diff --git a/lua/ivy/backends/rg.lua b/lua/ivy/backends/rg.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56d9921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/ivy/backends/rg.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+local utils = require "ivy.utils"
+
+local rg = {
+  name = "RG",
+  command = "IvyRg",
+  description = "Run ripgrep to search for content in files",
+  keymap = "<leader>/",
+  items = utils.command_finder "rg --vimgrep --",
+  callback = utils.vimgrep_action(),
+}
+
+return rg
diff --git a/plugin/ivy.lua b/plugin/ivy.lua
index 2834681..a3a670e 100644
--- a/plugin/ivy.lua
+++ b/plugin/ivy.lua
@@ -1,34 +1,40 @@
 local controller = require "ivy.controller"
 
 -- Put the controller in to the vim global so we can access it in mappings
 -- better without requires. You can call controller commands like `vim.ivy.xxx`.
 -- luacheck: ignore
 vim.ivy = controller
 
 local register_backend = function(backend)
   assert(backend.command, "The backend must have a command")
   assert(backend.items, "The backend must have a items function")
   assert(backend.callback, "The backend must have a callback function")
 
   local user_command_options = { bang = true }
   if backend.description ~= nil then
     user_command_options.desc = backend.description
   end
 
   local name = backend.name or backend.command
   vim.api.nvim_create_user_command(backend.command, function()
     vim.ivy.run(name, backend.items, backend.callback)
   end, user_command_options)
 
   if backend.keymap ~= nil then
     vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("n", backend.keymap, "<cmd>" .. backend.command .. "<CR>", { nowait = true, silent = true })
   end
 end
 
 register_backend(require "ivy.backends.ag")
 register_backend(require "ivy.backends.buffers")
 register_backend(require "ivy.backends.files")
 register_backend(require "ivy.backends.lines")
 register_backend(require "ivy.backends.lsp-workspace-symbols")
 
+if vim.fn.executable "rg" then
+  register_backend(require "ivy.backends.rg")
+elseif vim.fn.executable "ag" then
+  register_backend(require "ivy.backends.ag")
+end
+
 vim.cmd "highlight IvyMatch cterm=bold gui=bold"