diff --git a/searx/engines/google_play_apps.py b/searx/engines/google_play_apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..577e4e114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/searx/engines/google_play_apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+"""
+  Google Play Apps
+"""
+
+from urllib.parse import urlencode
+from lxml import html
+from searx.utils import (
+    eval_xpath,
+    extract_url,
+    extract_text,
+    eval_xpath_list,
+    eval_xpath_getindex,
+)
+
+about = {
+    "website": "https://play.google.com/",
+    "wikidata_id": "Q79576",
+    "use_official_api": False,
+    "require_api_key": False,
+    "results": "HTML",
+}
+
+categories = ["files", "apps"]
+search_url = "https://play.google.com/store/search?{query}&c=apps"
+
+
+def request(query, params):
+    params["url"] = search_url.format(query=urlencode({"q": query}))
+
+    return params
+
+
+def response(resp):
+    results = []
+
+    dom = html.fromstring(resp.text)
+
+    if eval_xpath(dom, '//div[@class="v6DsQb"]'):
+        return []
+
+    spot = eval_xpath_getindex(dom, '//div[@class="ipRz4"]', 0, None)
+    if spot is not None:
+        url = extract_url(eval_xpath(spot, './a[@class="Qfxief"]/@href'), search_url)
+        title = extract_text(eval_xpath(spot, './/div[@class="vWM94c"]'))
+        content = extract_text(eval_xpath(spot, './/div[@class="LbQbAe"]'))
+        img = extract_text(eval_xpath(spot, './/img[@class="T75of bzqKMd"]/@src'))
+
+        results.append({"url": url, "title": title, "content": content, "img_src": img})
+
+    more = eval_xpath_list(dom, '//c-wiz[@jsrenderer="RBsfwb"]//div[@role="listitem"]', min_len=1)
+    for result in more:
+        url = extract_url(eval_xpath(result, ".//a/@href"), search_url)
+        title = extract_text(eval_xpath(result, './/span[@class="DdYX5"]'))
+        content = extract_text(eval_xpath(result, './/span[@class="wMUdtb"]'))
+        img = extract_text(
+            eval_xpath(
+                result,
+                './/img[@class="T75of stzEZd" or @class="T75of etjhNc Q8CSx "]/@src',
+            )
+        )
+
+        results.append({"url": url, "title": title, "content": content, "img_src": img})
+
+    for suggestion in eval_xpath_list(dom, '//c-wiz[@jsrenderer="qyd4Kb"]//div[@class="ULeU3b neq64b"]'):
+        results.append({"suggestion": extract_text(eval_xpath(suggestion, './/div[@class="Epkrse "]'))})
+
+    return results
diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index a6311b7ff..bc4055f03 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -705,23 +705,9 @@ engines:
     shortcut: gos
 
   - name: google play apps
-    engine: xpath
-    search_url: https://play.google.com/store/search?q={query}&c=apps
-    results_xpath: '//div[@class="ImZGtf mpg5gc"]'
-    title_xpath: './/div[@class="RZEgze"]//div[@class="kCSSQe"]//a'
-    url_xpath: './/div[@class="RZEgze"]//div[@class="kCSSQe"]//a/@href'
-    content_xpath: './/div[@class="RZEgze"]//a[@class="mnKHRc"]'
-    thumbnail_xpath: './/div[@class="uzcko"]/div/span[1]//img/@data-src'
-    categories: [files, apps]
+    engine: google_play_apps
     shortcut: gpa
     disabled: true
-    about:
-      website: https://play.google.com/
-      wikidata_id: Q79576
-      official_api_documentation:
-      use_official_api: false
-      require_api_key: false
-      results: HTML
 
   - name: google play movies
     engine: xpath