diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiController.php
index f53105b1c..550c19dd7 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiController.php
@@ -313,9 +313,6 @@ class ApiController extends BasePageController
                 $this->verifyEmptyParameter($request, 'imdbid');
                 $this->verifyEmptyParameter($request, 'tmdbid');
                 $this->verifyEmptyParameter($request, 'traktid');
-                if (! $this->hasMovieSearchParameters($request)) {
-                    return showApiError(200, 'Missing parameter (q, imdbid, tmdbid or traktid)');
-                }
                 $maxAge = $this->maxAge($request);
                 if (! is_int($maxAge)) {
                     return $maxAge;
@@ -325,6 +322,28 @@ class ApiController extends BasePageController
                     return $sort;
                 }
                 UserRequest::addApiRequest($uid, $request->getRequestUri());
+                $categoryID = $this->categoryID($request);
+                $limit = $this->limit($request);
+
+                if (! $this->hasMovieSearchParameters($request)) {
+                    if ($categoryID === [-1]) {
+                        $categoryID = Category::MOVIES_GROUP;
+                    }
+
+                    $relData = $this->releaseBrowseService->getBrowseRangeForApi(
+                        1,
+                        $categoryID,
+                        $offset,
+                        $limit,
+                        $sort,
+                        $maxAge,
+                        $catExclusions,
+                        -1,
+                        $minSize
+                    );
+                    $this->output($relData, $params, $outputXML, $offset, 'api');
+                    break;
+                }
 
                 $imdbId = $request->has('imdbid') && $request->filled('imdbid')
                     ? (string) Str::replace('tt', '', (string) $request->input('imdbid'))
@@ -337,9 +356,9 @@ class ApiController extends BasePageController
                     $tmdbId,
                     $traktId,
                     $this->offset($request),
-                    $this->limit($request),
+                    $limit,
                     $request->input('q') ?? '',
-                    $this->categoryID($request),
+                    $categoryID,
                     $maxAge,
                     $minSize,
                     $catExclusions,
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ApiRequestMatrixTest.php b/tests/Feature/ApiRequestMatrixTest.php
index 5e489e180..f3858f62b 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ApiRequestMatrixTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ApiRequestMatrixTest.php
@@ -79,15 +79,43 @@ class ApiRequestMatrixTest extends TestCase
             ->assertJsonPath('error', 'Incorrect parameter (maxage must be numeric)');
     }
 
-    public function test_v1_movie_requires_query_or_external_id(): void
+    public function test_v1_movie_without_search_params_returns_recent_movie_feed(): void
     {
         $token = (string) DB::table('users')->value('api_token');
+        $request = Request::create('/api/v1/api', 'GET', [
+            't' => 'm',
+            'apikey' => $token,
+        ]);
 
-        $response = $this->get('/api/v1/api?t=m&apikey='.$token);
+        $releaseSearchService = Mockery::mock(ReleaseSearchService::class);
+        $releaseBrowseService = Mockery::mock(ReleaseBrowseService::class);
+        $releaseBrowseService->shouldReceive('getBrowseRangeForApi')
+            ->once()
+            ->andReturn(collect());
 
-        $response->assertOk();
-        $response->assertSee('<error code="200"', false);
-        $response->assertSee('Missing parameter (q, imdbid, tmdbid or traktid)', false);
+        $controller = new class($releaseSearchService, $releaseBrowseService) extends ApiController
+        {
+            /**
+             * @var array{data:mixed,params:array<string,mixed>,xml:bool,offset:int,type:string}|null
+             */
+            public ?array $capturedOutput = null;
+
+            public function output(mixed $data, array $params, bool $xml, int $offset, string $type = '')
+            {
+                $this->capturedOutput = [
+                    'data' => $data,
+                    'params' => $params,
+                    'xml' => $xml,
+                    'offset' => $offset,
+                    'type' => $type,
+                ];
+            }
+        };
+
+        $controller->api($request);
+        $this->assertNotNull($controller->capturedOutput);
+        $this->assertSame('api', $controller->capturedOutput['type']);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Collection::class, $controller->capturedOutput['data']);
     }
 
     public function test_v1_tv_without_search_params_returns_recent_tv_feed(): void