diff --git a/resources/lang/de/Widget.properties b/resources/lang/de/Widget.properties
index 3f0a509815..5ba34d1db3 100644
--- a/resources/lang/de/Widget.properties
+++ b/resources/lang/de/Widget.properties
@@ -930,6 +930,7 @@ availabilityFilterLabel = "Verfügbarkeitsfilter"
 priceFilterLabel = "Preisfilter"
 ; Category filter
 categoryFilterLabel = "Kategoriefilter"
+categoryPlaceholderDescription = "Dieses Widget ist nur sichtbar, wenn die Einstellung 'Kategorien als Filteroptionen bei Suchergebnissen anzeigen' im plentyShop-Assistenten aktiv ist."
 ; Selected Filter
 selectedFilterWidgetLabel = "Ausgewählte Filter"
 ; Manufacturer Filter
diff --git a/resources/lang/de/Wizard.properties b/resources/lang/de/Wizard.properties
index 74622acdf4..af63d3777c 100644
--- a/resources/lang/de/Wizard.properties
+++ b/resources/lang/de/Wizard.properties
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ categoryDescriptionBoth = Beschreibung 1 und 2
 categoryDescriptionBelow = Welche Kategoriebeschreibung möchtest du unter der Artikelliste anzeigen?
 enableImageCarousel = Bilderkarussell in der Kategorieansicht aktivieren
 showCarouselDots = Punkte-Navigation unten im Bilderkarussell anzeigen
+showCategoryFilter = Kategorien als Filteroptionen bei Suchergebnissen anzeigen
 showCarouselNav = Navigationspfeile zum Steuern des Bilderkarussells anzeigen
 itemViewSettings = Einstellungen für die Artikelansicht
 itemViewSettingsDescription = Bestellmerkmale in der Artikelansicht
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/Widget.properties b/resources/lang/en/Widget.properties
index cdc08c7bf4..9a9fd9b670 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/Widget.properties
+++ b/resources/lang/en/Widget.properties
@@ -928,6 +928,7 @@ availabilityFilterLabel = "Availability filter"
 priceFilterLabel = "Price filter"
 ; Category filter
 categoryFilterLabel = "Category filter"
+categoryPlaceholderDescription = "This widget is only visible if the setting 'Show categories as filter options for search results' in the plentyShop assistant is active."
 ; Selected Filter
 selectedFilterWidgetLabel = "Selected filters"
 ; Manufacturer Filter
@@ -1015,4 +1016,4 @@ maxPreloadTooltip = "Number of images to be preloaded"
 ; LanguageDetection
 languageDetectionLabel = "Language detection"
 languageDetectionWidgetLabel = "Language detection"
-languageDetectionRedirect = "Activate automatic redirect"
\ No newline at end of file
+languageDetectionRedirect = "Activate automatic redirect"
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/Wizard.properties b/resources/lang/en/Wizard.properties
index 7ac4816fb5..68046f3499 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/Wizard.properties
+++ b/resources/lang/en/Wizard.properties
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ categoryDescriptionBoth = Description 1 and 2
 categoryDescriptionBelow = Which category description do you want to display below item lists?
 enableImageCarousel = Show image carousel in the category view
 showCarouselDots = Show dot navigation in the image carousel
+showCategoryFilter = Show categories as filter options for search results
 showCarouselNav = Show navigation arrows in the image carousel
 itemViewSettings = Settings for the item view
 itemViewSettingsDescription = Order characteristics in the item view
diff --git a/resources/views/Widgets/Category/Filter/FilterBaseWidget.twig b/resources/views/Widgets/Category/Filter/FilterBaseWidget.twig
index 5e5e34462a..859b6584d7 100644
--- a/resources/views/Widgets/Category/Filter/FilterBaseWidget.twig
+++ b/resources/views/Widgets/Category/Filter/FilterBaseWidget.twig
@@ -10,17 +10,29 @@
 
 {% set appearance      = widget.settings.appearance.mobile | default("none") %}
 
+{{ Twig.set("hasCategoryFilter", "ceresConfig.item.showCategoryFilter") }}
+{{ Twig.set("className", "className") }}
+
 {{ Twig.if("services.facet.facetDataExists(facets, #{allowedFacetTypes | json_encode}) or #{ isPreview | json_encode }") }}
 <div class="widget widget-filter-base widget-{{ appearance }}{% if customClass | length > 0 %} {{ customClass }}{% endif %}{% if spacingMargin | length > 0 %} {{ spacingMargin }}{% endif %}"
     {% if inlineMargin | length > 0 %} style="{{ inlineMargin }}"{% endif %}>
 
-    <item-filter-list
-        class="{{ "widget-filter-" ~ className }}"
-        :filter-list-bulk="true"
-        :facet-data="{{ Twig.print('facets | json_encode') }}"
-        :allowed-facets-types="{{ allowedFacetTypes | json_encode }}"
-        :padding-classes="{{ spacingPadding | json_encode }}"
-        :padding-inline-styles="{{ inlinePadding | json_encode }}">
-    </item-filter-list>
+    {{ Twig.if("className == 'category' and hasCategoryFilter == false") }}
+        <div class="widget-placeholder p-0">
+            <div>
+                <p class="title mb-0">{{ trans("Ceres::Widget.categoryFilterLabel") }}</p>
+                <p class="description mt-2 mb-2">{{ trans("Ceres::Widget.categoryPlaceholderDescription") }}</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    {{ Twig.else() }}
+        <item-filter-list
+            class="{{ "widget-filter-" ~ className }}"
+            :filter-list-bulk="true"
+            :facet-data="{{ Twig.print('facets | json_encode') }}"
+            :allowed-facets-types="{{ allowedFacetTypes | json_encode }}"
+            :padding-classes="{{ spacingPadding | json_encode }}"
+            :padding-inline-styles="{{ inlinePadding | json_encode }}">
+        </item-filter-list>
+    {{ Twig.endif() }}
 </div>
 {{ Twig.endif() }}
diff --git a/src/Config/CeresItemConfig.php b/src/Config/CeresItemConfig.php
index abe8f65f2d..28fff71c2b 100644
--- a/src/Config/CeresItemConfig.php
+++ b/src/Config/CeresItemConfig.php
@@ -170,6 +170,6 @@ protected function load()
         $this->showCategoryDescriptionTop       = $this->getTextValue( 'item.show_category_description_top', 'description1' );
         $this->showCategoryDescriptionBottom    = $this->getTextValue( 'item.show_category_description_bottom', 'none' );
         $this->requireOrderProperties           = $this->getBooleanValue( 'item.require_all_properties', false );
-
+        $this->showCategoryFilter               = $this->getBooleanValue( 'item.show_category_filter', false );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Widgets/Category/Filter/FilterBaseWidget.php b/src/Widgets/Category/Filter/FilterBaseWidget.php
index 12218f014c..d5e2c14eda 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/Category/Filter/FilterBaseWidget.php
+++ b/src/Widgets/Category/Filter/FilterBaseWidget.php
@@ -82,7 +82,10 @@ protected function getPreviewData($widgetSettings)
         /** @var FacetFaker $facetFaker */
         $facetFaker  = pluginApp(FacetFaker::class);
         $facetResult = $facetFaker->fill([]);
-        
-        return ['facets' => $facetResult];
+
+        return [
+            'facets' => $facetResult,
+            'className' => $this->className
+        ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Wizard/ShopWizard/Mapping/DisplayInfoMapping.php b/src/Wizard/ShopWizard/Mapping/DisplayInfoMapping.php
index d7965139ae..e092f35436 100644
--- a/src/Wizard/ShopWizard/Mapping/DisplayInfoMapping.php
+++ b/src/Wizard/ShopWizard/Mapping/DisplayInfoMapping.php
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ class DisplayInfoMapping
             "global"   => false,
             "optional" => true,
         ],
+        "displayInfo_showCategoryFilter"=> [
+            "field"    => "item.show_category_filter",
+            "type"     => "string",
+            "global"   => false,
+            "optional" => true,
+        ],
         "displayInfo_showDescriptionTop" => [
             "field"    => "item.show_category_description_top",
             "type"     => "string",
diff --git a/src/Wizard/ShopWizard/Steps/Builder/DisplayedInformationStep.php b/src/Wizard/ShopWizard/Steps/Builder/DisplayedInformationStep.php
index f9f7c53556..bfa0f4c1f8 100644
--- a/src/Wizard/ShopWizard/Steps/Builder/DisplayedInformationStep.php
+++ b/src/Wizard/ShopWizard/Steps/Builder/DisplayedInformationStep.php
@@ -147,6 +147,13 @@ private function generateCategoryView(): array
                         "name" => "Wizard.showCarouselNav",
                     ]
                 ],
+                "displayInfo_showCategoryFilter" => [
+                    "type" => "checkbox",
+                    "defaultValue" => false,
+                    "options" => [
+                        "name" => "Wizard.showCategoryFilter",
+                    ]
+                ],
             ]
         ];
     }