diff --git a/backend/endpoints/search.py b/backend/endpoints/search.py
index 7502be22d..e26074e21 100644
--- a/backend/endpoints/search.py
+++ b/backend/endpoints/search.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from handler.auth.constants import Scope
 from handler.database import db_rom_handler
 from handler.metadata import (
     meta_flashpoint_handler,
+    meta_hltb_handler,
     meta_igdb_handler,
     meta_launchbox_handler,
     meta_moby_handler,
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ from handler.metadata import (
     meta_ss_handler,
 )
 from handler.metadata.flashpoint_handler import FlashpointRom
+from handler.metadata.hltb_handler import HLTBRom
 from handler.metadata.igdb_handler import IGDBRom
 from handler.metadata.launchbox_handler import LaunchboxRom
 from handler.metadata.moby_handler import MobyGamesRom
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ async def search_rom(
     ss_matched_roms: list[SSRom] = []
     flashpoint_matched_roms: list[FlashpointRom] = []
     launchbox_matched_roms: list[LaunchboxRom] = []
+    hltb_matched_roms: list[HLTBRom] = []
 
     if search_by.lower() == "id":
         try:
@@ -115,6 +118,7 @@ async def search_rom(
             ss_matched_roms,
             flashpoint_matched_roms,
             launchbox_matched_roms,
+            hltb_matched_roms,
         ) = await asyncio.gather(
             meta_igdb_handler.get_matched_roms_by_name(
                 search_term, get_main_platform_igdb_id(rom.platform)
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ async def search_rom(
             meta_launchbox_handler.get_matched_roms_by_name(
                 search_term, rom.platform.slug
             ),
+            meta_hltb_handler.get_matched_roms_by_name(search_term, rom.platform.slug),
         )
 
     merged_dict: dict[str, dict] = {}
@@ -208,6 +213,21 @@ async def search_rom(
                 **merged_dict.get(launchbox_name, {}),
             }
 
+    for hltb_rom in hltb_matched_roms:
+        if hltb_rom["hltb_id"]:
+            hltb_name = meta_hltb_handler.normalize_search_term(
+                hltb_rom.get("name", ""),
+                remove_articles=False,
+            )
+            merged_dict[hltb_name] = {
+                **hltb_rom,
+                "is_identified": True,
+                "is_unidentified": False,
+                "platform_id": rom.platform_id,
+                "hltb_url_cover": hltb_rom.pop("url_cover", ""),
+                **merged_dict.get(hltb_name, {}),
+            }
+
     async def get_sgdb_rom(name: str) -> tuple[str, SGDBRom]:
         return name, await meta_sgdb_handler.get_details_by_names([name])