diff --git a/chrome/content/vimperator/bookmarks.js b/chrome/content/vimperator/bookmarks.js
index 1c5f8f5d..a6d25182 100644
--- a/chrome/content/vimperator/bookmarks.js
+++ b/chrome/content/vimperator/bookmarks.js
@@ -197,11 +197,13 @@ function Bookmarks() //{{{
         return keywords;
     }
 
-    // if the engine name is null, it uses the default search engine
+    // if @param engine_name is null, it uses the default search engine
     // @returns the url for the search string
+    //          if the search also requires a postdata, [url, postdata] is returned
     this.getSearchURL = function(text, engine_name)
     {
         var url = null;
+        var postdata = null;
         if (!engine_name || engine_name == "")
             engine_name = vimperator.options["defsearch"];
 
@@ -210,7 +212,11 @@ function Bookmarks() //{{{
         if (engine)
         {
             if (text)
-                url = engine.getSubmission(text, null).uri.spec;
+            {
+                var submission = engine.getSubmission(text, null);
+                url = submission.uri.spec;
+                postdata = submission.postData;
+            }
             else
                 url = engine.searchForm;
         }
@@ -232,7 +238,10 @@ function Bookmarks() //{{{
         }
 
         // if we came here, the engine_name is neither a search engine or URL
-        return url;
+        if (postdata)
+            return [url, postdata];
+        else
+            return url; // can be null
     }
 
     this.list = function(filter, fullmode)
diff --git a/chrome/content/vimperator/commands.js b/chrome/content/vimperator/commands.js
index 563cef9d..12c4c9a3 100644
--- a/chrome/content/vimperator/commands.js
+++ b/chrome/content/vimperator/commands.js
@@ -1207,6 +1207,7 @@ String.prototype.toURLArray = function()
     var urls = this.split(/\s*\,\s+/);
     begin: for (var url = 0; url < urls.length; url++)
     {
+        // FIXME: not really that good (doesn't handle .. in the middle), also problems with trailing slashes
         // check for ./ and ../ (or even .../) to go to a file in the upper directory
         if (urls[url].match(/^(\.$|\.\/\S*)/))
         {
@@ -1253,7 +1254,7 @@ String.prototype.toURLArray = function()
                 text = matches[3];
 
             var search_url = vimperator.bookmarks.getSearchURL(text, alias);
-            if (search_url && search_url.length >= 1)
+            if (search_url/* && search_url.length >= 1*/)
             {
                 urls[url] = search_url;
                 continue;
@@ -1261,7 +1262,7 @@ String.prototype.toURLArray = function()
             else // the first word was not a search engine, search for the whole string in the default engine
             {
                 search_url = vimperator.bookmarks.getSearchURL(urls[url], null);
-                if (search_url && search_url.length >= 1)
+                if (search_url/* && search_url.length >= 1*/)
                 {
                     urls[url] = search_url;
                     continue;
diff --git a/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.js b/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.js
index bbdf02c7..f89f4cc1 100644
--- a/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.js
+++ b/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.js
@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ const vimperator = (function() //{{{
         // open one or more URLs
         //
         // @param urls: either a string or an array of urls
+        //              The array can look like this:
+        //              ["url1", "url2", "url3", ...] or:
+        //              [["url1", postdata1], ["url2", postdata2], ...]
         // @param where: if ommited, CURRENT_TAB is assumed
         // @param callback: not implemented, will be allowed to specify a callback function
         //                  which is called, when the page finished loading
@@ -269,17 +272,21 @@ const vimperator = (function() //{{{
             if (!where)
                 where = vimperator.CURRENT_TAB;
 
+            var url =   typeof urls[0] == "string" ? urls[0] : urls[0][0];
+            var postdata = typeof urls[0] == "string" ? null : urls[0][1];
+            //alert(postdata);
+
             // decide where to load the first tab
             if (where == vimperator.CURRENT_TAB)
-                getBrowser().loadURI(urls[0]);
+                /*getBrowser().*/loadURI(url, null, postdata);
             else if (where == vimperator.NEW_TAB)
             {
-                var firsttab = getBrowser().addTab(urls[0]);
+                var firsttab = getBrowser().addTab(url, null, null, postdata);
                 getBrowser().selectedTab = firsttab;
             }
             else if (where == vimperator.NEW_BACKGROUND_TAB)
             {
-                getBrowser().addTab(urls[0]);
+                getBrowser().addTab(url, null, null, postdata);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -288,8 +295,12 @@ const vimperator = (function() //{{{
             }
 
             // all other URLs are always loaded in background
-            for (var url=1; url < urls.length; url++)
-                getBrowser().addTab(urls[url]);
+            for (var i=1; i < urls.length; i++)
+            {
+                url =   typeof urls[i] == "string" ? urls[i] : urls[i][0];
+                postdata = typeof urls[i] == "string" ? null : urls[i][1];
+                getBrowser().addTab(url, null, null, postdata);
+            }
 
             // TODO: register callbacks