diff --git a/frontend/src/views/settings/SystemSettings.vue b/frontend/src/views/settings/SystemSettings.vue
index 57c7194..ff18a5f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/settings/SystemSettings.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/settings/SystemSettings.vue
@@ -414,6 +414,32 @@
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
+
+    <!-- Global Search Section -->
+    <div class="section-card">
+      <h2 class="section-title">Global Search</h2>
+
+      <div class="setting-group">
+        <p class="setting-description">
+          Choose which content types appear in global search results. Disabling a
+          type here hides it from search without disabling the plugin elsewhere.
+        </p>
+
+        <div class="setting-row" v-for="domain in searchDomains" :key="domain.key">
+          <label class="toggle-label">
+            <span>{{ domain.label }}</span>
+            <button
+              class="toggle-btn"
+              :class="{ active: searchValue(domain.key) }"
+              @click="toggleSearchDomain(domain.key)"
+              :disabled="saving"
+            >
+              <span class="toggle-slider"></span>
+            </button>
+          </label>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
   </div>
 
   <div v-if="error" class="error-message">{{ error }}</div>
@@ -476,6 +502,26 @@ function matrixValue(name, assettype) {
   return key in identifierMatrix ? identifierMatrix[key] : true
 }
 
+// Global-search domain toggles: keys follow search_<type>_enabled.
+// Missing = enabled (default on).
+const searchDomains = [
+  { key: 'application', label: 'Applications' },
+  { key: 'knowledgebase', label: 'Knowledge Base' },
+  { key: 'employee', label: 'Employees' },
+  { key: 'equipment', label: 'Equipment' },
+  { key: 'computer', label: 'PCs' },
+  { key: 'printer', label: 'Printers' },
+  { key: 'network_device', label: 'Network Devices' },
+  { key: 'notification', label: 'Notifications' },
+  { key: 'subnet', label: 'Subnets' }
+]
+const searchMatrix = reactive({})
+
+function searchValue(domainKey) {
+  const key = `search_${domainKey}_enabled`
+  return key in searchMatrix ? searchMatrix[key] : true
+}
+
 const loading = ref(true)
 const saving = ref(false)
 const testingEmail = ref(false)
@@ -538,6 +584,8 @@ async function loadSettings() {
         settings[setting.key] = setting.value
       } else if (/^identifier_.+_(equipment|computer|printer|network_device)_enabled$/.test(setting.key)) {
         identifierMatrix[setting.key] = setting.value !== false
+      } else if (/^search_.+_enabled$/.test(setting.key)) {
+        searchMatrix[setting.key] = setting.value !== false
       }
     }
   } catch (e) {
@@ -591,6 +639,40 @@ async function toggleIdentifier(name, assettype) {
   }
 }
 
+async function toggleSearchDomain(domainKey) {
+  const key = `search_${domainKey}_enabled`
+  const newValue = !searchValue(domainKey)
+  const label = searchDomains.find(d => d.key === domainKey)?.label || domainKey
+  try {
+    saving.value = true
+    error.value = ''
+    success.value = ''
+    try {
+      await settingsApi.update(key, newValue)
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (e.response?.status === 404) {
+        await settingsApi.create({
+          key,
+          value: newValue,
+          valuetype: 'boolean',
+          category: 'search',
+          description: `Include ${label} in global search results`
+        })
+      } else {
+        throw e
+      }
+    }
+    searchMatrix[key] = newValue
+    success.value = 'Setting saved'
+    setTimeout(() => { success.value = '' }, 2000)
+  } catch (e) {
+    error.value = e.response?.data?.message || 'Failed to save setting'
+    console.error(e)
+  } finally {
+    saving.value = false
+  }
+}
+
 async function saveSetting(key, value) {
   try {
     saving.value = true
diff --git a/shopdb/core/api/search.py b/shopdb/core/api/search.py
index 62e2097..0bab4db 100644
--- a/shopdb/core/api/search.py
+++ b/shopdb/core/api/search.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import joinedload
 
 from shopdb.extensions import db
 from shopdb.core.models import (
-    Application,
+    Application, Setting,
     Asset, AssetType, Communication, Vendor, Model
 )
 from shopdb.utils.responses import success_response
@@ -718,6 +718,16 @@ def global_search():
             seen_ids[key] = True
             unique_results.append(r)
 
+    # Drop result types disabled in Settings > Search (search_<type>_enabled).
+    # Missing key = enabled. One query, default-on.
+    disabled_types = {
+        s.key[len('search_'):-len('_enabled')]
+        for s in Setting.query.filter_by(category='search').all()
+        if s.get_typed_value() is False
+    }
+    if disabled_types:
+        unique_results = [r for r in unique_results if r['type'] not in disabled_types]
+
     # Compute type counts before truncation
     type_counts = {}
     for r in unique_results:
diff --git a/shopdb/core/api/settings.py b/shopdb/core/api/settings.py
index 5533f66..dff9a1c 100644
--- a/shopdb/core/api/settings.py
+++ b/shopdb/core/api/settings.py
@@ -27,6 +27,22 @@ IDENTIFIER_LABELS = {
 }
 IDENTIFIER_ASSETTYPES = ['equipment', 'computer', 'printer', 'network_device']
 
+# Global-search result types that can be toggled on/off independently of whether
+# the owning plugin is enabled. Keys match the `type` field on search results;
+# seed keys are search_<type>_enabled (boolean, default true). Drives the
+# Settings "Search" toggles and the filter in shopdb/core/api/search.py.
+SEARCH_DOMAINS = {
+    'application': 'Applications',
+    'knowledgebase': 'Knowledge Base',
+    'employee': 'Employees',
+    'equipment': 'Equipment',
+    'computer': 'PCs',
+    'printer': 'Printers',
+    'network_device': 'Network Devices',
+    'notification': 'Notifications',
+    'subnet': 'Subnets',
+}
+
 
 def _is_secret(key: str) -> bool:
     return 'password' in key or 'token' in key or 'secret' in key
@@ -182,7 +198,19 @@ def build_default_settings():
         for assettype in IDENTIFIER_ASSETTYPES
     ]
 
-    defaults = identifierdefaults + [
+    # Per-domain global-search toggles (search_<type>_enabled).
+    searchdefaults = [
+        {
+            'key': f'search_{key}_enabled',
+            'value': 'true',
+            'valuetype': 'boolean',
+            'category': 'search',
+            'description': f'Include {label} in global search results',
+        }
+        for key, label in SEARCH_DOMAINS.items()
+    ]
+
+    defaults = identifierdefaults + searchdefaults + [
         # Zabbix integration
         {
             'key': 'zabbix_enabled',
diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_search_settings.py b/tests/test_core/test_search_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2514ab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_core/test_search_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+"""Per-domain global-search toggles (search_<type>_enabled).
+
+A content type can be hidden from search independently of whether its plugin is
+enabled, by setting search_<type>_enabled = false.
+"""
+
+from shopdb.core.api.settings import SEARCH_DOMAINS
+
+
+def _kb_types(client, auth_headers, term):
+    resp = client.get(f'/api/search?q={term}', headers=auth_headers)
+    assert resp.status_code == 200, resp.get_json()
+    return [r for r in resp.get_json()['data']['results']
+            if r.get('type') == 'knowledgebase']
+
+
+def test_domain_included_by_default(client, db, auth_headers):
+    """With no toggle set, the knowledgebase domain appears in search."""
+    client.post('/api/knowledgebase',
+                json={'shortdescription': 'searchtoggle alpha',
+                      'linkurl': 'https://kb.example/a'},
+                headers=auth_headers)
+    assert _kb_types(client, auth_headers, 'searchtoggle')
+
+
+def test_disabled_domain_excluded(client, db, auth_headers):
+    """search_knowledgebase_enabled=false hides KB results."""
+    from shopdb.core.models import Setting
+    client.post('/api/knowledgebase',
+                json={'shortdescription': 'searchtoggle beta',
+                      'linkurl': 'https://kb.example/b'},
+                headers=auth_headers)
+    Setting.set('search_knowledgebase_enabled', False, valuetype='boolean',
+                category='search')
+    assert _kb_types(client, auth_headers, 'searchtoggle') == []
+
+
+def test_search_seed_creates_domain_keys(client, db, auth_headers):
+    """Seeding produces one boolean setting per search domain."""
+    resp = client.post('/api/settings/seed', headers=auth_headers)
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    from shopdb.core.models import Setting
+    keys = {s.key for s in Setting.query.filter_by(category='search').all()}
+    assert {f'search_{k}_enabled' for k in SEARCH_DOMAINS} <= keys