diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 47676059..ae8479fe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -110,6 +110,17 @@
 
                 <data android:scheme="cloudstreamrepo" />
             </intent-filter>
+
+            <!-- Allow searching with intents: cloudstreamsearch://Your%20Name -->
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
+
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
+
+                <data android:scheme="cloudstreamsearch" />
+            </intent-filter>
+
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
index ff74d6cc..b999199f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@ import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import androidx.core.view.isVisible
 import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity
-import androidx.navigation.NavController
-import androidx.navigation.NavDestination
+import androidx.navigation.*
 import androidx.navigation.NavDestination.Companion.hierarchy
 import androidx.navigation.NavGraph.Companion.findStartDestination
-import androidx.navigation.NavOptions
 import androidx.navigation.fragment.NavHostFragment
 import androidx.navigation.ui.setupWithNavController
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
@@ -44,6 +42,7 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.CommonActivity.onUserLeaveHint
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.CommonActivity.showToast
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.CommonActivity.updateLocale
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.logError
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.normalSafeApiCall
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.network.initClient
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.plugins.PluginManager
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.plugins.PluginManager.loadSinglePlugin
@@ -52,9 +51,11 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.AccountManager.Companion.OAuth2A
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.AccountManager.Companion.accountManagers
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.AccountManager.Companion.appString
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.AccountManager.Companion.appStringRepo
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.AccountManager.Companion.appStringSearch
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.AccountManager.Companion.inAppAuths
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.APIRepository
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.download.DOWNLOAD_NAVIGATE_TO
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.search.SearchFragment
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.search.SearchResultBuilder
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.settings.SettingsFragment.Companion.isEmulatorSettings
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.settings.SettingsFragment.Companion.isTvSettings
@@ -88,11 +89,9 @@ import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_main.*
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_result_swipe.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.Mutex
 import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
-import okhttp3.ConnectionSpec
-import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
-import okhttp3.internal.applyConnectionSpec
 import java.io.File
 import java.net.URI
+import java.net.URLDecoder
 import java.nio.charset.Charset
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ val VLC = ResultResume(
 val MPV = ResultResume(
     MPV_PACKAGE,
     //"is.xyz.mpv.MPVActivity.result", // resume not working :pensive:
-     position = "position",
+    position = "position",
     duration = "duration",
 )
 
@@ -188,6 +187,15 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ColorPickerDialogListener {
     companion object {
         const val TAG = "MAINACT"
 
+        /**
+         * Setting this will automatically enter the query in the search
+         * next time the search fragment is opened.
+         * This variable will clear itself after one use. Null does nothing.
+         *
+         * This is a very bad solution but I was unable to find a better one.
+         **/
+        private var nextSearchQuery: String? = null
+
         /**
          * Fires every time a new batch of plugins have been loaded, no guarantee about how often this is run and on which thread
          * */
@@ -206,6 +214,9 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ColorPickerDialogListener {
             isWebview: Boolean
         ): Boolean =
             with(activity) {
+                // Invalid URIs can crash
+                fun safeURI(uri: String) = normalSafeApiCall { URI(uri) }
+
                 if (str != null && this != null) {
                     if (str.startsWith("https://cs.repo")) {
                         val realUrl = "https://" + str.substringAfter("?")
@@ -241,10 +252,14 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ColorPickerDialogListener {
                                 return true
                             }
                         }
-                    } else if (URI(str).scheme == appStringRepo) {
+                    } else if (safeURI(str)?.scheme == appStringRepo) {
                         val url = str.replaceFirst(appStringRepo, "https")
                         loadRepository(url)
                         return true
+                    } else if (safeURI(str)?.scheme == appStringSearch) {
+                        nextSearchQuery =
+                            URLDecoder.decode(str.substringAfter("$appStringSearch://"), "UTF-8")
+                        nav_view.selectedItemId = R.id.navigation_search
                     } else if (!isWebview) {
                         if (str.startsWith(DOWNLOAD_NAVIGATE_TO)) {
                             this.navigate(R.id.navigation_downloads)
@@ -619,6 +634,17 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ColorPickerDialogListener {
         val navHostFragment =
             supportFragmentManager.findFragmentById(R.id.nav_host_fragment) as NavHostFragment
         val navController = navHostFragment.navController
+
+        navController.addOnDestinationChangedListener { _: NavController, navDestination: NavDestination, bundle: Bundle? ->
+            // Intercept search and add a query
+            if (navDestination.matchDestination(R.id.navigation_search) && !nextSearchQuery.isNullOrBlank()) {
+                bundle?.apply {
+                    this.putString(SearchFragment.SEARCH_QUERY, nextSearchQuery)
+                    nextSearchQuery = null
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         //val navController = findNavController(R.id.nav_host_fragment)
 
         /*navOptions = NavOptions.Builder()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/AccountManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/AccountManager.kt
index 825ff673..388e1774 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/AccountManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/AccountManager.kt
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ abstract class AccountManager(private val defIndex: Int) : AuthAPI {
         const val appString = "cloudstreamapp"
         const val appStringRepo = "cloudstreamrepo"
 
+        // Instantly start the search given a query
+        const val appStringSearch = "cloudstreamsearch"
+
         val unixTime: Long
             get() = System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000L
         val unixTimeMs: Long
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/search/SearchFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/search/SearchFragment.kt
index 4da88af7..4e59e6a0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/search/SearchFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/search/SearchFragment.kt
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ class SearchFragment : Fragment() {
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        const val SEARCH_QUERY = "search_query"
+
+        fun newInstance(query: String): Bundle {
+            return Bundle().apply {
+                putString(SEARCH_QUERY, query)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private val searchViewModel: SearchViewModel by activityViewModels()
@@ -132,7 +140,8 @@ class SearchFragment : Fragment() {
             val default = enumValues<TvType>().sorted().filter { it != TvType.NSFW }
                 .map { it.ordinal.toString() }.toSet()
             val preferredTypes = (PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(ctx)
-                .getStringSet(this.getString(R.string.prefer_media_type_key), default)?.ifEmpty { default } ?: default)
+                .getStringSet(this.getString(R.string.prefer_media_type_key), default)
+                ?.ifEmpty { default } ?: default)
                 .mapNotNull { it.toIntOrNull() ?: return@mapNotNull null }
 
             val settings = ctx.getApiSettings()
@@ -487,6 +496,14 @@ class SearchFragment : Fragment() {
         search_master_recycler?.adapter = masterAdapter
         search_master_recycler?.layoutManager = GridLayoutManager(context, 1)
 
+        // Automatically search the specified query, this allows the app search to launch from intent
+        arguments?.getString(SEARCH_QUERY)?.let { query ->
+            if (query.isBlank()) return@let
+            main_search?.setQuery(query, true)
+            // Clear the query as to not make it request the same query every time the page is opened
+            arguments?.putString(SEARCH_QUERY, null)
+        }
+
         // SubtitlesFragment.push(activity)
         //searchViewModel.search("iron man")
         //(activity as AppCompatActivity).loadResult("https://shiro.is/overlord-dubbed", "overlord-dubbed", "Shiro")
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/navigation/mobile_navigation.xml b/app/src/main/res/navigation/mobile_navigation.xml
index 6ae2fa04..14d750a0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/navigation/mobile_navigation.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/navigation/mobile_navigation.xml
@@ -274,7 +274,12 @@
         app:exitAnim="@anim/exit_anim"
         app:popEnterAnim="@anim/enter_anim"
         app:popExitAnim="@anim/exit_anim"
-        tools:layout="@layout/fragment_search" />
+        tools:layout="@layout/fragment_search">
+        <argument
+            android:name="search_query"
+            android:defaultValue=""
+            app:argType="string" />
+    </fragment>
 
     <fragment
         android:id="@+id/navigation_downloads"