diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/views/data-table/cell-ui.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/views/data-table/cell-ui.js
index e8ab16bee..0967b5bb0 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/views/data-table/cell-ui.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/views/data-table/cell-ui.js
@@ -376,7 +376,9 @@ DataTableCellUI.prototype._searchForMatch = function(suggestOptions) {
   elmts.clearButton.click(commitClear);
   elmts.cancelButton.click(dismiss);
 
-  var suggestOptions2 = $.extend({ align: "left" }, suggestOptions || { all_types: true });
+  var suggestOptions2 = $.extend({ align: "left" }, suggestOptions 
+                          || { all_types: true, // FIXME: all_types isn't documented for Suggest.  Is it still implemented?
+                               filter: "(not type:/common/document)" }); // blacklist documents
   if (suggestOptions2.service_url) {
     // Old style suggest API
     suggestOptions2.key = null;