diff --git a/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/core/state/designerOptions/designerOptionsInterfaces.ts b/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/core/state/designerOptions/designerOptionsInterfaces.ts
index 616e0db6d6f..777b83a05a7 100644
--- a/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/core/state/designerOptions/designerOptionsInterfaces.ts
+++ b/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/core/state/designerOptions/designerOptionsInterfaces.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export interface DesignerOptionsState {
     enableNestedAgentLoops?: boolean; // allow agent loops to be added inside regular loops (requires bundle version >= 1.115.0)
     disableMcpClientTools?: boolean; // hide MCP client tools from browse panel
     disableNativeMcpClientTools?: boolean; // hide native (built-in) MCP client tools tab from browse panel
+    hiddenBrowseCategories?: string[]; // hide specific categories from browse panel by category key (e.g., ['aiAgent', 'humanInTheLoop', 'favorites'])
   };
   nodeSelectAdditionalCallback?: (nodeId: string) => any;
   panelTabHideKeys?: PANEL_TAB_NAMES[];
diff --git a/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/core/state/designerOptions/designerOptionsSelectors.ts b/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/core/state/designerOptions/designerOptionsSelectors.ts
index 592bf2354e7..28c403fc62c 100644
--- a/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/core/state/designerOptions/designerOptionsSelectors.ts
+++ b/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/core/state/designerOptions/designerOptionsSelectors.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import { equals } from '@microsoft/logic-apps-shared';
 import { getSupportedChannels } from '../../utils/agent';
 import constants from '../../../common/constants';
 
+const EMPTY_ARRAY: string[] = [];
+
 export const useReadOnly = () => {
   return useSelector((state: RootState) => state.designerOptions.readOnly);
 };
@@ -70,6 +72,10 @@ export const useDisableNativeMcpClientTools = () => {
   return useSelector((state: RootState) => state.designerOptions.hostOptions?.disableNativeMcpClientTools ?? false);
 };
 
+export const useHiddenBrowseCategories = () => {
+  return useSelector((state: RootState) => state.designerOptions.hostOptions?.hiddenBrowseCategories ?? EMPTY_ARRAY);
+};
+
 export const useAreDesignerOptionsInitialized = () => {
   return useSelector((state: RootState) => state.designerOptions?.designerOptionsInitialized ?? false);
 };
diff --git a/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/ui/panel/recommendation/browse/__test__/browseView.spec.tsx b/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/ui/panel/recommendation/browse/__test__/browseView.spec.tsx
index 3361e7fac77..878417a95fa 100644
--- a/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/ui/panel/recommendation/browse/__test__/browseView.spec.tsx
+++ b/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/ui/panel/recommendation/browse/__test__/browseView.spec.tsx
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ describe('BrowseView', () => {
       render(<BrowseView isTrigger={false} onOperationClick={mockOnOperationClick} />, { wrapper: createWrapper() });
 
       // getActionCategories should be called with allowAgents=true
-      expect(mockGetActionCategories).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true, false, false);
+      expect(mockGetActionCategories).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true, false, false, []);
     });
 
     test('should pass allowAgents as false when graphId is not root', () => {
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ describe('BrowseView', () => {
       render(<BrowseView isTrigger={false} onOperationClick={mockOnOperationClick} />, { wrapper: createWrapper() });
 
       // getActionCategories should be called with allowAgents=false
-      expect(mockGetActionCategories).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false, false, false);
+      expect(mockGetActionCategories).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false, false, false, []);
     });
 
     test('should pass isAddingAgentTool to getActionCategories', () => {
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ describe('BrowseView', () => {
 
       render(<BrowseView isTrigger={false} onOperationClick={mockOnOperationClick} />, { wrapper: createWrapper() });
 
-      expect(mockGetActionCategories).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true, true, false);
+      expect(mockGetActionCategories).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true, true, false, []);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/ui/panel/recommendation/browse/__test__/helper.spec.ts b/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/ui/panel/recommendation/browse/__test__/helper.spec.ts
index bf0325d3f02..3adca02c30d 100644
--- a/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/ui/panel/recommendation/browse/__test__/helper.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/ui/panel/recommendation/browse/__test__/helper.spec.ts
@@ -166,4 +166,91 @@ describe('browse helper', () => {
       expect(humanInTheLoop?.connectorFilters?.name).toContain('teams');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('hiddenBrowseCategories', () => {
+    describe('action categories', () => {
+      test('should hide aiAgent when included in hiddenCategories', () => {
+        const categories = getActionCategories(true, false, false, ['aiAgent']);
+        const aiAgent = categories.find((c) => c.key === 'aiAgent');
+        expect(aiAgent?.visible).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      test('should hide humanInTheLoop when included in hiddenCategories', () => {
+        const categories = getActionCategories(false, false, false, ['humanInTheLoop']);
+        const humanInTheLoop = categories.find((c) => c.key === 'humanInTheLoop');
+        expect(humanInTheLoop?.visible).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      test('should hide multiple categories', () => {
+        const categories = getActionCategories(true, false, false, ['aiAgent', 'humanInTheLoop', 'favorites']);
+        expect(categories.find((c) => c.key === 'aiAgent')?.visible).toBe(false);
+        expect(categories.find((c) => c.key === 'humanInTheLoop')?.visible).toBe(false);
+        expect(categories.find((c) => c.key === 'favorites')?.visible).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      test('should not affect non-hidden categories', () => {
+        const categories = getActionCategories(true, false, false, ['aiAgent']);
+        const actionInApp = categories.find((c) => c.key === 'actionInApp');
+        expect(actionInApp?.visible).toBeUndefined(); // undefined = visible by default
+      });
+
+      test('should work with empty array', () => {
+        const categories = getActionCategories(true, false, false, []);
+        expect(categories.find((c) => c.key === 'aiAgent')?.visible).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      test('should work with undefined', () => {
+        const categories = getActionCategories(true, false, false, undefined);
+        expect(categories.find((c) => c.key === 'aiAgent')?.visible).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      test('should respect allowAgents flag even when not in hiddenCategories', () => {
+        const categoriesWithAgents = getActionCategories(true, false, false, []);
+        const categoriesWithoutAgents = getActionCategories(false, false, false, []);
+
+        expect(categoriesWithAgents.find((c) => c.key === 'aiAgent')?.visible).toBe(true);
+        expect(categoriesWithoutAgents.find((c) => c.key === 'aiAgent')?.visible).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      test('should hide aiAgent via hiddenCategories even when allowAgents is true', () => {
+        const categories = getActionCategories(true, false, false, ['aiAgent']);
+        expect(categories.find((c) => c.key === 'aiAgent')?.visible).toBe(false);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('trigger categories', () => {
+      test('should hide manual trigger when included in hiddenCategories', () => {
+        const categories = getTriggerCategories(['manual']);
+        expect(categories.find((c) => c.key === 'manual')?.visible).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      test('should hide schedule trigger when included in hiddenCategories', () => {
+        const categories = getTriggerCategories(['schedule']);
+        expect(categories.find((c) => c.key === 'schedule')?.visible).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      test('should hide multiple trigger categories', () => {
+        const categories = getTriggerCategories(['manual', 'schedule', 'appEvent']);
+        expect(categories.find((c) => c.key === 'manual')?.visible).toBe(false);
+        expect(categories.find((c) => c.key === 'schedule')?.visible).toBe(false);
+        expect(categories.find((c) => c.key === 'appEvent')?.visible).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      test('should not affect non-hidden trigger categories', () => {
+        const categories = getTriggerCategories(['manual']);
+        const schedule = categories.find((c) => c.key === 'schedule');
+        expect(schedule?.visible).toBeUndefined(); // undefined = visible by default
+      });
+
+      test('should work with empty array for triggers', () => {
+        const categories = getTriggerCategories([]);
+        expect(categories.find((c) => c.key === 'manual')?.visible).toBeUndefined();
+      });
+
+      test('should work with undefined for triggers', () => {
+        const categories = getTriggerCategories(undefined);
+        expect(categories.find((c) => c.key === 'manual')?.visible).toBeUndefined();
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/ui/panel/recommendation/browse/browseView.tsx b/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/ui/panel/recommendation/browse/browseView.tsx
index 58f9b8b9830..c412e318cf1 100644
--- a/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/ui/panel/recommendation/browse/browseView.tsx
+++ b/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/ui/panel/recommendation/browse/browseView.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import type { AppDispatch } from '../../../../core';
 import { equals, type DiscoveryOperation, type DiscoveryResultTypes } from '@microsoft/logic-apps-shared';
 import { getNodeId } from '../helpers';
 import { getTriggerCategories, getActionCategories, BrowseCategoryType } from './helper';
-import { useDisableMcpClientTools } from '../../../../core/state/designerOptions/designerOptionsSelectors';
+import { useDisableMcpClientTools, useHiddenBrowseCategories } from '../../../../core/state/designerOptions/designerOptionsSelectors';
 
 interface BrowseViewProps {
   isTrigger?: boolean;
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ export const BrowseView = ({ isTrigger = false, onOperationClick }: BrowseViewPr
   const allowAgents = equals(relationshipIds.graphId, 'root');
   const isAddingAgentTool = useIsAddingAgentTool();
   const disableMcpClientTools = useDisableMcpClientTools();
+  const hiddenCategories = useHiddenBrowseCategories();
 
-  const categories = isTrigger ? getTriggerCategories() : getActionCategories(allowAgents, isAddingAgentTool, disableMcpClientTools);
+  const categories = isTrigger
+    ? getTriggerCategories(hiddenCategories)
+    : getActionCategories(allowAgents, isAddingAgentTool, disableMcpClientTools, hiddenCategories);
 
   const addTriggerOperation = useCallback(
     (operation: DiscoveryOperation<DiscoveryResultTypes>) => {
diff --git a/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/ui/panel/recommendation/browse/helper.ts b/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/ui/panel/recommendation/browse/helper.ts
index e891c71f1da..3dc1463635b 100644
--- a/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/ui/panel/recommendation/browse/helper.ts
+++ b/libs/designer-v2/src/lib/ui/panel/recommendation/browse/helper.ts
@@ -48,10 +48,15 @@ export interface BrowseCategoryConfig {
   connectorFilters?: ConnectorFilterTypes;
 }
 
-export const getTriggerCategories = (): BrowseCategoryConfig[] => {
+/**
+ * Get trigger categories for the browse panel.
+ * @param hiddenCategories - Array of category keys to hide. Available keys: 'manual', 'schedule', 'appEvent', 'azure', 'workflowExecution', 'chatMessage', 'evaluation', 'otherWays'
+ * @returns Array of trigger category configurations
+ */
+export const getTriggerCategories = (hiddenCategories?: string[]): BrowseCategoryConfig[] => {
   const intl = getIntl();
 
-  return [
+  const categories = [
     {
       key: 'manual',
       text: intl.formatMessage({
@@ -183,16 +188,28 @@ export const getTriggerCategories = (): BrowseCategoryConfig[] => {
       type: BrowseCategoryType.BROWSE,
     },
   ];
+
+  // Apply hidden categories filter
+  return categories.map((category) => (hiddenCategories?.includes(category.key) ? { ...category, visible: false } : category));
 };
 
+/**
+ * Get action categories for the browse panel.
+ * @param allowAgents - Whether to show AI agent category (based on graph root)
+ * @param isAddingAgentTool - Whether currently adding an agent tool
+ * @param disableMcpClientTools - Whether to disable MCP client tools category
+ * @param hiddenCategories - Array of category keys to hide. Available keys: 'favorites', 'mcpServers', 'aiAgent', 'actionInApp', 'dataTransformation', 'simpleOperations', 'humanInTheLoop'
+ * @returns Array of action category configurations
+ */
 export const getActionCategories = (
   allowAgents?: boolean,
   isAddingAgentTool?: boolean,
-  disableMcpClientTools?: boolean
+  disableMcpClientTools?: boolean,
+  hiddenCategories?: string[]
 ): BrowseCategoryConfig[] => {
   const intl = getIntl();
 
-  return [
+  const categories = [
     {
       key: 'favorites',
       text: intl.formatMessage({
@@ -337,4 +354,7 @@ export const getActionCategories = (
       },
     },
   ];
+
+  // Apply hidden categories filter
+  return categories.map((category) => (hiddenCategories?.includes(category.key) ? { ...category, visible: false } : category));
 };