diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/library/LibrarySettingsDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/library/LibrarySettingsDialog.kt
index 2dd78a639..03e6cd155 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/library/LibrarySettingsDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/library/LibrarySettingsDialog.kt
@@ -337,8 +337,8 @@ private fun ColumnScope.DisplayPage(
     )
     // KMK -->
     CheckboxItem(
-        label = stringResource(KMR.strings.action_hide_hidden_categories),
-        pref = screenModel.libraryPreferences.hideHiddenCategories(),
+        label = stringResource(KMR.strings.action_show_hidden_categories),
+        pref = screenModel.libraryPreferences.showHiddenCategories(),
     )
     // KMK <--
     CheckboxItem(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryScreenModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryScreenModel.kt
index b4c454530..993806d82 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryScreenModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryScreenModel.kt
@@ -594,11 +594,11 @@ class LibraryScreenModel(
 
         return combine(
             // KMK -->
-            libraryPreferences.hideHiddenCategories().changes(),
+            libraryPreferences.showHiddenCategories().changes(),
             // KMK <--
             getCategories.subscribe(),
             libraryMangasFlow,
-        ) { hideHiddenCategories, categories, libraryManga ->
+        ) { showHiddenCategories, categories, libraryManga ->
             val displayCategories = if (libraryManga.isNotEmpty() && !libraryManga.containsKey(0)) {
                 categories.fastFilterNot { it.isSystemCategory }
             } else {
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ class LibraryScreenModel(
             // SY <--
             displayCategories
                 // KMK -->
-                .filterNot { hideHiddenCategories && it.hidden }
+                .filterNot { !showHiddenCategories && it.hidden }
                 // KMK <--
                 .associateWith { libraryManga[it.id].orEmpty() }
         }
diff --git a/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/library/service/LibraryPreferences.kt b/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/library/service/LibraryPreferences.kt
index 736eb420c..d8a16c78e 100644
--- a/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/library/service/LibraryPreferences.kt
+++ b/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/library/service/LibraryPreferences.kt
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class LibraryPreferences(
     fun categorizedDisplaySettings() = preferenceStore.getBoolean("categorized_display", false)
 
     // KMK -->
-    fun hideHiddenCategories() = preferenceStore.getBoolean("hide_hidden_categories", false)
+    fun showHiddenCategories() = preferenceStore.getBoolean("hide_hidden_categories", false)
     // KMK <--
 
     fun updateCategories() = preferenceStore.getStringSet("library_update_categories", emptySet())
diff --git a/i18n-kmk/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml b/i18n-kmk/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
index adb09ad96..1ed31eae2 100644
--- a/i18n-kmk/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
+++ b/i18n-kmk/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <string name="action_confirm_color">Confirm Color</string>
     <string name="action_remove_merged">Remove merged entries?</string>
     <string name="action_hide">Hide</string>
-    <string name="action_hide_hidden_categories">Hide hidden categories</string>
+    <string name="action_show_hidden_categories">Show hidden categories</string>
 
 
     <!-- Preferences -->