diff --git a/files/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/menu@cinnamon.org/applet.js b/files/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/menu@cinnamon.org/applet.js
index e2d290d0d9..fe10a4128b 100644
--- a/files/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/menu@cinnamon.org/applet.js
+++ b/files/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/menu@cinnamon.org/applet.js
@@ -838,32 +838,34 @@ class CategoryButton extends SimpleMenuItem {
             categoryId: categoryId,
         });
 
-        let size = applet.categoryIconSize;
-        if (applet.symbolicCategoryIcons) {
-            symbolic = true;
-            if (typeof icon !== 'string')
-                if (icon?.get_names)
-                    icon = icon.get_names()[0];
+        if (applet.showCategoryIcons) {
+            let size = applet.categoryIconSize;
+            if (applet.symbolicCategoryIcons) {
+                symbolic = true;
+                if (typeof icon !== 'string')
+                    if (icon?.get_names)
+                        icon = icon.get_names()[0];
+                    else
+                        icon = "";
+                if (icon.startsWith("applications-") || icon === "folder-recent")
+                    icon = "xsi-" + icon;
+                else if (icon == "xapp-user-favorites")
+                    icon = "xsi-user-favorites-symbolic";
+                else if (icon == "preferences-system")
+                    icon = "xsi-applications-administration";
+                else if (icon == "preferences-desktop")
+                    icon = "xsi-applications-preferences";
+                else if (icon == "wine")
+                    icon = "xsi-applications-wine";
                 else
-                    icon = "";
-            if (icon.startsWith("applications-") || icon === "folder-recent")
-                icon = "xsi-" + icon;
-            else if (icon == "xapp-user-favorites")
-                icon = "xsi-user-favorites-symbolic";
-            else if (icon == "preferences-system")
-                icon = "xsi-applications-administration";
-            else if (icon == "preferences-desktop")
-                icon = "xsi-applications-preferences";
-            else if (icon == "wine")
-                icon = "xsi-applications-wine";
-            else
-                icon = "xsi-applications-other";
-        }
+                    icon = "xsi-applications-other";
+            }
 
-        if (typeof icon === 'string')
-            this.addIcon(size, icon, null, symbolic);
-        else if (icon)
-            this.addIcon(size, null, icon, symbolic);
+            if (typeof icon === 'string')
+                this.addIcon(size, icon, null, symbolic);
+            else if (icon)
+                this.addIcon(size, null, icon, symbolic);
+        }
 
         this.addLabel(this.name, 'appmenu-category-button-label');
 
@@ -1175,6 +1177,7 @@ class CinnamonMenuApplet extends Applet.TextIconApplet {
         this.settings.bind("menu-icon-size", "menuIconSize", this._updateIconAndLabel);
         this.settings.bind("menu-label", "menuLabel", this._updateIconAndLabel);
         this.settings.bind("overlay-key", "overlayKey", this._updateKeybinding);
+        this.settings.bind("show-category-icons", "showCategoryIcons", () => this.queueRefresh(REFRESH_ALL_MASK));
         this.settings.bind("symbolic-category-icons", "symbolicCategoryIcons", () => this.queueRefresh(REFRESH_ALL_MASK));
         this.settings.bind("category-icon-size", "categoryIconSize", () => this.queueRefresh(REFRESH_ALL_MASK));
         this.settings.bind("category-hover", "categoryHover", this._updateCategoryHover);
diff --git a/files/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/menu@cinnamon.org/settings-schema.json b/files/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/menu@cinnamon.org/settings-schema.json
index 7de182792d..1e4654d681 100644
--- a/files/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/menu@cinnamon.org/settings-schema.json
+++ b/files/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/menu@cinnamon.org/settings-schema.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         "appearance-menu" : {
             "type" : "section",
             "title" : "Options",
-            "keys" : ["search-position", "system-position", "show-description", "symbolic-category-icons", "category-icon-size",
+            "keys" : ["search-position", "system-position", "show-description", "show-category-icons", "symbolic-category-icons", "category-icon-size",
                       "application-icon-size", "sidebar-icon-size", "sidebar-max-width",
                       "reset-menu-size-button"]
         },
@@ -83,10 +83,16 @@
     "description" : "Text",
     "dependency" : "menu-custom"
  },
+ "show-category-icons" : {
+    "type" : "switch",
+    "default" : true,
+    "description" : "Show categories icons"
+ },
  "symbolic-category-icons" : {
     "type" : "switch",
     "default" : true,
-    "description" : "Use symbolic icons for categories"
+    "description" : "Use symbolic icons for categories",
+    "dependency" : "show-category-icons"
  },
  "category-icon-size" : {
     "type": "spinbutton",
@@ -95,7 +101,8 @@
     "max" : 48,
     "step" : 1,
     "units" : "px",
-    "description" : "Categories icon size"
+    "description" : "Categories icon size",
+    "dependency" : "show-category-icons"
  },
  "application-icon-size" : {
     "type": "spinbutton",