diff --git a/man/wofi.1 b/man/wofi.1
index 68c52ce..9212676 100644
--- a/man/wofi.1
+++ b/man/wofi.1
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ Specifies the default sort order. There are currently two orders, default and al
 .TP
 .B \-G, \-\-gtk\-dark
 Instructs wofi to use the dark variant of the current GTK theme, if available.
+.TP
+.B \-Q, \-\-search
+Specifies something to search for immediately on opening
 
 .SH CONFIGURATION
 Wofi has 3 main files used for configuration. All files are completely optional.
diff --git a/man/wofi.5 b/man/wofi.5
index 3a06511..ac936e9 100644
--- a/man/wofi.5
+++ b/man/wofi.5
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ Specifies the default sort order. There are currently two orders, default and al
 .B gtk_dark=\fIBOOL\fR
 If true, instructs wofi to use the dark variant of the current GTK theme (if available). Default is false.
 .TP
+.B search=\fISTRING\f
+Specifies something to search for immediately on opening
+.TP
 .B orientation=\fIORIENTATION\fR
 Specifies the orientation, it can be either horizontal or vertical, default is vertical.
 .TP
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index b9a188a..1fec6d3 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ static void print_usage(char** argv) {
 	printf("--columns\t-w\tSets the number of columns to display\n");
 	printf("--sort-order\t-O\tSets the sort order\n");
 	printf("--gtk-dark\t-G\tUses the dark variant of the current GTK theme\n");
+	printf("--search\t-Q\tSearch for something immediately on open\n");
 	exit(0);
 }
 
@@ -407,6 +408,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 			.flag = NULL,
 			.val = 'G'
 		},
+		{
+			.name = "search",
+			.has_arg = no_argument,
+			.flag = NULL,
+			.val = 'Q'
+		},
 		{
 			.name = NULL,
 			.has_arg = 0,
@@ -441,13 +448,14 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	char* columns = NULL;
 	char* sort_order = NULL;
 	char* gtk_dark = NULL;
+	char* search = NULL;
 
 	struct wl_list options;
 	wl_list_init(&options);
 	struct option_node* node;
 
 	int opt;
-	while((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hfc:s:C:dS:W:H:p:x:y:nImk:t:P::ebM:iqvl:aD:L:w:O:G", opts, NULL)) != -1) {
+	while((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hfc:s:C:dS:W:H:p:x:y:nImk:t:P::ebM:iqvl:aD:L:w:O:GQ:", opts, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch(opt) {
 		case 'h':
 			print_usage(argv);
@@ -550,6 +558,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 		case 'G':
 			gtk_dark = "true";
 			break;
+		case 'Q':
+			search = optarg;
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -733,6 +744,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	if(sort_order != NULL) {
 		map_put(config, "sort_order", sort_order);
 	}
+	if(search != NULL) {
+		map_put(config, "search", search);
+	}
 
 	struct sigaction sigact = {0};
 	sigact.sa_handler = sig;
diff --git a/src/wofi.c b/src/wofi.c
index 857a633..fcc9309 100644
--- a/src/wofi.c
+++ b/src/wofi.c
@@ -1519,6 +1519,7 @@ void wofi_init(struct map* _config) {
 	line_wrap = config_get_mnemonic(config, "line_wrap", "off", 4, "off", "word", "char", "word_char") - 1;
 	bool global_coords = strcmp(config_get(config, "global_coords", "false"), "true") == 0;
 	bool hide_search = strcmp(config_get(config, "hide_search", "false"), "true") == 0;
+	char* search = map_get(config, "search");
 
 	keys = map_init_void();
 
@@ -1643,6 +1644,10 @@ void wofi_init(struct map* _config) {
 	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(outer_box), entry);
 	gtk_widget_set_child_visible(entry, !hide_search);
 
+	if(search != NULL) {
+		gtk_entry_set_text(GTK_ENTRY(entry), search);
+	}
+
 	if(password_char != NULL) {
 		gtk_entry_set_visibility(GTK_ENTRY(entry), FALSE);
 		gtk_entry_set_invisible_char(GTK_ENTRY(entry), password_char[0]);