diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 82ba0888f78..76d11b73dc7 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ SERPER_API_KEY=#your serper.dev api key here
 SERPAPI_KEY=#your serpapi key here
 SERPSTACK_API_KEY=#your serpstack api key here
 USE_LOCAL_WEBSEARCH=#set to true to parse google results yourself, overrides other API keys
+SEARXNG_QUERY_URL=# where '<query>' will be replaced with query keywords see https://docs.searxng.org/dev/search_api.html eg https://searxng.yourdomain.com/search?q=<query>&engines=duckduckgo,google&format=json
 
 WEBSEARCH_ALLOWLIST=`[]` # if it's defined, allow websites from only this list.
 WEBSEARCH_BLOCKLIST=`[]` # if it's defined, block websites from this list.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed1d46a2a11..bd9e2616e84 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ PUBLIC_APP_DISCLAIMER=
 
 You can enable the web search through an API by adding `YDC_API_KEY` ([docs.you.com](https://docs.you.com)) or `SERPER_API_KEY` ([serper.dev](https://serper.dev/)) or `SERPAPI_KEY` ([serpapi.com](https://serpapi.com/)) or `SERPSTACK_API_KEY` ([serpstack.com](https://serpstack.com/)) to your `.env.local`.
 
-You can also simply enable the local websearch by setting `USE_LOCAL_WEBSEARCH=true` in your `.env.local`.
+You can also simply enable the local google websearch by setting `USE_LOCAL_WEBSEARCH=true` in your `.env.local` or specify a SearXNG instance by adding the query URL to `SEARXNG_QUERY_URL`.
 
 ### Custom models
 
diff --git a/src/lib/server/websearch/searchSearxng.ts b/src/lib/server/websearch/searchSearxng.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a432003cb16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/server/websearch/searchSearxng.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { SEARXNG_QUERY_URL } from "$env/static/private";
+
+export async function searchSearxng(query: string) {
+	const abortController = new AbortController();
+	setTimeout(() => abortController.abort(), 10000);
+
+	// Insert the query into the URL template
+	let url = SEARXNG_QUERY_URL.replace("<query>", query);
+
+	// Check if "&format=json" already exists in the URL
+	if (!url.includes("&format=json")) {
+		url += "&format=json";
+	}
+
+	// Call the URL to return JSON data
+	const jsonResponse = await fetch(url, {
+		signal: abortController.signal,
+	})
+		.then((response) => response.json() as Promise<{ results: { url: string }[] }>)
+		.catch((error) => {
+			console.error("Failed to fetch or parse JSON", error);
+			throw new Error("Failed to fetch or parse JSON");
+		});
+
+	// Extract 'url' elements from the JSON response and trim to the top 5 URLs
+	const urls = jsonResponse.results.slice(0, 5).map((item) => item.url);
+
+	if (!urls.length) {
+		throw new Error(`Response doesn't contain any "url" elements`);
+	}
+
+	// Map URLs to the correct object shape
+	return { organic_results: urls.map((link) => ({ link })) };
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/server/websearch/searchWeb.ts b/src/lib/server/websearch/searchWeb.ts
index 2dd7991dcef..94021e5c014 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/websearch/searchWeb.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/websearch/searchWeb.ts
@@ -5,15 +5,23 @@ import {
 	SERPER_API_KEY,
 	SERPSTACK_API_KEY,
 	USE_LOCAL_WEBSEARCH,
+	SEARXNG_QUERY_URL,
 	YDC_API_KEY,
 } from "$env/static/private";
 import { getJson } from "serpapi";
 import type { GoogleParameters } from "serpapi";
 import { searchWebLocal } from "./searchWebLocal";
+import { searchSearxng } from "./searchSearxng";
 
 // get which SERP api is providing web results
 export function getWebSearchProvider() {
-	return YDC_API_KEY ? WebSearchProvider.YOU : WebSearchProvider.GOOGLE;
+	if (YDC_API_KEY) {
+		return WebSearchProvider.YOU;
+	} else if (SEARXNG_QUERY_URL) {
+		return WebSearchProvider.SEARXNG;
+	} else {
+		return WebSearchProvider.GOOGLE;
+	}
 }
 
 // Show result as JSON
@@ -21,6 +29,9 @@ export async function searchWeb(query: string) {
 	if (USE_LOCAL_WEBSEARCH) {
 		return await searchWebLocal(query);
 	}
+	if (SEARXNG_QUERY_URL) {
+		return await searchSearxng(query);
+	}
 	if (SERPER_API_KEY) {
 		return await searchWebSerper(query);
 	}
diff --git a/src/lib/types/WebSearch.ts b/src/lib/types/WebSearch.ts
index ad4ac744144..e4ea514fcda 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/WebSearch.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/WebSearch.ts
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@ interface YouSearchHit {
 export enum WebSearchProvider {
 	GOOGLE = "Google",
 	YOU = "You.com",
+	SEARXNG = "SearXNG",
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.server.ts b/src/routes/+layout.server.ts
index fcf4069d50a..ba55c921f26 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.server.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 	MESSAGES_BEFORE_LOGIN,
 	YDC_API_KEY,
 	USE_LOCAL_WEBSEARCH,
+	SEARXNG_QUERY_URL,
 	ENABLE_ASSISTANTS,
 } from "$env/static/private";
 import { ObjectId } from "mongodb";
@@ -126,7 +127,8 @@ export const load: LayoutServerLoad = async ({ locals, depends }) => {
 				SERPER_API_KEY ||
 				SERPSTACK_API_KEY ||
 				YDC_API_KEY ||
-				USE_LOCAL_WEBSEARCH
+				USE_LOCAL_WEBSEARCH ||
+				SEARXNG_QUERY_URL
 			),
 			ethicsModalAccepted: !!settings?.ethicsModalAcceptedAt,
 			ethicsModalAcceptedAt: settings?.ethicsModalAcceptedAt ?? null,