diff --git a/packages/wouter/src/memory-location.js b/packages/wouter/src/memory-location.js
index 8e212ef..d018ac4 100644
--- a/packages/wouter/src/memory-location.js
+++ b/packages/wouter/src/memory-location.js
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ import { useSyncExternalStore } from "./react-deps.js";
 
 export const memoryLocation = ({
   path = "/",
+  searchPath = "",
   static: staticLocation,
   record,
 } = {}) => {
-  let currentPath = path;
+  let currentPath = path + (searchPath && (path.split("?")[1] ? "&" : "?")) + searchPath;
+  let currentSearch = currentPath.split("?")[1] || "";
   const history = [currentPath];
   const emitter = mitt();
 
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ export const memoryLocation = ({
     }
 
     currentPath = path;
+    currentSearch = path.split("?")[1] || "";
     emitter.emit("navigate", path);
   };
 
@@ -39,15 +42,20 @@ export const memoryLocation = ({
     navigate,
   ];
 
+  const useMemoryQuery = () => [
+    useSyncExternalStore(subscribe, () => currentSearch)
+  ];
+
   function reset() {
     // clean history array with mutation to preserve link
     history.splice(0, history.length);
 
-    navigateImplementation(path);
+    navigateImplementation(path + (searchPath && (path.split("?")[1] ? "&" : "?")) + searchPath);
   }
 
   return {
     hook: useMemoryLocation,
+    searchHook: useMemoryQuery,
     navigate,
     history: record ? history : undefined,
     reset: record ? reset : undefined,
diff --git a/packages/wouter/test/memory-location.test.ts b/packages/wouter/test/memory-location.test.ts
index 5b20a99..7ae3c00 100644
--- a/packages/wouter/test/memory-location.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wouter/test/memory-location.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ it("should support initial path", () => {
   unmount();
 });
 
+it("should support initial path with query", () => {
+  const { searchHook } = memoryLocation({ path: "/test-case?foo=bar" });
+  // const { searchHook } = memoryLocation({ path: "/test-case", searchPath: "foo=bar" });
+
+  const { result, unmount } = renderHook(() => searchHook());
+  const [value] = result.current;
+
+  expect(value).toBe("foo=bar");
+  unmount();
+});
+
 it('should return location hook that has initial path "/" by default', () => {
   const { hook } = memoryLocation();
 
@@ -33,6 +44,16 @@ it('should return location hook that has initial path "/" by default', () => {
   unmount();
 });
 
+it('should return search hook that has initial query "" by default', () => {
+  const { searchHook } = memoryLocation();
+
+  const { result, unmount } = renderHook(() => searchHook());
+  const [value] = result.current;
+
+  expect(value).toBe("");
+  unmount();
+});
+
 it("should return standalone `navigate` method", () => {
   const { hook, navigate } = memoryLocation();
 
diff --git a/packages/wouter/test/use-search.test.tsx b/packages/wouter/test/use-search.test.tsx
index ad8fe4d..43e7823 100644
--- a/packages/wouter/test/use-search.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/wouter/test/use-search.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { renderHook, act } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { useSearch, Router } from "wouter";
 import { navigate } from "wouter/use-browser-location";
+import { memoryLocation } from "wouter/memory-location";
 import { it, expect, beforeEach } from "vitest";
 
 beforeEach(() => history.replaceState(null, "", "/"));
@@ -24,6 +25,18 @@ it("can be customized in the Router", () => {
   expect(result.current).toEqual("none");
 });
 
+it("can be customized with memoryLocation", () => {
+  const { searchHook } = memoryLocation({ path: "/foo?key=value" });
+
+  const { result } = renderHook(() => useSearch(), {
+    wrapper: (props) => {
+      return <Router searchHook={searchHook}>{props.children}</Router>;
+    },
+  });
+
+  expect(result.current).toEqual("key=value");
+});
+
 it("unescapes search string", () => {
   const { result: searchResult } = renderHook(() => useSearch());
 
diff --git a/packages/wouter/types/memory-location.d.ts b/packages/wouter/types/memory-location.d.ts
index 5563903..665e131 100644
--- a/packages/wouter/types/memory-location.d.ts
+++ b/packages/wouter/types/memory-location.d.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
-import { BaseLocationHook, Path } from "./location-hook.js";
+import { BaseLocationHook, BaseSearchHook, Path, SearchString } from "./location-hook.js";
 
 type Navigate<S = any> = (
   to: Path,
   options?: { replace?: boolean; state?: S }
 ) => void;
 
-type HookReturnValue = { hook: BaseLocationHook; navigate: Navigate };
+type HookReturnValue = { hook: BaseLocationHook; searchHook: BaseSearchHook, navigate: Navigate };
 type StubHistory = { history: Path[]; reset: () => void };
 
 export function memoryLocation(options?: {
   path?: Path;
+  searchPath?: SearchString;
   static?: boolean;
   record?: false;
 }): HookReturnValue;
 export function memoryLocation(options?: {
   path?: Path;
+  searchPath?: SearchString;
   static?: boolean;
   record: true;
 }): HookReturnValue & StubHistory;