diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 64fd658eb9..d29049c1c4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Exclude wiped dataclips from work order body search, so dataclip content that
+  was erased by per-run wipe or the data-retention job is no longer discoverable
+  via full-text search.
+  [#4824](https://github.com/OpenFn/lightning/issues/4824)
+
 ## [2.16.8-pre] - 2026-06-18
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/lib/lightning/invocation.ex b/lib/lightning/invocation.ex
index ec07631078..3985a24095 100644
--- a/lib/lightning/invocation.ex
+++ b/lib/lightning/invocation.ex
@@ -728,11 +728,11 @@ defmodule Lightning.Invocation do
         dynamic(
           [input_dataclip: dataclip],
           ^dynamic or
-            fragment(
-              "? @@ to_tsquery('english_nostop', ?)",
-              dataclip.search_vector,
-              ^ts_query
-            )
+            (fragment(
+               "? @@ to_tsquery('english_nostop', ?)",
+               dataclip.search_vector,
+               ^ts_query
+             ) and is_nil(dataclip.wiped_at))
         )
 
       :id, dynamic ->
diff --git a/test/lightning/invocation_test.exs b/test/lightning/invocation_test.exs
index a0931df389..cd8a7fb202 100644
--- a/test/lightning/invocation_test.exs
+++ b/test/lightning/invocation_test.exs
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@ defmodule Lightning.InvocationTest do
             "date_of_birth" => "1992-04-10",
             "fav_color" => "vert foncé"
           },
-          type: :global,
+          type: :http_request,
           project: project
         )
 
@@ -1800,6 +1800,106 @@ defmodule Lightning.InvocationTest do
                ).entries
     end
 
+    test "excludes wiped dataclips from body search even when the search_vector remains populated",
+         %{
+           project: project,
+           dataclip: dataclip,
+           workorder: workorder,
+           run: run
+         } do
+      search_params =
+        SearchParams.new(%{
+          "search_term" => "date_of",
+          "search_fields" => ["body"]
+        })
+
+      assert [found_workorder] =
+               Invocation.search_workorders(project, search_params).entries
+
+      assert found_workorder.id == workorder.id
+
+      assert :ok = Runs.wipe_dataclips(run)
+
+      wiped_dataclip =
+        Repo.get!(Lightning.Invocation.Dataclip, dataclip.id)
+
+      assert is_nil(wiped_dataclip.body)
+      assert wiped_dataclip.wiped_at
+
+      flush_dataclip_search_index()
+
+      assert [] = Invocation.search_workorders(project, search_params).entries
+    end
+
+    test "non-wiped dataclips with the same body token still match body search",
+         %{
+           project: project,
+           run: run
+         } do
+      second_dataclip =
+        insert(:dataclip,
+          body: %{
+            "player" => "Marta",
+            "date_of_birth" => "1986-02-19"
+          },
+          type: :http_request,
+          project: project
+        )
+
+      %{workflow: workflow, trigger: trigger, job: job, snapshot: snapshot} =
+        build_workflow(project: project, name: "chw-follow-up")
+
+      second_workorder =
+        insert(:workorder,
+          workflow: workflow,
+          trigger: trigger,
+          dataclip: second_dataclip,
+          snapshot: snapshot
+        )
+
+      second_run =
+        insert(:run,
+          work_order: second_workorder,
+          dataclip: second_dataclip,
+          snapshot: snapshot,
+          starting_trigger: trigger
+        )
+
+      {:ok, _step} =
+        Runs.start_step(second_run, %{
+          "job_id" => job.id,
+          "input_dataclip_id" => second_dataclip.id,
+          "step_id" => Ecto.UUID.generate()
+        })
+
+      flush_dataclip_search_index()
+
+      assert %{rows: [[false]]} =
+               Repo.query!(
+                 """
+                 SELECT search_vector IS NULL
+                 FROM dataclips
+                 WHERE id = $1::uuid
+                 """,
+                 [Ecto.UUID.dump!(second_dataclip.id)]
+               )
+
+      assert :ok = Runs.wipe_dataclips(run)
+
+      flush_dataclip_search_index()
+
+      assert [found_workorder] =
+               Invocation.search_workorders(
+                 project,
+                 SearchParams.new(%{
+                   "search_term" => "date_of",
+                   "search_fields" => ["body"]
+                 })
+               ).entries
+
+      assert found_workorder.id == second_workorder.id
+    end
+
     test "search on dataclips can find partial string matches at the start of values",
          %{
            project: project