diff --git a/src/flux/stores/search-view.coffee b/src/flux/stores/search-view.coffee
index ebde82ba2..c388622e7 100644
--- a/src/flux/stores/search-view.coffee
+++ b/src/flux/stores/search-view.coffee
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class SearchView extends ModelView
 
     NylasAPI.makeRequest
       method: 'GET'
-      path: "/threads/search?q=#{@_query}"
+      path: "/threads/search?q=#{encodeURIComponent(@_query)}"
       accountId: @_accountId
       json: true
       returnsModel: false