diff --git a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
index 572b3ebe0..e89ecb387 100644
--- a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController
     params[:q] ||= params[:term] || ''
 
     if (params[:q][0] == 35 || params[:q][0] == '#') && params[:q].length > 1
-      redirect_to tag_path(:name => params[:q].gsub("#", ""))
+      redirect_to tag_path(:name => params[:q].gsub(/[#\.]/, ''))
       return
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
index 09a670712..598b0e63d 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ describe PeopleController do
       get :index, :q => '#babies'
       response.should redirect_to('/tags/babies')
     end
+
+    it 'goes to a tag page if you search for a hash with dots' do
+      get :index, :q => '#babi.es'
+      response.should redirect_to('/tags/babies')
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#tag_index' do