diff --git a/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/search/v1/search/clientlibs/site/js/search.js b/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/search/v1/search/clientlibs/site/js/search.js
index e7a17f1928..be2de58550 100644
--- a/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/search/v1/search/clientlibs/site/js/search.js
+++ b/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/search/v1/search/clientlibs/site/js/search.js
@@ -281,11 +281,17 @@
             var el = document.createElement("span");
             el.innerHTML = self._elements.itemTemplate.innerHTML;
             el.querySelectorAll(selectors.item.title)[0].appendChild(document.createTextNode(item.title));
-            el.querySelectorAll(selectors.item.self)[0].setAttribute("href", item.url);
+            el.querySelectorAll(selectors.item.self)[0].setAttribute("href", self._safeHref(item.url));
             results.innerHTML += el.innerHTML;
         });
     };
 
+    Search.prototype._safeHref = function(href) {
+        var a = document.createElement("a");
+        a.href = href;
+        return a.pathname;
+    };
+
     Search.prototype._markResults = function() {
         var nodeList = this._elements.results.querySelectorAll(selectors.item.self);
         var escapedTerm = this._elements.input.value.replace(/[-[\]{}()*+?.,\\^$|#\s]/g, "\\$&");
diff --git a/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/search/v2/search/clientlibs/site/js/search.js b/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/search/v2/search/clientlibs/site/js/search.js
index eaba51e402..8d4fa6e4bd 100644
--- a/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/search/v2/search/clientlibs/site/js/search.js
+++ b/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/search/v2/search/clientlibs/site/js/search.js
@@ -293,11 +293,17 @@
             var el = document.createElement("span");
             el.innerHTML = self._elements.itemTemplate.innerHTML;
             el.querySelectorAll(selectors.item.title)[0].appendChild(document.createTextNode(item.title));
-            el.querySelectorAll(selectors.item.self)[0].setAttribute("href", item.url);
+            el.querySelectorAll(selectors.item.self)[0].setAttribute("href", self._safeHref(item.url));
             results.innerHTML += el.innerHTML;
         });
     };
 
+    Search.prototype._safeHref = function(href) {
+        var a = document.createElement("a");
+        a.href = href;
+        return a.pathname;
+    };
+
     Search.prototype._markResults = function() {
         var nodeList = this._elements.results.querySelectorAll(selectors.item.self);
         var escapedTerm = this._elements.input.value.replace(/[-[\]{}()*+?.,\\^$|#\s]/g, "\\$&");