diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/adapters/SearchAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/adapters/SearchAdapter.kt
index 2ac2f47c9..75f018e29 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/adapters/SearchAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/adapters/SearchAdapter.kt
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ import com.github.libretube.util.TextUtils
 import kotlinx.serialization.encodeToString
 
 class SearchAdapter(
-    private val isChannelAdapter: Boolean = false
+    private val isChannelAdapter: Boolean = false,
+    private val timeStamp: Long = 0,
 ) : ListAdapter<ContentItem, SearchViewHolder>(SearchCallback) {
     override fun onCreateViewHolder(parent: ViewGroup, viewType: Int): SearchViewHolder {
         val layoutInflater = LayoutInflater.from(parent.context)
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ class SearchAdapter(
                 ImageHelper.loadImage(item.uploaderAvatar, channelImage)
             }
             root.setOnClickListener {
-                NavigationHelper.navigateVideo(root.context, item.url)
+                NavigationHelper.navigateVideo(root.context, item.url, timestamp = timeStamp)
             }
             val videoId = item.url.toID()
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
index 7f83c804b..0d2eb56ca 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ class PlayerFragment : Fragment(), OnlinePlayerOptions {
      */
     private fun handleLink(link: String) {
         // get video id if the link is a valid youtube video link
-        val videoId = TextUtils.getVideoIdFromUri(link)
+        val videoId = TextUtils.getVideoIdFromUrl(link)
         if (videoId.isNullOrEmpty()) {
             // not a YouTube video link, thus handle normally
             val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, link.toUri())
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/SearchResultFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/SearchResultFragment.kt
index 286d88289..9ebd8cbc6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/SearchResultFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/SearchResultFragment.kt
@@ -21,13 +21,18 @@ import com.github.libretube.db.DatabaseHelper
 import com.github.libretube.db.obj.SearchHistoryItem
 import com.github.libretube.extensions.TAG
 import com.github.libretube.extensions.hideKeyboard
+import com.github.libretube.extensions.toID
 import com.github.libretube.extensions.toastFromMainDispatcher
 import com.github.libretube.helpers.PreferenceHelper
 import com.github.libretube.ui.adapters.SearchAdapter
+import com.github.libretube.ui.dialogs.ShareDialog
+import com.github.libretube.util.TextUtils
+import com.github.libretube.util.TextUtils.toTimeInSeconds
 import com.github.libretube.util.deArrow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
+import okhttp3.HttpUrl.Companion.toHttpUrlOrNull
 
 class SearchResultFragment : Fragment() {
     private var _binding: FragmentSearchResultBinding? = null
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ class SearchResultFragment : Fragment() {
     private var query = ""
 
     private lateinit var searchAdapter: SearchAdapter
-    private var apiSearchFilter = "all"
+    private var searchFilter = "all"
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
@@ -63,7 +68,7 @@ class SearchResultFragment : Fragment() {
 
         // filter options
         binding.filterChipGroup.setOnCheckedStateChangeListener { _, _ ->
-            apiSearchFilter = when (
+            searchFilter = when (
                 binding.filterChipGroup.checkedChipId
             ) {
                 R.id.chip_all -> "all"
@@ -95,11 +100,20 @@ class SearchResultFragment : Fragment() {
         _binding?.searchResultsLayout?.isGone = true
 
         lifecycleScope.launch {
+            var timeStamp: Long? = null
+
+            // parse search URLs from YouTube entered in the search bar
+            val searchQuery = query.toHttpUrlOrNull()?.let {
+                val videoId = TextUtils.getVideoIdFromUrl(it.toString()) ?: query
+                timeStamp = it.queryParameter("t")?.toTimeInSeconds()
+                "${ShareDialog.YOUTUBE_FRONTEND_URL}/watch?v=${videoId}"
+            } ?: query
+
             repeatOnLifecycle(Lifecycle.State.CREATED) {
                 view?.let { context?.hideKeyboard(it) }
                 val response = try {
                     withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-                        RetrofitInstance.api.getSearchResults(query, apiSearchFilter).apply {
+                        RetrofitInstance.api.getSearchResults(searchQuery, searchFilter).apply {
                             items = items.deArrow()
                         }
                     }
@@ -110,9 +124,10 @@ class SearchResultFragment : Fragment() {
                 }
 
                 val binding = _binding ?: return@repeatOnLifecycle
-                searchAdapter = SearchAdapter()
+                searchAdapter = SearchAdapter(timeStamp = timeStamp ?: 0)
                 binding.searchRecycler.adapter = searchAdapter
                 searchAdapter.submitList(response.items)
+
                 binding.searchResultsLayout.isVisible = true
                 binding.progress.isGone = true
                 binding.noSearchResult.isVisible = response.items.isEmpty()
@@ -129,7 +144,7 @@ class SearchResultFragment : Fragment() {
                     withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
                         RetrofitInstance.api.getSearchResultsNextPage(
                             query,
-                            apiSearchFilter,
+                            searchFilter,
                             nextPage!!
                         ).apply {
                             items = items.deArrow()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/TextUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/TextUtils.kt
index 59af28614..1b1a5e21c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/TextUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/TextUtils.kt
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ object TextUtils {
     /**
      * Get video id if the link is a valid youtube video link
      */
-    fun getVideoIdFromUri(link: String): String? {
+    fun getVideoIdFromUrl(link: String): String? {
         return link.toHttpUrlOrNull()?.let {
             when (it.host) {
-                "www.youtube.com" -> it.queryParameter("v")
+                "www.youtube.com", "m.youtube.com" -> it.queryParameter("v")
                 "youtu.be" -> it.pathSegments.lastOrNull()
                 else -> null
             }