diff --git a/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue b/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
index 67ef64d744..50a17c155a 100644
--- a/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
+++ b/src/components/graph/GraphCanvas.vue
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ import type { VueNodeData } from '@/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager'
 import { useVueNodeLifecycle } from '@/composables/graph/useVueNodeLifecycle'
 import { useNodeBadge } from '@/composables/node/useNodeBadge'
 import { useCanvasDrop } from '@/composables/useCanvasDrop'
+import { useCanvasSearchBoxMenu } from '@/composables/useCanvasSearchBoxMenu'
 import { useContextMenuTranslation } from '@/composables/useContextMenuTranslation'
 import { useCopy } from '@/composables/useCopy'
 import { useGlobalLitegraph } from '@/composables/useGlobalLitegraph'
@@ -459,6 +460,7 @@ useLitegraphSettings()
 useNodeBadge()
 
 useGlobalLitegraph()
+useCanvasSearchBoxMenu()
 useContextMenuTranslation()
 useCopy()
 usePaste()
diff --git a/src/composables/useCanvasSearchBoxMenu.test.ts b/src/composables/useCanvasSearchBoxMenu.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e02f1bb28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/composables/useCanvasSearchBoxMenu.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import { useCanvasSearchBoxMenu } from '@/composables/useCanvasSearchBoxMenu'
+import type { IContextMenuValue } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
+import { LGraphCanvas } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
+import { useSettingStore } from '@/platform/settings/settingStore'
+import { useSearchBoxStore } from '@/stores/workspace/searchBoxStore'
+import { createMockCanvas } from '@/utils/__tests__/litegraphTestUtils'
+
+describe('useCanvasSearchBoxMenu', () => {
+  let originalGetCanvasMenuOptions: typeof LGraphCanvas.prototype.getCanvasMenuOptions
+  let mockCanvas: LGraphCanvas
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    setActivePinia(createPinia())
+    originalGetCanvasMenuOptions = LGraphCanvas.prototype.getCanvasMenuOptions
+
+    LGraphCanvas.prototype.getCanvasMenuOptions =
+      function (): (IContextMenuValue | null)[] {
+        const items: (IContextMenuValue<string> | null)[] = [
+          {
+            content: 'Add Node',
+            has_submenu: true,
+            callback: LGraphCanvas.onMenuAdd
+          },
+          { content: 'Add Group', callback: vi.fn() }
+        ]
+        return items as (IContextMenuValue | null)[]
+      }
+
+    mockCanvas = createMockCanvas({
+      constructor: { prototype: LGraphCanvas.prototype } as typeof LGraphCanvas
+    } as Partial<LGraphCanvas>)
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    LGraphCanvas.prototype.getCanvasMenuOptions = originalGetCanvasMenuOptions
+    vi.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  it('leaves the default Add Node entry untouched when the setting is off', () => {
+    vi.spyOn(useSettingStore(), 'get').mockImplementation((id) =>
+      id === 'Comfy.NodeSearchBox.ReplaceCanvasMenu' ? false : undefined
+    )
+
+    useCanvasSearchBoxMenu()
+    const items = LGraphCanvas.prototype.getCanvasMenuOptions.call(mockCanvas)
+
+    const addNode = items.find((i) => i?.content === 'Add Node')
+    expect(addNode?.callback).toBe(LGraphCanvas.onMenuAdd)
+    expect(addNode?.has_submenu).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('replaces the Add Node callback with the search box trigger when the setting is on', () => {
+    vi.spyOn(useSettingStore(), 'get').mockImplementation((id) =>
+      id === 'Comfy.NodeSearchBox.ReplaceCanvasMenu' ? true : undefined
+    )
+    const toggleVisible = vi.spyOn(useSearchBoxStore(), 'toggleVisible')
+
+    useCanvasSearchBoxMenu()
+    const items = LGraphCanvas.prototype.getCanvasMenuOptions.call(mockCanvas)
+    const addNode = items.find((i) => i?.content === 'Add Node')
+
+    expect(addNode).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(addNode?.has_submenu).toBe(false)
+    expect(addNode?.callback).not.toBe(LGraphCanvas.onMenuAdd)
+
+    void addNode?.callback?.call(
+      addNode as never,
+      undefined,
+      undefined,
+      undefined as never,
+      undefined
+    )
+    expect(toggleVisible).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('preserves other canvas menu entries', () => {
+    vi.spyOn(useSettingStore(), 'get').mockReturnValue(true)
+
+    useCanvasSearchBoxMenu()
+    const items = LGraphCanvas.prototype.getCanvasMenuOptions.call(mockCanvas)
+
+    const contents = items.map((i) => i?.content)
+    expect(contents).toEqual(['Add Node', 'Add Group'])
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/composables/useCanvasSearchBoxMenu.ts b/src/composables/useCanvasSearchBoxMenu.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0da34f323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/composables/useCanvasSearchBoxMenu.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { legacyMenuCompat } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/contextMenuCompat'
+import type { IContextMenuValue } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
+import { LGraphCanvas } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
+import { useSettingStore } from '@/platform/settings/settingStore'
+import { useSearchBoxStore } from '@/stores/workspace/searchBoxStore'
+
+const REPLACE_SETTING_ID = 'Comfy.NodeSearchBox.ReplaceCanvasMenu'
+
+/**
+ * When the experimental "replace canvas menu" setting is enabled, the
+ * right-click canvas menu's "Add Node" entry opens the Vue node search box
+ * (which already includes blueprints, partner nodes, core nodes, and
+ * extensions) instead of the legacy LiteGraph category submenu.
+ *
+ * The replacement is identified by callback identity against
+ * {@link LGraphCanvas.onMenuAdd} so it remains stable across the translation
+ * wrapper installed by {@link useContextMenuTranslation}.
+ */
+export const useCanvasSearchBoxMenu = () => {
+  legacyMenuCompat.install(LGraphCanvas.prototype, 'getCanvasMenuOptions')
+
+  const originalGetCanvasMenuOptions =
+    LGraphCanvas.prototype.getCanvasMenuOptions
+
+  const wrapped = function (
+    this: LGraphCanvas,
+    ...args: Parameters<typeof originalGetCanvasMenuOptions>
+  ) {
+    const items = originalGetCanvasMenuOptions.apply(this, args)
+
+    const settingStore = useSettingStore()
+    if (!settingStore.get(REPLACE_SETTING_ID)) return items
+
+    return items.map((item) =>
+      isLegacyAddNode(item) ? buildSearchBoxAddNode(item) : item
+    )
+  }
+
+  LGraphCanvas.prototype.getCanvasMenuOptions = wrapped
+  legacyMenuCompat.registerWrapper(
+    'getCanvasMenuOptions',
+    wrapped,
+    originalGetCanvasMenuOptions,
+    LGraphCanvas.prototype
+  )
+}
+
+function isLegacyAddNode(
+  item: IContextMenuValue | null
+): item is IContextMenuValue {
+  return (
+    !!item &&
+    typeof item === 'object' &&
+    item.callback === LGraphCanvas.onMenuAdd
+  )
+}
+
+function buildSearchBoxAddNode(original: IContextMenuValue): IContextMenuValue {
+  return {
+    ...original,
+    has_submenu: false,
+    submenu: undefined,
+    callback: () => {
+      useSearchBoxStore().toggleVisible()
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/locales/en/settings.json b/src/locales/en/settings.json
index 398f7b6888..144c1e57bf 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/settings.json
+++ b/src/locales/en/settings.json
@@ -328,6 +328,10 @@
     "name": "Show node frequency in search results",
     "tooltip": "Only applies to v1 (legacy)"
   },
+  "Comfy_NodeSearchBox_ReplaceCanvasMenu": {
+    "name": "Replace canvas right-click \"Add Node\" with search box",
+    "tooltip": "When enabled, the right-click canvas menu opens the node search box instead of the LiteGraph category submenu. The search box includes blueprints, partner nodes, core nodes, and extensions."
+  },
   "Comfy_NodeSuggestions_number": {
     "name": "Number of nodes suggestions",
     "tooltip": "Only for litegraph searchbox/context menu"
diff --git a/src/platform/settings/constants/coreSettings.ts b/src/platform/settings/constants/coreSettings.ts
index 4a6a6f79fa..1d87e21f11 100644
--- a/src/platform/settings/constants/coreSettings.ts
+++ b/src/platform/settings/constants/coreSettings.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ export const CORE_SETTINGS: SettingParams[] = [
     options: ['default', 'v1 (legacy)', 'litegraph (legacy)'],
     defaultValue: 'default'
   },
+  {
+    id: 'Comfy.NodeSearchBox.ReplaceCanvasMenu',
+    category: ['Comfy', 'Node Search Box', 'ReplaceCanvasMenu'],
+    experimental: true,
+    name: 'Replace canvas right-click "Add Node" with search box',
+    tooltip:
+      'When enabled, the right-click canvas menu opens the node search box instead of the LiteGraph category submenu. The search box includes blueprints, partner nodes, core nodes, and extensions.',
+    type: 'boolean',
+    defaultValue: false,
+    versionAdded: '1.46.0'
+  },
   {
     id: 'Comfy.LinkRelease.Action',
     category: ['LiteGraph', 'LinkRelease', 'Action'],
diff --git a/src/schemas/apiSchema.ts b/src/schemas/apiSchema.ts
index e7e40abdf7..6bfa0ac570 100644
--- a/src/schemas/apiSchema.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/apiSchema.ts
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ const zSettings = z.object({
   'Comfy.NodeSearchBoxImpl.ShowCategory': z.boolean(),
   'Comfy.NodeSearchBoxImpl.ShowIdName': z.boolean(),
   'Comfy.NodeSearchBoxImpl.ShowNodeFrequency': z.boolean(),
+  'Comfy.NodeSearchBox.ReplaceCanvasMenu': z.boolean(),
   'Comfy.NodeSuggestions.number': z.number(),
   'Comfy.Node.BypassAllLinksOnDelete': z.boolean(),
   'Comfy.Node.Opacity': z.number(),