diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3228d02f..d315bd23 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "react-stickynode": "^4.1.0",
     "react-transition-group": "^4.4.5",
     "react-use": "^17.4.0",
+    "slugify": "^1.6.6",
     "subsrt-ts": "^2.1.1",
     "unpacker": "^1.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/src/backend/metadata/getmeta.ts b/src/backend/metadata/getmeta.ts
index 3893db53..6081e5ad 100644
--- a/src/backend/metadata/getmeta.ts
+++ b/src/backend/metadata/getmeta.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { FetchError } from "ofetch";
 
 import { formatJWMeta, mediaTypeToJW } from "./justwatch";
 import {
+  TMDBIdToUrlId,
   TMDBMediaToMediaType,
   formatTMDBMeta,
   getEpisodes,
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   mediaTypeToTMDB,
 } from "./tmdb";
 import {
-  JWMediaResult,
+  JWDetailedMeta,
   JWSeasonMetaResult,
   JW_API_BASE,
 } from "./types/justwatch";
@@ -25,23 +26,6 @@ import {
 } from "./types/tmdb";
 import { makeUrl, proxiedFetch } from "../helpers/fetch";
 
-type JWExternalIdType =
-  | "eidr"
-  | "imdb_latest"
-  | "imdb"
-  | "tmdb_latest"
-  | "tmdb"
-  | "tms";
-
-interface JWExternalId {
-  provider: JWExternalIdType;
-  external_id: string;
-}
-
-interface JWDetailedMeta extends JWMediaResult {
-  external_ids: JWExternalId[];
-}
-
 export interface DetailedMeta {
   meta: MWMediaMeta;
   imdbId?: string;
@@ -180,27 +164,6 @@ export async function getLegacyMetaFromId(
   };
 }
 
-export function TMDBMediaToId(media: MWMediaMeta): string {
-  return ["tmdb", mediaTypeToTMDB(media.type), media.id].join("-");
-}
-
-export function decodeTMDBId(
-  paramId: string
-): { id: string; type: MWMediaType } | null {
-  const [prefix, type, id] = paramId.split("-", 3);
-  if (prefix !== "tmdb") return null;
-  let mediaType;
-  try {
-    mediaType = TMDBMediaToMediaType(type);
-  } catch {
-    return null;
-  }
-  return {
-    type: mediaType,
-    id,
-  };
-}
-
 export function isLegacyUrl(url: string): boolean {
   if (url.startsWith("/media/JW")) return true;
   return false;
@@ -224,10 +187,12 @@ export async function convertLegacyUrl(
   // movies always have an imdb id on tmdb
   if (imdbId && mediaType === MWMediaType.MOVIE) {
     const movieId = await getMovieFromExternalId(imdbId);
-    if (movieId) return `/media/tmdb-movie-${movieId}`;
-  }
+    if (movieId) {
+      return `/media/${TMDBIdToUrlId(mediaType, movieId, meta.meta.title)}`;
+    }
 
-  if (tmdbId) {
-    return `/media/tmdb-${type}-${tmdbId}`;
+    if (tmdbId) {
+      return `/media/${TMDBIdToUrlId(mediaType, tmdbId, meta.meta.title)}`;
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/metadata/tmdb.ts b/src/backend/metadata/tmdb.ts
index 9b38d995..64304900 100644
--- a/src/backend/metadata/tmdb.ts
+++ b/src/backend/metadata/tmdb.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import slugify from "slugify";
+
 import { conf } from "@/setup/config";
 
 import { MWMediaMeta, MWMediaType, MWSeasonMeta } from "./types/mw";
@@ -11,12 +13,15 @@ import {
   TMDBMovieExternalIds,
   TMDBMovieResponse,
   TMDBMovieResult,
+  TMDBMovieSearchResult,
+  TMDBSearchResult,
   TMDBSeason,
   TMDBSeasonMetaResult,
   TMDBShowData,
   TMDBShowExternalIds,
   TMDBShowResponse,
   TMDBShowResult,
+  TMDBShowSearchResult,
 } from "./types/tmdb";
 import { mwFetch } from "../helpers/fetch";
 
@@ -74,8 +79,21 @@ export function formatTMDBMeta(
   };
 }
 
+export function TMDBIdToUrlId(
+  type: MWMediaType,
+  tmdbId: string,
+  title: string
+) {
+  return [
+    "tmdb",
+    mediaTypeToTMDB(type),
+    tmdbId,
+    slugify(title, { lower: true, strict: true }),
+  ].join("-");
+}
+
 export function TMDBMediaToId(media: MWMediaMeta): string {
-  return ["tmdb", mediaTypeToTMDB(media.type), media.id].join("-");
+  return TMDBIdToUrlId(media.type, media.id, media.title);
 }
 
 export function decodeTMDBId(
@@ -143,6 +161,38 @@ export async function searchMedia(
   return data;
 }
 
+export async function multiSearch(
+  query: string
+): Promise<(TMDBMovieSearchResult | TMDBShowSearchResult)[]> {
+  const data = await get<TMDBSearchResult>(`search/multi`, {
+    query,
+    include_adult: false,
+    language: "en-US",
+    page: 1,
+  });
+  // filter out results that aren't movies or shows
+  const results = data.results.filter(
+    (r) => r.media_type === "movie" || r.media_type === "tv"
+  );
+  return results;
+}
+
+export async function generateQuickSearchMediaUrl(
+  query: string
+): Promise<string | undefined> {
+  const data = await multiSearch(query);
+  if (data.length === 0) return undefined;
+  const result = data[0];
+  const type = result.media_type === "movie" ? "movie" : "show";
+  const title = result.media_type === "movie" ? result.title : result.name;
+
+  return `/media/${TMDBIdToUrlId(
+    TMDBMediaToMediaType(type),
+    result.id.toString(),
+    title
+  )}`;
+}
+
 // Conditional type which for inferring the return type based on the content type
 type MediaDetailReturn<T extends TMDBContentTypes> = T extends "movie"
   ? TMDBMovieData
diff --git a/src/backend/metadata/types/justwatch.ts b/src/backend/metadata/types/justwatch.ts
index cb3ac092..b55e9e24 100644
--- a/src/backend/metadata/types/justwatch.ts
+++ b/src/backend/metadata/types/justwatch.ts
@@ -46,3 +46,20 @@ export type JWSeasonMetaResult = {
   season_number: number;
   episodes: JWEpisodeShort[];
 };
+
+export type JWExternalIdType =
+  | "eidr"
+  | "imdb_latest"
+  | "imdb"
+  | "tmdb_latest"
+  | "tmdb"
+  | "tms";
+
+export interface JWExternalId {
+  provider: JWExternalIdType;
+  external_id: string;
+}
+
+export interface JWDetailedMeta extends JWMediaResult {
+  external_ids: JWExternalId[];
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/metadata/types/tmdb.ts b/src/backend/metadata/types/tmdb.ts
index 843786f4..8f6bf14b 100644
--- a/src/backend/metadata/types/tmdb.ts
+++ b/src/backend/metadata/types/tmdb.ts
@@ -306,3 +306,46 @@ export interface ExternalIdMovieSearchResult {
   tv_episode_results: any[];
   tv_season_results: any[];
 }
+
+export interface TMDBMovieSearchResult {
+  adult: boolean;
+  backdrop_path: string;
+  id: number;
+  title: string;
+  original_language: string;
+  original_title: string;
+  overview: string;
+  poster_path: string;
+  media_type: "movie";
+  genre_ids: number[];
+  popularity: number;
+  release_date: string;
+  video: boolean;
+  vote_average: number;
+  vote_count: number;
+}
+
+export interface TMDBShowSearchResult {
+  adult: boolean;
+  backdrop_path: string;
+  id: number;
+  name: string;
+  original_language: string;
+  original_name: string;
+  overview: string;
+  poster_path: string;
+  media_type: "tv";
+  genre_ids: number[];
+  popularity: number;
+  first_air_date: string;
+  vote_average: number;
+  vote_count: number;
+  origin_country: string[];
+}
+
+export interface TMDBSearchResult {
+  page: number;
+  results: (TMDBMovieSearchResult | TMDBShowSearchResult)[];
+  total_pages: number;
+  total_results: number;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/media/MediaCard.tsx b/src/components/media/MediaCard.tsx
index a153d8b4..e05fbebb 100644
--- a/src/components/media/MediaCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/media/MediaCard.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 
-import { TMDBMediaToId } from "@/backend/metadata/getmeta";
+import { TMDBMediaToId } from "@/backend/metadata/tmdb";
 import { MWMediaMeta } from "@/backend/metadata/types/mw";
 import { DotList } from "@/components/text/DotList";
 
diff --git a/src/setup/App.tsx b/src/setup/App.tsx
index 7d1847ae..53f3c131 100644
--- a/src/setup/App.tsx
+++ b/src/setup/App.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import {
   Switch,
   useHistory,
   useLocation,
+  useParams,
 } from "react-router-dom";
 
 import { convertLegacyUrl, isLegacyUrl } from "@/backend/metadata/getmeta";
+import { generateQuickSearchMediaUrl } from "@/backend/metadata/tmdb";
 import { MWMediaType } from "@/backend/metadata/types/mw";
 import { BannerContextProvider } from "@/hooks/useBanner";
 import { Layout } from "@/setup/Layout";
@@ -35,6 +37,23 @@ function LegacyUrlView({ children }: { children: ReactElement }) {
   return children;
 }
 
+function QuickSearch() {
+  const { query } = useParams<{ query: string }>();
+  const { replace } = useHistory();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (query) {
+      generateQuickSearchMediaUrl(query).then((url) => {
+        replace(url ?? "/");
+      });
+    } else {
+      replace("/");
+    }
+  }, [query, replace]);
+
+  return null;
+}
+
 function App() {
   return (
     <SettingsProvider>
@@ -48,6 +67,9 @@ function App() {
                 <Route exact path="/">
                   <Redirect to={`/search/${MWMediaType.MOVIE}`} />
                 </Route>
+                <Route exact path="/s/:query">
+                  <QuickSearch />
+                </Route>
 
                 {/* pages */}
                 <Route exact path="/media/:media">
diff --git a/src/video/components/popouts/EpisodeSelectionPopout.tsx b/src/video/components/popouts/EpisodeSelectionPopout.tsx
index 66c9ae49..a315a7d7 100644
--- a/src/video/components/popouts/EpisodeSelectionPopout.tsx
+++ b/src/video/components/popouts/EpisodeSelectionPopout.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
 
-import { decodeTMDBId, getMetaFromId } from "@/backend/metadata/getmeta";
+import { getMetaFromId } from "@/backend/metadata/getmeta";
+import { decodeTMDBId } from "@/backend/metadata/tmdb";
 import {
   MWMediaType,
   MWSeasonWithEpisodeMeta,
diff --git a/src/views/media/MediaView.tsx b/src/views/media/MediaView.tsx
index 6e1659a6..ada4f9f8 100644
--- a/src/views/media/MediaView.tsx
+++ b/src/views/media/MediaView.tsx
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@ import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useHistory, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
 
 import { MWStream } from "@/backend/helpers/streams";
-import {
-  DetailedMeta,
-  decodeTMDBId,
-  getMetaFromId,
-} from "@/backend/metadata/getmeta";
+import { DetailedMeta, getMetaFromId } from "@/backend/metadata/getmeta";
+import { decodeTMDBId } from "@/backend/metadata/tmdb";
 import {
   MWMediaType,
   MWSeasonWithEpisodeMeta,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a811afd3..5d687f2a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4764,6 +4764,11 @@ slice-ansi@^5.0.0:
     ansi-styles "^6.0.0"
     is-fullwidth-code-point "^4.0.0"
 
+slugify@^1.6.6:
+  version "1.6.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/slugify/-/slugify-1.6.6.tgz#2d4ac0eacb47add6af9e04d3be79319cbcc7924b"
+  integrity sha512-h+z7HKHYXj6wJU+AnS/+IH8Uh9fdcX1Lrhg1/VMdf9PwoBQXFcXiAdsy2tSK0P6gKwJLXp02r90ahUCqHk9rrw==
+
 source-map-js@^1.0.2:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/source-map-js/-/source-map-js-1.0.2.tgz#adbc361d9c62df380125e7f161f71c826f1e490c"