diff --git a/lib/exe/ajax.php b/lib/exe/ajax.php
index 8edd559d6e5098e14f54c77261006fcff170254b..b7b92cceb62140fb6b34635069950e45e213b46f 100644
--- a/lib/exe/ajax.php
+++ b/lib/exe/ajax.php
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ function ajax_qsearch(){
     $query = $_POST['q'];
     if(empty($query)) $query = $_GET['q'];
     if(empty($query)) return;
+    
+    $query = urldecode($query);
 
     $data = ft_pageLookup($query, true, useHeading('navigation'));