diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/global-search/global-search.component.ts b/src/app/shared/components/global-search/global-search.component.ts
index 07b32f9d8..286d1b327 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/components/global-search/global-search.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/global-search/global-search.component.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { PreprintProviderDetails } from '@osf/features/preprints/models';
 import { SearchFiltersComponent } from '@shared/components/search-filters/search-filters.component';
 import { ResourceType } from '@shared/enums';
+import { normalizeQuotes } from '@shared/helpers';
 import { DiscoverableFilter, FilterOption, TabOption } from '@shared/models';
 import {
   ClearFilterSearchResults,
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ export class GlobalSearchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       .subscribe({
         next: (newValue) => {
           if (!newValue) newValue = null;
-          this.actions.setSearchText(newValue);
+          this.actions.setSearchText(normalizeQuotes(newValue));
           this.router.navigate([], {
             relativeTo: this.route,
             queryParams: { search: newValue },
diff --git a/src/app/shared/helpers/index.ts b/src/app/shared/helpers/index.ts
index 4c3141bad..315006b8e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/helpers/index.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/helpers/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export * from './form-validation.helper';
 export * from './get-resource-types.helper';
 export * from './header-style.helper';
 export * from './http.helper';
+export * from './normalize-quotes';
 export * from './password.helper';
 export * from './path-join.helper';
 export * from './remove-nullable.helper';
diff --git a/src/app/shared/helpers/normalize-quotes.ts b/src/app/shared/helpers/normalize-quotes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1649e6ef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/helpers/normalize-quotes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function normalizeQuotes(text: string) {
+  return text.replace(/[\u201C\u201D]/g, '"');
+}