diff --git a/changelog.d/1071-geo-uri-search.md b/changelog.d/1071-geo-uri-search.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eba251948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/1071-geo-uri-search.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- Location search accepts two-dimensional WGS84 `geo:` URIs offline, with
+  the existing coordinate framing and label. Unsupported URI fields are passed
+  to the remaining search providers unchanged (cj-vana, #1071).
diff --git a/scripts/qa-location-controls.mjs b/scripts/qa-location-controls.mjs
index 842a433a4..46da4fe37 100644
--- a/scripts/qa-location-controls.mjs
+++ b/scripts/qa-location-controls.mjs
@@ -89,9 +89,8 @@ try {
     const url = new URL(request.url());
     if (
       url.pathname === '/api/geocode' ||
-      (url.hostname === 'photon.komoot.io' && url.pathname === '/api/') ||
-      (url.hostname === 'maps.googleapis.com' &&
-        url.pathname === '/maps/api/geocode/json')
+      url.pathname === '/api/google/geocode' ||
+      (url.hostname === 'photon.komoot.io' && url.pathname === '/api/')
     )
       geocoderRequests.push(request.url());
   };
diff --git a/src/search/coordinateGeocoder.js b/src/search/coordinateGeocoder.js
index 265a0e12c..aa145bb08 100644
--- a/src/search/coordinateGeocoder.js
+++ b/src/search/coordinateGeocoder.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function boundedBox(lat, lon, halfSpan) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Answer a decimal-degree query without asking anyone.
+ * Answer a decimal-degree or geo-URI query without asking anyone.
  *
  * It sits ahead of the network geocoders, so a coordinate costs no request and
  * works with no key. Anything that is not exactly a coordinate is passed on