diff --git a/beetsplug/web/static/beets.js b/beetsplug/web/static/beets.js
index 5df50764a..eedec8a5f 100644
--- a/beetsplug/web/static/beets.js
+++ b/beetsplug/web/static/beets.js
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ var BeetsRouter = Backbone.Router.extend({
         "item/query/:query": "itemQuery",
     },
     itemQuery: function(query) {
-        $.getJSON('/item/query/' + query, function(data) {
+        var queryURL = query.split(/\s+/).map(encodeURIComponent).join('/');
+        $.getJSON('/item/query/' + queryURL, function(data) {
             var models = _.map(
                 data['results'],
                 function(d) { return new Item(d); }
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 71bd27bab..daeea77f0 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ Fixes:
   :user:`multikatt`. :bug:`1027`, :bug:`1040`
 * :doc:`/plugins/play`: Fix a potential crash when the command outputs special
   characters. :bug:`1041`
+* :doc:`/plugins/web`: Typed queries are now treated as separate query
+  components. :bug:`1045`
 
 
 1.3.8 (September 17, 2014)