diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/navigation/quick_search.vue b/app/javascript/vue/navigation/quick_search.vue
index f293f7362..d0b83a74e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/navigation/quick_search.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/navigation/quick_search.vue
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ export default {
         return;
       }
 
-      window.open(`${this.searchUrl}?q=${this.searchQuery}&teams[]=${this.currentTeam}&include_archived=true`, '_self');
+      window.open(`${this.searchUrl}?q=${encodeURIComponent(this.searchQuery)}&teams[]=${this.currentTeam}&include_archived=true`, '_self');
     },
     focusHistoryItem(event) {
       if (this.focusedHistoryItem === null && (event.key === 'ArrowDown' || event.key === 'ArrowUp')) {