diff --git a/src/providers/xhamster.rs b/src/providers/xhamster.rs
index eb092f3..cc124f0 100644
--- a/src/providers/xhamster.rs
+++ b/src/providers/xhamster.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use crate::DbPool;
 use crate::api::ClientVersion;
-use crate::providers::{Provider, report_provider_error, requester_or_default};
+use crate::providers::{
+    Provider, probe_first_archive, report_provider_error, requester_or_default, slug_dashed,
+};
 use crate::status::*;
 use crate::util::cache::VideoCache;
 use crate::util::parse_abbreviated_number;
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ enum Target {
     Search(String),
     Category(String),
     Channel(String),
+    Pornstar(String),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -208,6 +211,7 @@ impl XhamsterProvider {
             }
             Target::Category(slug) => format!("{BASE_URL}/categories/{slug}"),
             Target::Channel(slug) => format!("{BASE_URL}/channels/{slug}"),
+            Target::Pornstar(slug) => format!("{BASE_URL}/pornstars/{slug}"),
         };
         if page <= 1 {
             base
@@ -385,6 +389,7 @@ impl XhamsterProvider {
                 match kind.trim().to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {
                     "cat" | "category" => return Target::Category(slug),
                     "channel" | "channels" => return Target::Channel(slug),
+                    "pornstar" | "pornstars" | "star" | "model" => return Target::Pornstar(slug),
                     _ => {}
                 }
             }
@@ -401,6 +406,23 @@ impl XhamsterProvider {
         Target::Search(trimmed.to_string())
     }
 
+    /// A free-form query that names a pornstar or a channel goes to that
+    /// archive (probed on the site; unknown names 404), else keyword search.
+    async fn resolve_keyword(query: &str, options: &ServerOptions) -> Option<Target> {
+        let slug = slug_dashed(query);
+        if slug.is_empty() {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let candidates = [Target::Pornstar(slug.clone()), Target::Channel(slug)];
+        let urls: Vec<String> = candidates.iter().map(|t| Self::target_url(t, 1)).collect();
+        let mut requester = requester_or_default(options, CHANNEL_ID, "resolve_keyword");
+        let (index, _) = probe_first_archive(&mut requester, &urls, &format!("{BASE_URL}/"), |body| {
+            body.contains("video-thumb-info__name")
+        })
+        .await?;
+        candidates.into_iter().nth(index)
+    }
+
     fn resolve_sort_target(sort: &str) -> Target {
         match sort.trim().to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {
             "popular" | "viewed" | "most_viewed" | "mostviewed" => Target::MostViewed,
@@ -472,10 +494,15 @@ impl Provider for XhamsterProvider {
         let page = page.parse::<u16>().unwrap_or(1).max(1);
         let per_page = per_page.parse::<usize>().unwrap_or(10).clamp(1, 60);
 
-        let target = match query {
+        let mut target = match query {
             Some(q) if !q.trim().is_empty() => self.resolve_query_target(q.trim()),
             _ => self.resolve_option_target(&options, &sort),
         };
+        if let Target::Search(query) = &target {
+            if let Some(found) = Self::resolve_keyword(query, &options).await {
+                target = found;
+            }
+        }
 
         match self
             .fetch_target(cache, target, page, per_page, options)