diff --git a/aurweb/routers/rpc.py b/aurweb/routers/rpc.py
index 9777c0a2..25574ff8 100644
--- a/aurweb/routers/rpc.py
+++ b/aurweb/routers/rpc.py
@@ -217,12 +217,29 @@ async def rpc_openapi_multiinfo_post(
     )
 
 
+@router.get("/rpc/v{version}/search/{arg}")
+async def rpc_openapi_search_arg(
+    request: Request,
+    version: int,
+    arg: str,
+    by: Optional[str] = Query(default=defaults.RPC_SEARCH_BY),
+):
+    return await rpc_request(
+        request,
+        version,
+        "search",
+        by,
+        arg,
+        [],
+    )
+
+
 @router.get("/rpc/v{version}/search")
 async def rpc_openapi_search(
     request: Request,
     version: int,
-    by: Optional[str] = Query(default=defaults.RPC_SEARCH_BY),
     arg: Optional[str] = Query(default=str()),
+    by: Optional[str] = Query(default=defaults.RPC_SEARCH_BY),
 ):
     return await rpc_request(
         request,
diff --git a/test/test_rpc.py b/test/test_rpc.py
index 0edd3e2e..e5b37542 100644
--- a/test/test_rpc.py
+++ b/test/test_rpc.py
@@ -986,6 +986,18 @@ def test_rpc_openapi_multiinfo_post_bad_request(
     assert data.get("error") == expected
 
 
+def test_rpc_openapi_search_arg(client: TestClient, packages: list[Package]):
+    pkgname = packages[0].Name
+
+    with client as request:
+        endp = f"/rpc/v5/search/{pkgname}"
+        resp = request.get(endp)
+    assert resp.status_code == HTTPStatus.OK
+
+    data = resp.json()
+    assert data.get("resultcount") == 1
+
+
 def test_rpc_openapi_search(client: TestClient, packages: list[Package]):
     pkgname = packages[0].Name