diff --git a/mod/search.php b/mod/search.php
index 9651d5c9b4..7cd5233bfc 100644
--- a/mod/search.php
+++ b/mod/search.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use Friendica\Module\BaseSearchModule;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 
 function search_init(App $a) {
-	$search = (!empty($_GET['search']) ? Strings::escapeTags(trim(rawurldecode($_GET['search']))) : '');
+	$search = (!empty($_GET['q']) ? Strings::escapeTags(trim(rawurldecode($_GET['q']))) : '');
 
 	if (local_user()) {
 		/// @todo Check if there is a case at all that "aside" is prefilled here
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function search_content(App $a) {
 
 	Nav::setSelected('search');
 
-	$search = (!empty($_REQUEST['search']) ? Strings::escapeTags(trim(rawurldecode($_REQUEST['search']))) : '');
+	$search = (!empty($_REQUEST['q']) ? Strings::escapeTags(trim(rawurldecode($_REQUEST['q']))) : '');
 
 	$tag = false;
 	if (!empty($_GET['tag'])) {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function search_content(App $a) {
 		'name' => "search-header",
 		'$title' => L10n::t("Search"),
 		'$title_size' => 3,
-		'$content' => HTML::search($search,'search-box','search', false)
+		'$content' => HTML::search($search,'search-box',false)
 	]);
 
 	if (strpos($search,'#') === 0) {
diff --git a/src/Content/Text/HTML.php b/src/Content/Text/HTML.php
index eee443a8f3..ea9a4737cd 100644
--- a/src/Content/Text/HTML.php
+++ b/src/Content/Text/HTML.php
@@ -893,9 +893,9 @@ class HTML
 	 * @param bool   $aside Display the search widgit aside.
 	 *
 	 * @return string Formatted HTML.
-	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
+	 * @throws \Exception
 	 */
-	public static function search($s, $id = 'search-box', $url = 'search', $aside = true)
+	public static function search($s, $id = 'search-box', $aside = true)
 	{
 		$mode = 'text';
 
@@ -905,24 +905,25 @@ class HTML
 		$save_label = $mode === 'text' ? L10n::t('Save') : L10n::t('Follow');
 
 		$values = [
-				'$s' => $s,
-				'$id' => $id,
-				'$action_url' => $url,
-				'$search_label' => L10n::t('Search'),
-				'$save_label' => $save_label,
-				'$savedsearch' => 'savedsearch',
-				'$search_hint' => L10n::t('@name, !forum, #tags, content'),
-				'$mode' => $mode
-			];
+			'$s'            => $s,
+			'$q'            => urlencode($s),
+			'$id'           => $id,
+			'$search_label' => L10n::t('Search'),
+			'$save_label'   => $save_label,
+			'$search_hint'  => L10n::t('@name, !forum, #tags, content'),
+			'$mode'         => $mode,
+			'$return_url'   => urlencode('search?q=' . $s),
+		];
 
 		if (!$aside) {
-			$values['$searchoption'] = [
-						L10n::t("Full Text"),
-						L10n::t("Tags"),
-						L10n::t("Contacts")];
+			$values['$search_options'] = [
+				'fulltext' => L10n::t('Full Text'),
+				'tags'     => L10n::t('Tags'),
+				'contacts' => L10n::t('Contacts')
+			];
 
 			if (Config::get('system', 'poco_local_search')) {
-				$values['$searchoption'][] = L10n::t("Forums");
+				$values['$searchoption']['forums'] = L10n::t('Forums');
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/view/templates/searchbox.tpl b/view/templates/searchbox.tpl
index 4b1a51f877..d566befba0 100644
--- a/view/templates/searchbox.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/searchbox.tpl
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 <div id="{{$id}}" class="input-group">
-        <form action="{{$action_url}}" method="get" >
-                {{strip}}
-                <input type="text" name="search" id="search-text" placeholder="{{$search_label}}" value="{{$s}}" />
-                {{if $searchoption}}
+	<form action="search" method="get">
+{{strip}}
+		<input type="text" name="q" id="search-text" placeholder="{{$search_label}}" value="{{$s}}">
+    {{if $search_options}}
 		<select name="search-option" id="search-options">
-			<option value="fulltext">{{$searchoption.0}}</option>
-			<option value="tags">{{$searchoption.1}}</option>
-			<option value="contacts">{{$searchoption.2}}</option>
-			{{if $searchoption.3}}<option value="forums">{{$searchoption.3}}</option>{{/if}}
+		{{foreach $search_options as $value => $label}}
+			<option value="{{$value}}">{{$label}}</option>
+		{{/foreach}}
 		</select>
-		{{/if}}
-
-                <input type="submit" name="submit" id="search-submit" value="{{$search_label}}" />
-                {{if $savedsearch}}
-                <input type="submit" name="save" id="search-save" value="{{$save_label}}" />
-                {{/if}}
-                {{/strip}}
-        </form>
+    {{/if}}
+		<input type="submit" name="submit" id="search-submit" value="{{$search_label}}"/>
+    {{if $s}}
+	    <a href="search/saved/add/{{$q}}?return_url={{$return_url}}">{{$save_label}}</a>
+    {{/if}}
+{{/strip}}
+	</form>
 </div>
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/nav.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/nav.tpl
index a3bcdc976d..4698fb6578 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/nav.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/nav.tpl
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
 	<form class="navbar-form" role="search" method="get" action="{{$nav.search.0}}">
 		<!-- <img class="hidden-xs" src="{{$nav.userinfo.icon}}" alt="{{$nav.userinfo.name}}" style="max-width:33px; max-height:33px; min-width:33px; min-height:33px; width:33px; height:33px;"> -->
 		<div class="form-group form-group-search">
-			<input id="nav-search-input-field-mobile" class="form-control form-search" type="text" name="search" data-toggle="tooltip" title="{{$search_hint}}" placeholder="{{$nav.search.1}}">
+			<input id="nav-search-input-field-mobile" class="form-control form-search" type="text" name="q" data-toggle="tooltip" title="{{$search_hint}}" placeholder="{{$nav.search.1}}">
 			<button class="btn btn-default btn-sm form-button-search" type="submit">{{$nav.search.1}}</button>
 		</div>
 	</form>
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/searchbox.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/searchbox.tpl
index c7d06d1073..bf2ee53040 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/searchbox.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/searchbox.tpl
@@ -4,34 +4,32 @@ Some parts of this template will be moved by js to other places (see theme.js) -
 
 <div id="{{$id}}" {{* class="input-group" *}}>
 	<div id="search-wrapper">
-		<form action="{{$action_url}}" method="get" >
+		<form action="search" method="get">
 			<div class="row">
 				<div class="col-md-2"></div>
 				<div class="col-md-8 ">
 
 					<div class="form-group form-group-search">
-						<input type="text" name="search" id="search-text" class="search-input form-control form-search" data-toggle="tooltip" title="{{$search_hint}}" placeholder="{{$search_label}}" value="{{$s}}" />
+						<input type="text" name="q" id="search-text" class="search-input form-control form-search" data-toggle="tooltip" title="{{$search_hint}}" placeholder="{{$search_label}}" value="{{$s}}" />
 						<button id="search-submit" class="btn btn-default btn-sm form-button-search" type="submit">{{$search_label}}</button>
 					</div>
 
 					<div class="col-md-4"></div>
 					<div class="col-md-8">
 						{{* The button to save searches *}}
-						{{if $savedsearch}}
-						<button class="btn btn-primary btn-small pull-right" type="submit" name="save" value="{{$save_label}}">{{$save_label}}</button>
+						{{if $s}}
+						<a href="search/saved/add/{{$q}}?return_url={{$return_url}}" class="btn btn-primary btn-small pull-right">{{$save_label}}</a>
 						{{/if}}
 
 						{{* The select popup menu to select what kind of results the user would like to search for *}}
-						{{if $searchoption}}
+						{{if $search_options}}
 						<div class="col-md-6 pull-right">
 							<div class="form-group field select">
 								<select name="search-option" id="search-options" class="form-control form-control-sm">
-									<option value="fulltext">{{$searchoption.0}}</option>
-									<option value="tags">{{$searchoption.1}}</option>
-									<option value="contacts">{{$searchoption.2}}</option>
-									{{if $searchoption.3}}<option value="forums">{{$searchoption.3}}</option>{{/if}}
+                                {{foreach $search_options as $value => $label}}
+									<option value="{{$value}}">{{$label}}</option>
+                                {{/foreach}}
 								</select>
-
 							</div>
 						</div>
 						{{/if}}
@@ -47,10 +45,10 @@ Some parts of this template will be moved by js to other places (see theme.js) -
 		</form>
 	</div>
 
-{{if $savedsearch}}
-	<form id="search-save-form" action="{{$action_url}}" method="get" >
-		<input type="hidden" name="search" value="{{$s}}" />
-		<button class="btn btn-sm btn-main pull-right" type="submit" name="save" id="search-save" title="{{$save_label}}" aria-label="{{$save_label}}" value="{{$save_label}}" data-toggle="tooltip">
+{{if $s}}
+	<form id="search-save-form" action="search/saved/add/{{$q}}" method="get">
+		<input type="hidden" name="return_url" value="{{$return_url}}">
+		<button class="btn btn-sm btn-main pull-right" type="submit" id="search-save" title="{{$save_label}}" aria-label="{{$save_label}}" value="{{$save_label}}" data-toggle="tooltip">
 	{{if $mode == "tag"}}
 			<i class="fa fa-plus fa-2x" aria-hidden="true"></i>
 	{{else}}
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/templates/nav.tpl b/view/theme/vier/templates/nav.tpl
index f600b9f615..efc578eb89 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/templates/nav.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/vier/templates/nav.tpl
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 		{{if $nav.search}}
 			<li role="search" id="nav-search-box">
 				<form method="get" action="{{$nav.search.0}}">
-					<input accesskey="s" id="nav-search-text" class="nav-menu-search" type="text" value="" name="search" placeholder=" {{$search_hint}}">
+					<input accesskey="s" id="nav-search-text" class="nav-menu-search" type="text" value="" name="q" placeholder=" {{$search_hint}}">
 					<select name="search-option">
 						<option value="fulltext">{{$nav.searchoption.0}}</option>
 						<option value="tags">{{$nav.searchoption.1}}</option>