/projects/_list.html.haml b/app/views/shared/projects/_list.html.haml
index 13847cd9be1..576ec3e1782 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/projects/_list.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/projects/_list.html.haml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 .js-projects-list-holder
   - if any_projects?(projects)
-    - load_pipeline_status(projects)
+    - load_pipeline_status(projects) if pipeline_status
     %ul.projects-list{ class: css_classes }
       - projects.each_with_index do |project, i|
         - css_class = (i >= projects_limit) || project.pending_delete? ? 'hide' : nil
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/sh-avoid-loading-pipeline-status.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/sh-avoid-loading-pipeline-status.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2dead948786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/sh-avoid-loading-pipeline-status.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Avoid loading pipeline status in search results
+merge_request: 30111
+author:
+type: performance
diff --git a/spec/controllers/search_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/search_controller_spec.rb
index 4634d1d4bb3..4500597a212 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/search_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/search_controller_spec.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ describe SearchController do
     end
   end
 
+  context 'global search' do
+    render_views
+
+    it 'omits pipeline status from load' do
+      project = create(:project, :public)
+      expect(Gitlab::Cache::Ci::ProjectPipelineStatus).not_to receive(:load_in_batch_for_projects)
+
+      get :show, params: { scope: 'projects', search: project.name }
+
+      expect(assigns[:search_objects].first).to eq project
+    end
+  end
+
   it 'finds issue comments' do
     project = create(:project, :public)
     note = create(:note_on_issue, project: project)