diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/category-drop.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/category-drop.js.es6
index 50e938439b2..6cf0052e1f9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/category-drop.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/category-drop.js.es6
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ export default ComboBoxComponent.extend({
     });
   },
 
+  @computed("content")
+  filterable(content) {
+    return content.length >= 15;
+  },
+
   @computed("allCategoriesUrl", "allCategoriesLabel", "noCategoriesUrl", "noCategoriesLabel")
   collectionHeader(allCategoriesUrl, allCategoriesLabel, noCategoriesUrl, noCategoriesLabel) {
     let shortcuts = "";
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/tag-drop.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/tag-drop.js.es6
index a91a6ae7739..23092bb6a2a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/tag-drop.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/select-kit/components/tag-drop.js.es6
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ export default ComboBoxComponent.extend({
     return true;
   },
 
+  @computed("content")
+  filterable(content) {
+    return content.length >= 15;
+  },
+
   computeHeaderContent() {
     let content = this.baseHeaderComputedContent();