diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/discovery/SolrServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/discovery/SolrServiceImpl.java
index 3415e6b141..a5fa04b3dc 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/discovery/SolrServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/discovery/SolrServiceImpl.java
@@ -861,16 +861,20 @@ public class SolrServiceImpl implements SearchService, IndexingService {
 
         solrQuery.setQuery(query);
 
-        // Add any search fields to our query. This is the limited list
-        // of fields that will be returned in the solr result
-        for (String fieldName : discoveryQuery.getSearchFields()) {
-            solrQuery.addField(fieldName);
+        if (discoveryQuery.getMaxResults() != 0) {
+            // set search fields in Solr query only if we are interested in the actual search results
+
+            // Add any search fields to our query. This is the limited list
+            // of fields that will be returned in the solr result
+            for (String fieldName : discoveryQuery.getSearchFields()) {
+                solrQuery.addField(fieldName);
+            }
+            // Also ensure a few key obj identifier fields are returned with every query
+            solrQuery.addField(SearchUtils.RESOURCE_TYPE_FIELD);
+            solrQuery.addField(SearchUtils.RESOURCE_ID_FIELD);
+            solrQuery.addField(SearchUtils.RESOURCE_UNIQUE_ID);
+            solrQuery.addField(STATUS_FIELD);
         }
-        // Also ensure a few key obj identifier fields are returned with every query
-        solrQuery.addField(SearchUtils.RESOURCE_TYPE_FIELD);
-        solrQuery.addField(SearchUtils.RESOURCE_ID_FIELD);
-        solrQuery.addField(SearchUtils.RESOURCE_UNIQUE_ID);
-        solrQuery.addField(STATUS_FIELD);
 
         if (discoveryQuery.isSpellCheck()) {
             solrQuery.setParam(SpellingParams.SPELLCHECK_Q, query);