diff --git a/packages/libs/web-common/src/controllers/SiteSearchController.tsx b/packages/libs/web-common/src/controllers/SiteSearchController.tsx
index 2038fb0c33..dd6aa89693 100644
--- a/packages/libs/web-common/src/controllers/SiteSearchController.tsx
+++ b/packages/libs/web-common/src/controllers/SiteSearchController.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,27 @@ interface Props {
   hasUserSetPreferredOrganisms?: boolean;
 }
 
-export default function SiteSearchController({
+const smartQuoteRegex = /\u{201c}|\u{201d}/gu;
+
+// This is a wrapper for the real SiteSearchController component.
+// It will check the search input for smart quotes and replace them
+// with ascii quotes.
+export default function SiteSearchControllerWrapper(props: Props) {
+  const [params, updateParams] = useQueryParams(SEARCH_TERM_PARAM);
+  const searchString = Array.isArray(params.q) ? params.q[0] : params.q || '';
+  const shouldRedirect = smartQuoteRegex.test(searchString);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (shouldRedirect) {
+      updateParams({
+        [SEARCH_TERM_PARAM]: searchString.replace(smartQuoteRegex, '"'),
+      });
+    }
+  }, [updateParams, shouldRedirect]);
+
+  return shouldRedirect ? null : <SiteSearchController {...props} />;
+}
+
+function SiteSearchController({
   offerOrganismFilter = true,
   preferredOrganisms,
   preferredOrganismsEnabled,