diff --git a/autotests/locationbartest.cpp b/autotests/locationbartest.cpp
index 14e746565..68303fb36 100644
--- a/autotests/locationbartest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/locationbartest.cpp
@@ -214,4 +214,17 @@ void LocationBarTest::loadAction_issue2578()
     QCOMPARE(action.type, LocationBar::LoadAction::Invalid);
 }
 
+void LocationBarTest::loadAction_kdebug392445()
+{
+    // %20 in url will make it incorrectly treat as web search
+
+    qzSettings->searchFromAddressBar = true;
+
+    LocationBar::LoadAction action;
+
+    action = LocationBar::loadAction("http://www.example.com/my%20beautiful%20page");
+    QCOMPARE(action.type, LocationBar::LoadAction::Url);
+    QCOMPARE(action.loadRequest.url(), QUrl("http://www.example.com/my%20beautiful%20page"));
+}
+
 FALKONTEST_MAIN(LocationBarTest)
diff --git a/autotests/locationbartest.h b/autotests/locationbartest.h
index 29cc6e845..ed3f8ad55 100644
--- a/autotests/locationbartest.h
+++ b/autotests/locationbartest.h
@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void loadAction_kdebug389491();
     void loadActionSpecialSchemesTest();
     void loadAction_issue2578();
+    void loadAction_kdebug392445();
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/navigation/locationbar.cpp b/src/lib/navigation/locationbar.cpp
index 29002dcd9..749900a5a 100644
--- a/src/lib/navigation/locationbar.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/navigation/locationbar.cpp
@@ -277,12 +277,12 @@ LocationBar::LoadAction LocationBar::loadAction(const QString &text)
     }
 
     // Otherwise load as url
-    const QUrl &guessedUrl = QUrl::fromUserInput(t);
+    const QUrl guessedUrl = QUrl::fromUserInput(t);
     if (guessedUrl.isValid()) {
         // Always allow javascript: to be loaded
         const bool forceLoad = guessedUrl.scheme() == QL1S("javascript");
         // Only allow spaces in query
-        if (forceLoad || !QzTools::containsSpace(guessedUrl.toString(QUrl::RemoveQuery))) {
+        if (forceLoad || !QzTools::containsSpace(t) || !QzTools::containsSpace(guessedUrl.toString(QUrl::RemoveQuery))) {
             // Only allow whitelisted schemes
             static const QSet<QString> whitelistedSchemes = {
                 QSL("http"), QSL("https"), QSL("ftp"), QSL("file"),