diff --git a/searx/engines/neosearch.py b/searx/engines/neosearch.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e432b90ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/searx/engines/neosearch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+"""Neosearch_ aims to be a privacy-first alternative to Google.
+
+.. _Neosearch: https://neosearch.org/About
+"""
+
+from json import loads
+import typing as t
+from urllib.parse import urlencode
+
+from searx.extended_types import SXNG_Response
+from searx.result_types import EngineResults
+
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from searx.enginelib.traits import EngineTraits
+    from searx.search.processors import OnlineParams
+
+    traits: EngineTraits
+
+about = {
+    "website": "https://neosearch.org",
+    "official_api_documentation": None,
+    "use_official_api": False,
+    "require_api_key": False,
+    "results": "JSON",
+}
+
+base_url = "https://neosearch.org"
+categories = ["general"]
+
+paging = False
+
+
+def request(query: str, params: "OnlineParams"):
+    args = {"q": query, "generate": "auto"}
+    countrycode = params["searxng_locale"].split("-")[-1].upper()
+    if countrycode in traits.custom["countrycodes"]:
+        args["loc"] = countrycode
+    params["url"] = f"{base_url}/search?{urlencode(args)}"
+
+
+def response(resp: "SXNG_Response") -> EngineResults:
+    res = EngineResults()
+
+    # first line contains something like `{"location": "de"}`
+    # second line contains the actual results
+    json_resp = loads(resp.text.splitlines()[-1])
+    for lens in json_resp["lenses"]:
+        for category in lens["categories"]:
+            for result in category["links"]:
+                res.add(
+                    res.types.MainResult(
+                        url=result["url"],
+                        title=result["title"],
+                        content=result["snippet"] or result["description"],
+                    )
+                )
+
+    for suggestion in json_resp.get("suggestions", []):
+        res.add(res.types.LegacyResult(suggestion=suggestion))
+
+    return res
+
+
+def fetch_traits(engine_traits: "EngineTraits") -> None:
+    # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+    from searx.network import get
+    from searx.utils import extr, js_obj_str_to_python
+    from babel.core import get_global
+
+    resp = get(base_url)
+
+    locations_js_raw = extr(resp.text, "const LOCATIONS = ", ";")
+    if not locations_js_raw:
+        raise RuntimeError("failed to find locations in neosearch HTML response")
+    locations: list[dict[str, str]] = js_obj_str_to_python(locations_js_raw)
+
+    babel_reg_list = get_global("territory_languages").keys()
+
+    countrycodes: list[str] = []
+    for loc in locations:
+        _reg = loc["code"].upper()
+        if _reg not in babel_reg_list:
+            print(f"ERROR: region tag {_reg} is unknown by babel")
+            continue
+        countrycodes.append(_reg)
+
+    countrycodes.sort()
+    engine_traits.custom["countrycodes"] = countrycodes
diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 4254fa1ae..46ad280c3 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -2854,6 +2854,12 @@ engines:
     shortcut: nvrv
     disabled: true
 
+  - name: neosearch
+    engine: neosearch
+    shortcut: neo
+    disabled: true
+    inactive: true
+
   - name: rubygems
     shortcut: rbg
     engine: xpath