diff --git a/docs/dev/engines/online/kagi.rst b/docs/dev/engines/online/kagi.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aabcdb67b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/dev/engines/online/kagi.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.. _kagi engines:
+
+============
+Kagi Engines
+============
+
+.. automodule:: searx.engines.kagi
+   :members:
+
diff --git a/searx/engines/kagi.py b/searx/engines/kagi.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcf9dbf20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/searx/engines/kagi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+"""Kagi_ is a paid, privacy-focused search engine.
+
+Using it requires an API key. If you have a Kagi account, you can obtain an API
+key in the `API portal`_.
+
+To enable Kagi, add the following to the ``engines`` seciton of
+``settings.yml``:
+
+.. code:: yaml
+
+  - name: kagi
+    engine: kagi
+    categories: [general, web]
+    shortcut: kg
+    api_key: ""
+    kagi_categ: search
+
+  - name: kagi.news
+    engine: kagi
+    categories: [news, web]
+    shortcut: kgn
+    api_key: ""
+    kagi_categ: news
+
+  - name: kagi.images
+    engine: kagi
+    categories: [images, web]
+    shortcut: kgi
+    paging: false
+    api_key: ""
+    kagi_categ: images
+
+  - name: kagi.videos
+    engine: kagi
+    categories: [videos, web]
+    shortcut: kgv
+    api_key: ""
+    kagi_categ: videos
+
+.. _Kagi: https://kagi.com
+.. _Api Portal: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/api/overview.html
+"""
+
+
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
+import typing as t
+import html
+
+from searx.extended_types import SXNG_Response
+from searx.result_types import EngineResults
+from searx.utils import parse_duration_string
+
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from searx.search.processors import OnlineParams
+
+TimeRangeType = t.Literal["day", "week", "month", "year"]
+about = {
+    "website": "https://kagi.com",
+    "wikidata_id": "Q26000117",
+    "official_api_documentation": "https://kagi.com/api/docs/openapi",
+    "use_official_api": True,
+    "require_api_key": True,
+    "results": "JSON",
+}
+
+paging = True
+"""All categories except the ``images`` category support paging."""
+safesearch = True
+time_range_support = True
+
+categories = ["general"]
+kagi_categ: t.Literal["search", "images", "news", "videos"] = "search"
+"""Search category. Supported values: "search" (general), "images", "news", "videos"."""
+
+base_url = "https://kagi.com"
+
+safe_search_map = {0: False, 1: True, 2: True}
+time_range_to_days_map: dict[TimeRangeType, int] = {"day": 1, "week": 7, "month": 30, "year": 365}
+
+api_key = ""
+"""Kagi API key. Required for using this engine."""
+
+
+def init(_):
+    if not api_key:
+        raise ValueError("api_key is required for using kagi")
+
+    if kagi_categ not in ("search", "images", "news", "videos"):
+        raise ValueError(f"Unsupported category: {kagi_categ}")  # pyright: ignore[reportUnreachable]
+
+
+def request(query: str, params: "OnlineParams"):
+    # According to the API docs, Kagi supports at maximum page 10
+    if params["pageno"] > 10:
+        return
+
+    params["headers"]["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {api_key}"
+    params["url"] = f"{base_url}/api/v1/search"
+
+    filters = {}
+    time_range = params.get("time_range")
+    if time_range:
+        # Kagi expects the minimum date to return results from as argument to `after`
+        time_period = timedelta(days=time_range_to_days_map[time_range])
+        oldest_result_date = datetime.now() - time_period
+        filters["after"] = oldest_result_date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+
+    # there doesn't seem to be a list of languages anywhere,
+    # so we just assume that it supports all languages
+
+    filters["region"] = "no_region"
+    if params["searxng_locale"] != "all":
+        _locale = params["searxng_locale"].split("-")
+        if len(_locale) > 1:
+            filters["region"] = _locale[-1].lower()
+
+    args: dict[str, t.Any] = {
+        "query": query,
+        "page": params["pageno"],
+        "workflow": kagi_categ,
+        "safe_search": safe_search_map[params["safesearch"]],
+        "filters": filters,
+    }
+
+    params["method"] = "POST"
+    params["json"] = args
+
+
+def response(resp: "SXNG_Response") -> EngineResults:
+    res = EngineResults()
+
+    json_data: dict[str, t.Any] = resp.json()
+
+    if kagi_categ in ("images", "videos"):
+        # the JSON key is "image" for "images" and "video" for "videos"
+        json_results = json_data["data"][kagi_categ[:-1]]
+    else:
+        json_results = json_data["data"][kagi_categ]
+
+    for result in json_results:
+        published_date: datetime | None = None
+        if result.get("time"):
+            published_date = datetime.fromisoformat(result["time"])
+
+        if kagi_categ in ("search", "news"):
+            res.add(
+                res.types.MainResult(
+                    url=result["url"],
+                    title=html.unescape(result["title"]),
+                    content=html.unescape(result["snippet"]),
+                    thumbnail=result.get("image", {}).get("url") or "",
+                    publishedDate=published_date,
+                )
+            )
+        elif kagi_categ == "images":
+            res.add(
+                res.types.Image(
+                    url=result["url"],
+                    title=html.unescape(result.get("title")),
+                    img_src=result.get("image", {}).get("url"),
+                    resolution=f"{result['image']['width']}x{result['image']['height']}",
+                    thumbnail_src=result.get("props", {}).get("thumbnail", {}).get("url"),
+                )
+            )
+        elif kagi_categ == "videos":
+            length: timedelta | None = None
+            if result["props"].get("duration"):
+                length = parse_duration_string(result["props"]["duration"])
+
+            res.add(
+                res.types.LegacyResult(
+                    {
+                        "template": "videos.html",
+                        "url": result["url"],
+                        "title": html.unescape(result["title"]),
+                        "content": html.unescape(result["snippet"]),
+                        "thumbnail": result.get("image", {}).get("url"),
+                        "publishedDate": published_date,
+                        "author": result["props"].get("creator_name"),
+                        "length": length,
+                    }
+                )
+            )
+
+    for suggestion in json_data["data"].get("related_search", []):
+        res.add(res.types.LegacyResult({"suggestion": suggestion["title"]}))
+
+    return res
diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 19b30c781..97573f241 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -1294,6 +1294,35 @@ engines:
     shortcut: iq
     disabled: true
 
+  # - name: kagi
+  #   engine: kagi
+  #   categories: [general, web]
+  #   shortcut: kg
+  #   api_key: ""  # required
+  #   kagi_categ: search
+
+  # - name: kagi.news
+  #   engine: kagi
+  #   categories: [news, web]
+  #   shortcut: kgn
+  #   api_key: ""  # required
+  #   kagi_categ: news
+
+  # - name: kagi.images
+  #   engine: kagi
+  #   categories: [images, web]
+  #   paging: false
+  #   shortcut: kgi
+  #   api_key: ""  # required
+  #   kagi_categ: images
+
+  # - name: kagi.videos
+  #   engine: kagi
+  #   categories: [videos, web]
+  #   shortcut: kgv
+  #   api_key: ""  # required
+  #   kagi_categ: videos
+
   - name: jisho
     engine: jisho
     shortcut: js