diff --git a/src/providers/freeuseporn.rs b/src/providers/freeuseporn.rs
index 84e7c5f..e77b14f 100644
--- a/src/providers/freeuseporn.rs
+++ b/src/providers/freeuseporn.rs
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ use crate::videos::{ServerOptions, VideoFormat, VideoItem};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use error_chain::error_chain;
 use htmlentity::entity::{ICodedDataTrait, decode};
-use percent_encoding::{NON_ALPHANUMERIC, utf8_percent_encode};
 use scraper::{Html, Selector};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::vec;
+use url::form_urlencoded::Serializer;
 
 pub const CHANNEL_METADATA: crate::providers::ProviderChannelMetadata =
     crate::providers::ProviderChannelMetadata {
@@ -151,19 +151,22 @@ impl FreeusepornProvider {
         }
     }
 
-    fn build_list_url(
-        &self,
-        sort: &str,
-        page: u8,
-        query: Option<&str>,
-        category: Option<&str>,
-    ) -> String {
-        let path = if let Some(query) = query.map(str::trim).filter(|value| !value.is_empty()) {
-            format!(
-                "/search/videos/{}",
-                utf8_percent_encode(query, NON_ALPHANUMERIC)
-            )
-        } else if let Some(category) = category
+    fn append_sort_and_page(&self, base_url: &str, sort: &str, page: u8) -> String {
+        let mut params = vec![format!("o={}", Self::sort_param(sort))];
+        if page > 1 {
+            params.push(format!("page={page}"));
+        }
+
+        if params.is_empty() {
+            return base_url.to_string();
+        }
+
+        let separator = if base_url.contains('?') { "&" } else { "?" };
+        format!("{base_url}{separator}{}", params.join("&"))
+    }
+
+    fn build_list_url(&self, sort: &str, page: u8, category: Option<&str>) -> String {
+        let path = if let Some(category) = category
             .map(str::trim)
             .filter(|value| !value.is_empty() && *value != "all")
         {
@@ -172,12 +175,34 @@ impl FreeusepornProvider {
             "/videos".to_string()
         };
 
-        let mut params = vec![format!("o={}", Self::sort_param(sort))];
-        if page > 1 {
-            params.push(format!("page={page}"));
-        }
+        let base_url = format!("{}{}", self.url, path);
+        self.append_sort_and_page(&base_url, sort, page)
+    }
 
-        format!("{}{}?{}", self.url, path, params.join("&"))
+    fn build_search_request_body(query: &str) -> String {
+        let mut serializer = Serializer::new(String::new());
+        serializer.append_pair("search_query", query);
+        serializer.finish()
+    }
+
+    async fn resolve_search_url(&self, query: &str, options: &ServerOptions) -> Result<String> {
+        let search_url = format!("{}/search/videos", self.url);
+        let search_body = Self::build_search_request_body(query);
+        let referer = format!("{}/videos", self.url);
+        let mut requester = requester_or_default(options, module_path!(), "missing_requester");
+        let response = requester
+            .post(
+                &search_url,
+                &search_body,
+                vec![
+                    ("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"),
+                    ("Referer", referer.as_str()),
+                ],
+            )
+            .await
+            .map_err(|error| format!("search submit failed url={search_url}; error={error}"))?;
+
+        Ok(response.uri().to_string().trim_end_matches('/').to_string())
     }
 
     fn build_formats(&self, id: &str) -> Vec<VideoFormat> {
@@ -380,7 +405,7 @@ impl FreeusepornProvider {
         sort: &str,
         options: ServerOptions,
     ) -> Result<Vec<VideoItem>> {
-        let url = self.build_list_url(sort, page, None, options.category.as_deref());
+        let url = self.build_list_url(sort, page, options.category.as_deref());
         self.fetch_listing(cache, url, options, "get.request").await
     }
 
@@ -392,7 +417,19 @@ impl FreeusepornProvider {
         sort: &str,
         options: ServerOptions,
     ) -> Result<Vec<VideoItem>> {
-        let url = self.build_list_url(sort, page, Some(query), None);
+        let search_base = match self.resolve_search_url(query, &options).await {
+            Ok(url) => url,
+            Err(error) => {
+                report_provider_error(
+                    "freeuseporn",
+                    "query.search_submit",
+                    &error.to_string(),
+                )
+                .await;
+                return Ok(vec![]);
+            }
+        };
+        let url = self.append_sort_and_page(&search_base, sort, page);
         self.fetch_listing(cache, url, options, "query.request").await
     }
 }
@@ -464,16 +501,28 @@ mod tests {
         let provider = provider();
 
         assert_eq!(
-            provider.build_list_url("recent", 1, None, None),
+            provider.build_list_url("recent", 1, None),
             "https://www.freeuseporn.com/videos?o=mr"
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            provider.build_list_url("viewed", 2, None, Some("mind-control")),
+            provider.build_list_url("viewed", 2, Some("mind-control")),
             "https://www.freeuseporn.com/videos/mind-control?o=mv&page=2"
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            provider.build_list_url("favorites", 3, Some("mind control"), None),
-            "https://www.freeuseporn.com/search/videos/mind%20control?o=tf&page=3"
+            provider.append_sort_and_page(
+                "https://www.freeuseporn.com/search/videos/Nicole-Kitt",
+                "favorites",
+                3
+            ),
+            "https://www.freeuseporn.com/search/videos/Nicole-Kitt?o=tf&page=3"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn builds_search_request_body_with_form_encoding() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            FreeusepornProvider::build_search_request_body("Nicole Kitt & Cory Chase"),
+            "search_query=Nicole+Kitt+%26+Cory+Chase"
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/util/requester.rs b/src/util/requester.rs
index 11b521b..e6bc359 100644
--- a/src/util/requester.rs
+++ b/src/util/requester.rs
@@ -375,7 +375,11 @@ impl Requester {
         Ok(response)
     }
 
-    #[cfg(any(not(hottub_single_provider), hottub_provider = "hypnotube"))]
+    #[cfg(any(
+        not(hottub_single_provider),
+        hottub_provider = "hypnotube",
+        hottub_provider = "freeuseporn",
+    ))]
     pub async fn post(
         &mut self,
         url: &str,