diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
index 061e125cef..d4fada9088 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ var/list/gamemode_cache = list()
 	var/server
 	var/banappeals
 	var/wikiurl
+	var/wikisearchurl
 	var/forumurl
 	var/githuburl
 	var/rulesurl
@@ -428,6 +429,9 @@ var/list/gamemode_cache = list()
 				if ("wikiurl")
 					config.wikiurl = value
 
+				if ("wikisearchurl")
+					config.wikisearchurl = value
+
 				if ("forumurl")
 					config.forumurl = value
 
diff --git a/config/example/config.txt b/config/example/config.txt
index 340d0e50b9..23c5818162 100644
--- a/config/example/config.txt
+++ b/config/example/config.txt
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ GUEST_BAN
 ## Wiki address
 # WIKIURL http://example.com
 
+## Wiki search path
+## Set this to whatever path your wiki uses to search for articles
+## Use %s to mark where the search query should be inserted
+# WIKISEARCHURL http://example.com/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=%s
+
 ## GitHub address
 # GITHUBURL https://github.com/example-user/example-repository
 ## Ban appeals URL - usually for a forum or wherever people should go to contact your admins.
diff --git a/html/changelogs/Leshana-wikisearch.yml b/html/changelogs/Leshana-wikisearch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aaa6947da5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/Leshana-wikisearch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+author: Leshana
+delete-after: True
+changes:
+  - rscadd: "Wiki search URL is now configurable in config.txt"
diff --git a/interface/interface.dm b/interface/interface.dm
index fa96837227..0a4852b3b1 100644
--- a/interface/interface.dm
+++ b/interface/interface.dm
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
 	set category = "OOC"
 	if(config.wikiurl)
 		if(query)
-			var/output = config.wikiurl + "/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&profile=default&search=" + query
-			src << link(output)
+			if(config.wikisearchurl)
+				var/output = replacetext(config.wikisearchurl, "%s", url_encode(query))	
+				src << link(output)
+			else
+				src << "<span class='warning'> The wiki search URL is not set in the server configuration.</span>"
 		else
 			src << link(config.wikiurl)
 	else