diff --git a/src/plugins/runner/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/runner/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/plugins/runner/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/runner/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Search and/or reverse geocoding
 add_subdirectory( hostip )
+add_subdirectory( geouri )
 add_subdirectory( latlon )
 add_subdirectory( local-osm-search )
 add_subdirectory( localdatabase )
diff --git a/src/plugins/runner/geouri/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/runner/geouri/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/runner/geouri/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+PROJECT( GeoUriPlugin )
+
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(
+ ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+ ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+)
+
+set( geouri_SRCS GeoUriRunner.cpp GeoUriPlugin.cpp )
+
+marble_add_plugin( GeoUriPlugin ${geouri_SRCS} )
diff --git a/src/plugins/runner/geouri/GeoUriPlugin.h b/src/plugins/runner/geouri/GeoUriPlugin.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/runner/geouri/GeoUriPlugin.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+//
+// This file is part of the Marble Virtual Globe.
+//
+// This program is free software licensed under the GNU LGPL. You can
+// find a copy of this license in LICENSE.txt in the top directory of
+// the source code.
+//
+// Copyright 2016  Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
+//
+
+#ifndef MARBLE_GEOURIPLUGIN_H
+#define MARBLE_GEOURIPLUGIN_H
+
+#include "SearchRunnerPlugin.h"
+
+namespace Marble
+{
+
+class GeoUriPlugin : public SearchRunnerPlugin
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA( IID "org.kde.edu.marble.GeoUriPlugin" )
+    Q_INTERFACES( Marble::SearchRunnerPlugin )
+
+public:
+    explicit GeoUriPlugin(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+    QString name() const override;
+
+    QString guiString() const override;
+
+    QString nameId() const override;
+
+    QString version() const override;
+
+    QString description() const override;
+
+    QString copyrightYears() const override;
+
+    QList<PluginAuthor> pluginAuthors() const override;
+
+    SearchRunner* newRunner() const override;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/plugins/runner/geouri/GeoUriPlugin.cpp b/src/plugins/runner/geouri/GeoUriPlugin.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/runner/geouri/GeoUriPlugin.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+//
+// This file is part of the Marble Virtual Globe.
+//
+// This program is free software licensed under the GNU LGPL. You can
+// find a copy of this license in LICENSE.txt in the top directory of
+// the source code.
+//
+// Copyright 2016  Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
+//
+
+#include "GeoUriPlugin.h"
+
+#include "GeoUriRunner.h"
+
+namespace Marble
+{
+
+GeoUriPlugin::GeoUriPlugin(QObject *parent)
+    : SearchRunnerPlugin(parent)
+{
+}
+
+QString GeoUriPlugin::name() const
+{
+    return tr("Geo URI Search");
+}
+
+QString GeoUriPlugin::guiString() const
+{
+    return tr("Geo URI");
+}
+
+QString GeoUriPlugin::nameId() const
+{
+    return QStringLiteral("geouri");
+}
+
+QString GeoUriPlugin::version() const
+{
+    return QStringLiteral("1.0");
+}
+
+QString GeoUriPlugin::description() const
+{
+    return tr("Input of geographic coordinates by the geo URI scheme");
+}
+
+QString GeoUriPlugin::copyrightYears() const
+{
+    return QStringLiteral("2016");
+}
+
+QList<PluginAuthor> GeoUriPlugin::pluginAuthors() const
+{
+    return QList<PluginAuthor>()
+            << PluginAuthor(QStringLiteral("Friedrich W. H. Kossebau"), QStringLiteral("kossebau@kde.org"));
+}
+
+SearchRunner* GeoUriPlugin::newRunner() const
+{
+    return new GeoUriRunner;
+}
+
+}
+
+Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2( GeoUriPlugin, Marble::GeoUriPlugin )
+
+#include "moc_GeoUriPlugin.cpp"
diff --git a/src/plugins/runner/geouri/GeoUriRunner.h b/src/plugins/runner/geouri/GeoUriRunner.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/runner/geouri/GeoUriRunner.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+//
+// This file is part of the Marble Virtual Globe.
+//
+// This program is free software licensed under the GNU LGPL. You can
+// find a copy of this license in LICENSE.txt in the top directory of
+// the source code.
+//
+// Copyright 2016  Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
+//
+
+#ifndef MARBLE_GEOURIRUNNER_H
+#define MARBLE_GEOURIRUNNER_H
+
+#include "SearchRunner.h"
+
+namespace Marble
+{
+
+class GeoUriRunner : public SearchRunner
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit GeoUriRunner(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    ~GeoUriRunner() override;
+
+    void search(const QString &searchTerm, const GeoDataLatLonBox &preferred) override;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/plugins/runner/geouri/GeoUriRunner.cpp b/src/plugins/runner/geouri/GeoUriRunner.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/runner/geouri/GeoUriRunner.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+//
+// This file is part of the Marble Virtual Globe.
+//
+// This program is free software licensed under the GNU LGPL. You can
+// find a copy of this license in LICENSE.txt in the top directory of
+// the source code.
+//
+// Copyright 2016  Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>
+
+#include "GeoUriRunner.h"
+
+#include "GeoDataFeature.h"
+#include "GeoDataPlacemark.h"
+#include "GeoDataCoordinates.h"
+#include "GeoUriParser.h"
+#include "MarbleModel.h"
+
+#include "MarbleDebug.h"
+#include <QVector>
+
+
+namespace Marble
+{
+
+GeoUriRunner::GeoUriRunner(QObject *parent)
+    : SearchRunner(parent)
+{
+}
+
+
+GeoUriRunner::~GeoUriRunner()
+{
+}
+
+void GeoUriRunner::search(const QString &searchTerm, const GeoDataLatLonBox &)
+{
+    QVector<GeoDataPlacemark*> vector;
+
+    GeoUriParser uriParser(searchTerm);
+    const bool success = uriParser.parse();
+    if (success &&
+        (uriParser.planet().id() == model()->planet()->id())) {
+        const GeoDataCoordinates coordinates = uriParser.coordinates();
+
+        GeoDataPlacemark *placemark = new GeoDataPlacemark;
+        placemark->setName(searchTerm);
+        placemark->setCoordinate(coordinates);
+        placemark->setVisualCategory(GeoDataFeature::Coordinate);
+        placemark->setPopularity(1000000000);
+        placemark->setZoomLevel(1);
+
+        vector.append(placemark);
+    }
+
+    emit searchFinished(vector);
+}
+
+}