diff --git a/searx/static/themes/oscar/css/logicodev-dark.css b/searx/static/themes/oscar/css/logicodev-dark.css
index e3af8f9e0..989440579 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/oscar/css/logicodev-dark.css
+++ b/searx/static/themes/oscar/css/logicodev-dark.css
@@ -1309,6 +1309,7 @@ input.cursor-text {
   font-size: 14px;
   font-weight: normal;
   z-index: 1000000;
+  max-width: 40rem;
 }
 td:hover .engine-tooltip,
 th:hover .engine-tooltip,
diff --git a/searx/static/themes/oscar/css/logicodev-dark.min.css b/searx/static/themes/oscar/css/logicodev-dark.min.css
index 62bba9028..0bae02f02 100644
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diff --git a/searx/static/themes/oscar/css/logicodev.css b/searx/static/themes/oscar/css/logicodev.css
index 13ede8ef6..dfd0af4df 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/oscar/css/logicodev.css
+++ b/searx/static/themes/oscar/css/logicodev.css
@@ -1336,6 +1336,7 @@ input.cursor-text {
   font-size: 14px;
   font-weight: normal;
   z-index: 1000000;
+  max-width: 40rem;
 }
 td:hover .engine-tooltip,
 th:hover .engine-tooltip,
diff --git a/searx/static/themes/oscar/css/logicodev.min.css b/searx/static/themes/oscar/css/logicodev.min.css
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diff --git a/searx/static/themes/oscar/js/searx.js b/searx/static/themes/oscar/js/searx.js
index 5c0350514..7209ea073 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/oscar/js/searx.js
+++ b/searx/static/themes/oscar/js/searx.js
@@ -299,6 +299,29 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
         $( this ).off( event );
     });
 });
+;$(document).ready(function(){
+    let engine_descriptions = null;
+    function load_engine_descriptions() {
+        if (engine_descriptions == null) {
+            $.ajax("engine_descriptions.json", dataType="json").done(function(data) {
+                engine_descriptions = data;
+                for (const [engine_name, description] of Object.entries(data)) {
+                    let elements = $('[data-engine-name="' + engine_name + '"] .description');
+                    for(const element of elements) {
+                        let source = ' (<i>' + searx.translations['Source'] + ':&nbsp;' + description[1] + '</i>)';
+                        element.innerHTML = description[0] + source;
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (document.querySelector('body[class="preferences_endpoint"]')) {
+        $('[data-engine-name]').hover(function() {
+            load_engine_descriptions();
+        });
+    }
+});
 ;$(document).ready(function(){
     $("#allow-all-engines").click(function() {
         $(".onoffswitch-checkbox").each(function() { this.checked = false;});
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diff --git a/searx/static/themes/simple/css/searx-rtl.css b/searx/static/themes/simple/css/searx-rtl.css
index 63ab1d619..bf0c03bbf 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/simple/css/searx-rtl.css
+++ b/searx/static/themes/simple/css/searx-rtl.css
@@ -1929,6 +1929,14 @@ td:hover .engine-tooltip,
 #main_preferences div.selectable_url pre {
   width: 100%;
 }
+#main_preferences th.name .engine-tooltip {
+  margin-top: 1.8rem;
+  left: 20rem;
+  max-width: 40rem;
+}
+#main_preferences th.name .engine-tooltip .engine-description {
+  margin-top: 0.5rem;
+}
 @media screen and (max-width: 75em) {
   .preferences_back {
     clear: both;
diff --git a/searx/static/themes/simple/css/searx-rtl.min.css b/searx/static/themes/simple/css/searx-rtl.min.css
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diff --git a/searx/static/themes/simple/css/searx.css b/searx/static/themes/simple/css/searx.css
index e2306757d..a39a72cbe 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/simple/css/searx.css
+++ b/searx/static/themes/simple/css/searx.css
@@ -1929,6 +1929,14 @@ td:hover .engine-tooltip,
 #main_preferences div.selectable_url pre {
   width: 100%;
 }
+#main_preferences th.name .engine-tooltip {
+  margin-top: 1.8rem;
+  left: 20rem;
+  max-width: 40rem;
+}
+#main_preferences th.name .engine-tooltip .engine-description {
+  margin-top: 0.5rem;
+}
 @media screen and (max-width: 75em) {
   .preferences_back {
     clear: both;
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diff --git a/searx/static/themes/simple/js/searx.js b/searx/static/themes/simple/js/searx.js
index 320c5f882..94e4b3426 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/simple/js/searx.js
+++ b/searx/static/themes/simple/js/searx.js
@@ -621,6 +621,33 @@ searx.ready(function() {
     });
   });
 })(window, document, window.searx);
+;(function (w, d, searx) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    searx.ready(function() {
+        let engine_descriptions = null;
+        function load_engine_descriptions() {
+            if (engine_descriptions == null) {
+                searx.http("GET", "engine_descriptions.json").then(function(content) {
+                    engine_descriptions = JSON.parse(content);
+                    for (const [engine_name, description] of Object.entries(engine_descriptions)) {
+                        let elements = d.querySelectorAll('[data-engine-name="' + engine_name + '"] .engine-description');
+                        for(const element of elements) {
+                            let source = ' (<i>' + searx.translations['Source'] + ':&nbsp;' + description[1] + '</i>)';
+                            element.innerHTML = description[0] + source;
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (d.querySelector('body[class="preferences_endpoint"]')) {
+            for(const el of d.querySelectorAll('[data-engine-name]')) {
+                searx.on(el, 'mouseenter', load_engine_descriptions);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+})(window, document, window.searx);
 ;/**
 * searx is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
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