diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index b40c9c558b..61026ee9eb 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@
 
 			if (version !== null) {
 				WEBUI_VERSION.set(version);
+				window.WEBUI_VERSION = version;
 			}
 
 			console.log('version', version);
@@ -709,6 +710,10 @@
 			await goto(event.data.path);
 			return;
 		}
+		if (event.type === 'query' && event.data?.query) {
+			await goto(`/?q=${encodeURIComponent(event.data.query)}`);
+			return;
+		}
 		if (event.type === 'models:refresh') {
 			const token = localStorage.token;
 			if (token) {