diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/search.html b/searx/templates/simple/search.html
index e5b44169e..b83345d37 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/search.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/search.html
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
         <button id="send_search" type="submit" aria-label="{{ _('search') }}"><span class="hide_if_nojs">{{ icon_big('search-outline') }}</span><span class="show_if_nojs">{{ _('search') }}</span></button>
       </div>
     </div>
+    <div class="chat-form">
+      <form id="chat-form">
+        <input type="text" id="chat-input" placeholder="Ask me a question...">
+        <button type="submit" id="chat-submit">Submit</button>
+      </form>
+    </div>
     {% set display_tooltip = true %}
     {% include 'simple/categories.html' %}
   </div>
@@ -22,3 +28,27 @@
   <input type="hidden" name="theme" value="{{ theme }}" >
   {% if timeout_limit %}<input type="hidden" name="timeout_limit" value="{{ timeout_limit|e }}" >{% endif %}
 </form>
+
+<script>
+document.getElementById("chat-form").addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
+  event.preventDefault();
+
+  // Get the value of the chat input field
+  let chatInput = document.getElementById("chat-input").value;
+
+  // Make a POST request to the back-end with the chat input as the data
+  fetch("/chat", {
+    method: "POST",
+    body: JSON.stringify({ chatInput }),
+    headers: {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json"
+    }
+  })
+    .then(response => response.json())
+    .then(data => {
+      // Display the response from the back-end in the page
+      let chatResponse = document.getElementById("chat-response");
+      chatResponse.innerHTML = data.response;
+    });
+});
+</script>