diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Rarbg/RarbgRequestGenerator.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Rarbg/RarbgRequestGenerator.cs
index 8b03e7620..31eddb7a9 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Rarbg/RarbgRequestGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Rarbg/RarbgRequestGenerator.cs
@@ -22,29 +22,43 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Definitions.Rarbg
             _rateLimit = rateLimit;
         }
 
-        private IEnumerable<IndexerRequest> GetRequest(string term, int[] categories, string imdbId = null, int? tmdbId = null, int? tvdbId = null)
+        private IEnumerable<IndexerRequest> GetRequest(bool isRssSearch, string term, int[] categories, string imdbId = null, int? tmdbId = null, int? tvdbId = null)
         {
             var requestBuilder = new HttpRequestBuilder(Settings.BaseUrl.Trim('/'))
                 .Resource("/pubapi_v2.php")
-                .AddQueryParam("mode", "search")
+                .AddQueryParam("limit", "100")
+                .AddQueryParam("token", _tokenProvider.GetToken(Settings, _rateLimit))
+                .AddQueryParam("format", "json_extended")
+                .AddQueryParam("app_id", $"rralworP_{BuildInfo.Version}")
                 .Accept(HttpAccept.Json);
 
-            if (imdbId.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
+            if (isRssSearch)
             {
-                requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("search_imdb", imdbId);
+                requestBuilder
+                    .AddQueryParam("mode", "list")
+                    .WithRateLimit(31);
             }
-            else if (tmdbId.HasValue && tmdbId > 0)
+            else
             {
-                requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("search_themoviedb", tmdbId);
-            }
-            else if (tvdbId.HasValue && tvdbId > 0)
-            {
-                requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("search_tvdb", tvdbId);
-            }
-
-            if (term.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
-            {
-                requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("search_string", $"{term}");
+                requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("mode", "search");
+
+                if (imdbId.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
+                {
+                    requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("search_imdb", imdbId);
+                }
+                else if (tmdbId.HasValue && tmdbId > 0)
+                {
+                    requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("search_themoviedb", tmdbId);
+                }
+                else if (tvdbId.HasValue && tvdbId > 0)
+                {
+                    requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("search_tvdb", tvdbId);
+                }
+
+                if (term.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
+                {
+                    requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("search_string", $"{term}");
+                }
             }
 
             if (!Settings.RankedOnly)
@@ -53,17 +67,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Definitions.Rarbg
             }
 
             var cats = Categories.MapTorznabCapsToTrackers(categories);
-
-            if (cats != null && cats.Count > 0)
+            if (cats == null || !cats.Any())
             {
-                var categoryParam = string.Join(";", cats.Distinct());
-                requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("category", categoryParam);
+                // default to all, without specifying it some categories are missing (e.g. games), see #4146
+                cats = Categories.GetTrackerCategories();
             }
 
-            requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("limit", "100");
-            requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("token", _tokenProvider.GetToken(Settings, _rateLimit));
-            requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("format", "json_extended");
-            requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("app_id", $"rralworP_{BuildInfo.Version}");
+            requestBuilder.AddQueryParam("category", string.Join(";", cats.Distinct()));
 
             yield return new IndexerRequest(requestBuilder.Build());
         }
@@ -71,35 +81,35 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Definitions.Rarbg
         public IndexerPageableRequestChain GetSearchRequests(MovieSearchCriteria searchCriteria)
         {
             var pageableRequests = new IndexerPageableRequestChain();
-            pageableRequests.Add(GetRequest(searchCriteria.SanitizedSearchTerm, searchCriteria.Categories, searchCriteria.FullImdbId, searchCriteria.TmdbId));
+            pageableRequests.Add(GetRequest(searchCriteria.IsRssSearch, searchCriteria.SanitizedSearchTerm, searchCriteria.Categories, searchCriteria.FullImdbId, searchCriteria.TmdbId));
             return pageableRequests;
         }
 
         public IndexerPageableRequestChain GetSearchRequests(MusicSearchCriteria searchCriteria)
         {
             var pageableRequests = new IndexerPageableRequestChain();
-            pageableRequests.Add(GetRequest(searchCriteria.SanitizedSearchTerm, searchCriteria.Categories));
+            pageableRequests.Add(GetRequest(searchCriteria.IsRssSearch, searchCriteria.SanitizedSearchTerm, searchCriteria.Categories));
             return pageableRequests;
         }
 
         public IndexerPageableRequestChain GetSearchRequests(TvSearchCriteria searchCriteria)
         {
             var pageableRequests = new IndexerPageableRequestChain();
-            pageableRequests.Add(GetRequest(searchCriteria.SanitizedTvSearchString, searchCriteria.Categories, searchCriteria.FullImdbId, tvdbId: searchCriteria.TvdbId));
+            pageableRequests.Add(GetRequest(searchCriteria.IsRssSearch, searchCriteria.SanitizedTvSearchString, searchCriteria.Categories, searchCriteria.FullImdbId, tvdbId: searchCriteria.TvdbId));
             return pageableRequests;
         }
 
         public IndexerPageableRequestChain GetSearchRequests(BookSearchCriteria searchCriteria)
         {
             var pageableRequests = new IndexerPageableRequestChain();
-            pageableRequests.Add(GetRequest(searchCriteria.SanitizedSearchTerm, searchCriteria.Categories));
+            pageableRequests.Add(GetRequest(searchCriteria.IsRssSearch, searchCriteria.SanitizedSearchTerm, searchCriteria.Categories));
             return pageableRequests;
         }
 
         public IndexerPageableRequestChain GetSearchRequests(BasicSearchCriteria searchCriteria)
         {
             var pageableRequests = new IndexerPageableRequestChain();
-            pageableRequests.Add(GetRequest(searchCriteria.SanitizedSearchTerm, searchCriteria.Categories));
+            pageableRequests.Add(GetRequest(searchCriteria.IsRssSearch, searchCriteria.SanitizedSearchTerm, searchCriteria.Categories));
 
             return pageableRequests;
         }