diff --git a/public/locales/en/common.json b/public/locales/en/common.json
index fda37272..52db2cb4 100644
--- a/public/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/public/locales/en/common.json
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@
     "quicklaunch": {
         "bookmark": "Bookmark",
         "service": "Service",
-        "search": "Search"
+        "search": "Search",
+        "custom": "Custom"
     },
     "wmo": {
         "0-day": "Sunny",
diff --git a/src/components/quicklaunch.jsx b/src/components/quicklaunch.jsx
index 877b98e5..cc19aaf9 100644
--- a/src/components/quicklaunch.jsx
+++ b/src/components/quicklaunch.jsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export default function QuickLaunch({servicesAndBookmarks, searchString, setSear
         newResults.push(
           {
             href: searchProvider.url + encodeURIComponent(searchString),
-            name: `${searchProvider.name} ${t("quicklaunch.search")} `,
+            name: `${searchProvider.name ?? t("quicklaunch.custom")} ${t("quicklaunch.search")} `,
             type: 'search',
           }
         )
diff --git a/src/pages/index.jsx b/src/pages/index.jsx
index 7db02ef4..22b10248 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/index.jsx
@@ -197,7 +197,13 @@ function Home({ initialSettings }) {
   let searchProvider = null;
   const searchWidget = Object.values(widgets).find(w => w.type === "search");
   if (searchWidget) {
-    searchProvider = searchProviders[searchWidget.options?.provider];
+    if (searchWidget.options?.provider === 'custom') {
+      searchProvider = {
+        url: searchWidget.options.url
+      }
+    } else {
+      searchProvider = searchProviders[searchWidget.options?.provider];
+    }
   }
 
   useEffect(() => {