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 = [];
@@ -186,13 +186,20 @@
           $('#swh-no-result').text(data.reason);
           $('#swh-no-result').show();
         });
-
       });
   } else {
-    // otherwise, proceed with origins search
-    $('#swh-origin-search-results').show();
-    $('.swh-search-pagination').show();
-    searchOriginsFirst(searchQueryText, limit);
+    isArchivedOrigin(searchQueryText)
+      .then(() => {
+        // redirect to the browse origin
+        window.location.href =
+          `${Urls.browse_origin()}?origin_url=${encodeURIComponent(searchQueryText)}`;
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        // 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 +78,35 @@
   }
   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 function isArchivedOrigin(originPath) {
+  // Returns a promise to Check whether the given string is an archived origin URL
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    if (!isValidURL(originPath)) {
+      // Not a valid URL, reject immediately
+      reject(new Error('Not a valid URL'));
+    } else {
+      fetch(Urls.api_1_origin(originPath))
+        .then(resp => {
+          if (resp.ok) {
+            // Success response represents an archived origin
+            resolve('URL exists in the archive');
+          } else {
+            reject(new Error('Not an archived origin'));
+          }
+        })
+        .catch(() => {
+          reject(new Error('Unknown error'));
+        });
+    }
+  });
+}