diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 5087ff7e6..70268b8b0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@
         <data android:pathPattern=".*\\..*\\..*\\.zim(aa|)" />
         <data android:pathPattern=".*\\..*\\..*\\..*\\.zim(aa|)" />
       </intent-filter>
+
+      <intent-filter>
+        <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
+        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+        <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
+        <data android:scheme="kiwix"
+          android:host="search" />
+      </intent-filter>
+
       <intent-filter android:label="@string/app_search_string">
         <action android:name="android.intent.action.PROCESS_TEXT"/>
         <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixMobileActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixMobileActivity.java
index f3a4e3fdc..f33b7937f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixMobileActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixMobileActivity.java
@@ -1194,6 +1194,7 @@ public class KiwixMobileActivity extends BaseActivity implements WebViewCallback
       pageBottomTabLayout.setVisibility(View.GONE);
     }
 
+    Log.d(TAG_KIWIX, "action" + getIntent().getAction());
     Intent intent = getIntent();
     if (intent.getAction() != null) {
 
@@ -1216,6 +1217,14 @@ public class KiwixMobileActivity extends BaseActivity implements WebViewCallback
       } else if (intent.getAction().equals(KiwixSearchWidget.MIC_CLICKED)) {
         intent.setAction("");
         goToSearch(true);
+      } else if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_VIEW)) {
+        final String zimFile = ZimContentProvider.getZimFile();
+        saveTabStates();
+        Intent i = new Intent(KiwixMobileActivity.this, SearchActivity.class);
+        i.putExtra("zimFile", zimFile);
+        i.putExtra("search", intent.getData().getLastPathSegment());
+        intent.setAction("");
+        startActivityForResult(i, REQUEST_FILE_SEARCH);
       }
 
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/SearchActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/SearchActivity.java
index 17902b4b3..96d1988da 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/SearchActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/SearchActivity.java
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ public class SearchActivity extends AppCompatActivity
       searchView.setQuery(getIntent().getStringExtra(Intent.EXTRA_PROCESS_TEXT), true);
     }
 
+    if (getIntent().hasExtra("search")) {
+      searchView.setQuery(getIntent().getStringExtra("search"), true);
+    }
+
     return true;
   }