diff --git a/resources/i18n/en.json b/resources/i18n/en.json
index b6a23068d7..169ff0efe9 100644
--- a/resources/i18n/en.json
+++ b/resources/i18n/en.json
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@
     },
     "results": {
       "head": "Search Results",
-      "no-results": "There were no results for this search"
+      "no-results": "Your search returned no results. Having trouble finding what you're looking for? Try putting",
+      "no-results-link": "quotes around it"
     },
     "sidebar": {
       "close": "Back to results",
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-results/search-results.component.html b/src/app/+search-page/search-results/search-results.component.html
index ed6fc18d9c..4915b552c3 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-results/search-results.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-results/search-results.component.html
@@ -7,5 +7,12 @@
   [hideGear]="true">
 </ds-viewable-collection></div>
 <ds-loading *ngIf="!searchResults || searchResults?.isLoading" message="{{'loading.search-results' | translate}}"></ds-loading>
-<ds-error *ngIf="searchResults?.hasFailed" message="{{'error.search-results' | translate}}"></ds-error>
-<ds-error *ngIf="searchResults?.payload?.page.length == 0" message="{{'search.results.no-results' | translate}}"></ds-error>
+<ds-error *ngIf="searchResults?.hasFailed && (!searchResults?.error || searchResults?.error?.statusCode != 400)" message="{{'error.search-results' | translate}}"></ds-error>
+<div *ngIf="searchResults?.payload?.page.length == 0 || searchResults?.error?.statusCode == 400">
+    {{ 'search.results.no-results' | translate }}
+    <a [routerLink]="['/search']"
+      [queryParams]="{ query: surroundStringWithQuotes(searchConfig?.query) }"
+      queryParamsHandling="merge">
+      {{"search.results.no-results-link" | translate}}
+    </a>
+</div> 
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-results/search-results.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-results/search-results.component.spec.ts
index 4f299c5c50..44202dbf1a 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-results/search-results.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-results/search-results.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, async, tick, fakeAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { NoopAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 import { DebugElement, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { ResourceType } from '../../core/shared/resource-type';
 import { Community } from '../../core/shared/community.model';
@@ -9,11 +10,10 @@ import { SearchResultsComponent } from './search-results.component';
 describe('SearchResultsComponent', () => {
   let comp: SearchResultsComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<SearchResultsComponent>;
-  let heading: DebugElement;
 
   beforeEach(async(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot()],
+      imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot(), NoopAnimationsModule],
       declarations: [SearchResultsComponent],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
     }).compileComponents();
@@ -21,20 +21,39 @@ describe('SearchResultsComponent', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     fixture = TestBed.createComponent(SearchResultsComponent);
-    comp = fixture.componentInstance; // SearchFormComponent test instance
-    heading = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('heading'));
+    comp = fixture.componentInstance; // SearchResultsComponent test instance
   });
 
-  it('should display heading when results are not empty', fakeAsync(() => {
-    (comp as any).searchResults = 'test';
-    (comp as any).searchConfig = {pagination: ''};
+  it('should display results when results are not empty', () => {
+    (comp as any).searchResults = { hasSucceeded: true, isLoading: false, payload: { page: { length: 2 } } };
+    (comp as any).searchConfig = {};
     fixture.detectChanges();
-    tick();
-    expect(heading).toBeDefined();
-  }));
+    expect(fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('ds-viewable-collection'))).not.toBeNull();
+  });
 
-  it('should not display heading when results is empty', () => {
-    expect(heading).toBeNull();
+  it('should not display link when results are not empty', () => {
+    (comp as any).searchResults = { hasSucceeded: true, isLoading: false, payload: { page: { length: 2 } } };
+    (comp as any).searchConfig = {};
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('a'))).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('should display error message if error is != 400', () => {
+    (comp as any).searchResults = { hasFailed: true, error: { statusCode: 500 } };
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('ds-error'))).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('should display link with new search where query is quoted if search return a error 400', () => {
+    (comp as any).searchResults = { hasFailed: true, error: { statusCode: 400 } };
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('a'))).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('should display link with new search where query is quoted if search result is empty', () => {
+    (comp as any).searchResults = { payload: { page: { length: 0 } } };
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('a'))).not.toBeNull();
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-results/search-results.component.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-results/search-results.component.ts
index 6399243f92..ae0abfcd27 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-results/search-results.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-results/search-results.component.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { SearchOptions } from '../search-options.model';
 import { SearchResult } from '../search-result.model';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../core/data/paginated-list';
 import { ViewMode } from '../../core/shared/view-mode.model';
+import { isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-search-results',
@@ -35,4 +36,16 @@ export class SearchResultsComponent {
    */
   @Input() viewMode: ViewMode;
 
+  /**
+   * Method to change the given string by surrounding it by quotes if not already present.
+   */
+  surroundStringWithQuotes(input: string): string {
+    let result = input;
+
+    if (isNotEmpty(result) && !(result.startsWith('\"') && result.endsWith('\"'))) {
+      result = `"${result}"`;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+  }
 }