diff --git a/src/providers/sextb.rs b/src/providers/sextb.rs
index 7431a93..b71456f 100644
--- a/src/providers/sextb.rs
+++ b/src/providers/sextb.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::DbPool;
 use crate::api::ClientVersion;
 use crate::providers::{
-    Provider, report_provider_error, report_provider_error_background, requester_or_default,
+    Provider, probe_first_archive, report_provider_error, report_provider_error_background,
+    requester_or_default,
 };
 use crate::status::*;
 use crate::util::cache::VideoCache;
@@ -517,6 +518,28 @@ impl SextbProvider {
         Target::Search { slug }
     }
 
+    /// A free-form query that names an actress or a studio outside the loaded
+    /// catalogs goes to that archive (probed on the site), else keyword search.
+    async fn resolve_keyword(&self, slug: &str, options: &ServerOptions) -> Option<Target> {
+        if slug.is_empty() {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let candidates = [
+            Target::Actress { slug: slug.to_string() },
+            Target::Studio { slug: slug.to_string() },
+        ];
+        let urls: Vec<String> = candidates
+            .iter()
+            .map(|t| self.build_url_for_target(t, 1))
+            .collect();
+        let mut requester = requester_or_default(options, CHANNEL_ID, "resolve_keyword");
+        let (index, _) = probe_first_archive(&mut requester, &urls, &format!("{}/", self.url), |body| {
+            body.contains("tray-item") && !body.contains("No Video were found")
+        })
+        .await?;
+        candidates.into_iter().nth(index)
+    }
+
     fn build_url_for_target(&self, target: &Target, page: u16) -> String {
         match target {
             Target::Section { section, sort } => {
@@ -1092,7 +1115,12 @@ impl SextbProvider {
         per_page_limit: usize,
         options: ServerOptions,
     ) -> Result<Vec<VideoItem>> {
-        let target = self.resolve_query_target(query, sort);
+        let mut target = self.resolve_query_target(query, sort);
+        if let Target::Search { slug } = &target {
+            if let Some(found) = self.resolve_keyword(slug, &options).await {
+                target = found;
+            }
+        }
         let url = self.build_url_for_target(&target, page);
         self.fetch_items_for_url(cache, url, per_page_limit, &options)
             .await