diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/RouterActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/RouterActivity.java
index 434a34c7e..ce9c3802f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/RouterActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/RouterActivity.java
@@ -43,9 +43,8 @@ public class RouterActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     }
 
     protected void handleUrl(String url) {
-        try {
-            NavigationHelper.openByLink(this, url);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
+        boolean success = NavigationHelper.openByLink(this, url);
+        if (!success) {
             Toast.makeText(this, R.string.url_not_supported_toast, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java
index 653c50109..93ac00207 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.ReCaptchaActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.ListExtractor;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.StreamingService;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ParsingException;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.search.SearchEngine;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.search.SearchResult;
@@ -47,12 +48,14 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.util.StateSaver;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Queue;
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import icepick.State;
 import io.reactivex.Notification;
 import io.reactivex.Observable;
 import io.reactivex.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers;
+import io.reactivex.disposables.CompositeDisposable;
 import io.reactivex.disposables.Disposable;
 import io.reactivex.functions.Consumer;
 import io.reactivex.functions.Function;
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchResult, ListExtractor
     private PublishSubject<String> suggestionPublisher = PublishSubject.create();
     private Disposable searchDisposable;
     private Disposable suggestionWorkerDisposable;
+    private CompositeDisposable disposables = new CompositeDisposable();
 
     private SuggestionListAdapter suggestionListAdapter;
 
@@ -149,6 +153,7 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchResult, ListExtractor
 
         if (searchDisposable != null) searchDisposable.dispose();
         if (suggestionWorkerDisposable != null) suggestionWorkerDisposable.dispose();
+        if (disposables != null) disposables.clear();
         hideSoftKeyboard(searchEditText);
     }
 
@@ -192,6 +197,7 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchResult, ListExtractor
 
         if (searchDisposable != null) searchDisposable.dispose();
         if (suggestionWorkerDisposable != null) suggestionWorkerDisposable.dispose();
+        if (disposables != null) disposables.clear();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -514,6 +520,38 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchResult, ListExtractor
     private void search(final String query) {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "search() called with: query = [" + query + "]");
 
+        try {
+            final StreamingService service = NewPipe.getServiceByUrl(query);
+            if (service != null) {
+                showLoading();
+                disposables.add(Observable
+                        .fromCallable(new Callable<Intent>() {
+                            @Override
+                            public Intent call() throws Exception {
+                                return NavigationHelper.getIntentByLink(activity, service, query);
+                            }
+                        })
+                        .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
+                        .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+                        .subscribe(new Consumer<Intent>() {
+                            @Override
+                            public void accept(Intent intent) throws Exception {
+                                getFragmentManager().popBackStackImmediate();
+                                activity.startActivity(intent);
+                            }
+                        }, new Consumer<Throwable>() {
+                            @Override
+                            public void accept(Throwable throwable) throws Exception {
+                                showError(getString(R.string.url_not_supported_toast), false);
+                                hideLoading();
+                            }
+                        }));
+                return;
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            // Exception occurred, it's not a url
+        }
+
         hideSoftKeyboard(searchEditText);
         this.searchQuery = query;
         this.currentPage = 0;
@@ -532,6 +570,7 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchResult, ListExtractor
     @Override
     public void startLoading(boolean forceLoad) {
         super.startLoading(forceLoad);
+        if (disposables != null) disposables.clear();
         if (searchDisposable != null) searchDisposable.dispose();
         searchDisposable = ExtractorHelper.searchFor(serviceId, searchQuery, currentPage, searchLanguage, filter)
                 .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/NavigationHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/NavigationHelper.java
index 0a529ab4e..538675685 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/NavigationHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/NavigationHelper.java
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.about.AboutActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.download.DownloadActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.ServiceList;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.StreamingService;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ExtractionException;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.AudioStream;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.MainFragment;
@@ -228,13 +230,17 @@ public class NavigationHelper {
     // Link handling
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
-    public static void openByLink(Context context, String url) throws Exception {
-        Intent intentByLink = getIntentByLink(context, url);
-        if (intentByLink == null)
-            throw new NullPointerException("getIntentByLink(context = [" + context + "], url = [" + url + "]) returned null");
+    public static boolean openByLink(Context context, String url) {
+        Intent intentByLink;
+        try {
+            intentByLink = getIntentByLink(context, url);
+        } catch (ExtractionException e) {
+            return false;
+        }
         intentByLink.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
         intentByLink.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
         context.startActivity(intentByLink);
+        return true;
     }
 
     private static Intent getOpenIntent(Context context, String url, int serviceId, StreamingService.LinkType type) {
@@ -245,14 +251,20 @@ public class NavigationHelper {
         return mIntent;
     }
 
-    private static Intent getIntentByLink(Context context, String url) throws Exception {
-        StreamingService service = NewPipe.getServiceByUrl(url);
+    public static Intent getIntentByLink(Context context, String url) throws ExtractionException {
+        return getIntentByLink(context, NewPipe.getServiceByUrl(url), url);
+    }
+
+    public static Intent getIntentByLink(Context context, StreamingService service, String url) throws ExtractionException {
+        if (service != ServiceList.YouTube.getService()) {
+            throw new ExtractionException("Service not supported at the moment");
+        }
 
         int serviceId = service.getServiceId();
         StreamingService.LinkType linkType = service.getLinkTypeByUrl(url);
 
         if (linkType == StreamingService.LinkType.NONE) {
-            throw new Exception("Url not known to service. service=" + serviceId + " url=" + url);
+            throw new ExtractionException("Url not known to service. service=" + serviceId + " url=" + url);
         }
 
         url = getCleanUrl(service, url, linkType);
@@ -268,7 +280,7 @@ public class NavigationHelper {
         return rIntent;
     }
 
-    private static String getCleanUrl(StreamingService service, String dirtyUrl, StreamingService.LinkType linkType) throws Exception {
+    private static String getCleanUrl(StreamingService service, String dirtyUrl, StreamingService.LinkType linkType) throws ExtractionException {
         switch (linkType) {
             case STREAM:
                 return service.getStreamUrlIdHandler().cleanUrl(dirtyUrl);