diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette-editor.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette-editor.js
index c8e62890f..e2773f4f6 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette-editor.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette-editor.js
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ RED.palette.editor = (function() {
     // Install tab - search input
     let searchInput;
 
+    const SMALL_CATALOGUE_SIZE = 40
+
     const typesInUse = {};
 
     const semverre = /^(\d+)(\.(\d+))?(\.(\d+))?(-([0-9A-Za-z-]+))?(\.([0-9A-Za-z-.]+))?$/;
@@ -643,14 +645,14 @@ RED.palette.editor = (function() {
                 return (m.catalog.name === selectedCatalog);
             })
         }
-        refreshFilteredItems();
+        searchInput.searchBox('change')
         searchInput.searchBox('count',filteredList.length+" / "+loadedList.length);
     }
 
     function refreshFilteredItems() {
         packageList.editableList('empty');
         var currentFilter = searchInput.searchBox('value').trim();
-        if (currentFilter === "" && loadedList.length > 20){
+        if (currentFilter === "" && loadedList.length > SMALL_CATALOGUE_SIZE){
             packageList.editableList('addItem',{count:loadedList.length})
             return;
         }
@@ -1204,7 +1206,7 @@ RED.palette.editor = (function() {
                 delay: 300,
                 change: function() {
                     var searchTerm = $(this).val().trim().toLowerCase();
-                    if (searchTerm.length > 0 || loadedList.length < 20) {
+                    if (searchTerm.length > 0 || loadedList.length < SMALL_CATALOGUE_SIZE) {
                         const searchTerms = []
                         searchTerm.split(',').forEach(term => {
                             term = term.trim()
@@ -1217,6 +1219,10 @@ RED.palette.editor = (function() {
                             }
                         })
                         filteredList = loadedList.filter(function(m) {
+                            if (searchTerms.length === 0 && loadedList.length < SMALL_CATALOGUE_SIZE) {
+                                // Show all items if the catalogue is small enough and there is no search term
+                                return true
+                            }
                             for (let i = 0; i < searchTerms.length; i++) {
                                 const location = m.index.indexOf(searchTerms[i].term)
                                 if (