diff --git a/surfsense_backend/alembic/versions/26_add_searxng_connector_enum.py b/surfsense_backend/alembic/versions/26_add_searxng_connector_enum.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca6ac2b55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surfsense_backend/alembic/versions/26_add_searxng_connector_enum.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+"""Add SearxNG connector enum value
+
+Revision ID: 26
+Revises: 25
+Create Date: 2025-01-18 00:00:00.000000
+
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+from alembic import op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = "26"
+down_revision: str | None = "25"
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    """Safely add SEARXNG_API to searchsourceconnectortype enum."""
+    op.execute(
+        """
+    DO $$
+    BEGIN
+        IF NOT EXISTS (
+            SELECT 1 FROM pg_type t
+            JOIN pg_enum e ON t.oid = e.enumtypid
+            WHERE t.typname = 'searchsourceconnectortype' AND e.enumlabel = 'SEARXNG_API'
+        ) THEN
+            ALTER TYPE searchsourceconnectortype ADD VALUE 'SEARXNG_API';
+        END IF;
+    END
+    $$;
+    """
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    """Downgrade not supported for enum edits."""
+    pass
+
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/db.py b/surfsense_backend/app/db.py
index eb33145cf..ab0db700e 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/db.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/db.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class DocumentType(str, Enum):
 class SearchSourceConnectorType(str, Enum):
     SERPER_API = "SERPER_API"  # NOT IMPLEMENTED YET : DON'T REMEMBER WHY : MOST PROBABLY BECAUSE WE NEED TO CRAWL THE RESULTS RETURNED BY IT
     TAVILY_API = "TAVILY_API"
+    SEARXNG_API = "SEARXNG_API"
     LINKUP_API = "LINKUP_API"
     SLACK_CONNECTOR = "SLACK_CONNECTOR"
     NOTION_CONNECTOR = "NOTION_CONNECTOR"
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/utils/validators.py b/surfsense_backend/app/utils/validators.py
index 437d23b55..7e29860ba 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/utils/validators.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/utils/validators.py
@@ -424,6 +424,22 @@ def validate_connector_config(
     connector_rules = {
         "SERPER_API": {"required": ["SERPER_API_KEY"], "validators": {}},
         "TAVILY_API": {"required": ["TAVILY_API_KEY"], "validators": {}},
+        "SEARXNG_API": {
+            "required": ["SEARXNG_HOST"],
+            "optional": [
+                "SEARXNG_API_KEY",
+                "SEARXNG_ENGINES",
+                "SEARXNG_CATEGORIES",
+                "SEARXNG_LANGUAGE",
+                "SEARXNG_SAFESEARCH",
+                "SEARXNG_VERIFY_SSL",
+            ],
+            "validators": {
+                "SEARXNG_HOST": lambda: validate_url_field(
+                    "SEARXNG_HOST", "SearxNG"
+                )
+            },
+        },
         "LINKUP_API": {"required": ["LINKUP_API_KEY"], "validators": {}},
         "SLACK_CONNECTOR": {"required": ["SLACK_BOT_TOKEN"], "validators": {}},
         "NOTION_CONNECTOR": {
@@ -484,10 +500,21 @@ def validate_connector_config(
     if not rules:
         return config  # Unknown connector type, pass through
 
-    # Validate required keys match exactly
-    if set(config.keys()) != set(rules["required"]):
+    required_keys = set(rules["required"])
+    optional_keys = set(rules.get("optional", []))
+    config_keys = set(config.keys())
+
+    # Validate that no unexpected keys are present
+    if not config_keys.issubset(required_keys | optional_keys):
+        allowed_keys = list(required_keys | optional_keys)
         raise ValueError(
-            f"For {connector_type_str} connector type, config must only contain these keys: {rules['required']}"
+            f"For {connector_type_str} connector type, config may only contain these keys: {allowed_keys}"
+        )
+
+    # Validate that all required keys are present
+    if not required_keys.issubset(config_keys):
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"For {connector_type_str} connector type, config must include these keys: {sorted(required_keys)}"
         )
 
     # Apply custom validators first (these check format before emptiness)