diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/Search.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/Search.kt
index 45b38f05d7..d0640f6766 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/Search.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/Search.kt
@@ -9,8 +9,27 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers.IO
 import kotlinx.coroutines.GlobalScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import mozilla.components.browser.search.SearchEngineManager
+import mozilla.components.browser.search.provider.AssetsSearchEngineProvider
+import mozilla.components.browser.search.provider.localization.SearchLocalizationProvider
 import org.mozilla.fenix.test.Mockable
 import org.mozilla.fenix.utils.Settings
+import java.util.Locale
+
+// Create our own SearchLocalizationProivder that sets the region based on the country
+// This is a temporary fix until we have a localization provider that can look up the users
+// issue
+// https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/3869
+// https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/issues/3637
+class FenixLocaleSearchLocalizationProvider : SearchLocalizationProvider() {
+    override val language: String
+        get() = Locale.getDefault().language
+
+    override val country: String
+        get() = Locale.getDefault().country
+
+    override val region: String
+        get() = country
+}
 
 /**
  * Component group for all search engine integration related functionality.
@@ -22,7 +41,9 @@ class Search(private val context: Context) {
      * This component provides access to a centralized registry of search engines.
      */
     val searchEngineManager by lazy {
-        SearchEngineManager(coroutineContext = IO).apply {
+        SearchEngineManager(coroutineContext = IO, providers = listOf(
+            AssetsSearchEngineProvider(FenixLocaleSearchLocalizationProvider())
+        )).apply {
             registerForLocaleUpdates(context)
             GlobalScope.launch {
                 loadAsync(context).await()