diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/routes/users/access.tsx b/src/apps/dashboard/routes/users/access.tsx
index 812ad80c5b8..727e21fc924 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/routes/users/access.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/routes/users/access.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { UserDto } from '@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client';
 import React, { FunctionComponent, useCallback, useEffect, useState, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import loading from '../../../../components/loading/loading';
 import libraryMenu from '../../../../scripts/libraryMenu';
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ import globalize from '../../../../scripts/globalize';
 import toast from '../../../../components/toast/toast';
 import SectionTabs from '../../../../components/dashboard/users/SectionTabs';
 import ButtonElement from '../../../../elements/ButtonElement';
-import { getParameterByName } from '../../../../utils/url';
 import SectionTitleContainer from '../../../../elements/SectionTitleContainer';
 import AccessContainer from '../../../../components/dashboard/users/AccessContainer';
 import CheckBoxElement from '../../../../elements/CheckBoxElement';
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ type ItemsArr = {
 };
 
 const UserLibraryAccess: FunctionComponent = () => {
+    const [ searchParams ] = useSearchParams();
+    const userId = searchParams.get('userId');
     const [ userName, setUserName ] = useState('');
     const [channelsItems, setChannelsItems] = useState<ItemsArr[]>([]);
     const [mediaFoldersItems, setMediaFoldersItems] = useState<ItemsArr[]>([]);
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ const UserLibraryAccess: FunctionComponent = () => {
         const page = element.current;
 
         if (!page) {
-            console.error('Unexpected null reference');
+            console.error('[userlibraryaccess] Unexpected null page reference');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ const UserLibraryAccess: FunctionComponent = () => {
         const page = element.current;
 
         if (!page) {
-            console.error('Unexpected null reference');
+            console.error('[userlibraryaccess] Unexpected null page reference');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ const UserLibraryAccess: FunctionComponent = () => {
         const page = element.current;
 
         if (!page) {
-            console.error('Unexpected null reference');
+            console.error('[userlibraryaccess] Unexpected null page reference');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -138,7 +140,6 @@ const UserLibraryAccess: FunctionComponent = () => {
 
     const loadData = useCallback(() => {
         loading.show();
-        const userId = getParameterByName('userId');
         const promise1 = userId ? window.ApiClient.getUser(userId) : Promise.resolve({ Configuration: {} });
         const promise2 = window.ApiClient.getJSON(window.ApiClient.getUrl('Library/MediaFolders', {
             IsHidden: false
@@ -150,21 +151,25 @@ const UserLibraryAccess: FunctionComponent = () => {
         }).catch(err => {
             console.error('[userlibraryaccess] failed to load data', err);
         });
-    }, [loadUser]);
+    }, [loadUser, userId]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         const page = element.current;
 
         if (!page) {
-            console.error('Unexpected null reference');
+            console.error('[userlibraryaccess] Unexpected null page reference');
             return;
         }
 
         loadData();
 
         const onSubmit = (e: Event) => {
+            if (!userId) {
+                console.error('[userlibraryaccess] missing user id');
+                return;
+            }
+
             loading.show();
-            const userId = getParameterByName('userId');
             window.ApiClient.getUser(userId).then(function (result) {
                 saveUser(result);
             }).catch(err => {
diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/routes/users/parentalcontrol.tsx b/src/apps/dashboard/routes/users/parentalcontrol.tsx
index 14231245cc1..a995a1695cb 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/routes/users/parentalcontrol.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/routes/users/parentalcontrol.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import type { AccessSchedule, ParentalRating, UserDto } from '@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client';
 import { DynamicDayOfWeek } from '@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client/models/dynamic-day-of-week';
-import React, { FunctionComponent, useCallback, useEffect, useState, useRef } from 'react';
 import escapeHTML from 'escape-html';
+import React, { FunctionComponent, useCallback, useEffect, useState, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import globalize from '../../../../scripts/globalize';
 import LibraryMenu from '../../../../scripts/libraryMenu';
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ import SectionTitleContainer from '../../../../elements/SectionTitleContainer';
 import SectionTabs from '../../../../components/dashboard/users/SectionTabs';
 import loading from '../../../../components/loading/loading';
 import toast from '../../../../components/toast/toast';
-import { getParameterByName } from '../../../../utils/url';
 import CheckBoxElement from '../../../../elements/CheckBoxElement';
 import SelectElement from '../../../../elements/SelectElement';
 import Page from '../../../../components/Page';
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ function handleSaveUser(
 }
 
 const UserParentalControl: FunctionComponent = () => {
+    const [ searchParams ] = useSearchParams();
+    const userId = searchParams.get('userId');
     const [ userName, setUserName ] = useState('');
     const [ parentalRatings, setParentalRatings ] = useState<ParentalRating[]>([]);
     const [ unratedItems, setUnratedItems ] = useState<UnratedItem[]>([]);
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ const UserParentalControl: FunctionComponent = () => {
         const page = element.current;
 
         if (!page) {
-            console.error('Unexpected null reference');
+            console.error('[userparentalcontrol] Unexpected null page reference');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ const UserParentalControl: FunctionComponent = () => {
         const page = element.current;
 
         if (!page) {
-            console.error('Unexpected null reference');
+            console.error('[userparentalcontrol] Unexpected null page reference');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ const UserParentalControl: FunctionComponent = () => {
         const page = element.current;
 
         if (!page) {
-            console.error('Unexpected null reference');
+            console.error('[userparentalcontrol] Unexpected null page reference');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ const UserParentalControl: FunctionComponent = () => {
         const page = element.current;
 
         if (!page) {
-            console.error('Unexpected null reference');
+            console.error('[userparentalcontrol] Unexpected null page reference');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ const UserParentalControl: FunctionComponent = () => {
         const page = element.current;
 
         if (!page) {
-            console.error('Unexpected null reference');
+            console.error('[userparentalcontrol] Unexpected null page reference');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -241,8 +243,12 @@ const UserParentalControl: FunctionComponent = () => {
     }, [loadAllowedTags, loadBlockedTags, loadUnratedItems, populateRatings, renderAccessSchedule]);
 
     const loadData = useCallback(() => {
+        if (!userId) {
+            console.error('[userparentalcontrol.loadData] missing user id');
+            return;
+        }
+
         loading.show();
-        const userId = getParameterByName('userId');
         const promise1 = window.ApiClient.getUser(userId);
         const promise2 = window.ApiClient.getParentalRatings();
         Promise.all([promise1, promise2]).then(function (responses) {
@@ -250,13 +256,13 @@ const UserParentalControl: FunctionComponent = () => {
         }).catch(err => {
             console.error('[userparentalcontrol] failed to load data', err);
         });
-    }, [loadUser]);
+    }, [loadUser, userId]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         const page = element.current;
 
         if (!page) {
-            console.error('Unexpected null reference');
+            console.error('[userparentalcontrol] Unexpected null page reference');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -344,8 +350,12 @@ const UserParentalControl: FunctionComponent = () => {
         const saveUser = handleSaveUser(page, getSchedulesFromPage, getAllowedTagsFromPage, getBlockedTagsFromPage, onSaveComplete);
 
         const onSubmit = (e: Event) => {
+            if (!userId) {
+                console.error('[userparentalcontrol.onSubmit] missing user id');
+                return;
+            }
+
             loading.show();
-            const userId = getParameterByName('userId');
             window.ApiClient.getUser(userId).then(function (result) {
                 saveUser(result);
             }).catch(err => {
diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/routes/users/password.tsx b/src/apps/dashboard/routes/users/password.tsx
index 544e8c6dec8..ff01ad2b4f8 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/routes/users/password.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/routes/users/password.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 import React, { FunctionComponent, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import SectionTabs from '../../../../components/dashboard/users/SectionTabs';
 import UserPasswordForm from '../../../../components/dashboard/users/UserPasswordForm';
-import { getParameterByName } from '../../../../utils/url';
 import SectionTitleContainer from '../../../../elements/SectionTitleContainer';
 import Page from '../../../../components/Page';
 import loading from '../../../../components/loading/loading';
 
 const UserPassword: FunctionComponent = () => {
-    const userId = getParameterByName('userId');
+    const [ searchParams ] = useSearchParams();
+    const userId = searchParams.get('userId');
     const [ userName, setUserName ] = useState('');
 
     const loadUser = useCallback(() => {
+        if (!userId) {
+            console.error('[userpassword] missing user id');
+            return;
+        }
+
         loading.show();
         window.ApiClient.getUser(userId).then(function (user) {
             if (!user.Name) {
diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/routes/users/profile.tsx b/src/apps/dashboard/routes/users/profile.tsx
index 7ef62f8261b..13170e48f68 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/routes/users/profile.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/routes/users/profile.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { SyncPlayUserAccessType, UserDto } from '@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client';
-import React, { FunctionComponent, useCallback, useEffect, useState, useRef } from 'react';
 import escapeHTML from 'escape-html';
+import React, { FunctionComponent, useCallback, useEffect, useState, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import Dashboard from '../../../../utils/dashboard';
 import globalize from '../../../../scripts/globalize';
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ import SectionTitleContainer from '../../../../elements/SectionTitleContainer';
 import SectionTabs from '../../../../components/dashboard/users/SectionTabs';
 import loading from '../../../../components/loading/loading';
 import toast from '../../../../components/toast/toast';
-import { getParameterByName } from '../../../../utils/url';
 import SelectElement from '../../../../elements/SelectElement';
 import Page from '../../../../components/Page';
 
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ function onSaveComplete() {
 }
 
 const UserEdit: FunctionComponent = () => {
+    const [ searchParams ] = useSearchParams();
+    const userId = searchParams.get('userId');
     const [ userName, setUserName ] = useState('');
     const [ deleteFoldersAccess, setDeleteFoldersAccess ] = useState<ResetProvider[]>([]);
     const [ authProviders, setAuthProviders ] = useState<AuthProvider[]>([]);
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ const UserEdit: FunctionComponent = () => {
     };
 
     const getUser = () => {
-        const userId = getParameterByName('userId');
+        if (!userId) throw new Error('missing user id');
         return window.ApiClient.getUser(userId);
     };
 
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ const UserEdit: FunctionComponent = () => {
         const page = element.current;
 
         if (!page) {
-            console.error('Unexpected null reference');
+            console.error('[useredit] Unexpected null page reference');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ const UserEdit: FunctionComponent = () => {
         const page = element.current;
 
         if (!page) {
-            console.error('Unexpected null reference');
+            console.error('[useredit] Unexpected null page reference');
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/apps/stable/routes/user/userprofile.tsx b/src/apps/stable/routes/user/userprofile.tsx
index bb0500da0f4..6ba8fee49bc 100644
--- a/src/apps/stable/routes/user/userprofile.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/stable/routes/user/userprofile.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { UserDto } from '@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client';
 import { ImageType } from '@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client/models/image-type';
 import React, { FunctionComponent, useEffect, useState, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import Dashboard from '../../../../utils/dashboard';
 import globalize from '../../../../scripts/globalize';
@@ -11,11 +12,11 @@ import ButtonElement from '../../../../elements/ButtonElement';
 import UserPasswordForm from '../../../../components/dashboard/users/UserPasswordForm';
 import loading from '../../../../components/loading/loading';
 import toast from '../../../../components/toast/toast';
-import { getParameterByName } from '../../../../utils/url';
 import Page from '../../../../components/Page';
 
 const UserProfile: FunctionComponent = () => {
-    const userId = getParameterByName('userId');
+    const [ searchParams ] = useSearchParams();
+    const userId = searchParams.get('userId');
     const [ userName, setUserName ] = useState('');
 
     const element = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -24,7 +25,12 @@ const UserProfile: FunctionComponent = () => {
         const page = element.current;
 
         if (!page) {
-            console.error('Unexpected null reference');
+            console.error('[userprofile] Unexpected null page reference');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!userId) {
+            console.error('[userprofile] missing user id');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ const UserProfile: FunctionComponent = () => {
         const page = element.current;
 
         if (!page) {
-            console.error('Unexpected null reference');
+            console.error('[userprofile] Unexpected null page reference');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -110,6 +116,11 @@ const UserProfile: FunctionComponent = () => {
             reader.onerror = onFileReaderError;
             reader.onabort = onFileReaderAbort;
             reader.onload = () => {
+                if (!userId) {
+                    console.error('[userprofile] missing user id');
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 userImage.style.backgroundImage = 'url(' + reader.result + ')';
                 window.ApiClient.uploadUserImage(userId, ImageType.Primary, file).then(function () {
                     loading.hide();
@@ -123,6 +134,11 @@ const UserProfile: FunctionComponent = () => {
         };
 
         (page.querySelector('#btnDeleteImage') as HTMLButtonElement).addEventListener('click', function () {
+            if (!userId) {
+                console.error('[userprofile] missing user id');
+                return;
+            }
+
             confirm(
                 globalize.translate('DeleteImageConfirmation'),
                 globalize.translate('DeleteImage')
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/users/UserPasswordForm.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/users/UserPasswordForm.tsx
index 9b7cac235ea..18f057126f8 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/users/UserPasswordForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/users/UserPasswordForm.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import ButtonElement from '../../../elements/ButtonElement';
 import InputElement from '../../../elements/InputElement';
 
 type IProps = {
-    userId: string;
+    userId: string | null;
 };
 
 const UserPasswordForm: FunctionComponent<IProps> = ({ userId }: IProps) => {
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ const UserPasswordForm: FunctionComponent<IProps> = ({ userId }: IProps) => {
         const page = element.current;
 
         if (!page) {
-            console.error('Unexpected null reference');
+            console.error('[UserPasswordForm] Unexpected null page reference');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!userId) {
+            console.error('[UserPasswordForm] missing user id');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -58,7 +63,7 @@ const UserPasswordForm: FunctionComponent<IProps> = ({ userId }: IProps) => {
         const page = element.current;
 
         if (!page) {
-            console.error('Unexpected null reference');
+            console.error('[UserPasswordForm] Unexpected null page reference');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -79,6 +84,11 @@ const UserPasswordForm: FunctionComponent<IProps> = ({ userId }: IProps) => {
         };
 
         const savePassword = () => {
+            if (!userId) {
+                console.error('[UserPasswordForm.savePassword] missing user id');
+                return;
+            }
+
             let currentPassword = (page.querySelector('#txtCurrentPassword') as HTMLInputElement).value;
             const newPassword = (page.querySelector('#txtNewPassword') as HTMLInputElement).value;
 
@@ -105,6 +115,11 @@ const UserPasswordForm: FunctionComponent<IProps> = ({ userId }: IProps) => {
         };
 
         const resetPassword = () => {
+            if (!userId) {
+                console.error('[UserPasswordForm.resetPassword] missing user id');
+                return;
+            }
+
             const msg = globalize.translate('PasswordResetConfirmation');
             confirm(msg, globalize.translate('ResetPassword')).then(function () {
                 loading.show();
diff --git a/src/utils/url.test.ts b/src/utils/url.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..234690dc405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/url.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { getLocationSearch } from './url';
+
+const mockLocation = (urlString: string) => {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line compat/compat
+    const url = new URL(urlString);
+    vi.spyOn(window, 'location', 'get')
+        .mockReturnValue({
+            ...window.location,
+            hash: url.hash,
+            host: url.host,
+            hostname: url.hostname,
+            href: url.href,
+            origin: url.origin,
+            pathname: url.pathname,
+            port: url.port,
+            protocol: url.protocol,
+            search: url.search
+        });
+};
+
+describe('getLocationSearch', () => {
+    it('Should work with standard url search', () => {
+        mockLocation('https://example.com/path?foo#bar');
+        expect(getLocationSearch()).toBe('?foo');
+    });
+
+    it('Should work with search in the url hash', () => {
+        mockLocation('https://example.com/path#bar?foo');
+        expect(getLocationSearch()).toBe('?foo');
+    });
+
+    it('Should work with search in the url hash and standard url search', () => {
+        mockLocation('https://example.com/path?baz#bar?foo');
+        expect(getLocationSearch()).toBe('?foo');
+    });
+
+    it('Should return an empty string if there is no search', () => {
+        mockLocation('https://example.com');
+        expect(getLocationSearch()).toBe('');
+    });
+
+    it('Should fallback to the href if there is no hash or search', () => {
+        vi.spyOn(window, 'location', 'get')
+            .mockReturnValue({
+                ...window.location,
+                hash: '',
+                host: '',
+                hostname: '',
+                href: 'https://example.com/path#bar?foo',
+                origin: '',
+                pathname: '',
+                port: '',
+                protocol: '',
+                search: ''
+            });
+        expect(getLocationSearch()).toBe('?foo');
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/utils/url.ts b/src/utils/url.ts
index 1c65b2343ac..1c88b3a115e 100644
--- a/src/utils/url.ts
+++ b/src/utils/url.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,19 @@
  * @returns The url search string.
  */
 export const getLocationSearch = () => {
+    // Check location.hash for a search string (this should be the case for our routing library)
+    let index = window.location.hash.indexOf('?');
+    if (index !== -1) {
+        return window.location.hash.substring(index);
+    }
+
     // Return location.search if it exists
     if (window.location.search) {
         return window.location.search;
     }
 
-    // Check the entire url in case the search string is in the hash
-    const index = window.location.href.indexOf('?');
+    // Fallback to checking the entire url
+    index = window.location.href.indexOf('?');
     if (index !== -1) {
         return window.location.href.substring(index);
     }