diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bfe371b3f..c563c2883 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 ### Added
 
 - Block mature content when accessed directly from URL _community pr!_ ([#4560](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-desktop/pull/4560))
+- You can now add LBRY as a search engine in your browser (via OpenSearch) _community pr!_ ([#4640](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-desktop/pull/4640))
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/static/opensearch.xml b/static/opensearch.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b73b6ac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/opensearch.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<OpenSearchDescription xmlns="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/" xmlns:moz="http://www.mozilla.org/2006/browser/search/">
+  <!-- VARIABLE_XML_BEGIN -->
+  <!-- VARIABLE_XML_END -->
+</OpenSearchDescription>
diff --git a/web/src/html.js b/web/src/html.js
index e2b541dcc..3532d6e83 100644
--- a/web/src/html.js
+++ b/web/src/html.js
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ function buildOgMetadata(overrideOptions = {}) {
     `<meta name="twitter:image" content="${OG_IMAGE_URL || `${URL}/public/v2-og.png`}"/>\n` +
     `<meta name="twitter:url" content="${URL}" />\n` +
     '<meta property="fb:app_id" content="1673146449633983" />\n' +
-    `<link rel="canonical" content="${SITE_CANONICAL_URL || URL}"/>`;
+    `<link rel="canonical" content="${SITE_CANONICAL_URL || URL}"/>` +
+    `<link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" title="${SITE_NAME ||
+      SITE_TITLE}" href="${URL}/opensearch.xml">`;
   return head;
 }
 
diff --git a/web/src/xml.js b/web/src/xml.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bad950406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/xml.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+const { URL, SITE_TITLE } = require('../../config.js');
+
+function getOpenSearchXml() {
+  return (
+    `<ShortName>${SITE_TITLE}</ShortName>` +
+    `<Description>Search ${SITE_TITLE}</Description>` +
+    '<InputEncoding>UTF-8</InputEncoding>' +
+    `<Image width="32" height="32" type="image/png">${URL}/public/favicon.png</Image>` +
+    `<Url type="text/html" method="get" template="${URL}/$/search?q={searchTerms}"/>` +
+    `<moz:SearchForm>${URL}</moz:SearchForm>`
+  );
+}
+
+function insertVariableXml(fullXml, xmlToInsert) {
+  return fullXml.replace(/<!-- VARIABLE_XML_BEGIN -->.*<!-- VARIABLE_XML_END -->/s, xmlToInsert);
+}
+
+module.exports = { getOpenSearchXml, insertVariableXml };
diff --git a/web/webpack.config.js b/web/webpack.config.js
index 5a13c0d54..c89753fb2 100644
--- a/web/webpack.config.js
+++ b/web/webpack.config.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const CopyWebpackPlugin = require('copy-webpack-plugin');
 const { DefinePlugin, ProvidePlugin } = require('webpack');
 const SentryWebpackPlugin = require('@sentry/webpack-plugin');
 const { insertToHead, buildBasicOgMetadata } = require('./src/html');
+const { insertVariableXml, getOpenSearchXml } = require('./src/xml');
 
 const CUSTOM_ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, '../custom/');
 const STATIC_ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, '../static/');
@@ -24,6 +25,13 @@ const copyWebpackCommands = [
       return insertToHead(content.toString(), buildBasicOgMetadata());
     },
   },
+  {
+    from: `${STATIC_ROOT}/opensearch.xml`,
+    to: `${DIST_ROOT}/opensearch.xml`,
+    transform(content, path) {
+      return insertVariableXml(content.toString(), getOpenSearchXml());
+    },
+  },
   {
     from: `${STATIC_ROOT}/img/favicon.png`,
     to: `${DIST_ROOT}/public/favicon.png`,