diff --git a/packages/api/test/services/library_item.test.ts b/packages/api/test/services/library_item.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c567db29d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/test/services/library_item.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai'
+import 'mocha'
+import { filterItemEvents } from '../../src/services/library_item'
+import { parseSearchQuery } from '../../src/utils/search'
+
+describe('filterItemEvents', () => {
+  it('returns events if there are quotation marks in the subscription name', () => {
+    const query = 'subscription:"Best \\\"Omnivore\\\""'
+    const ast = parseSearchQuery(query)
+    const events = [
+      {
+        subscription: 'Best "Omnivore"',
+      },
+    ]
+    const result = filterItemEvents(ast, events)
+    expect(result).to.eql(events)
+  })
+
+  it('returns events if subscription name equals ignore case', () => {
+    const query = 'subscription:substack'
+    const ast = parseSearchQuery(query)
+    const events = [
+      {
+        subscription: 'Substack',
+      },
+    ]
+    const result = filterItemEvents(ast, events)
+    expect(result).to.eql(events)
+  })
+
+  it('returns events if site name equals ignore case', () => {
+    const query = 'site:youtube'
+    const ast = parseSearchQuery(query)
+    const events = [
+      {
+        siteName: 'YouTube',
+      },
+    ]
+    const result = filterItemEvents(ast, events)
+    expect(result).to.eql(events)
+  })
+
+  it('returns events if site name contains the search query', () => {
+    const query = 'site:standard'
+    const ast = parseSearchQuery(query)
+    const events = [
+      {
+        siteName: 'Der Standard',
+      },
+    ]
+    const result = filterItemEvents(ast, events)
+    expect(result).to.eql(events)
+  })
+
+  it('returns events if domain name contains the search query', () => {
+    const query = 'site:stackoverflow.com'
+    const ast = parseSearchQuery(query)
+    const events = [
+      {
+        siteName: 'Stack Overflow',
+        originalUrl: 'https://stackoverflow.com/questions/123',
+      },
+    ]
+    const result = filterItemEvents(ast, events)
+    expect(result).to.eql(events)
+  })
+
+  it('returns events if top level domain matches', () => {
+    const query = 'site:".com"'
+    const ast = parseSearchQuery(query)
+    const events = [
+      {
+        siteName: 'Stack Overflow',
+        originalUrl: 'https://stackoverflow.com/questions/123',
+      },
+    ]
+    const result = filterItemEvents(ast, events)
+    expect(result).to.eql(events)
+  })
+
+  it('returns events if labels match the search query', () => {
+    const query = 'label:foo'
+    const ast = parseSearchQuery(query)
+    const events = [
+      {
+        labelNames: ['foo'],
+      },
+    ]
+    const result = filterItemEvents(ast, events)
+    expect(result).to.eql(events)
+  })
+
+  it('returns events if labels contain quotation marks', () => {
+    const query = 'label:"foo \\\"bar\\\""'
+    const ast = parseSearchQuery(query)
+    const events = [
+      {
+        labelNames: ['foo "bar"'],
+      },
+    ]
+    const result = filterItemEvents(ast, events)
+    expect(result).to.eql(events)
+  })
+
+  it('returns events if labels contain space', () => {
+    const query = 'label:"foo bar"'
+    const ast = parseSearchQuery(query)
+    const events = [
+      {
+        labelNames: ['foo bar'],
+      },
+    ]
+    const result = filterItemEvents(ast, events)
+    expect(result).to.eql(events)
+  })
+
+  it('returns events if labels match the search query ignore case', () => {
+    const query = 'label:Foo'
+    const ast = parseSearchQuery(query)
+    const events = [
+      {
+        labelNames: ['foo'],
+      },
+    ]
+    const result = filterItemEvents(ast, events)
+    expect(result).to.eql(events)
+  })
+
+  it('returns events if labels match the search query with multiple labels', () => {
+    const query = 'label:foo,bar'
+    const ast = parseSearchQuery(query)
+    const events = [
+      {
+        labelNames: ['foo', 'bar'],
+      },
+    ]
+    const result = filterItemEvents(ast, events)
+    expect(result).to.eql(events)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/web/components/templates/navMenu/LibraryLegacyMenu.tsx b/packages/web/components/templates/navMenu/LibraryLegacyMenu.tsx
index 7fa8dcf8a..8590c3578 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/templates/navMenu/LibraryLegacyMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/templates/navMenu/LibraryLegacyMenu.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { ToggleCaretDownIcon } from '../../elements/icons/ToggleCaretDownIcon'
 import Link from 'next/link'
 import { ToggleCaretRightIcon } from '../../elements/icons/ToggleCaretRightIcon'
 import { NavMenuFooter } from './Footer'
+import { escapeQuotes } from '../../../utils/helper'
 
 export const LIBRARY_LEFT_MENU_WIDTH = '275px'
 
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ function Subscriptions(
         name: name,
         keywords: '*' + name,
         perform: () => {
-          props.applySearchQuery(`subscription:\"${name}\"`)
+          props.applySearchQuery(`subscription:\"${escapeQuotes(name)}\"`)
         },
       }
     }),
@@ -291,7 +292,9 @@ function Subscriptions(
                 return (
                   <FilterButton
                     key={item.id}
-                    filterTerm={`in:inbox subscription:\"${item.name}\"`}
+                    filterTerm={`in:inbox subscription:\"${escapeQuotes(
+                      item.name
+                    )}\"`}
                     text={item.name}
                     {...props}
                   />
@@ -507,7 +510,7 @@ function LabelButton(props: LabelButtonProps): JSX.Element {
   const checkboxRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null)
   const state = useMemo(() => {
     const term = props.searchTerm ?? ''
-    if (term.indexOf(`label:\"${props.label.name}\"`) >= 0) {
+    if (term.indexOf(`label:\"${escapeQuotes(props.label.name)}\"`) >= 0) {
       return 'on'
     }
     return 'off'
@@ -557,7 +560,7 @@ function LabelButton(props: LabelButtonProps): JSX.Element {
             props.applySearchQuery(query.trim())
           } else {
             props.applySearchQuery(
-              `${query.trim()} label:\"${props.label.name}\"`
+              `${query.trim()} label:\"${escapeQuotes(props.label.name)}\"`
             )
           }
         }}
@@ -576,16 +579,14 @@ function LabelButton(props: LabelButtonProps): JSX.Element {
           type="checkbox"
           checked={state === 'on'}
           onChange={(e) => {
+            const escapedName = escapeQuotes(props.label.name)
             if (e.target.checked) {
               props.applySearchQuery(
-                `${props.searchTerm ?? ''} label:\"${props.label.name}\"`
+                `${props.searchTerm ?? ''} label:\"${escapedName}\"`
               )
             } else {
               const query =
-                props.searchTerm?.replace(
-                  `label:\"${props.label.name}\"`,
-                  ''
-                ) ?? ''
+                props.searchTerm?.replace(`label:\"${escapedName}\"`, '') ?? ''
               props.applySearchQuery(query)
             }
           }}
diff --git a/packages/web/components/templates/navMenu/LibraryMenu.tsx b/packages/web/components/templates/navMenu/LibraryMenu.tsx
index 7a48e621b..a2c5cbb05 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/templates/navMenu/LibraryMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/templates/navMenu/LibraryMenu.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { NewsletterIcon } from '../../elements/icons/NewsletterIcon'
 import { Dropdown, DropdownOption } from '../../elements/DropdownElements'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { DiscoverIcon } from "../../elements/icons/DiscoverIcon"
+import { escapeQuotes } from "../../../utils/helper"
 
 export const LIBRARY_LEFT_MENU_WIDTH = '275px'
 
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ const LibraryNav = (props: LibraryFilterMenuProps): JSX.Element => {
       <NavRedirectButton
         {...props}
         text="Discover"
-        redirectLocation={"/discover"}
+        redirectLocation={'/discover'}
         icon={<DiscoverIcon color={theme.colors.discover.toString()} />}
       />
     </VStack>
@@ -545,7 +546,7 @@ function Subscriptions(
         name: name,
         keywords: '*' + name,
         perform: () => {
-          props.applySearchQuery(`subscription:\"${name}\"`)
+          props.applySearchQuery(`subscription:\"${escapeQuotes(name)}\"`)
         },
       }
     }),
@@ -581,7 +582,9 @@ function Subscriptions(
                 return (
                   <FilterButton
                     key={item.id}
-                    filterTerm={`in:inbox subscription:\"${item.name}\"`}
+                    filterTerm={`in:inbox subscription:\"${escapeQuotes(
+                      item.name
+                    )}\"`}
                     text={item.name}
                     {...props}
                   />
@@ -735,7 +738,7 @@ type NavButtonRedirectProps = {
 }
 
 function NavRedirectButton(props: NavButtonRedirectProps): JSX.Element {
-  const [selected, setSelected] = useState(false);
+  const [selected, setSelected] = useState(false)
   const router = useRouter()
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -932,7 +935,7 @@ function LabelButton(props: LabelButtonProps): JSX.Element {
   const checkboxRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null)
   const state = useMemo(() => {
     const term = props.searchTerm ?? ''
-    if (term.indexOf(`label:\"${props.label.name}\"`) >= 0) {
+    if (term.indexOf(`label:\"${escapeQuotes(props.label.name)}\"`) >= 0) {
       return 'on'
     }
     return 'off'
@@ -982,7 +985,7 @@ function LabelButton(props: LabelButtonProps): JSX.Element {
             props.applySearchQuery(query.trim())
           } else {
             props.applySearchQuery(
-              `${query.trim()} label:\"${props.label.name}\"`
+              `${query.trim()} label:\"${escapeQuotes(props.label.name)}\"`
             )
           }
         }}
@@ -1001,14 +1004,15 @@ function LabelButton(props: LabelButtonProps): JSX.Element {
           type="checkbox"
           checked={state === 'on'}
           onChange={(e) => {
+            const escapedLabelName = escapeQuotes(props.label.name)
             if (e.target.checked) {
               props.applySearchQuery(
-                `${props.searchTerm ?? ''} label:\"${props.label.name}\"`
+                `${props.searchTerm ?? ''} label:\"${escapedLabelName}\"`
               )
             } else {
               const query =
                 props.searchTerm?.replace(
-                  `label:\"${props.label.name}\"`,
+                  `label:\"${escapedLabelName}\"`,
                   ''
                 ) ?? ''
               props.applySearchQuery(query)
diff --git a/packages/web/pages/settings/pinned-searches.tsx b/packages/web/pages/settings/pinned-searches.tsx
index b06f8cce9..784062d14 100644
--- a/packages/web/pages/settings/pinned-searches.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/pages/settings/pinned-searches.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { Label } from '../../lib/networking/fragments/labelFragment'
 import { CheckSquare, Circle, Square } from 'phosphor-react'
 import { SavedSearch } from '../../lib/networking/fragments/savedSearchFragment'
 import { usePersistedState } from '../../lib/hooks/usePersistedState'
+import { escapeQuotes } from '../../utils/helper'
 
 export type PinnedSearch = {
   type: 'saved-search' | 'label'
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ function LabelButton(props: LabelButtonProps): JSX.Element {
         type: 'label',
         itemId: props.label.id,
         name: props.label.name,
-        search: `label:\"${props.label.name}\"`,
+        search: `label:\"${escapeQuotes(props.label.name)}\"`,
       }}
       listAction={props.listAction}
     >
diff --git a/packages/web/pages/settings/shortcuts.tsx b/packages/web/pages/settings/shortcuts.tsx
index 1ee7d39f0..f9fddfec2 100644
--- a/packages/web/pages/settings/shortcuts.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/pages/settings/shortcuts.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import { CheckSquare, Square } from 'phosphor-react'
 import { Button } from '../../components/elements/Button'
 import { styled } from '@stitches/react'
 import { SavedSearch } from '../../lib/networking/fragments/savedSearchFragment'
-
+import { escapeQuotes } from '../../utils/helper'
 type ListAction = 'RESET' | 'ADD_ITEM' | 'REMOVE_ITEM'
 
 const SHORTCUTS_KEY = 'library-shortcuts'
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ const AvailableItems = (props: ListProps): JSX.Element => {
                 type: 'label',
                 label: label,
                 name: label.name,
-                filter: `label:\"${label.name}\"`,
+                filter: `label:\"${escapeQuotes(label.name)}\"`,
               }
               props.dispatchList({
                 item,
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ const AvailableItems = (props: ListProps): JSX.Element => {
                     : 'feed',
                 filter:
                   subscription.type == SubscriptionType.NEWSLETTER
-                    ? `subscription:\"${subscription.name}\"`
+                    ? `subscription:\"${escapeQuotes(subscription.name)}\"`
                     : `rss:\"${subscription.url}\"`,
               }
               props.dispatchList({
diff --git a/packages/web/utils/helper.ts b/packages/web/utils/helper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..831148eed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/utils/helper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const escapeQuotes = (str: string) => str.replace(/"/g, '\\"')