diff --git a/screen/categories/src/main/java/com/ivy/categories/CategoriesScreen.kt b/screen/categories/src/main/java/com/ivy/categories/CategoriesScreen.kt
index 5f8fd38cd4..e55719c897 100644
--- a/screen/categories/src/main/java/com/ivy/categories/CategoriesScreen.kt
+++ b/screen/categories/src/main/java/com/ivy/categories/CategoriesScreen.kt
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ import com.ivy.data.model.primitive.IconAsset
 import com.ivy.data.model.primitive.NotBlankTrimmedString
 import com.ivy.design.l0_system.UI
 import com.ivy.design.l0_system.style
+import com.ivy.legacy.ui.SearchInput
 import com.ivy.legacy.utils.balancePrefix
 import com.ivy.legacy.utils.compactBalancePrefix
 import com.ivy.legacy.utils.format
+import com.ivy.legacy.utils.selectEndTextFieldValue
 import com.ivy.navigation.CategoriesScreen
 import com.ivy.navigation.TransactionsScreen
 import com.ivy.navigation.navigation
@@ -100,7 +102,10 @@ fun BoxWithConstraintsScope.CategoriesScreen(screen: CategoriesScreen) {
 
 @Composable
 private fun BoxWithConstraintsScope.UI(
-    state: CategoriesScreenState = CategoriesScreenState(compactCategoriesModeEnabled = false),
+    state: CategoriesScreenState = CategoriesScreenState(
+        compactCategoriesModeEnabled = false,
+        showCategorySearchBar = false
+    ),
     onEvent: (CategoriesScreenEvent) -> Unit = {}
 ) {
     val nav = navigation()
@@ -158,6 +163,10 @@ private fun BoxWithConstraintsScope.UI(
                 Spacer(Modifier.width(24.dp))
             }
 
+            if (state.showCategorySearchBar) {
+                Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
+                SearchField(onSearch = {})
+            }
             Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
         }
 
@@ -679,11 +688,16 @@ private fun PreviewCategoriesCompactModeEnabled(theme: Theme = Theme.LIGHT) {
 
 @Preview
 @Composable
-private fun Preview(theme: Theme = Theme.LIGHT, compactModeEnabled: Boolean = false) {
+private fun Preview(
+    theme: Theme = Theme.LIGHT,
+    compactModeEnabled: Boolean = false,
+    displaySearchBarEnabled: Boolean = false
+) {
     com.ivy.legacy.IvyWalletPreview(theme) {
         val state = CategoriesScreenState(
             baseCurrency = "BGN",
             compactCategoriesModeEnabled = compactModeEnabled,
+            showCategorySearchBar = displaySearchBarEnabled,
             categories = persistentListOf(
                 CategoryData(
                     category = Category(
@@ -752,6 +766,27 @@ private fun Preview(theme: Theme = Theme.LIGHT, compactModeEnabled: Boolean = fa
     }
 }
 
+@Composable
+private fun SearchField(
+    onSearch: (String) -> Unit,
+) {
+    var searchQueryTextFieldValue by remember {
+        mutableStateOf(selectEndTextFieldValue(""))
+    }
+
+    SearchInput(
+        searchQueryTextFieldValue = searchQueryTextFieldValue,
+        hint = "Search categories",
+        focus = false,
+        showClearIcon = searchQueryTextFieldValue.text.isNotEmpty(),
+        onSetSearchQueryTextField = {
+            searchQueryTextFieldValue = it
+            onSearch(it.text)
+        }
+    )
+}
+
+
 /** For screenshot testing */
 @Composable
 fun CategoriesScreenUiTest(isDark: Boolean) {
diff --git a/screen/categories/src/main/java/com/ivy/categories/CategoriesScreenState.kt b/screen/categories/src/main/java/com/ivy/categories/CategoriesScreenState.kt
index 4cbbaa5b46..7988b8196b 100644
--- a/screen/categories/src/main/java/com/ivy/categories/CategoriesScreenState.kt
+++ b/screen/categories/src/main/java/com/ivy/categories/CategoriesScreenState.kt
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ data class CategoriesScreenState(
     val sortOrderItems: ImmutableList<SortOrder> = SortOrder.values().toList().toImmutableList(),
     val sortOrder: SortOrder = SortOrder.DEFAULT,
     val compactCategoriesModeEnabled: Boolean,
+    val showCategorySearchBar: Boolean,
+
 )
diff --git a/screen/categories/src/main/java/com/ivy/categories/CategoriesViewModel.kt b/screen/categories/src/main/java/com/ivy/categories/CategoriesViewModel.kt
index a92b8e3c7a..56cc92f2c8 100644
--- a/screen/categories/src/main/java/com/ivy/categories/CategoriesViewModel.kt
+++ b/screen/categories/src/main/java/com/ivy/categories/CategoriesViewModel.kt
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class CategoriesViewModel @Inject constructor(
             sortOrder = getSortOrder(),
             sortModalVisible = getSortModalVisible(),
             compactCategoriesModeEnabled = getCompactCategoriesMode(),
+            showCategorySearchBar = getShowCategorySearchBar()
         )
     }
 
@@ -82,6 +83,11 @@ class CategoriesViewModel @Inject constructor(
         return features.compactCategoriesMode.asEnabledState()
     }
 
+    @Composable
+    private fun getShowCategorySearchBar(): Boolean {
+        return features.showCategorySearchBar.asEnabledState()
+    }
+
     @Composable
     private fun getBaseCurrency(): String {
         return baseCurrency.value
diff --git a/shared/domain/src/main/java/com/ivy/domain/features/Features.kt b/shared/domain/src/main/java/com/ivy/domain/features/Features.kt
index 561796e3eb..fedb4c25f7 100644
--- a/shared/domain/src/main/java/com/ivy/domain/features/Features.kt
+++ b/shared/domain/src/main/java/com/ivy/domain/features/Features.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ interface Features {
     val compactAccountsMode: BoolFeature
     val compactCategoriesMode: BoolFeature
     val showTitleSuggestions: BoolFeature
+    val showCategorySearchBar: BoolFeature
     val hideTotalBalance: BoolFeature
 
     val allFeatures: List<BoolFeature>
diff --git a/shared/domain/src/main/java/com/ivy/domain/features/IvyFeatures.kt b/shared/domain/src/main/java/com/ivy/domain/features/IvyFeatures.kt
index a565ce493f..ddc0764ec4 100644
--- a/shared/domain/src/main/java/com/ivy/domain/features/IvyFeatures.kt
+++ b/shared/domain/src/main/java/com/ivy/domain/features/IvyFeatures.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ class IvyFeatures @Inject constructor() : Features {
         defaultValue = true
     )
 
+
+    override val showCategorySearchBar = BoolFeature(
+        key = "show_category_search_bar",
+        name = "Show category search bar",
+        description = "Show search bar in category screen",
+        defaultValue = false
+    )
+
     override val hideTotalBalance = BoolFeature(
         key = "hide_total_balance",
         name = "Hide total balance",
@@ -45,6 +53,7 @@ class IvyFeatures @Inject constructor() : Features {
             compactAccountsMode,
             compactCategoriesMode,
             showTitleSuggestions,
+            showCategorySearchBar,
             hideTotalBalance
         )
 }
diff --git a/temp/legacy-code/src/main/java/com/ivy/legacy/ui/SearchInput.kt b/temp/legacy-code/src/main/java/com/ivy/legacy/ui/SearchInput.kt
index fca8567fe6..a3af0fba77 100644
--- a/temp/legacy-code/src/main/java/com/ivy/legacy/ui/SearchInput.kt
+++ b/temp/legacy-code/src/main/java/com/ivy/legacy/ui/SearchInput.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ fun SearchInput(
     searchQueryTextFieldValue: TextFieldValue,
     hint: String,
     focus: Boolean = true,
+    showClearIcon : Boolean = true,
     onSetSearchQueryTextField: (TextFieldValue) -> Unit
 ) {
     Row(
@@ -61,13 +62,16 @@ fun SearchInput(
             }
         }
 
-        IvyIcon(
-            modifier = Modifier
-                .weight(1f)
-                .clickable {
-                    onSetSearchQueryTextField(selectEndTextFieldValue(""))
-                },
-            icon = R.drawable.ic_outline_clear_24
-        )
+        if(showClearIcon){
+            IvyIcon(
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .weight(1f)
+                    .clickable {
+                        onSetSearchQueryTextField(selectEndTextFieldValue(""))
+                    },
+                icon = R.drawable.ic_outline_clear_24
+            )
+        }
+
     }
 }