diff --git a/client/src/app/account/account-videos/account-videos.component.ts b/client/src/app/account/account-videos/account-videos.component.ts
index cc28f511a..1bc6c0a35 100644
--- a/client/src/app/account/account-videos/account-videos.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/account/account-videos/account-videos.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, OnDestroy, OnInit } from '@angular/core'
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core'
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router'
 import { NotificationsService } from 'angular2-notifications'
 import { AbstractVideoList } from '../../shared/video/abstract-video-list'
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { VideoService } from '../../shared/video/video.service'
   templateUrl: './account-videos.component.html',
   styleUrls: [ './account-videos.component.scss' ]
 })
-export class AccountVideosComponent extends AbstractVideoList implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+export class AccountVideosComponent extends AbstractVideoList implements OnInit {
   titlePage = 'My videos'
   currentRoute = '/account/videos'
 
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ export class AccountVideosComponent extends AbstractVideoList implements OnInit,
     super.ngOnInit()
   }
 
-  ngOnDestroy () {
-    super.ngOnDestroy()
-  }
-
   getVideosObservable () {
     return this.videoService.getMyVideos(this.pagination, this.sort)
   }
diff --git a/client/src/app/app.component.html b/client/src/app/app.component.html
index 640524e23..b095e44d6 100644
--- a/client/src/app/app.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/app.component.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="header-right">
-      <my-search></my-search>
+      <my-header></my-header>
     </div>
   </div>
 
diff --git a/client/src/app/app.module.ts b/client/src/app/app.module.ts
index 342589003..ee7cb0c8a 100644
--- a/client/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { SignupModule } from './signup'
 import { SharedModule } from './shared'
 import { VideosModule } from './videos'
 import { MenuComponent, MenuAdminComponent } from './menu'
+import { HeaderComponent } from './header'
 
 export function metaFactory (): MetaLoader {
   return new MetaStaticLoader({
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@ const APP_PROVIDERS = [
     AppComponent,
 
     MenuComponent,
-    MenuAdminComponent
+    MenuAdminComponent,
+    HeaderComponent
   ],
   imports: [
     BrowserModule,
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/search/search.component.html b/client/src/app/header/header.component.html
similarity index 79%
rename from client/src/app/shared/search/search.component.html
rename to client/src/app/header/header.component.html
index 9bc9bafe4..aa72fb68a 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/search/search.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/header/header.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <input
     type="text" id="search-video" name="search-video" placeholder="Search..."
-    [(ngModel)]="searchCriteria.value" (keyup.enter)="doSearch()"
+    [(ngModel)]="searchValue" (keyup.enter)="doSearch()"
 >
 <span (click)="doSearch()" class="icon icon-search"></span>
 
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/search/search.component.scss b/client/src/app/header/header.component.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from client/src/app/shared/search/search.component.scss
rename to client/src/app/header/header.component.scss
diff --git a/client/src/app/header/header.component.ts b/client/src/app/header/header.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a903048f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/app/header/header.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core'
+import { Router } from '@angular/router'
+import { getParameterByName } from '../shared/misc/utils'
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'my-header',
+  templateUrl: './header.component.html',
+  styleUrls: [ './header.component.scss' ]
+})
+
+export class HeaderComponent implements OnInit {
+  searchValue = ''
+
+  constructor (private router: Router) {}
+
+  ngOnInit () {
+    const searchQuery = getParameterByName('search', window.location.href)
+    if (searchQuery) this.searchValue = searchQuery
+  }
+
+  doSearch () {
+    if (!this.searchValue) return
+
+    this.router.navigate([ '/videos', 'search' ], {
+      queryParams: { search: this.searchValue }
+    })
+  }
+}
diff --git a/client/src/app/header/index.ts b/client/src/app/header/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d98d2d00a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/app/header/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './header.component'
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/index.ts b/client/src/app/shared/index.ts
index 79bf5ef43..413dda16a 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/index.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 export * from './auth'
 export * from './forms'
 export * from './rest'
-export * from './search'
 export * from './users'
 export * from './video-abuse'
 export * from './video-blacklist'
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/misc/utils.ts b/client/src/app/shared/misc/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b5c3686e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/misc/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Thanks: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/901115/how-can-i-get-query-string-values-in-javascript
+
+function getParameterByName (name: string, url: string) {
+  if (!url) url = window.location.href
+  name = name.replace(/[\[\]]/g, '\\$&')
+
+  const regex = new RegExp('[?&]' + name + '(=([^&#]*)|&|#|$)')
+  const results = regex.exec(url)
+
+  if (!results) return null
+  if (!results[2]) return ''
+
+  return decodeURIComponent(results[2].replace(/\+/g, ' '))
+}
+
+export {
+  getParameterByName
+}
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/search/index.ts b/client/src/app/shared/search/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d4016cf89..000000000
--- a/client/src/app/shared/search/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-export * from './search-field.type'
-export * from './search.component'
-export * from './search.model'
-export * from './search.service'
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/search/search-field.type.ts b/client/src/app/shared/search/search-field.type.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7323d6cc3..000000000
--- a/client/src/app/shared/search/search-field.type.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export type SearchField = 'name' | 'account' | 'host' | 'tags'
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts b/client/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f49ecc8ad..000000000
--- a/client/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core'
-import { Router } from '@angular/router'
-import { Search } from './search.model'
-import { SearchService } from './search.service'
-
-@Component({
-  selector: 'my-search',
-  templateUrl: './search.component.html',
-  styleUrls: [ './search.component.scss' ]
-})
-
-export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
-  searchCriteria: Search = {
-    field: 'name',
-    value: ''
-  }
-
-  constructor (private searchService: SearchService, private router: Router) {}
-
-  ngOnInit () {
-    // Subscribe if the search changed
-    // Usually changed by videos list component
-    this.searchService.updateSearch.subscribe(
-      newSearchCriteria => {
-        // Put a field by default
-        if (!newSearchCriteria.field) {
-          newSearchCriteria.field = 'name'
-        }
-
-        this.searchCriteria = newSearchCriteria
-      }
-    )
-  }
-
-  doSearch () {
-    // if (this.router.url.indexOf('/videos/list') === -1) {
-    //   this.router.navigate([ '/videos/list' ])
-    // }
-
-    this.searchService.searchUpdated.next(this.searchCriteria)
-  }
-}
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/search/search.model.ts b/client/src/app/shared/search/search.model.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 174adf2c6..000000000
--- a/client/src/app/shared/search/search.model.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import { SearchField } from './search-field.type'
-
-export interface Search {
-  field: SearchField
-  value: string
-}
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/search/search.service.ts b/client/src/app/shared/search/search.service.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0480b46bd..000000000
--- a/client/src/app/shared/search/search.service.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-import { Injectable } from '@angular/core'
-import { Subject } from 'rxjs/Subject'
-import { ReplaySubject } from 'rxjs/ReplaySubject'
-
-import { Search } from './search.model'
-
-// This class is needed to communicate between videos/ and search component
-// Remove it when we'll be able to subscribe to router changes
-@Injectable()
-export class SearchService {
-  searchUpdated: Subject<Search>
-  updateSearch: Subject<Search>
-
-  constructor () {
-    this.updateSearch = new Subject<Search>()
-    this.searchUpdated = new ReplaySubject<Search>(1)
-  }
-}
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts b/client/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
index f7ced040d..86e1a380e 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import { FromNowPipe } from './misc/from-now.pipe'
 import { LoaderComponent } from './misc/loader.component'
 import { NumberFormatterPipe } from './misc/number-formatter.pipe'
 import { RestExtractor, RestService } from './rest'
-import { SearchComponent, SearchService } from './search'
 import { UserService } from './users'
 import { VideoAbuseService } from './video-abuse'
 import { VideoBlacklistService } from './video-blacklist'
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ import { VideoService } from './video/video.service'
   ],
 
   declarations: [
-    SearchComponent,
     LoaderComponent,
     VideoThumbnailComponent,
     NumberFormatterPipe,
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@ import { VideoService } from './video/video.service'
     BytesPipe,
     KeysPipe,
 
-    SearchComponent,
     LoaderComponent,
     VideoThumbnailComponent,
 
@@ -78,7 +75,6 @@ import { VideoService } from './video/video.service'
     AUTH_INTERCEPTOR_PROVIDER,
     RestExtractor,
     RestService,
-    SearchService,
     VideoAbuseService,
     VideoBlacklistService,
     UserService,
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/video/abstract-video-list.ts b/client/src/app/shared/video/abstract-video-list.ts
index cf717cf4c..84ca5cbe4 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/video/abstract-video-list.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/video/abstract-video-list.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
-import { OnDestroy, OnInit } from '@angular/core'
+import { OnInit } from '@angular/core'
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router'
 import { NotificationsService } from 'angular2-notifications'
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable'
-import { Subscription } from 'rxjs/Subscription'
 import { SortField } from './sort-field.type'
 import { VideoPagination } from './video-pagination.model'
 import { Video } from './video.model'
 
-export abstract class AbstractVideoList implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+export abstract class AbstractVideoList implements OnInit {
   pagination: VideoPagination = {
     currentPage: 1,
     itemsPerPage: 25,
     totalItems: null
   }
   sort: SortField = '-createdAt'
+  defaultSort: SortField = '-createdAt'
   videos: Video[] = []
+  loadOnInit = true
 
   protected notificationsService: NotificationsService
   protected router: Router
   protected route: ActivatedRoute
-  protected subActivatedRoute: Subscription
 
   protected abstract currentRoute: string
 
@@ -32,13 +32,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractVideoList implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     // Subscribe to route changes
     const routeParams = this.route.snapshot.params
     this.loadRouteParams(routeParams)
-    this.loadMoreVideos('after')
-  }
-
-  ngOnDestroy () {
-    if (this.subActivatedRoute) {
-      this.subActivatedRoute.unsubscribe()
-    }
+    if (this.loadOnInit === true) this.loadMoreVideos('after')
   }
 
   onNearOfTop () {
@@ -53,6 +47,12 @@ export abstract class AbstractVideoList implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
+  reloadVideos () {
+    this.videos = []
+    this.loadedPages = {}
+    this.loadMoreVideos('before')
+  }
+
   loadMoreVideos (where: 'before' | 'after') {
     if (this.loadedPages[this.pagination.currentPage] === true) return
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractVideoList implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   protected loadRouteParams (routeParams: { [ key: string ]: any }) {
-    this.sort = routeParams['sort'] as SortField || '-createdAt'
+    this.sort = routeParams['sort'] as SortField || this.defaultSort
 
     if (routeParams['page'] !== undefined) {
       this.pagination.currentPage = parseInt(routeParams['page'], 10)
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/video/video.service.ts b/client/src/app/shared/video/video.service.ts
index b2a26417c..3f35b67c4 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/video/video.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/video/video.service.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { VideoRateType } from '../../../../../shared/models/videos/video-rate.ty
 import { VideoUpdate } from '../../../../../shared/models/videos/video-update.model'
 import { RestExtractor } from '../rest/rest-extractor.service'
 import { RestService } from '../rest/rest.service'
-import { Search } from '../search/search.model'
+import { Search } from '../header/search.model'
 import { UserService } from '../users/user.service'
 import { SortField } from './sort-field.type'
 import { VideoDetails } from './video-details.model'
@@ -91,15 +91,14 @@ export class VideoService {
       .catch((res) => this.restExtractor.handleError(res))
   }
 
-  searchVideos (search: Search, videoPagination: VideoPagination, sort: SortField): Observable<{ videos: Video[], totalVideos: number}> {
-    const url = VideoService.BASE_VIDEO_URL + 'search/' + encodeURIComponent(search.value)
+  searchVideos (search: string, videoPagination: VideoPagination, sort: SortField): Observable<{ videos: Video[], totalVideos: number}> {
+    const url = VideoService.BASE_VIDEO_URL + 'search'
 
     const pagination = this.videoPaginationToRestPagination(videoPagination)
 
     let params = new HttpParams()
     params = this.restService.addRestGetParams(params, pagination, sort)
-
-    if (search.field) params.set('field', search.field)
+    params = params.append('search', search)
 
     return this.authHttp
       .get<ResultList<VideoServerModel>>(url, { params })
diff --git a/client/src/app/signup/signup.component.html b/client/src/app/signup/signup.component.html
index 1e9f7f949..8a30ab512 100644
--- a/client/src/app/signup/signup.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/signup/signup.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="margin-content">
 
   <div class="title-page title-page-single">
-    Signup
+    Create an account
   </div>
 
   <div *ngIf="error" class="alert alert-danger">{{ error }}</div>
diff --git a/client/src/app/videos/video-list/index.ts b/client/src/app/videos/video-list/index.ts
index 594e31984..13024294e 100644
--- a/client/src/app/videos/video-list/index.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/videos/video-list/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export * from './video-recently-added.component'
 export * from './video-trending.component'
+export * from './video-search.component'
 export * from './shared'
diff --git a/client/src/app/videos/video-list/video-recently-added.component.ts b/client/src/app/videos/video-list/video-recently-added.component.ts
index d48804414..6168fac95 100644
--- a/client/src/app/videos/video-list/video-recently-added.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/videos/video-list/video-recently-added.component.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
-import { Component, OnDestroy, OnInit } from '@angular/core'
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core'
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router'
 import { NotificationsService } from 'angular2-notifications'
-import { VideoService } from '../../shared/video/video.service'
 import { AbstractVideoList } from '../../shared/video/abstract-video-list'
+import { SortField } from '../../shared/video/sort-field.type'
+import { VideoService } from '../../shared/video/video.service'
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'my-videos-recently-added',
   styleUrls: [ '../../shared/video/abstract-video-list.scss' ],
   templateUrl: '../../shared/video/abstract-video-list.html'
 })
-export class VideoRecentlyAddedComponent extends AbstractVideoList implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+export class VideoRecentlyAddedComponent extends AbstractVideoList implements OnInit {
   titlePage = 'Recently added'
   currentRoute = '/videos/recently-added'
+  sort: SortField = '-createdAt'
 
   constructor (protected router: Router,
                protected route: ActivatedRoute,
@@ -24,10 +26,6 @@ export class VideoRecentlyAddedComponent extends AbstractVideoList implements On
     super.ngOnInit()
   }
 
-  ngOnDestroy () {
-    super.ngOnDestroy()
-  }
-
   getVideosObservable () {
     return this.videoService.getVideos(this.pagination, this.sort)
   }
diff --git a/client/src/app/videos/video-list/video-search.component.ts b/client/src/app/videos/video-list/video-search.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba851d27e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/app/videos/video-list/video-search.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { Component, OnDestroy, OnInit } from '@angular/core'
+import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router'
+import { NotificationsService } from 'angular2-notifications'
+import { AbstractVideoList } from 'app/shared/video/abstract-video-list'
+import { Subscription } from 'rxjs/Subscription'
+import { SortField } from '../../shared/video/sort-field.type'
+import { VideoService } from '../../shared/video/video.service'
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'my-videos-search',
+  styleUrls: [ '../../shared/video/abstract-video-list.scss' ],
+  templateUrl: '../../shared/video/abstract-video-list.html'
+})
+export class VideoSearchComponent extends AbstractVideoList implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+  titlePage = 'Search'
+  currentRoute = '/videos/search'
+  loadOnInit = false
+
+  private search = ''
+  private subActivatedRoute: Subscription
+
+  constructor (protected router: Router,
+               protected route: ActivatedRoute,
+               protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
+               private videoService: VideoService) {
+    super()
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit () {
+    super.ngOnInit()
+
+    this.subActivatedRoute = this.route.queryParams.subscribe(
+      queryParams => {
+        this.search = queryParams['search']
+        this.reloadVideos()
+      },
+
+      err => this.notificationsService.error('Error', err.text)
+    )
+  }
+
+  ngOnDestroy () {
+    if (this.subActivatedRoute) {
+      this.subActivatedRoute.unsubscribe()
+    }
+  }
+
+  getVideosObservable () {
+    return this.videoService.searchVideos(this.search, this.pagination, this.sort)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/client/src/app/videos/video-list/video-trending.component.ts b/client/src/app/videos/video-list/video-trending.component.ts
index 9108289c9..e80fd7f2c 100644
--- a/client/src/app/videos/video-list/video-trending.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/videos/video-list/video-trending.component.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
-import { Component, OnDestroy, OnInit } from '@angular/core'
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core'
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router'
 import { NotificationsService } from 'angular2-notifications'
-import { VideoService } from '../../shared/video/video.service'
 import { AbstractVideoList } from 'app/shared/video/abstract-video-list'
+import { SortField } from '../../shared/video/sort-field.type'
+import { VideoService } from '../../shared/video/video.service'
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'my-videos-trending',
   styleUrls: [ '../../shared/video/abstract-video-list.scss' ],
   templateUrl: '../../shared/video/abstract-video-list.html'
 })
-export class VideoTrendingComponent extends AbstractVideoList implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+export class VideoTrendingComponent extends AbstractVideoList implements OnInit {
   titlePage = 'Trending'
   currentRoute = '/videos/trending'
+  defaultSort: SortField = '-views'
 
   constructor (protected router: Router,
                protected route: ActivatedRoute,
@@ -24,10 +26,6 @@ export class VideoTrendingComponent extends AbstractVideoList implements OnInit,
     super.ngOnInit()
   }
 
-  ngOnDestroy () {
-    super.ngOnDestroy()
-  }
-
   getVideosObservable () {
     return this.videoService.getVideos(this.pagination, this.sort)
   }
diff --git a/client/src/app/videos/videos-routing.module.ts b/client/src/app/videos/videos-routing.module.ts
index 204851c81..6910421b7 100644
--- a/client/src/app/videos/videos-routing.module.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/videos/videos-routing.module.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
 import { RouterModule, Routes } from '@angular/router'
 import { MetaGuard } from '@ngx-meta/core'
+import { VideoSearchComponent } from './video-list'
 import { VideoRecentlyAddedComponent } from './video-list/video-recently-added.component'
 import { VideoTrendingComponent } from './video-list/video-trending.component'
 import { VideosComponent } from './videos.component'
@@ -34,6 +35,15 @@ const videosRoutes: Routes = [
           }
         }
       },
+      {
+        path: 'search',
+        component: VideoSearchComponent,
+        data: {
+          meta: {
+            title: 'Search videos'
+          }
+        }
+      },
       {
         path: 'upload',
         loadChildren: 'app/videos/+video-edit#VideoAddModule',
@@ -54,6 +64,7 @@ const videosRoutes: Routes = [
       },
       {
         path: ':uuid',
+        pathMatch: 'full',
         redirectTo: 'watch/:uuid'
       },
       {
diff --git a/client/src/app/videos/videos.module.ts b/client/src/app/videos/videos.module.ts
index 6d846fd3b..8c8d52ad9 100644
--- a/client/src/app/videos/videos.module.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/videos/videos.module.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
 import { SharedModule } from '../shared'
-import { VideoMiniatureComponent } from './video-list'
+import { VideoMiniatureComponent, VideoSearchComponent } from './video-list'
 import { VideoRecentlyAddedComponent } from './video-list/video-recently-added.component'
 import { VideoTrendingComponent } from './video-list/video-trending.component'
 import { VideosRoutingModule } from './videos-routing.module'
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ import { VideosComponent } from './videos.component'
 
     VideoTrendingComponent,
     VideoRecentlyAddedComponent,
-    VideoMiniatureComponent
+    VideoMiniatureComponent,
+    VideoSearchComponent
   ],
 
   exports: [
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts
index e2798830e..2b70d535e 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import {
   authenticate,
   paginationValidator,
   setPagination,
-  setVideosSearch,
   setVideosSort,
   videosAddValidator,
   videosGetValidator,
@@ -84,6 +83,14 @@ videosRouter.get('/',
   setPagination,
   asyncMiddleware(listVideos)
 )
+videosRouter.get('/search',
+  videosSearchValidator,
+  paginationValidator,
+  videosSortValidator,
+  setVideosSort,
+  setPagination,
+  asyncMiddleware(searchVideos)
+)
 videosRouter.put('/:id',
   authenticate,
   asyncMiddleware(videosUpdateValidator),
@@ -115,16 +122,6 @@ videosRouter.delete('/:id',
   asyncMiddleware(removeVideoRetryWrapper)
 )
 
-videosRouter.get('/search/:value',
-  videosSearchValidator,
-  paginationValidator,
-  videosSortValidator,
-  setVideosSort,
-  setPagination,
-  setVideosSearch,
-  asyncMiddleware(searchVideos)
-)
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
@@ -378,8 +375,7 @@ async function removeVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
 
 async function searchVideos (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) {
   const resultList = await db.Video.searchAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(
-    req.params.value,
-    req.query.field,
+    req.query.search,
     req.query.start,
     req.query.count,
     req.query.sort
diff --git a/server/initializers/constants.ts b/server/initializers/constants.ts
index 144a4edbf..3e083fd92 100644
--- a/server/initializers/constants.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/constants.ts
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ const API_VERSION = 'v1'
 // Number of results by default for the pagination
 const PAGINATION_COUNT_DEFAULT = 15
 
-// Sortable columns per schema
-const SEARCHABLE_COLUMNS = {
-  VIDEOS: [ 'name', 'magnetUri', 'host', 'account', 'tags' ]
-}
-
 // Sortable columns per schema
 const SORTABLE_COLUMNS = {
   USERS: [ 'id', 'username', 'createdAt' ],
@@ -361,7 +356,6 @@ export {
   REMOTE_SCHEME,
   FOLLOW_STATES,
   AVATARS_DIR,
-  SEARCHABLE_COLUMNS,
   SERVER_ACCOUNT_NAME,
   PRIVATE_RSA_KEY_SIZE,
   SORTABLE_COLUMNS,
diff --git a/server/middlewares/index.ts b/server/middlewares/index.ts
index aafcad2d9..0cef26953 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/index.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@ export * from './async'
 export * from './oauth'
 export * from './pagination'
 export * from './servers'
-export * from './search'
 export * from './sort'
 export * from './user-right'
diff --git a/server/middlewares/search.ts b/server/middlewares/search.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6fe83d25b..000000000
--- a/server/middlewares/search.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import 'express-validator'
-import * as express from 'express'
-
-function setVideosSearch (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) {
-  if (!req.query.field) req.query.field = 'name'
-
-  return next()
-}
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export {
-  setVideosSearch
-}
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos.ts
index f21680aa0..ee2ac50c8 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/videos'
 import { getDurationFromVideoFile } from '../../helpers/ffmpeg-utils'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, SEARCHABLE_COLUMNS } from '../../initializers'
+import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS } from '../../initializers'
 import { database as db } from '../../initializers/database'
 import { UserInstance } from '../../models/account/user-interface'
 import { VideoInstance } from '../../models/video/video-interface'
@@ -172,8 +172,7 @@ const videosRemoveValidator = [
 ]
 
 const videosSearchValidator = [
-  param('value').not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid search'),
-  query('field').optional().isIn(SEARCHABLE_COLUMNS.VIDEOS).withMessage('Should have correct searchable column'),
+  query('search').not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid search'),
 
   (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking videosSearch parameters', { parameters: req.params })
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-interface.ts b/server/models/video/video-interface.ts
index be140de86..2a63350af 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-interface.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-interface.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ export namespace VideoMethods {
   export type ListUserVideosForApi = (userId: number, start: number, count: number, sort: string) => Bluebird< ResultList<VideoInstance> >
   export type SearchAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags = (
     value: string,
-    field: string,
     start: number,
     count: number,
     sort: string
diff --git a/server/models/video/video.ts b/server/models/video/video.ts
index f3469c1de..4dce8e2fc 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video.ts
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ loadByUUIDAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags = function (uuid: string) {
   return Video.findOne(options)
 }
 
-searchAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags = function (value: string, field: string, start: number, count: number, sort: string) {
+searchAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags = function (value: string, start: number, count: number, sort: string) {
   const serverInclude: Sequelize.IncludeOptions = {
     model: Video['sequelize'].models.Server,
     required: false
@@ -1099,33 +1099,24 @@ searchAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags = function (value: string, field: strin
     order: [ getSort(sort), [ Video['sequelize'].models.Tag, 'name', 'ASC' ] ]
   }
 
-  if (field === 'tags') {
-    const escapedValue = Video['sequelize'].escape('%' + value + '%')
-    query.where['id'][Sequelize.Op.in] = Video['sequelize'].literal(
-      `(SELECT "VideoTags"."videoId"
-        FROM "Tags"
-        INNER JOIN "VideoTags" ON "Tags"."id" = "VideoTags"."tagId"
-        WHERE name ILIKE ${escapedValue}
-       )`
-    )
-  } else if (field === 'host') {
-    // FIXME: Include our server? (not stored in the database)
-    serverInclude.where = {
-      host: {
-        [Sequelize.Op.iLike]: '%' + value + '%'
-      }
-    }
-    serverInclude.required = true
-  } else if (field === 'account') {
-    accountInclude.where = {
-      name: {
-        [Sequelize.Op.iLike]: '%' + value + '%'
-      }
-    }
-  } else {
-    query.where[field] = {
-      [Sequelize.Op.iLike]: '%' + value + '%'
-    }
+  // TODO: search on tags too
+  // const escapedValue = Video['sequelize'].escape('%' + value + '%')
+  // query.where['id'][Sequelize.Op.in] = Video['sequelize'].literal(
+  //   `(SELECT "VideoTags"."videoId"
+  //     FROM "Tags"
+  //     INNER JOIN "VideoTags" ON "Tags"."id" = "VideoTags"."tagId"
+  //     WHERE name ILIKE ${escapedValue}
+  //    )`
+  // )
+
+  // TODO: search on account too
+  // accountInclude.where = {
+  //   name: {
+  //     [Sequelize.Op.iLike]: '%' + value + '%'
+  //   }
+  // }
+  query.where['name'] = {
+    [Sequelize.Op.iLike]: '%' + value + '%'
   }
 
   query.include = [
diff --git a/server/tests/api/single-server.ts b/server/tests/api/single-server.ts
index 041d13225..fe192d391 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/single-server.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/single-server.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ describe('Test a single server', function () {
     expect(video.views).to.equal(3)
   })
 
-  it('Should search the video by name by default', async function () {
+  it('Should search the video by name', async function () {
     const res = await searchVideo(server.url, 'my')
 
     expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
@@ -279,35 +279,36 @@ describe('Test a single server', function () {
   //   })
   // })
 
-  it('Should search the video by tag', async function () {
-    const res = await searchVideo(server.url, 'tag1', 'tags')
+  // Not implemented yet
+  // it('Should search the video by tag', async function () {
+  //   const res = await searchVideo(server.url, 'tag1')
+  //
+  //   expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
+  //   expect(res.body.data).to.be.an('array')
+  //   expect(res.body.data.length).to.equal(1)
+  //
+  //   const video = res.body.data[0]
+  //   expect(video.name).to.equal('my super name')
+  //   expect(video.category).to.equal(2)
+  //   expect(video.categoryLabel).to.equal('Films')
+  //   expect(video.licence).to.equal(6)
+  //   expect(video.licenceLabel).to.equal('Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives')
+  //   expect(video.language).to.equal(3)
+  //   expect(video.languageLabel).to.equal('Mandarin')
+  //   expect(video.nsfw).to.be.ok
+  //   expect(video.description).to.equal('my super description')
+  //   expect(video.serverHost).to.equal('localhost:9001')
+  //   expect(video.account).to.equal('root')
+  //   expect(video.isLocal).to.be.true
+  //   expect(video.tags).to.deep.equal([ 'tag1', 'tag2', 'tag3' ])
+  //   expect(dateIsValid(video.createdAt)).to.be.true
+  //   expect(dateIsValid(video.updatedAt)).to.be.true
+  //
+  //   const test = await testVideoImage(server.url, 'video_short.webm', video.thumbnailPath)
+  //   expect(test).to.equal(true)
+  // })
 
-    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
-    expect(res.body.data).to.be.an('array')
-    expect(res.body.data.length).to.equal(1)
-
-    const video = res.body.data[0]
-    expect(video.name).to.equal('my super name')
-    expect(video.category).to.equal(2)
-    expect(video.categoryLabel).to.equal('Films')
-    expect(video.licence).to.equal(6)
-    expect(video.licenceLabel).to.equal('Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives')
-    expect(video.language).to.equal(3)
-    expect(video.languageLabel).to.equal('Mandarin')
-    expect(video.nsfw).to.be.ok
-    expect(video.description).to.equal('my super description')
-    expect(video.serverHost).to.equal('localhost:9001')
-    expect(video.account).to.equal('root')
-    expect(video.isLocal).to.be.true
-    expect(video.tags).to.deep.equal([ 'tag1', 'tag2', 'tag3' ])
-    expect(dateIsValid(video.createdAt)).to.be.true
-    expect(dateIsValid(video.updatedAt)).to.be.true
-
-    const test = await testVideoImage(server.url, 'video_short.webm', video.thumbnailPath)
-    expect(test).to.equal(true)
-  })
-
-  it('Should not find a search by name by default', async function () {
+  it('Should not find a search by name', async function () {
     const res = await searchVideo(server.url, 'hello')
 
     expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
@@ -315,21 +316,23 @@ describe('Test a single server', function () {
     expect(res.body.data.length).to.equal(0)
   })
 
-  it('Should not find a search by author', async function () {
-    const res = await searchVideo(server.url, 'hello', 'account')
-
-    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
-    expect(res.body.data).to.be.an('array')
-    expect(res.body.data.length).to.equal(0)
-  })
-
-  it('Should not find a search by tag', async function () {
-    const res = await searchVideo(server.url, 'hello', 'tags')
-
-    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
-    expect(res.body.data).to.be.an('array')
-    expect(res.body.data.length).to.equal(0)
-  })
+  // Not implemented yet
+  // it('Should not find a search by author', async function () {
+  //   const res = await searchVideo(server.url, 'hello')
+  //
+  //   expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
+  //   expect(res.body.data).to.be.an('array')
+  //   expect(res.body.data.length).to.equal(0)
+  // })
+  //
+  // Not implemented yet
+  // it('Should not find a search by tag', async function () {
+  //   const res = await searchVideo(server.url, 'hello')
+  //
+  //   expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
+  //   expect(res.body.data).to.be.an('array')
+  //   expect(res.body.data.length).to.equal(0)
+  // })
 
   it('Should remove the video', async function () {
     await removeVideo(server.url, server.accessToken, videoId)
@@ -443,7 +446,7 @@ describe('Test a single server', function () {
   })
 
   it('Should search the first video', async function () {
-    const res = await searchVideoWithPagination(server.url, 'webm', 'name', 0, 1, 'name')
+    const res = await searchVideoWithPagination(server.url, 'webm', 0, 1, 'name')
 
     const videos = res.body.data
     expect(res.body.total).to.equal(4)
@@ -452,7 +455,7 @@ describe('Test a single server', function () {
   })
 
   it('Should search the last two videos', async function () {
-    const res = await searchVideoWithPagination(server.url, 'webm', 'name', 2, 2, 'name')
+    const res = await searchVideoWithPagination(server.url, 'webm', 2, 2, 'name')
 
     const videos = res.body.data
     expect(res.body.total).to.equal(4)
@@ -462,20 +465,21 @@ describe('Test a single server', function () {
   })
 
   it('Should search all the webm videos', async function () {
-    const res = await searchVideoWithPagination(server.url, 'webm', 'name', 0, 15)
+    const res = await searchVideoWithPagination(server.url, 'webm', 0, 15)
 
     const videos = res.body.data
     expect(res.body.total).to.equal(4)
     expect(videos.length).to.equal(4)
   })
 
-  it('Should search all the root author videos', async function () {
-    const res = await searchVideoWithPagination(server.url, 'root', 'account', 0, 15)
-
-    const videos = res.body.data
-    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(6)
-    expect(videos.length).to.equal(6)
-  })
+  // Not implemented yet
+  // it('Should search all the root author videos', async function () {
+  //   const res = await searchVideoWithPagination(server.url, 'root', 0, 15)
+  //
+  //   const videos = res.body.data
+  //   expect(res.body.total).to.equal(6)
+  //   expect(videos.length).to.equal(6)
+  // })
 
   // Not implemented yet
   // it('Should search all the 9001 port videos', async function () {
diff --git a/server/tests/utils/videos.ts b/server/tests/utils/videos.ts
index 73a9f1a0a..ff7da9bb2 100644
--- a/server/tests/utils/videos.ts
+++ b/server/tests/utils/videos.ts
@@ -145,26 +145,25 @@ function removeVideo (url: string, token: string, id: number, expectedStatus = 2
           .expect(expectedStatus)
 }
 
-function searchVideo (url: string, search: string, field?: string) {
+function searchVideo (url: string, search: string) {
   const path = '/api/v1/videos'
   const req = request(url)
-                .get(path + '/search/' + search)
-                .set('Accept', 'application/json')
-
-  if (field) req.query({ field })
+    .get(path + '/search')
+    .query({ search })
+    .set('Accept', 'application/json')
 
   return req.expect(200)
-            .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+    .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
 }
 
-function searchVideoWithPagination (url: string, search: string, field: string, start: number, count: number, sort?: string) {
+function searchVideoWithPagination (url: string, search: string, start: number, count: number, sort?: string) {
   const path = '/api/v1/videos'
 
   const req = request(url)
-                .get(path + '/search/' + search)
+                .get(path + '/search')
                 .query({ start })
+                .query({ search })
                 .query({ count })
-                .query({ field })
 
   if (sort) req.query({ sort })
 
@@ -177,7 +176,8 @@ function searchVideoWithSort (url: string, search: string, sort: string) {
   const path = '/api/v1/videos'
 
   return request(url)
-          .get(path + '/search/' + search)
+          .get(path + '/search')
+          .query({ search })
           .query({ sort })
           .set('Accept', 'application/json')
           .expect(200)