diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/Renderers/CategorizedItemsRenderer.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/Renderers/CategorizedItemsRenderer.vue
index a49d415159..9c418c25c5 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/Renderers/CategorizedItemsRenderer.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/Renderers/CategorizedItemsRenderer.vue
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const { registerKeyHook } = useKeyboardNavigation();
 const { workflowId } = useWorkflowsStore();
 
 const activeItemId = computed(() => useKeyboardNavigation()?.activeItemId);
+const actionCount = computed(() => props.elements.filter(({ type }) => type === 'action').length);
 const expanded = ref(props.expanded ?? false);
 
 function toggleExpanded() {
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ registerKeyHook(`CategoryLeft_${props.category}`, {
 			:name="category"
 			:disabled="disabled"
 			:active="activeItemId === category"
-			:count="elements.length"
+			:count="actionCount"
 			:expanded="expanded"
 			:isTrigger="isTriggerCategory"
 			data-keyboard-nav-type="category"
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ registerKeyHook(`CategoryLeft_${props.category}`, {
 				</n8n-tooltip>
 			</span>
 		</CategoryItem>
-		<div :class="$style.contentSlot" v-if="expanded && elements.length > 0 && $slots.default">
+		<div :class="$style.contentSlot" v-if="expanded && actionCount > 0 && $slots.default">
 			<slot />
 		</div>
 		<!-- Pass through listeners & empty slot to ItemsRenderer -->