diff --git a/src/main/index.js b/src/main/index.js
index d6fe8070a..147fb8aaf 100644
--- a/src/main/index.js
+++ b/src/main/index.js
@@ -170,7 +170,13 @@ function runApp() {
     }
   }
 
-  async function createWindow({ replaceMainWindow = true, windowStartupUrl = null, showWindowNow = false } = { }) {
+  async function createWindow(
+    {
+      replaceMainWindow = true,
+      windowStartupUrl = null,
+      showWindowNow = false,
+      searchQueryText = null
+    } = { }) {
     // Syncing new window background to theme choice.
     const windowBackground = await baseHandlers.settings._findTheme().then(({ value }) => {
       switch (value) {
@@ -302,6 +308,12 @@ function runApp() {
         .replace(/\\/g, '\\\\')
     }
 
+    if (typeof searchQueryText === 'string' && searchQueryText.length > 0) {
+      ipcMain.once('searchInputHandlingReady', () => {
+        newWindow.webContents.send('updateSearchInputText', searchQueryText)
+      })
+    }
+
     // Show when loaded
     newWindow.once('ready-to-show', () => {
       if (newWindow.isVisible()) {
@@ -445,11 +457,12 @@ function runApp() {
     return powerSaveBlocker.start('prevent-display-sleep')
   })
 
-  ipcMain.on(IpcChannels.CREATE_NEW_WINDOW, (_e, { windowStartupUrl = null } = { }) => {
+  ipcMain.on(IpcChannels.CREATE_NEW_WINDOW, (_e, { windowStartupUrl = null, searchQueryText = null } = { }) => {
     createWindow({
       replaceMainWindow: false,
       showWindowNow: true,
-      windowStartupUrl: windowStartupUrl
+      windowStartupUrl: windowStartupUrl,
+      searchQueryText: searchQueryText
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/App.js b/src/renderer/App.js
index c1e06bcdf..62467cfa7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.js
+++ b/src/renderer/App.js
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
           this.setupListenersToSyncWindows()
           this.activateKeyboardShortcuts()
           this.openAllLinksExternally()
+          this.enableSetSearchQueryText()
           this.enableOpenUrl()
           this.watchSystemTheme()
           await this.checkExternalPlayer()
@@ -408,7 +409,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
             this.openInternalPath({
               path,
               query,
-              doCreateNewWindow
+              doCreateNewWindow,
+              searchQueryText: searchQuery
             })
             break
           }
@@ -467,7 +469,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       })
     },
 
-    openInternalPath: function({ path, doCreateNewWindow, query = {} }) {
+    openInternalPath: function({ path, doCreateNewWindow, query = {}, searchQueryText = null }) {
       if (process.env.IS_ELECTRON && doCreateNewWindow) {
         const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron')
 
@@ -477,7 +479,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
           `#${path}?${(new URLSearchParams(query)).toString()}`
         ].join('')
         ipcRenderer.send(IpcChannels.CREATE_NEW_WINDOW, {
-          windowStartupUrl: newWindowStartupURL
+          windowStartupUrl: newWindowStartupURL,
+          searchQueryText
         })
       } else {
         // Web
@@ -488,6 +491,16 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       }
     },
 
+    enableSetSearchQueryText: function () {
+      ipcRenderer.on('updateSearchInputText', (event, searchQueryText) => {
+        if (searchQueryText) {
+          this.$refs.topNav.updateSearchInputText(searchQueryText)
+        }
+      })
+
+      ipcRenderer.send('searchInputHandlingReady')
+    },
+
     enableOpenUrl: function () {
       ipcRenderer.on('openUrl', (event, url) => {
         if (url) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/ft-input/ft-input.js b/src/renderer/components/ft-input/ft-input.js
index 6e7869d94..7196ae6b9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/ft-input/ft-input.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/ft-input/ft-input.js
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       this.visibleDataList = visList
     },
 
+    updateInputData: function(text) {
+      this.inputData = text
+    },
+
     ...mapActions([
       'getYoutubeUrlInfo'
     ])
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/top-nav/top-nav.js b/src/renderer/components/top-nav/top-nav.js
index aec4ef822..f843b8181 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/top-nav/top-nav.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/top-nav/top-nav.js
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
             this.openInternalPath({
               path: `/search/${encodeURIComponent(searchQuery)}`,
               query,
-              doCreateNewWindow
+              doCreateNewWindow,
+              searchQueryText: searchQuery
             })
             break
           }
@@ -179,7 +180,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
                 type: this.searchSettings.type,
                 duration: this.searchSettings.duration
               },
-              doCreateNewWindow
+              doCreateNewWindow,
+              searchQueryText: query
             })
           }
         }
@@ -300,7 +302,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       this.$store.commit('toggleSideNav')
     },
 
-    openInternalPath: function({ path, doCreateNewWindow, query = {} }) {
+    openInternalPath: function({ path, doCreateNewWindow, query = {}, searchQueryText = null }) {
       if (process.env.IS_ELECTRON && doCreateNewWindow) {
         const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron')
 
@@ -310,7 +312,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
           `#${path}?${(new URLSearchParams(query)).toString()}`
         ].join('')
         ipcRenderer.send(IpcChannels.CREATE_NEW_WINDOW, {
-          windowStartupUrl: newWindowStartupURL
+          windowStartupUrl: newWindowStartupURL,
+          searchQueryText
         })
       } else {
         // Web
@@ -335,6 +338,9 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     hideFilters: function () {
       this.showFilters = false
     },
+    updateSearchInputText: function(text) {
+      this.$refs.searchInput.updateInputData(text)
+    },
     ...mapActions([
       'showToast',
       'getYoutubeUrlInfo',