diff --git a/src/app/components/search/search-results/search-results.component.spec.ts b/src/app/components/search/search-results/search-results.component.spec.ts
index 49aed0c38..713d3ae63 100644
--- a/src/app/components/search/search-results/search-results.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/search/search-results/search-results.component.spec.ts
@@ -164,6 +164,16 @@ describe('SearchComponent', () => {
     expect(component.formatSearchQuery(query)).toBe(query);
   });
 
+  it('should be able to search if search input contains https url', () => {
+    const query = component.formatSearchQuery('https://alfresco.com');
+    expect(query).toBe(`(cm:name:"https://alfresco.com*")`);
+  });
+
+  it('should be able to search if search input contains http url', () => {
+    const query = component.formatSearchQuery('http://alfresco.com');
+    expect(query).toBe(`(cm:name:"http://alfresco.com*")`);
+  });
+
   it('should use original user input if text contains quotes', () => {
     const query = `"Hello World"`;
     expect(component.formatSearchQuery(query)).toBe(query);
diff --git a/src/app/components/search/search-results/search-results.component.ts b/src/app/components/search/search-results/search-results.component.ts
index ae317e0d3..54086664e 100644
--- a/src/app/components/search/search-results/search-results.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/search/search-results/search-results.component.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ export class SearchResultsComponent extends PageComponent implements OnInit {
       return null;
     }
 
+    if (/^http[s]?:\/\//.test(userInput)) {
+      return this.formatFields(fields, userInput);
+    }
+
     userInput = userInput.trim();
 
     if (userInput.includes(':') || userInput.includes('"')) {