diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/models/list-filter/filter.ts b/ui/v2.5/src/models/list-filter/filter.ts
index 3e80d0fb9..c1c5c4d5b 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/models/list-filter/filter.ts
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/models/list-filter/filter.ts
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export class ListFilterModel {
         this.displayMode !== DEFAULT_PARAMS.displayMode
           ? this.displayMode
           : undefined,
-      q: this.searchTerm,
+      q: this.searchTerm ? encodeURIComponent(this.searchTerm) : undefined,
       p:
         this.currentPage !== DEFAULT_PARAMS.currentPage
           ? this.currentPage