diff --git a/src/components/searchbox/NodeSearchBox.vue b/src/components/searchbox/NodeSearchBox.vue
index b918a0df5..7f899673c 100644
--- a/src/components/searchbox/NodeSearchBox.vue
+++ b/src/components/searchbox/NodeSearchBox.vue
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
               :python_module="option.python_module"
             />
           </div>
-          <div class="option-category">
+          <div v-if="showCategory" class="option-category">
             {{ option.category.replaceAll('/', ' > ') }}
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ const settingStore = useSettingStore()
 const enableNodePreview = computed(() =>
   settingStore.get('Comfy.NodeSearchBoxImpl.NodePreview')
 )
+const showCategory = computed(() =>
+  settingStore.get('Comfy.NodeSearchBoxImpl.ShowCategory')
+)
 
 const props = defineProps({
   filters: {
diff --git a/src/stores/settingStore.ts b/src/stores/settingStore.ts
index 0030edfdb..98550ba81 100644
--- a/src/stores/settingStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/settingStore.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ export const useSettingStore = defineStore('setting', {
         defaultValue: true
       })
 
+      app.ui.settings.addSetting({
+        id: 'Comfy.NodeSearchBoxImpl.ShowCategory',
+        category: ['Comfy', 'Node Search Box', 'ShowCategory'],
+        name: 'Show node category in search results',
+        tooltip: 'Only applies to the default implementation',
+        type: 'boolean',
+        defaultValue: true
+      })
+
       app.ui.settings.addSetting({
         id: 'Comfy.Sidebar.Location',
         category: ['Comfy', 'Sidebar', 'Location'],
diff --git a/src/types/apiTypes.ts b/src/types/apiTypes.ts
index 6ce36155e..250ec8813 100644
--- a/src/types/apiTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/apiTypes.ts
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ const zSettings = z.record(z.any()).and(
       ]),
       'Comfy.NodeSearchBoxImpl.NodePreview': z.boolean(),
       'Comfy.NodeSearchBoxImpl': z.enum(['default', 'simple']),
+      'Comfy.NodeSearchBoxImpl.ShowCategory': z.boolean(),
       'Comfy.NodeSuggestions.number': z.number(),
       'Comfy.PreviewFormat': z.string(),
       'Comfy.PromptFilename': z.boolean(),