diff --git a/django/contrib/postgres/search.py b/django/contrib/postgres/search.py
index ff0e9cf3b5..1b96b26513 100644
--- a/django/contrib/postgres/search.py
+++ b/django/contrib/postgres/search.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from django.db.models import CharField, Field, FloatField, TextField
-from django.db.models.expressions import CombinedExpression, Func, Value
+from django.db.models.expressions import (
+    CombinedExpression, Expression, Func, Value,
+)
 from django.db.models.functions import Cast, Coalesce
 from django.db.models.lookups import Lookup
 
@@ -33,6 +35,24 @@ class SearchQueryField(Field):
         return 'tsquery'
 
 
+class SearchConfig(Expression):
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        super().__init__()
+        if not hasattr(config, 'resolve_expression'):
+            config = Value(config)
+        self.config = config
+
+    def get_source_expressions(self):
+        return [self.config]
+
+    def set_source_expressions(self, exprs):
+        self.config, = exprs
+
+    def as_sql(self, compiler, connection):
+        sql, params = compiler.compile(self.config)
+        return '%s::regconfig' % sql, params
+
+
 class SearchVectorCombinable:
     ADD = '||'
 
@@ -55,7 +75,8 @@ class SearchVector(SearchVectorCombinable, Func):
 
     def __init__(self, *expressions, **extra):
         super().__init__(*expressions, **extra)
-        self.config = self.extra.get('config', self.config)
+        config = self.extra.get('config', self.config)
+        self.config = SearchConfig(config) if config else None
         weight = self.extra.get('weight')
         if weight is not None and not hasattr(weight, 'resolve_expression'):
             weight = Value(weight)
@@ -64,10 +85,7 @@ class SearchVector(SearchVectorCombinable, Func):
     def resolve_expression(self, query=None, allow_joins=True, reuse=None, summarize=False, for_save=False):
         resolved = super().resolve_expression(query, allow_joins, reuse, summarize, for_save)
         if self.config:
-            if not hasattr(self.config, 'resolve_expression'):
-                resolved.config = Value(self.config).resolve_expression(query, allow_joins, reuse, summarize, for_save)
-            else:
-                resolved.config = self.config.resolve_expression(query, allow_joins, reuse, summarize, for_save)
+            resolved.config = self.config.resolve_expression(query, allow_joins, reuse, summarize, for_save)
         return resolved
 
     def as_sql(self, compiler, connection, function=None, template=None):
@@ -80,14 +98,18 @@ class SearchVector(SearchVectorCombinable, Func):
                 Value('')
             ) for expression in clone.get_source_expressions()
         ])
+        config_sql = None
         config_params = []
         if template is None:
             if clone.config:
                 config_sql, config_params = compiler.compile(clone.config)
-                template = '%(function)s({}::regconfig, %(expressions)s)'.format(config_sql.replace('%', '%%'))
+                template = '%(function)s(%(config)s, %(expressions)s)'
             else:
                 template = clone.template
-        sql, params = super(SearchVector, clone).as_sql(compiler, connection, function=function, template=template)
+        sql, params = super(SearchVector, clone).as_sql(
+            compiler, connection, function=function, template=template,
+            config=config_sql,
+        )
         extra_params = []
         if clone.weight:
             weight_sql, extra_params = compiler.compile(clone.weight)
@@ -141,7 +163,7 @@ class SearchQuery(SearchQueryCombinable, Value):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, value, output_field=None, *, config=None, invert=False, search_type='plain'):
-        self.config = config
+        self.config = SearchConfig(config) if config else None
         self.invert = invert
         if search_type not in self.SEARCH_TYPES:
             raise ValueError("Unknown search_type argument '%s'." % search_type)
@@ -151,10 +173,7 @@ class SearchQuery(SearchQueryCombinable, Value):
     def resolve_expression(self, query=None, allow_joins=True, reuse=None, summarize=False, for_save=False):
         resolved = super().resolve_expression(query, allow_joins, reuse, summarize, for_save)
         if self.config:
-            if not hasattr(self.config, 'resolve_expression'):
-                resolved.config = Value(self.config).resolve_expression(query, allow_joins, reuse, summarize, for_save)
-            else:
-                resolved.config = self.config.resolve_expression(query, allow_joins, reuse, summarize, for_save)
+            resolved.config = self.config.resolve_expression(query, allow_joins, reuse, summarize, for_save)
         return resolved
 
     def as_sql(self, compiler, connection):
@@ -162,7 +181,7 @@ class SearchQuery(SearchQueryCombinable, Value):
         function = self.SEARCH_TYPES[self.search_type]
         if self.config:
             config_sql, config_params = compiler.compile(self.config)
-            template = '{}({}::regconfig, %s)'.format(function, config_sql)
+            template = '{}({}, %s)'.format(function, config_sql)
             params = config_params + [self.value]
         else:
             template = '{}(%s)'.format(function)