diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/fulltexts/searchers/specials/Xofulltext_searcher_html.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/fulltexts/searchers/specials/Xofulltext_searcher_html.java
index 96f9f1577..72645cb43 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/fulltexts/searchers/specials/Xofulltext_searcher_html.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/fulltexts/searchers/specials/Xofulltext_searcher_html.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import gplx.xowa.specials.*; import gplx.langs.mustaches.*; import gplx.xowa.wik
 import gplx.xowa.addons.apps.cfgs.*;
 class Xofulltext_searcher_html extends Xow_special_wtr__base implements Mustache_doc_itm {
 	private final    Hash_adp props = Hash_adp_.New();
-	public Xofulltext_searcher_html(Xocfg_mgr cfg_mgr, Gfo_qarg_mgr url_args, Xow_wiki wiki, Guid_adp page_guid) {
+	public Xofulltext_searcher_html(Xocfg_mgr cfg_mgr, Gfo_qarg_mgr url_args, Xow_wiki wiki, Guid_adp page_guid, boolean lucene_exists) {
 		String search_text = url_args.Read_str_or("search", ""); 
 		search_text = String_.Replace(search_text, "_", " "); // xofulltext_searcher.js chains multiple words with "_"; convert back to space
 		props.Add("qarg_search", search_text);
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class Xofulltext_searcher_html extends Xow_special_wtr__base implements Mustache
 
 		// enabled
 		boolean app_is_drd = gplx.core.envs.Op_sys.Cur().Tid_is_drd();
-		boolean lucene_exists = Io_mgr.Instance.ExistsDir(gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.fulltexts.Xosearch_fulltext_addon.Get_index_dir(wiki));
 		props.Add("app_is_drd", app_is_drd); // for options button
 		props.Add("disabled", app_is_drd && !lucene_exists);
 
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/fulltexts/searchers/specials/Xofulltext_searcher_special.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/fulltexts/searchers/specials/Xofulltext_searcher_special.java
index 1eb73e983..8cb0067f9 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/fulltexts/searchers/specials/Xofulltext_searcher_special.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/fulltexts/searchers/specials/Xofulltext_searcher_special.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Apache License: https://github.com/gnosygnu/xowa/blob/master/LICENSE-APACHE2.txt
 */
 package gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.fulltexts.searchers.specials; import gplx.*; import gplx.xowa.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.fulltexts.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.fulltexts.searchers.*;
 import gplx.xowa.specials.*; import gplx.core.net.qargs.*;
+import gplx.xowa.wikis.domains.*;
 import gplx.xowa.addons.apps.cfgs.*;
 public class Xofulltext_searcher_special implements Xow_special_page {
 	public void Special__gen(Xow_wiki wiki, Xoa_page page, Xoa_url url, Xoa_ttl ttl) {
@@ -22,8 +23,22 @@ public class Xofulltext_searcher_special implements Xow_special_page {
 		Gfo_qarg_mgr url_args = new Gfo_qarg_mgr().Init(url.Qargs_ary());
 		Xocfg_mgr cfg_mgr = wiki.App().Cfg();
 
+		// redirect to Special:Search if index doesn't exist
+		boolean lucene_exists = Io_mgr.Instance.ExistsDir(gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.fulltexts.Xosearch_fulltext_addon.Get_index_dir(wiki));
+		if (   !gplx.core.envs.Op_sys.Cur().Tid_is_drd()  // desktop
+			&& !lucene_exists // no lucene index
+			&& !Int_.In(wiki.Domain_tid(), Xow_domain_tid_.Tid__home, Xow_domain_tid_.Tid__other) // not home or personal wiki
+			&& !Bry_.Eq(url_args.Read_bry_or_null("force"), Bool_.Y_bry) // force=y is not present in url
+			&& wiki.App().Cfg().Get_bool_app_or(gplx.xowa.apps.cfgs.Xocfg_win.Cfg__search__fallback_to_title, true) // cfg.fallback is enabled
+			) {
+			Xoa_ttl redirect_ttl = wiki.Ttl_parse(Bry_.new_u8("Special:Search?fulltext=y&search=" + url_args.Read_str_or("search", "")));
+			Xoa_url redirect_url = wiki.Utl__url_parser().Parse(redirect_ttl.Full_db());
+			page.Redirect_trail().Itms__add__article(redirect_url, redirect_ttl, null);
+			return;
+		}
+
 		// create page
-		Xofulltext_searcher_html html = new Xofulltext_searcher_html(cfg_mgr, url_args, wiki, page.Page_guid());
+		Xofulltext_searcher_html html = new Xofulltext_searcher_html(cfg_mgr, url_args, wiki, page.Page_guid(), lucene_exists);
 		html.Bld_page_by_mustache(wiki.App(), page, this);
 	}
 	Xofulltext_searcher_special(Xow_special_meta special__meta) {this.special__meta = special__meta;}
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/randoms/specials/Rndm_page_special.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/randoms/specials/Rndm_page_special.java
index 38bb7dd7b..93ab4f6e4 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/randoms/specials/Rndm_page_special.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/pages/randoms/specials/Rndm_page_special.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class Rndm_page_special implements Xow_special_page {
 		// Rndm_addon.Get(wiki).Mgr().Get_rndm_page_by_ns(ns);
 
 		byte[] random_ttl_bry = wiki.Db_mgr().Load_mgr().Find_random_ttl(ns);
-		wiki.Data_mgr().Redirect(page, ns.Gen_ttl(random_ttl_bry));
+		wiki.Data_mgr().Redirect(page, ns.Gen_ttl(random_ttl_bry)); // REDIRECT:as per Special:Random
 	}
 
 	public static final String SPECIAL_KEY = "Randompage";	// NOTE: needs to match lang.gfs
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/apps/cfgs/Xocfg_win.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/apps/cfgs/Xocfg_win.java
index b896322e3..440005e01 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/apps/cfgs/Xocfg_win.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/apps/cfgs/Xocfg_win.java
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ public class Xocfg_win implements Gfo_invk {
 	private static final String Invk_search_box_fmt_ = "search_box_fmt_", Invk_font = "font";
 	private static final String 
 	  Cfg__search__default_to_fulltext = "xowa.addon.fulltext_search.compatibility.default_to_fulltext"
-	, Cfg__search__fallback_to_title   = "xowa.addon.fulltext_search.compatibility.fallback_to_title";
+	;
+	public static final String 
+	  Cfg__search__fallback_to_title   = "xowa.addon.fulltext_search.compatibility.fallback_to_title";
 
 	public static final float Font_size_default = 8;
 }