diff --git a/spec/System/TestTradeQueryRequests_spec.lua b/spec/System/TestTradeQueryRequests_spec.lua
index 8fb665e871..07b89c5238 100644
--- a/spec/System/TestTradeQueryRequests_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/System/TestTradeQueryRequests_spec.lua
@@ -228,4 +228,72 @@ Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=63115200; includeSubDomains; preload]]
 			requests.FetchResultBlock = orig_fetchBlock
 		end)
 	end)
-end)
\ No newline at end of file
+end)
+
+describe("TradeQueryRequests URL searches", function()
+	local requests
+	before_each(function()
+		requests = new("TradeQueryRequests"):TradeQueryRequests()
+	end)
+
+	it("encodes the league once for both query lookup and search", function()
+		requests:SearchWithURL("https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Forbidden%20Rites/example", function() end)
+		local lookup = table.remove(requests.requestQueue.search, 1)
+		assert.are.equal("https://www.pathofexile.com/api/trade2/search/poe2/Forbidden%20Rites/example", lookup.url)
+		lookup.callback('{"query":{"stats":[]}}')
+		local search = requests.requestQueue.search[1]
+		assert.are.equal("https://www.pathofexile.com/api/trade2/search/poe2/Forbidden%20Rites", search.url)
+		assert.are.same({ price = "asc" }, require("dkjson").decode(search.body).sort)
+	end)
+
+	it("preserves escaped percent signs and slashes in league names", function()
+		requests:SearchWithURL("https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Test%2520%2FLeague/example", function() end)
+		assert.are.equal("https://www.pathofexile.com/api/trade2/search/poe2/Test%2520%2FLeague/example", requests.requestQueue.search[1].url)
+	end)
+
+	it("still accepts legacy URLs without a realm", function()
+		requests:SearchWithURL("https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/Standard/example", function() end)
+		assert.are.equal("https://www.pathofexile.com/api/trade2/search/Standard/example", requests.requestQueue.search[1].url)
+	end)
+
+	it("rejects unrelated URLs without throwing or queueing a request", function()
+		local errorMessage
+		requests:SearchWithURL("https://example.com/trade2/search/Standard/example", function(_, err)
+			errorMessage = err
+		end)
+		assert.are.equal("Invalid URL", errorMessage)
+		assert.are.equal(0, #requests.requestQueue.search)
+	end)
+
+	it("reports malformed query responses without starting a search", function()
+		local errorMessage
+		requests:SearchWithURL("https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/Standard/example", function(_, err)
+			errorMessage = err
+		end)
+		local lookup = table.remove(requests.requestQueue.search, 1)
+		lookup.callback('{}')
+		assert.are.equal("Failed to parse search query JSON", errorMessage)
+		assert.are.equal(0, #requests.requestQueue.search)
+	end)
+	it("submits compressed browser queries directly, including repeated searches", function()
+		local payload = "H4sIAAAAAAAAA42U62rkMAyF38W_hyDLF0nzKksp3ozbGtJMmksvlHn3VaalTSGm-yPEIcdfjk4kv5u70s15nMzx3Yz56XbzeCpT-tvlkznepW7Kh620e-7W22N6NUcPl8vlYOYxnfJ2_2Y5jKXNXxvsh_5tqMnbNOf78_i2rs_DXM69OZqXnIZz30xtHuYxGyWMaSzzT1F_7pe-PC36_vqRaU6zIv9s8LouWpPJr0NX2jI3q-YWbUQQ8gHNwTynbrnafcnl_mE2R-eoYYgOA3FAUvIuxJLwKmG_BwkNB6AYmCJa5BoEOXgKVmAXYmMj6MSFCBY81iDsRZg8xhqDick6dQNVIzZoHALRyx4EoWFxguQ4sPPVapwncDHybq6rE1IMgY1kN4y-fUj9f6Ya0YtHlUSplqJpSNB6az_GRyC9nLJczcavDLKktYoI1o2gtoBFsrAbRwMOmLTbPKLEGsRB0MDQQ9iDQENiI8P6KUe2SvHA4C1Hv1sPNFGs0w5jr6Ggr4TyqxVmG5i13x2QduvNx9xfx_mq2ex6LDrBsSEQzxyJBD5b4nt0v7en_mRW2upimX6cAVNul3E9ufQM-AfqJq6d4AQAAA"
+		for i = 1, 2 do
+			requests:SearchWithURL("https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Forbidden%20Rites/" .. payload, function() end)
+			local search = table.remove(requests.requestQueue.search, 1)
+			assert.are.equal("https://www.pathofexile.com/api/trade2/search/poe2/Forbidden%20Rites", search.url)
+			local query = require("dkjson").decode(search.body)
+			assert.are.equal("weight", query.query.stats[1].type)
+			assert.are.equal("desc", query.sort["statgroup.0"])
+		end
+	end)
+
+	it("rejects damaged compressed queries without making a request", function()
+		local errorMessage
+		requests:SearchWithURL("https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Standard/H4sIAAAA", function(_, err)
+			errorMessage = err
+		end)
+		assert.are.equal("Failed to decode compressed search query", errorMessage)
+		assert.are.equal(0, #requests.requestQueue.search)
+	end)
+
+end)
diff --git a/src/Classes/TradeQueryRequests.lua b/src/Classes/TradeQueryRequests.lua
index 56e3720b71..5322ee0c5d 100644
--- a/src/Classes/TradeQueryRequests.lua
+++ b/src/Classes/TradeQueryRequests.lua
@@ -455,7 +455,11 @@ end
 
 ---@param callback fun(items:table, errMsg:string, query: string?)
 function TradeQueryRequestsClass:SearchWithURL(url, callback)
-	local subpath = url:match(self.hostName .. "trade2/search/(.+)$")
+	local prefix = self.hostName .. "trade2/search/"
+	if url:sub(1, #prefix) ~= prefix then
+		return callback(nil, "Invalid URL", nil)
+	end
+	local subpath = url:sub(#prefix + 1)
 	local paths = {}
 	for path in subpath:gmatch("[^/]+") do
 		table.insert(paths, path)
@@ -467,7 +471,10 @@ function TradeQueryRequestsClass:SearchWithURL(url, callback)
 	if #paths == 3 then
 		realm = paths[1]
 	end
-	league = paths[#paths-1]
+	-- URL path segments are already escaped; buildUrl encodes the league again.
+	league = paths[#paths-1]:gsub("%%(%x%x)", function(hex)
+		return string.char(tonumber(hex, 16))
+	end)
 	queryId = paths[#paths]
 	self:FetchSearchQuery(realm, league, queryId, function(query, errMsg)
 		if errMsg then
@@ -476,8 +483,8 @@ function TradeQueryRequestsClass:SearchWithURL(url, callback)
 
 		-- update sorting on provided url to sort by weights.
 		local json_data = dkjson.decode(query)
-		if not json_data or json_data.error then
-			errMsg = json_data and json_data.error or "Failed to parse search query JSON"
+		if type(json_data) ~= "table" or json_data.error or type(json_data.query) ~= "table" then
+			return callback(nil, type(json_data) == "table" and json_data.error or "Failed to parse search query JSON", nil)
 		end
 		if json_data.query.stats and json_data.query.stats[1] and json_data.query.stats[1].type == "weight" then
 			json_data.sort = {}
@@ -498,6 +505,21 @@ end
 ---@param league string
 ---@param callback fun(query:string, errMsg:string)
 function TradeQueryRequestsClass:FetchSearchQuery(realm, league, queryId, callback)
+	-- Browser share links can contain a gzip-compressed query instead of a saved ID.
+	if queryId:sub(1, 4) == "H4sI" then
+		local ok, query = pcall(function()
+			local compressed = require("base64").decode(queryId:gsub("-", "+"):gsub("_", "/"))
+			return LoadModule("Modules/TradeQueryDecode")(compressed)
+		end)
+		if not ok or not query then
+			return callback(nil, "Failed to decode compressed search query")
+		end
+		local data = dkjson.decode(query)
+		if type(data) ~= "table" then
+			return callback(nil, "Failed to parse compressed search query")
+		end
+		return callback(dkjson.encode({ query = data }))
+	end
 	local url = self:buildUrl(self.hostName .. "api/trade2/search", realm, league, queryId)
 	table.insert(self.requestQueue["search"], {
 		url = url,
diff --git a/src/Modules/TradeQueryDecode.lua b/src/Modules/TradeQueryDecode.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6ccc5b2cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Modules/TradeQueryDecode.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+-- Decode gzip-compressed trade website share queries.
+-- SimpleGraphic's Inflate only supports zlib streams, so use zlib's gzip mode.
+local ffi = require("ffi")
+if not pcall(ffi.typeof, "pob_trade_z_stream") then
+ffi.cdef[[
+typedef struct {
+	const unsigned char *next_in;
+	unsigned int avail_in;
+	unsigned long total_in;
+	unsigned char *next_out;
+	unsigned int avail_out;
+	unsigned long total_out;
+	const char *msg;
+	void *state;
+	void *(*zalloc)(void *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
+	void (*zfree)(void *, void *);
+	void *opaque;
+	int data_type;
+	unsigned long adler;
+	unsigned long reserved;
+} pob_trade_z_stream;
+const char *zlibVersion(void);
+int inflateInit2_(pob_trade_z_stream *, int, const char *, int);
+int inflate(pob_trade_z_stream *, int);
+int inflateEnd(pob_trade_z_stream *);
+]]
+end
+local zlib = ffi.load(ffi.os == "Windows" and "zlib1" or "z")
+
+return function(compressed)
+	-- Trade queries are small; cap expansion to avoid unbounded allocations.
+	local capacity = 1024 * 1024
+	local output = ffi.new("unsigned char[?]", capacity)
+	local stream = ffi.new("pob_trade_z_stream[1]")
+	stream[0].next_in = compressed
+	stream[0].avail_in = #compressed
+	stream[0].next_out = output
+	stream[0].avail_out = capacity
+	if zlib.inflateInit2_(stream, 31, zlib.zlibVersion(), ffi.sizeof(stream[0])) ~= 0 then
+		return nil
+	end
+	local status = zlib.inflate(stream, 4) -- Z_FINISH
+	local length = tonumber(stream[0].total_out)
+	local remaining = stream[0].avail_in
+	zlib.inflateEnd(stream)
+	if status ~= 1 or remaining ~= 0 then -- Z_STREAM_END
+		return nil
+	end
+	return ffi.string(output, length)
+end