diff --git a/aurweb/packages/search.py b/aurweb/packages/search.py
index 51d97d8e..37a5b6ff 100644
--- a/aurweb/packages/search.py
+++ b/aurweb/packages/search.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class RPCSearch(PackageSearch):
     sanitization done for the PackageSearch `by` argument.
     """
 
-    keys_removed = ("b", "N", "B", "k", "c", "M")
+    keys_removed = ("b", "N", "B", "c", "M")
 
     def __init__(self) -> "RPCSearch":
         super().__init__()
@@ -372,11 +372,16 @@ class RPCSearch(PackageSearch):
         )
         return self
 
-    def _search_by_groups(self, keywords: str) -> orm.Query:
+    def _search_by_groups(self, keywords: str) -> "RPCSearch":
         self._join_groups()
         self.query = self.query.filter(Group.Name == keywords)
         return self
 
+    def _search_by_keywords(self, keywords: str) -> "RPCSearch":
+        self._join_keywords()
+        self.query = self.query.filter(PackageKeyword.Keyword == keywords)
+        return self
+
     def search_by(self, by: str, keywords: str) -> "RPCSearch":
         """Override inherited search_by. In this override, we reduce the
         scope of what we handle within this function. We do not set `by`
diff --git a/aurweb/rpc.py b/aurweb/rpc.py
index fa36486e..2a07f6c7 100644
--- a/aurweb/rpc.py
+++ b/aurweb/rpc.py
@@ -88,10 +88,17 @@ class RPC:
         "replaces",
         "groups",
         "submitter",
+        "keywords",
     }
 
     # A mapping of by aliases.
-    BY_ALIASES = {"name-desc": "nd", "name": "n", "maintainer": "m", "submitter": "s"}
+    BY_ALIASES = {
+        "name-desc": "nd",
+        "name": "n",
+        "maintainer": "m",
+        "submitter": "s",
+        "keywords": "k",
+    }
 
     def __init__(self, version: int = 0, type: str = None) -> "RPC":
         self.version = version
diff --git a/test/test_rpc.py b/test/test_rpc.py
index 5d59d16b..9c3ca883 100644
--- a/test/test_rpc.py
+++ b/test/test_rpc.py
@@ -938,6 +938,25 @@ def test_rpc_search_submitter(client: TestClient, user2: User, packages: list[Pa
     assert data.get("resultcount") == 0
 
 
+def test_rpc_search_keywords(client: TestClient, packages: list[Package]):
+    params = {"v": 5, "type": "search", "by": "keywords", "arg": "big-chungus"}
+    with client as request:
+        response = request.get("/rpc", params=params)
+    data = response.json()
+
+    # should get 2 packages
+    assert data.get("resultcount") == 1
+    names = list(sorted(r.get("Name") for r in data.get("results")))
+    expected_results = ["big-chungus"]
+    assert names == expected_results
+
+    # non-existent search
+    params["arg"] = "blah-blah"
+    response = request.get("/rpc", params=params)
+    data = response.json()
+    assert data.get("resultcount") == 0
+
+
 def test_rpc_incorrect_by(client: TestClient):
     params = {"v": 5, "type": "search", "by": "fake", "arg": "big"}
     with client as request: