diff --git a/web/src/app.rs b/web/src/app.rs
index 9e7845ef..8ae651ce 100644
--- a/web/src/app.rs
+++ b/web/src/app.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ pub fn App() -> impl IntoView {
 											<Route path="/web/objects/:id" view=move || view! { <ObjectPage tl=context_tl /> } />
 
 											<Route path="/web/debug" view=DebugPage />
+											<Route path="/web/search" view=SearchPage />
 
 											<Route path="/" view=move || view! { <Redirect path="/web" /> } />
 										</Routes>
diff --git a/web/src/control.rs b/web/src/control.rs
index 84ac46cf..73c3c92a 100644
--- a/web/src/control.rs
+++ b/web/src/control.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,24 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 #[component]
 pub fn Navigator() -> impl IntoView {
 	let auth = use_context::<Auth>().expect("missing auth context");
+	let (query, set_query) = create_signal("".to_string());
 	view! {
-		<a href="/web/home"><input class="w-100" type="submit" class:hidden=move || !auth.present() value="home timeline" /></a>
-		<a href="/web/server"><input class="w-100" type="submit" value="server timeline" /></a>
-		<a href="/web/about"><input class="w-100" type="submit" value="about" /></a>
-		<a href="/web/debug"><input class="w-100" type="submit" value="debug" class:hidden=move|| !auth.present() /></a>
+		<table class="align">
+			<tr>
+				<td class="w-100">
+					<input type="text" class="w-100" on:input=move |ev| {
+						set_query.set(event_target_value(&ev))
+					} />
+				</td>
+				<td>
+					<a href={move|| format!("/web/search?q={}", query.get())}><input type="submit" value="go" /></a>
+				</td>
+			</tr>
+			<tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/web/home"><input class="w-100" type="submit" class:hidden=move || !auth.present() value="home timeline" /></a></td></tr>
+			<tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/web/server"><input class="w-100" type="submit" value="server timeline" /></a></td></tr>
+			<tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/web/about"><input class="w-100" type="submit" value="about" /></a></td></tr>
+			<tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/web/debug"><input class="w-100" type="submit" value="debug" class:hidden=move|| !auth.present() /></a></td></tr>
+		</table>
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/web/src/page.rs b/web/src/page.rs
index 03ba6af5..e8e6fd65 100644
--- a/web/src/page.rs
+++ b/web/src/page.rs
@@ -331,3 +331,57 @@ pub fn DebugPage() -> impl IntoView {
 		</div>
 	}
 }
+
+#[component]
+pub fn SearchPage() -> impl IntoView {
+	let auth = use_context::<Auth>().expect("missing auth context");
+
+	let user = create_local_resource(
+		move || use_query_map().get().get("q").cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
+		move |q| {
+			let user_fetch = Uri::api(FetchKind::User, &q, true);
+			async move { Some(Arc::new(Http::fetch::<serde_json::Value>(&user_fetch, auth).await.ok()?)) }
+		}
+	);
+	
+	let object = create_local_resource(
+		move || use_query_map().get().get("q").cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
+		move |q| {
+			let object_fetch = Uri::api(FetchKind::Object, &q, true);
+			async move { Some(Arc::new(Http::fetch::<serde_json::Value>(&object_fetch, auth).await.ok()?)) }
+		}
+	);
+
+	view! {
+		<Breadcrumb>search</Breadcrumb>
+		<blockquote class="mt-1 mb-1">
+			<details open>
+				<summary class="mb-2">
+					<code class="cw center color ml-s w-100">users</code>
+				</summary>
+				{move || match user.get() {
+					None => None,
+					Some(None) => None,
+					Some(Some(u)) => Some(view! {
+						<ActorBanner object=u />
+					}),
+				}}
+			</details>
+		</blockquote>
+
+		<blockquote class="mt-1 mb-1">
+			<details open>
+				<summary class="mb-2">
+					<code class="cw center color ml-s w-100">objects</code>
+				</summary>
+				{move || match object.get() {
+					None => None,
+					Some(None) => None,
+					Some(Some(o)) => Some(view! {
+						<Object object=o />
+					}),
+				}}
+			</details>
+		</blockquote>
+	}
+}