diff --git a/locales/en-US.json b/locales/en-US.json
index 6fd1ab0b..c541a7c7 100644
--- a/locales/en-US.json
+++ b/locales/en-US.json
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@
     "preferences_sort_label": "Sort videos by: ",
     "preferences_default_playlist": "Default playlist: ",
     "preferences_default_playlist_none": "No default playlist set",
+    "preferences_search_privacy_label": "Search privacy: ",
+    "preferences_search_privacy_description": "Enabling this preference will prevent your search queries to be saved in your browser history.",
     "published": "published",
     "published - reverse": "published - reverse",
     "alphabetically": "alphabetically",
diff --git a/src/invidious/config.cr b/src/invidious/config.cr
index 92c510d0..8b15bb93 100644
--- a/src/invidious/config.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/config.cr
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct ConfigPreferences
   property save_player_pos : Bool = false
   @[YAML::Field(ignore: true)]
   property default_playlist : String? = nil
+  property search_privacy : Bool = false
 
   def to_tuple
     {% begin %}
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/preferences.cr b/src/invidious/routes/preferences.cr
index d9fad1b1..a2108b9b 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/preferences.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/preferences.cr
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ module Invidious::Routes::PreferencesRoute
 
     default_playlist = env.params.body["default_playlist"]?.try &.as(String)
 
+    search_privacy = env.params.body["search_privacy"]?.try &.as(String)
+    search_privacy ||= "off"
+    search_privacy = search_privacy == "on"
+
     # Convert to JSON and back again to take advantage of converters used for compatibility
     preferences = Preferences.from_json({
       annotations:                 annotations,
@@ -182,6 +186,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::PreferencesRoute
       show_nick:                   show_nick,
       save_player_pos:             save_player_pos,
       default_playlist:            default_playlist,
+      search_privacy:              search_privacy,
     }.to_json)
 
     if user = env.get? "user"
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/search.cr b/src/invidious/routes/search.cr
index 11e6f171..968a5554 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/search.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/search.cr
@@ -40,9 +40,16 @@ module Invidious::Routes::Search
     preferences = env.get("preferences").as(Preferences)
     locale = preferences.locale
 
-    region = env.params.query["region"]? || preferences.region
+    uri_params = URI::Params.new
+    if env.request.method == "GET"
+      uri_params = env.params.query
+    else
+      uri_params = env.params.body
+    end
 
-    query = Invidious::Search::Query.new(env.params.query, :regular, region)
+    region = uri_params["region"]? || preferences.region
+
+    query = Invidious::Search::Query.new(uri_params, :regular, region)
 
     if query.empty?
       # Display the full page search box implemented in #1977
diff --git a/src/invidious/routing.cr b/src/invidious/routing.cr
index a51bb4b6..bff17465 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routing.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routing.cr
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ module Invidious::Routing
     get "/opensearch.xml", Routes::Search, :opensearch
     get "/results", Routes::Search, :results
     get "/search", Routes::Search, :search
+    post "/search", Routes::Search, :search
     get "/hashtag/:hashtag", Routes::Search, :hashtag
   end
 
diff --git a/src/invidious/user/preferences.cr b/src/invidious/user/preferences.cr
index df195dd6..ad4a9bc7 100644
--- a/src/invidious/user/preferences.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/user/preferences.cr
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ struct Preferences
   property volume : Int32 = CONFIG.default_user_preferences.volume
   property save_player_pos : Bool = CONFIG.default_user_preferences.save_player_pos
   property default_playlist : String? = nil
+  property search_privacy : Bool = CONFIG.default_user_preferences.search_privacy
 
   module BoolToString
     def self.to_json(value : String, json : JSON::Builder)
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/components/search_box.ecr b/src/invidious/views/components/search_box.ecr
index 29da2c52..ba343f0c 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/components/search_box.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/components/search_box.ecr
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
+<%
+	search_privacy = env.get("preferences").as(Preferences).search_privacy
+%>
+
+<% if search_privacy %>
+<form class="pure-form" action="/search" method="post">
+<% else %>
 <form class="pure-form" action="/search" method="get">
+<% end %>
 	<fieldset>
 		<input type="search" id="searchbox" autocorrect="off"
 		autocapitalize="none" spellcheck="false" <% if autofocus %>autofocus<% end %>
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/search.ecr b/src/invidious/views/search.ecr
index b1300214..30c3bc4c 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/search.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/search.ecr
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+<%
+	search_privacy = env.get("preferences").as(Preferences).search_privacy
+    search_query = query.text.size > 30 ? HTML.escape(query.text[0,30].rstrip(".")) + "&hellip;" : HTML.escape(query.text)
+%>
+
 <% content_for "header" do %>
-<title><%= query.text.size > 30 ? HTML.escape(query.text[0,30].rstrip(".")) + "&hellip;" : HTML.escape(query.text) %> - Invidious</title>
+<title><%= search_privacy ? "Search" : search_query %> - Invidious</title>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/search.css?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">
 <% end %>
 
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/user/preferences.ecr b/src/invidious/views/user/preferences.ecr
index 23cb89f6..5944456f 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/user/preferences.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/user/preferences.ecr
@@ -221,6 +221,12 @@
                 <input name="automatic_instance_redirect" id="automatic_instance_redirect" type="checkbox" <% if preferences.automatic_instance_redirect %>checked<% end %>>
             </div>
 
+            <div class="pure-control-group">
+                <label for="search_privacy"><%= translate(locale, "preferences_search_privacy_label") %></label>
+                <input name="search_privacy" id="search_privacy" type="checkbox" <% if preferences.search_privacy %>checked<% end %>>
+                <label for="search_privacy"><%= translate(locale, "preferences_search_privacy_description") %></label>
+            </div>
+
             <% if env.get? "user" %>
                 <legend><%= translate(locale, "preferences_category_subscription") %></legend>