diff --git a/packages/server/modules/workspaces/repositories/workspaces.ts b/packages/server/modules/workspaces/repositories/workspaces.ts
index 8741096b08..6adb2c56c8 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/workspaces/repositories/workspaces.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/workspaces/repositories/workspaces.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   Workspace,
   WorkspaceAcl,
   WorkspaceDomain,
+  WorkspaceJoinRequest,
   WorkspaceWithOptionalRole
 } from '@/modules/workspacesCore/domain/types'
 import {
@@ -67,7 +68,9 @@ const tables = {
   workspaceDomains: (db: Knex) => db<WorkspaceDomain>('workspace_domains'),
   workspacesAcl: (db: Knex) => db<WorkspaceAcl>('workspace_acl'),
   workspaceCreationState: (db: Knex) =>
-    db<WorkspaceCreationState>('workspace_creation_state')
+    db<WorkspaceCreationState>('workspace_creation_state'),
+  workspaceJoinRequests: (db: Knex) =>
+    db<WorkspaceJoinRequest>('workspace_join_requests')
 }
 
 export const getUserDiscoverableWorkspacesFactory =
@@ -93,6 +96,16 @@ export const getUserDiscoverableWorkspacesFactory =
         'acl.workspaceId',
         'workspaces.id'
       )
+      .leftJoin(
+        tables
+          .workspaceJoinRequests(db)
+          .select('*')
+          .where({ userId })
+          .as('joinRequest'),
+        'joinRequest.workspaceId',
+        'workspaces.id'
+      )
+      .whereNull('joinRequest.workspaceId')
       .whereIn('domain', domains)
       .where('discoverabilityEnabled', true)
       .where('verified', true)
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/workspaces/tests/integration/repositories.spec.ts b/packages/server/modules/workspaces/tests/integration/repositories.spec.ts
index 4e6b2201b2..d6fadbca78 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/workspaces/tests/integration/repositories.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/workspaces/tests/integration/repositories.spec.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/streams'
 import { omit } from 'lodash'
 import { createAndStoreTestWorkspaceFactory } from '@/test/speckle-helpers/workspaces'
+import { WorkspaceJoinRequests } from '@/modules/workspacesCore/helpers/db'
 
 const getWorkspace = getWorkspaceFactory({ db })
 const getWorkspaceBySlug = getWorkspaceBySlugFactory({ db })
@@ -771,6 +772,85 @@ describe('Workspace repositories', () => {
 
       expect(workspaces.length).to.equal(1)
     })
+
+    it('should not return discoverable workspaces with existing requests for the user', async () => {
+      const user = await createAndStoreTestUser()
+      await updateUserEmail({
+        query: {
+          email: user.email
+        },
+        update: {
+          verified: true
+        }
+      })
+      const otherUser = await createAndStoreTestUser()
+      await updateUserEmail({
+        query: {
+          email: otherUser.email
+        },
+        update: {
+          verified: true
+        }
+      })
+
+      const workspace = await createAndStoreTestWorkspace({
+        discoverabilityEnabled: true
+      })
+      await storeWorkspaceDomain({
+        workspaceDomain: {
+          id: cryptoRandomString({ length: 6 }),
+          domain: 'example.org',
+          workspaceId: workspace.id,
+          verified: true,
+          createdAt: new Date(),
+          updatedAt: new Date(),
+          createdByUserId: user.id
+        }
+      })
+      // existing request for other user
+      await db(WorkspaceJoinRequests.name).insert({
+        workspaceId: workspace.id,
+        userId: otherUser.id,
+        createdAt: new Date(),
+        status: 'pending'
+      })
+      const workspaceWithExistingRequest = await createAndStoreTestWorkspace({
+        discoverabilityEnabled: true
+      })
+      await storeWorkspaceDomain({
+        workspaceDomain: {
+          id: cryptoRandomString({ length: 6 }),
+          domain: 'example.org',
+          workspaceId: workspaceWithExistingRequest.id,
+          verified: true,
+          createdAt: new Date(),
+          updatedAt: new Date(),
+          createdByUserId: user.id
+        }
+      })
+      await db(WorkspaceJoinRequests.name).insert({
+        workspaceId: workspaceWithExistingRequest.id,
+        userId: user.id,
+        createdAt: new Date(),
+        status: 'pending'
+      })
+
+      const workspaces = await getUserDiscoverableWorkspaces({
+        domains: ['example.org'],
+        userId: user.id
+      })
+
+      expect(workspaces.length).to.equal(1)
+      expect(workspaces[0].id).to.equal(workspace.id)
+
+      const otherUserWorkspaces = await getUserDiscoverableWorkspaces({
+        domains: ['example.org'],
+        userId: otherUser.id
+      })
+
+      expect(otherUserWorkspaces.length).to.equal(1)
+      expect(otherUserWorkspaces[0].id).to.equal(workspaceWithExistingRequest.id)
+    })
   })
 
   describe('getWorkspaceDomainsFactory creates a function, that', () => {