diff --git a/web/template/pkg_search_results.php b/web/template/pkg_search_results.php
index 5af02ef0..2087abc4 100644
--- a/web/template/pkg_search_results.php
+++ b/web/template/pkg_search_results.php
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+<?php
+# Encode search string
+$K = urlencode($K);
+?>
 <form action='packages.php?<?php print $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'] ?>' method='post'>
 <center>