diff --git a/src/main/index.js b/src/main/index.js
index f2a6f16b24db..98c74fe02f1f 100644
--- a/src/main/index.js
+++ b/src/main/index.js
@@ -1366,6 +1366,11 @@ function runApp() {
   }
 
   function baseUrl(arg) {
+    // freetube.exe s="query"
+    if (arg.startsWith('s=')) {
+      return `https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=${encodeURIComponent(arg.substring(2))}`
+    }
+
     let newArg = arg.replace('freetube://', '')
     // add support for authority free url
       .replace('freetube:', '')
diff --git a/src/renderer/App.js b/src/renderer/App.js
index e2ecc75e4140..eed8d8890f0f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.js
+++ b/src/renderer/App.js
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
     enableSetSearchQueryText: function () {
       ipcRenderer.on(IpcChannels.UPDATE_SEARCH_INPUT_TEXT, (event, searchQueryText) => {
         if (searchQueryText) {
-          this.$refs.topNav.updateSearchInputText(searchQueryText)
+          this.$refs.topNav.updateSearchInputText({ detail: { query: searchQueryText } })
         }
       })
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/top-nav/top-nav-events.js b/src/renderer/components/top-nav/top-nav-events.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..95b4ffbb1fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/top-nav/top-nav-events.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+const events = new EventTarget()
+export default events
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/top-nav/top-nav.js b/src/renderer/components/top-nav/top-nav.js
index 0a5f16371cce..a685d883b6e6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/top-nav/top-nav.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/top-nav/top-nav.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
 import { mapActions } from 'vuex'
 import FtInput from '../ft-input/ft-input.vue'
 import FtProfileSelector from '../ft-profile-selector/ft-profile-selector.vue'
+import TopNavEvents from './top-nav-events'
 import debounce from 'lodash.debounce'
 
 import { IpcChannels, MOBILE_WIDTH_THRESHOLD } from '../../../constants'
@@ -134,6 +135,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
     })
 
     this.debounceSearchResults = debounce(this.getSearchSuggestions, 200)
+
+    TopNavEvents.addEventListener('updateSearchInput', this.updateSearchInputText)
+  },
+  beforeDestroy: function () {
+    TopNavEvents.removeEventListener('updateSearchInput', this.updateSearchInputText)
   },
   methods: {
     goToSearch: async function (query, { event }) {
@@ -333,8 +339,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
     navigate: function (route) {
       this.$router.push('/' + route)
     },
-    updateSearchInputText: function (text) {
-      this.$refs.searchInput.updateInputData(text)
+    updateSearchInputText: function ({ detail: { query } }) {
+      this.$refs.searchInput.updateInputData(query)
     },
     ...mapActions([
       'getYoutubeUrlInfo',
diff --git a/src/renderer/views/Search/Search.js b/src/renderer/views/Search/Search.js
index 05b26d5792b7..8d988f90c4fb 100644
--- a/src/renderer/views/Search/Search.js
+++ b/src/renderer/views/Search/Search.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../helpers/utils'
 import { getLocalSearchContinuation, getLocalSearchResults } from '../../helpers/api/local'
 import { invidiousAPICall } from '../../helpers/api/invidious'
+import TopNavEvents from '../../components/top-nav/top-nav-events'
 import { SEARCH_CHAR_LIMIT } from '../../../constants'
 
 export default defineComponent({
@@ -55,11 +56,14 @@ export default defineComponent({
       // react to route changes...
 
       const query = this.$route.params.query
+      TopNavEvents.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('updateSearchInput', { detail: { query } }))
+
       let features = this.$route.query.features
       // if page gets refreshed and there's only one feature then it will be a string
       if (typeof features === 'string') {
         features = [features]
       }
+
       const searchSettings = {
         sortBy: this.$route.query.sortBy,
         time: this.$route.query.time,
@@ -80,7 +84,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
     }
   },
   mounted: function () {
-    this.query = this.$route.params.query
+    const query = this.$route.params.query
+
+    this.query = query
+    TopNavEvents.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('updateSearchInput', { detail: { query } }))
 
     let features = this.$route.query.features
     // if page gets refreshed and there's only one feature then it will be a string
@@ -97,7 +104,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
     }
 
     const payload = {
-      query: this.query,
+      query,
       options: {},
       searchSettings: this.searchSettings
     }