diff --git a/plugins/view-resources/src/viewOptions.ts b/plugins/view-resources/src/viewOptions.ts
index 334733fb7d..2148a329eb 100644
--- a/plugins/view-resources/src/viewOptions.ts
+++ b/plugins/view-resources/src/viewOptions.ts
@@ -136,8 +136,17 @@ export async function showEmptyGroups (
     })
     if (query !== undefined) {
       const { [key]: st, space } = query
-      const resQuery: DocumentQuery<Status> = {
-        space
+      const resQuery: DocumentQuery<Status> = {}
+      if (space !== undefined) {
+        resQuery.space = space
+      } else {
+        const spaceRefs = Array.from(new Set(statusList.map((p) => p.space)))
+        const spaces = await client.findAll(
+          core.class.Space,
+          { _id: { $in: spaceRefs }, archived: false },
+          { projection: { _id: 1 } }
+        )
+        resQuery.space = { $in: spaces.map((p) => p._id) }
       }
       if (st !== undefined) {
         resQuery._id = st