diff --git a/assets/src/bundles/browse/origin-search.js b/assets/src/bundles/browse/origin-search.js
--- a/assets/src/bundles/browse/origin-search.js
+++ b/assets/src/bundles/browse/origin-search.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * See top-level LICENSE file for more information
  */
 
-import {handleFetchError} from 'utils/functions';
+import {handleFetchError, isArchivedOrigin} from 'utils/functions';
 
 const limit = 100;
 let linksPrev = [];
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
     });
 }
 
-function doSearch() {
+async function doSearch() {
   $('#swh-no-result').hide();
   let searchQueryText = $('#swh-origins-url-patterns').val();
   inSearch = true;
@@ -186,10 +186,13 @@
           $('#swh-no-result').text(data.reason);
           $('#swh-no-result').show();
         });
-
       });
+  } else if (await isArchivedOrigin(searchQueryText)) {
+    // redirect to the browse origin
+    window.location.href =
+      `${Urls.browse_origin()}?origin_url=${encodeURIComponent(searchQueryText)}`;
   } else {
-    // otherwise, proceed with origins search
+    // otherwise, proceed with origins search irrespective of the error
     $('#swh-origin-search-results').show();
     $('.swh-search-pagination').show();
     searchOriginsFirst(searchQueryText, limit);
diff --git a/assets/src/utils/functions.js b/assets/src/utils/functions.js
--- a/assets/src/utils/functions.js
+++ b/assets/src/utils/functions.js
@@ -78,3 +78,22 @@
   }
   return `<div class="alert alert-${type} ${extraClasses}" role="alert">${message}${closeButton}</div>`;
 }
+
+export function isValidURL(string) {
+  try {
+    new URL(string);
+  } catch (_) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+export async function isArchivedOrigin(originPath) {
+  if (!isValidURL(originPath)) {
+    // Not a valid URL, return immediately
+    return false;
+  } else {
+    const response = await fetch(Urls.api_1_origin(originPath));
+    return response.ok && response.status === 200; // Success response represents an archived origin
+  }
+}
diff --git a/cypress/integration/origin-search.spec.js b/cypress/integration/origin-search.spec.js
--- a/cypress/integration/origin-search.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/origin-search.spec.js
@@ -67,32 +67,45 @@
     // .should('have.focus');
   });
 
-  it('should show in result when url is searched', function() {
+  it('should redirect to browse when archived URL is searched', function() {
     cy.get('#swh-origins-url-patterns')
       .type(origin.url);
     cy.get('.swh-search-icon')
       .click();
 
-    cy.get('#origin-search-results')
-      .should('be.visible');
-    cy.contains('tr', origin.url)
-      .should('be.visible')
-      .find('.swh-visit-status')
-      .find('i')
-      .should('have.class', 'mdi-check-bold')
-      .and('have.attr', 'title',
-           'Software origin has been archived by Software Heritage');
-
-    const browseOriginUrl = `${this.Urls.browse_origin()}?origin_url=${encodeURIComponent(origin.url)}`;
-    cy.get('tr a')
-      .should('have.attr', 'href', browseOriginUrl);
+    cy.location('pathname')
+      .should('eq', this.Urls.browse_origin_directory());
+    cy.location('search')
+      .should('eq', `?origin_url=${origin.url}`);
+  });
+
+  it('should not redirect for non valid URL', function() {
+    cy.get('#swh-origins-url-patterns')
+      .type('www.example'); // Invalid URL
+    cy.get('.swh-search-icon')
+      .click();
+
+    cy.location('pathname')
+      .should('eq', this.Urls.browse_search()); // Stay in the current page
+  });
+
+  it('should not redirect for valid non archived URL', function() {
+    cy.get('#swh-origins-url-patterns')
+      .type('http://eaxmple.com/test/'); // Valid URL, but not archived
+    cy.get('.swh-search-icon')
+      .click();
+
+    cy.location('pathname')
+      .should('eq', this.Urls.browse_search()); // Stay in the current page
   });
 
   it('should remove origin URL with no archived content', function() {
     stubOriginVisitLatestRequests(404);
 
+    // Using a non full origin URL here
+    // This is because T3354 redirects to the origin in case of a valid, archived URL
     cy.get('#swh-origins-url-patterns')
-      .type(origin.url);
+      .type(origin.url.slice(0, -1));
     cy.get('.swh-search-icon')
       .click();
 
@@ -199,11 +212,11 @@
     cy.intercept(`${this.Urls.api_1_resolve_swhid('').slice(0, -1)}**`)
       .as('resolveSWHID');
 
-    cy.intercept(`${this.Urls.api_1_origin_search(origin.url)}**`)
+    cy.intercept(`${this.Urls.api_1_origin_search(origin.url.slice(0, -1))}**`)
       .as('searchOrigin');
 
     cy.get('#swh-origins-url-patterns')
-      .type(origin.url);
+      .type(origin.url.slice(0, -1));
 
     cy.get('.swh-search-icon')
       .click();