diff --git a/src/providers/fikfap.rs b/src/providers/fikfap.rs
index ad22ffd..6152e33 100644
--- a/src/providers/fikfap.rs
+++ b/src/providers/fikfap.rs
@@ -639,6 +639,24 @@ impl Provider for FikfapProvider {
             .map(str::trim)
             .filter(|value| !value.is_empty());
         let target = Self::pick_target(normalized_query, &sort, &options);
+        // A single-word query that is an existing profile name goes to that
+        // creator's posts (checked against the profile endpoint); a profile
+        // without posts falls back to the keyword search.
+        if let Target::Search(query) = &target {
+            if !query.contains(char::is_whitespace) {
+                if let Ok(Some(profile)) = self.fetch_user_profile(query, &options).await {
+                    let user = Target::User(profile.username);
+                    if let Ok(items) = self
+                        .fetch_target_items(user, page, per_page, &options)
+                        .await
+                    {
+                        if !items.is_empty() {
+                            return items;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
         match self.fetch_target_items(target, page, per_page, &options).await {
             Ok(items) => items,