diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-search-controller.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-search-controller.php
index 76021ff0b0..93502d60f4 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-search-controller.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-search-controller.php
@@ -331,6 +331,24 @@ class WP_REST_Search_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 			'sanitize_callback' => array( $this, 'sanitize_subtypes' ),
 		);
 
+		$query_params['exclude'] = array(
+			'description' => __( 'Ensure result set excludes specific IDs.' ),
+			'type'        => 'array',
+			'items'       => array(
+				'type' => 'integer',
+			),
+			'default'     => array(),
+		);
+
+		$query_params['include'] = array(
+			'description' => __( 'Limit result set to specific IDs.' ),
+			'type'        => 'array',
+			'items'       => array(
+				'type' => 'integer',
+			),
+			'default'     => array(),
+		);
+
 		return $query_params;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/search/class-wp-rest-post-search-handler.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/search/class-wp-rest-post-search-handler.php
index 5d20661b05..5809245acf 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/search/class-wp-rest-post-search-handler.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/search/class-wp-rest-post-search-handler.php
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ class WP_REST_Post_Search_Handler extends WP_REST_Search_Handler {
 			$query_args['s'] = $request['search'];
 		}
 
+		if ( ! empty( $request['exclude'] ) ) {
+			$query_args['post__not_in'] = $request['exclude'];
+		}
+
+		if ( ! empty( $request['include'] ) ) {
+			$query_args['post__in'] = $request['include'];
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Filters the query arguments for a REST API search request.
 		 *
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/search/class-wp-rest-term-search-handler.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/search/class-wp-rest-term-search-handler.php
index af9b2e5663..eed35e7470 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/search/class-wp-rest-term-search-handler.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/search/class-wp-rest-term-search-handler.php
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ class WP_REST_Term_Search_Handler extends WP_REST_Search_Handler {
 			$query_args['search'] = $request['search'];
 		}
 
+		if ( ! empty( $request['exclude'] ) ) {
+			$query_args['exclude'] = $request['exclude'];
+		}
+
+		if ( ! empty( $request['include'] ) ) {
+			$query_args['include'] = $request['include'];
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Filters the query arguments for a REST API search request.
 		 *
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-search-controller.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-search-controller.php
index 1e59b26396..2b2e87adeb 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-search-controller.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-search-controller.php
@@ -819,4 +819,78 @@ class WP_Test_REST_Search_Controller extends WP_Test_REST_Controller_Testcase {
 		return $request;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 56546
+	 */
+	public function test_get_items_search_posts_include_ids() {
+		$response = $this->do_request_with_params(
+			array(
+				'include' => array_slice( self::$my_title_post_ids, 1, 2 ),
+			)
+		);
+
+		$this->assertSame( 200, $response->get_status() );
+		$this->assertSameSets(
+			array( self::$my_title_post_ids[1], self::$my_title_post_ids[2] ),
+			wp_list_pluck( $response->get_data(), 'id' )
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 56546
+	 */
+	public function test_get_items_search_posts_exclude_ids() {
+		$response = $this->do_request_with_params(
+			array(
+				'exclude' => self::$my_title_page_ids,
+			)
+		);
+
+		$this->assertSame( 200, $response->get_status() );
+		$this->assertSameSets(
+			array_merge(
+				self::$my_title_post_ids,
+				self::$my_content_post_ids
+			),
+			wp_list_pluck( $response->get_data(), 'id' )
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 56546
+	 */
+	public function test_get_items_search_terms_include_ids() {
+		$response = $this->do_request_with_params(
+			array(
+				'include' => self::$my_tag_id,
+				'type'    => 'term',
+			)
+		);
+
+		$this->assertSame( 200, $response->get_status() );
+		$this->assertSameSets(
+			array( self::$my_tag_id ),
+			wp_list_pluck( $response->get_data(), 'id' )
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 56546
+	 */
+	public function test_get_items_search_terms_exclude_ids() {
+		$response = $this->do_request_with_params(
+			array(
+				// "1" is the default category.
+				'exclude' => array( 1, self::$my_tag_id ),
+				'type'    => 'term',
+			)
+		);
+
+		$this->assertSame( 200, $response->get_status() );
+		$this->assertSameSets(
+			array( self::$my_category_id ),
+			wp_list_pluck( $response->get_data(), 'id' )
+		);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js b/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js
index 00b6a2f834..4020b25da8 100644
--- a/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js
+++ b/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js
@@ -9269,6 +9269,24 @@ mockedApiResponse.Schema = {
                                 "type": "string"
                             },
                             "required": false
+                        },
+                        "exclude": {
+                            "description": "Ensure result set excludes specific IDs.",
+                            "type": "array",
+                            "items": {
+                                "type": "integer"
+                            },
+                            "default": [],
+                            "required": false
+                        },
+                        "include": {
+                            "description": "Limit result set to specific IDs.",
+                            "type": "array",
+                            "items": {
+                                "type": "integer"
+                            },
+                            "default": [],
+                            "required": false
                         }
                     }
                 }