diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
index d75772e4c..c90a24a37 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
@@ -1472,6 +1472,11 @@ url.incdec_segments:
   desc: URL segments where `:navigate increment/decrement` will search for
     a number.
 
+url.open_base_url:
+  type: Bool
+  default: false
+  desc: Open base URL of the searchengine if a searchengine shortcut is invoked without parameters.
+
 url.searchengines:
   default:
     DEFAULT: https://duckduckgo.com/?q={}
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/urlutils.py b/qutebrowser/utils/urlutils.py
index 2ed466dd1..0c77a5d0f 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/urlutils.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/urlutils.py
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ def _get_search_url(txt):
         engine = 'DEFAULT'
     template = config.val.url.searchengines[engine]
     url = qurl_from_user_input(template.format(urllib.parse.quote(term)))
+
+    if config.val.url.open_base_url and term in config.val.url.searchengines:
+        url = qurl_from_user_input(config.val.url.searchengines[term])
+        url.setPath(None)
+        url.setFragment(None)
+        url.setQuery(None)
     qtutils.ensure_valid(url)
     return url
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_urlutils.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_urlutils.py
index 6621edfed..9df7ed0d0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_urlutils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_urlutils.py
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ def test_special_urls(url, special):
     assert urlutils.is_special_url(QUrl(url)) == special
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('open_base_url', [True, False])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('url, host, query', [
     ('testfoo', 'www.example.com', 'q=testfoo'),
     ('test testfoo', 'www.qutebrowser.org', 'q=testfoo'),
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ def test_special_urls(url, special):
     ('stripped ', 'www.example.com', 'q=stripped'),
     ('test-with-dash testfoo', 'www.example.org', 'q=testfoo'),
 ])
-def test_get_search_url(url, host, query):
+def test_get_search_url(config_stub, url, host, query, open_base_url):
     """Test _get_search_url().
 
     Args:
@@ -296,11 +297,32 @@ def test_get_search_url(url, host, query):
         host: The expected search machine host.
         query: The expected search query.
     """
+    config_stub.val.url.open_base_url = open_base_url
     url = urlutils._get_search_url(url)
     assert url.host() == host
     assert url.query() == query
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('url, host', [
+    ('test', 'www.qutebrowser.org'),
+    ('test-with-dash', 'www.example.org'),
+])
+def test_get_search_url_open_base_url(config_stub, url, host):
+    """Test _get_search_url() with url.open_base_url_enabled.
+
+    Args:
+        url: The "URL" to enter.
+        host: The expected search machine host.
+        query: The expected search query.
+    """
+    config_stub.val.url.open_base_url = True
+    url = urlutils._get_search_url(url)
+    assert not url.path()
+    assert not url.fragment()
+    assert not url.query()
+    assert url.host() == host
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('url', ['\n', ' ', '\n '])
 def test_get_search_url_invalid(url):
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):