diff --git a/invenio_config_tuw/ext.py b/invenio_config_tuw/ext.py
index fd7789b213f3ae4ed903a31c90c1f2020842de56..00e9ca79a76acd7ab021b53196010d9a9b175bbd 100644
--- a/invenio_config_tuw/ext.py
+++ b/invenio_config_tuw/ext.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from flask.config import Config
 from flask_minify import Minify
 from flask_security.signals import user_registered
+from invenio_rdm_records.services.search_params import MyDraftsParam
 
 from . import config
 from .auth.utils import auto_trust_user
@@ -44,6 +45,18 @@ def auto_trust_new_user(sender, user, **kwargs):
     auto_trust_user(user)
 
 
+def override_search_drafts_options(app):
+    """Override the "search drafts" options to show all accessible drafts."""
+    # doing this via config is (currently) not possible, as the `search_drafts`
+    # property can't be overridden with a config item (unlike `search`, above it)
+    # cf. https://github.com/inveniosoftware/invenio-rdm-records/blob/maint-10.x/invenio_rdm_records/services/config.py#L327-L332
+    try:
+        service = app.extensions["invenio-rdm-records"].records_service
+        service.config.search_drafts.params_interpreters_cls.remove(MyDraftsParam)
+    except ValueError:
+        pass
+
+
 class InvenioConfigTUW(object):
     """Invenio-Config-TUW extension."""
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 78f0f42660dc84fa369c8a204631d17479f6f334..004a0dd536b4906b81329f4f24da14d881539bb0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ invenio_base.apps =
 invenio_base.api_apps =
     invenio_config_tuw = invenio_config_tuw:InvenioConfigTUW
 invenio_base.finalize_app =
-    invenio_config_tuw = invenio_config_tuw.mappings:override_mappings
+    invenio_config_tuw_mappings = invenio_config_tuw.mappings:override_mappings
+    invenio_config_tuw_search_drafts = invenio_config_tuw.ext:override_search_drafts_options
+invenio_base.api_finalize_app =
+    invenio_config_tuw_search_drafts = invenio_config_tuw.ext:override_search_drafts_options
 invenio_base.blueprints =
     invenio_config_tuw_hacks = invenio_config_tuw.startup:blueprint
     invenio_config_tuw_settings = invenio_config_tuw.startup:create_curation_settings_blueprint