diff --git a/searx/static/themes/simple/src/js/main/preferences.js b/searx/static/themes/simple/src/js/main/preferences.js
index e9dc7c85c..a0b853d61 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/simple/src/js/main/preferences.js
+++ b/searx/static/themes/simple/src/js/main/preferences.js
@@ -27,6 +27,22 @@
       searxng.on(el, 'mouseenter', load_engine_descriptions);
     }
 
+    const enableAllEngines = d.querySelectorAll(".enable-all-engines");
+    const disableAllEngines = d.querySelectorAll(".disable-all-engines");
+    const engineToggles = d.querySelectorAll('tbody input[type=checkbox][class~=checkbox-onoff]');
+    const toggleEngines = (enable) => {
+      for (const el of engineToggles) {
+        // check if element visible, so that only engines of the current category are modified
+        if (el.offsetParent !== null) el.checked = !enable;
+      }
+    };
+    for (const el of enableAllEngines) {
+      searxng.on(el, 'click', () => toggleEngines(true));
+    }
+    for (const el of disableAllEngines) {
+      searxng.on(el, 'click', () => toggleEngines(false));
+    }
+
     const copyHashButton = d.querySelector("#copy-hash");
     searxng.on(copyHashButton, 'click', (e) => {
       e.preventDefault();
diff --git a/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/preferences.less b/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/preferences.less
index 88543e03b..ecbcceee7 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/preferences.less
+++ b/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/preferences.less
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ table {
     }
   }
 
+  #toggle-all-engines-container {
+    width: max-content;
+    margin-left: auto;
+  }
+
   div.selectable_url {
     pre {
       width: 100%;
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/engines.html b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/engines.html
index ae71e1c97..f51f156d2 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/engines.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/engines.html
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
       {{- ' ' -}}<a href="{{ url_for('info', pagename='search-syntax') }}">&#9432;</a>
     </p>
   {%- endif -%}
+
+  <div class="hide_if_nojs" id="toggle-all-engines-container">
+    <button type="button" class="button enable-all-engines">{{ _("Enable all") }}</button>
+    <button type="button" class="button disable-all-engines">{{ _("Disable all") }}</button>
+  </div>
+
   <div class="scrollx">{{- '' -}}
     <table class="striped table_engines">{{- '' -}}