diff --git a/src/Content/Text/HTML.php b/src/Content/Text/HTML.php
index 593be7d5f9..b35924b338 100644
--- a/src/Content/Text/HTML.php
+++ b/src/Content/Text/HTML.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use DOMXPath;
 use Friendica\Content\Widget\ContactBlock;
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
+use Friendica\Core\Search;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Util\Network;
@@ -917,7 +918,7 @@ class HTML
 			'$save_label'   => $save_label,
 			'$search_hint'  => DI::l10n()->t('@name, !forum, #tags, content'),
 			'$mode'         => $mode,
-			'$return_url'   => urlencode('search?q=' . urlencode($s)),
+			'$return_url'   => urlencode(Search::getSearchPath($s)),
 		];
 
 		if (!$aside) {
diff --git a/src/Content/Widget/SavedSearches.php b/src/Content/Widget/SavedSearches.php
index 355f41f730..6bc363a81a 100644
--- a/src/Content/Widget/SavedSearches.php
+++ b/src/Content/Widget/SavedSearches.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 namespace Friendica\Content\Widget;
 
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
+use Friendica\Core\Search;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ class SavedSearches
 					'id'          => $saved_search['id'],
 					'term'        => $saved_search['term'],
 					'encodedterm' => urlencode($saved_search['term']),
+					'searchpath'  => Search::getSearchPath($saved_search['term']),
 					'delete'      => DI::l10n()->t('Remove term'),
 					'selected'    => $search == $saved_search['term'],
 				];
diff --git a/src/Core/Search.php b/src/Core/Search.php
index 4742ac5993..32090733c4 100644
--- a/src/Core/Search.php
+++ b/src/Core/Search.php
@@ -311,4 +311,19 @@ class Search
 	{
 		return DI::config()->get('system', 'directory', self::DEFAULT_DIRECTORY);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the search path (either fulltext search or tag search)
+	 *
+	 * @param string $search
+	 * @return string search path
+	 */
+	public static function getSearchPath(string $search)
+	{
+		if (substr($search, 0, 1) == '#') {
+			return 'search?tag=' . urlencode(substr($search, 1));
+		} else {
+			return 'search?q=' . urlencode($search);
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Module/Search/Index.php b/src/Module/Search/Index.php
index 27074fa82a..aca2934f65 100644
--- a/src/Module/Search/Index.php
+++ b/src/Module/Search/Index.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use Friendica\Content\Widget;
 use Friendica\Core\Cache\Duration;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
+use Friendica\Core\Search;
 use Friendica\Core\Session;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ class Index extends BaseSearch
 		}
 
 		if (local_user()) {
-			DI::page()['aside'] .= Widget\SavedSearches::getHTML('search?q=' . urlencode($search), $search);
+			DI::page()['aside'] .= Widget\SavedSearches::getHTML(Search::getSearchPath($search), $search);
 		}
 
 		Nav::setSelected('search');
diff --git a/src/Module/Search/Saved.php b/src/Module/Search/Saved.php
index 7b8c8d012f..73372b03a0 100644
--- a/src/Module/Search/Saved.php
+++ b/src/Module/Search/Saved.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 namespace Friendica\Module\Search;
 
 use Friendica\BaseModule;
+use Friendica\Core\Search;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ class Saved extends BaseModule
 		$action = DI::args()->get(2, 'none');
 		$search = Strings::escapeTags(trim(rawurldecode($_GET['term'] ?? '')));
 
-		$return_url = $_GET['return_url'] ?? 'search?q=' . urlencode($search);
+		$return_url = $_GET['return_url'] ?? Search::getSearchPath($search);
 
 		if (local_user() && $search) {
 			switch ($action) {
diff --git a/view/templates/widget/saved_searches.tpl b/view/templates/widget/saved_searches.tpl
index 6957e706d2..3ccb1273c6 100644
--- a/view/templates/widget/saved_searches.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/widget/saved_searches.tpl
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 		{{foreach $saved as $search}}
 		<li role="menuitem" class="saved-search-li clear">
 			<a href="search/saved/remove?term={{$search.encodedterm}}&amp;return_url={{$return_url}}" title="{{$search.delete}}" onclick="return confirmDelete();" id="drop-saved-search-term-{{$search.id}}" class="iconspacer savedsearchdrop"></a>
-			<a href="search?q={{$search.encodedterm}}" id="saved-search-term-{{$search.id}}" class="savedsearchterm">{{$search.term}}</a>
+			<a href="{{$search.searchpath}}" id="saved-search-term-{{$search.id}}" class="savedsearchterm">{{$search.term}}</a>
 		</li>
 		{{/foreach}}
 	</ul>
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/widget/saved_searches.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/widget/saved_searches.tpl
index 88a6906678..03623b03b0 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/widget/saved_searches.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/widget/saved_searches.tpl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 			<a href="search/saved/remove?term={{$search.encodedterm}}&amp;return_url={{$return_url}}" title="{{$search.delete}}" onclick="return confirmDelete();" id="drop-saved-search-term-{{$search.id}}" class="savedsearchdrop pull-right widget-action faded-icon">
 				<i class="fa fa-trash" aria-hidden="true"></i>
 			</a>
-			<a href="search?q={{$search.encodedterm}}" id="saved-search-term-{{$search.id}}" class="savedsearchterm">{{$search.term}}</a>
+			<a href="{{$search.searchpath}}" id="saved-search-term-{{$search.id}}" class="savedsearchterm">{{$search.term}}</a>
 		</li>
 		{{/foreach}}
 	</ul>
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/templates/widget/saved_searches.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/templates/widget/saved_searches.tpl
index ce99d521d9..1c293ea834 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/templates/widget/saved_searches.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/templates/widget/saved_searches.tpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<ul id="saved-search-ul">
         {{foreach $saved as $search}}
 			<li class="tool {{if $search.selected}}selected{{/if}}">
-				<a href="search?q={{$search.encodedterm}}" class="label">{{$search.term}}</a>
+				<a href="{{$search.searchpath}}" class="label">{{$search.term}}</a>
 				<a href="search/saved/remove?term={{$search.encodedterm}}&amp;return_url={{$return_url}}" class="action icon s10 delete" title="{{$search.delete}}" onclick="return confirmDelete();"></a>
 			</li>
         {{/foreach}}