diff --git a/src/lib/searxng.ts b/src/lib/searxng.ts
index 87767e098..9d31bda0d 100644
--- a/src/lib/searxng.ts
+++ b/src/lib/searxng.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ export const searchSearxng = async (
   try {
     const res = await fetch(url, {
       signal: controller.signal,
+      headers: {
+        // SearXNG's default botdetection rejects requests that do not identify
+        // an origin IP. Server-side searches from Vane do not have a browser
+        // proxy adding these headers, so provide a loopback address explicitly.
+        'X-Forwarded-For': '127.0.0.1',
+        'X-Real-IP': '127.0.0.1',
+      },
     });
 
     if (!res.ok) {