diff --git a/client/components/Search/Search.vue b/client/components/Search/Search.vue
index 213e7a0..8683597 100644
--- a/client/components/Search/Search.vue
+++ b/client/components/Search/Search.vue
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
                     </div>
                     
                     <q-btn-toggle
+                        v-if="extendedSearch"
                         v-model="selectedList"
                         class="q-ml-md"
                         toggle-color="primary"
@@ -415,6 +416,10 @@ class Search {
         return this.$store.state.config;
     }
 
+    get extendedSearch() {
+        return this.config.extendedSearch;
+    }
+
     get settings() {
         return this.$store.state.settings;
     }
@@ -442,7 +447,7 @@ class Search {
     async updateListFromRoute(to) {
         const newPath = to.path;
         let newList = this.getListRoute(newPath);
-        newList = (newList ? newList : 'author');
+        newList = (newList && this.extendedSearch ? newList : 'author');
         if (this.selectedList != newList)
             this.selectedList = newList;
     }
diff --git a/server/config/base.js b/server/config/base.js
index 58472f9..d2ea36f 100644
--- a/server/config/base.js
+++ b/server/config/base.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module.exports = {
     inpxCheckInterval: 60,//minutes
     lowMemoryMode: false,
 
-    webConfigParams: ['name', 'version', 'branch', 'bookReadLink', 'dbVersion'],
+    webConfigParams: ['name', 'version', 'branch', 'bookReadLink', 'dbVersion', 'extendedSearch'],
 
     allowRemoteLib: false,
     remoteLib: false,
diff --git a/server/controllers/WebSocketController.js b/server/controllers/WebSocketController.js
index 64b402d..2c3ba0e 100644
--- a/server/controllers/WebSocketController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/WebSocketController.js
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ class WebSocketController {
     }
 
     async seriesSearch(req, ws) {
+        if (!this.config.extendedSearch)
+            throw new Error(`Extended search disabled`);
+
         if (!req.query)
             throw new Error(`query is empty`);