diff --git a/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Contents/MongoContentCollection.cs b/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Contents/MongoContentCollection.cs
index 7939695ee..0c8b97697 100644
--- a/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Contents/MongoContentCollection.cs
+++ b/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Contents/MongoContentCollection.cs
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ namespace Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb.Contents
         private readonly QueryReferrers queryReferrers;
         private readonly QueryScheduled queryScheduled;
         private readonly string name;
+        private readonly ReadPreference readPreference;
 
-        public MongoContentCollection(string name, IMongoDatabase database, IAppProvider appProvider)
+        public MongoContentCollection(string name, IMongoDatabase database, IAppProvider appProvider, ReadPreference readPreference)
             : base(database)
         {
             this.name = name;
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ namespace Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb.Contents
             queryReferences = new QueryReferences(queryByIds);
             queryReferrers = new QueryReferrers();
             queryScheduled = new QueryScheduled();
+
+            this.readPreference = readPreference;
         }
 
         public IMongoCollection<MongoContentEntity> GetInternalCollection()
@@ -59,6 +62,14 @@ namespace Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb.Contents
             return name;
         }
 
+        protected override MongoCollectionSettings CollectionSettings()
+        {
+            return new MongoCollectionSettings
+            {
+                ReadPreference = readPreference
+            }
+        }
+
         protected override Task SetupCollectionAsync(IMongoCollection<MongoContentEntity> collection,
             CancellationToken ct)
         {
diff --git a/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Contents/MongoContentRepository.cs b/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Contents/MongoContentRepository.cs
index 8a3d0d6e4..f42f765d8 100644
--- a/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Contents/MongoContentRepository.cs
+++ b/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/Contents/MongoContentRepository.cs
@@ -39,10 +39,12 @@ namespace Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb.Contents
             Guard.NotNull(appProvider, nameof(appProvider));
 
             collectionAll =
-                new MongoContentCollection("States_Contents_All3", database, appProvider);
+                new MongoContentCollection("States_Contents_All3", database, appProvider,
+                    ReadPreference.Primary);
 
             collectionPublished =
-                new MongoContentCollection("States_Contents_Published3", database, appProvider);
+                new MongoContentCollection("States_Contents_Published3", database, appProvider,
+                    ReadPreference.Secondary);
 
             this.appProvider = appProvider;
         }
diff --git a/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/FullText/MongoTextIndex.cs b/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/FullText/MongoTextIndex.cs
index eb975f0cb..e5ec59318 100644
--- a/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/FullText/MongoTextIndex.cs
+++ b/backend/src/Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb/FullText/MongoTextIndex.cs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb.FullText
         public async Task<List<DomainId>?> SearchAsync(IAppEntity app, GeoQuery query, SearchScope scope)
         {
             var byGeo =
-                await Collection.Find(
+                await GetCollection(scope).Find(
                     Filter.And(
                         Filter.Eq(x => x.AppId, app.Id),
                         Filter.Eq(x => x.SchemaId, query.SchemaId),
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb.FullText
         private async Task<List<DomainId>> SearchBySchemaAsync(string queryText, IAppEntity app, TextFilter filter, SearchScope scope, int limit)
         {
             var bySchema =
-                await Collection.Find(
+                await GetCollection(scope).Find(
                     Filter.And(
                         Filter.Eq(x => x.AppId, app.Id),
                         Filter.In(x => x.SchemaId, filter.SchemaIds),
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ namespace Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb.FullText
         private async Task<List<DomainId>> SearchByAppAsync(string queryText, IAppEntity app, SearchScope scope, int limit)
         {
             var bySchema =
-                await Collection.Find(
+                await GetCollection(scope).Find(
                     Filter.And(
                         Filter.Eq(x => x.AppId, app.Id),
                         Filter.Exists(x => x.SchemaId),
@@ -168,5 +168,17 @@ namespace Squidex.Domain.Apps.Entities.MongoDb.FullText
                 return Filter.Eq(x => x.ServePublished, true);
             }
         }
+
+        private IMongoCollection<MongoTextIndexEntity> GetCollection(SearchScope scope)
+        {
+            if (scope == SearchScope.All)
+            {
+                return Collection;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return Collection.WithReadPreference(ReadPreference.Secondary);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }