diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
index ed834d8da..f14f31dce 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ object PreferenceKeys {
 
     const val sources_tab_categories = "sources_tab_categories"
 
+    const val sources_tab_categories_filter = "sources_tab_categories_filter"
+
     const val sources_tab_source_categories = "sources_tab_source_categories"
 
     const val sourcesSort = "sources_sort"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
index 5525fcd99..d35ddba03 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
@@ -403,6 +403,8 @@ class PreferencesHelper(val context: Context) {
 
     fun sourcesTabCategories() = flowPrefs.getStringSet(Keys.sources_tab_categories, mutableSetOf())
 
+    fun sourcesTabCategoriesFilter() = flowPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.sources_tab_categories_filter, false)
+
     fun sourcesTabSourcesInCategories() = flowPrefs.getStringSet(Keys.sources_tab_source_categories, mutableSetOf())
 
     fun sourceSorting() = flowPrefs.getInt(Keys.sourcesSort, 0)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/SourcePresenter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/SourcePresenter.kt
index 830d5819d..306c97310 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/SourcePresenter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/SourcePresenter.kt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class SourcePresenter(
         val sourcesAndCategoriesCombined = preferences.sourcesTabSourcesInCategories().get()
         val sourcesAndCategories = if (sourcesAndCategoriesCombined.isNotEmpty()) sourcesAndCategoriesCombined.map {
             val temp = it.split("|")
-            Pair(temp[0], temp[1])
+            temp[0] to temp[1]
         } else null
 
         val sourcesInCategories = sourcesAndCategories?.map { it.first }
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ class SourcePresenter(
             }
         }
 
+        if (preferences.sourcesTabCategoriesFilter().get()) {
+            sourcesInCategories?.let { sourcesIds -> sourceItems = sourceItems.filterNot { it.source.id.toString() in sourcesIds } }
+        }
+
         // SY -->
         categories.forEach {
             sourceItems = it.sources.sortedBy { sourceItem -> sourceItem.source.name.toLowerCase() } + sourceItems
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsBrowseController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsBrowseController.kt
index 672eca8dc..42b23619e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsBrowseController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsBrowseController.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ class SettingsBrowseController : SettingsController() {
                     router.pushController(SourceCategoryController().withFadeTransaction())
                 }
             }
+            switchPreference {
+                key = Keys.sources_tab_categories_filter
+                titleRes = R.string.pref_source_source_filtering
+                summaryRes = R.string.pref_source_source_filtering_summery
+                defaultValue = false
+            }
             switchPreference {
                 key = Keys.useNewSourceNavigation
                 titleRes = R.string.pref_source_navigation
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings_sy.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings_sy.xml
index 7280074b3..1ba47fd53 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings_sy.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings_sy.xml
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@
     <string name="pref_latest_tab_language_code">Display language code next to name</string>
     <string name="pref_latest_position">Latest tab position</string>
     <string name="pref_latest_position_summery">Do you want the latest tab to be the first tab in browse? This will make it the default tab when opening browse, not recommended if your on data or a metered network</string>
+    <string name="pref_source_source_filtering">Filter sources in categories</string>
+    <string name="pref_source_source_filtering_summery">Filter the sources that are in categories, making the sources not get put under the language if they are in a category</string>
     <string name="pref_source_navigation">Replace latest button</string>
     <string name="pref_source_navigation_summery">Replace latest button with a custom browse view that includes both latest and browse</string>
     <string name="pref_local_source_hidden_folders">Local source hidden folders</string>