diff --git a/searx/engines/9gag.py b/searx/engines/9gag.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b142adc0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/searx/engines/9gag.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+# lint: pylint
+# pylint: disable=C0103
+"""9GAG (social media)"""
+
+from json import loads
+from datetime import datetime
+from urllib.parse import urlencode
+
+about = {
+    "website": 'https://9gag.com/',
+    "wikidata_id": 'Q277421',
+    "official_api_documentation": None,
+    "use_official_api": True,
+    "require_api_key": False,
+    "results": 'JSON',
+}
+
+categories = ['social media']
+paging = True
+
+search_url = "https://9gag.com/v1/search-posts?{query}"
+page_size = 10
+
+
+def request(query, params):
+    query = urlencode({'query': query, 'c': (params['pageno'] - 1) * page_size})
+
+    params['url'] = search_url.format(query=query)
+
+    return params
+
+
+def response(resp):
+    results = []
+
+    json_results = loads(resp.text)['data']['posts']
+
+    for result in json_results:
+        result_type = result['type']
+
+        if result_type == 'Photo':
+            results.append(
+                {
+                    'template': 'images.html',
+                    'url': result['url'],
+                    'title': result['title'],
+                    'content': result['description'],
+                    'publishedDate': datetime.utcfromtimestamp(result['creationTs']),
+                    'img_src': result['images']['image700']['url'],
+                    'thumbnail_src': result['images']['imageFbThumbnail']['url'],
+                }
+            )
+        elif result_type == 'Animated':
+            results.append(
+                {
+                    'template': 'videos.html',
+                    'url': result['url'],
+                    'title': result['title'],
+                    'content': result['description'],
+                    'publishedDate': datetime.utcfromtimestamp(result['creationTs']),
+                    'thumbnail': result['images']['imageFbThumbnail']['url'],
+                }
+            )
+
+    return results
diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index a61be1071..73119d2d4 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ categories_as_tabs:
   social media:
 
 engines:
+  - name: 9gag
+    engine: 9gag
+    shortcut: 9g
+    disabled: true
+
   - name: apk mirror
     engine: apkmirror
     timeout: 4.0