diff --git a/ui/presets.py b/ui/presets.py
index 8f9f750ad9..44e44f65a8 100644
--- a/ui/presets.py
+++ b/ui/presets.py
@@ -58,28 +58,30 @@ def get_presets_directory(category=None, mkdir=True, standard=False):
     if standard:
         presets = join(get_sverchok_directory(), path_partial)
     else:
-        presets = join(bpy.utils.user_resource('DATAFILES', path=path_partial, create=mkdir))
+        presets = join(bpy.utils.user_resource('DATAFILES', path=path_partial, create=False))
     if not os.path.exists(presets) and mkdir and not standard:
         os.makedirs(presets)
     return presets
 
-def get_category_names(mkdir=True):
+def get_category_names(mkdir=True, include_empty=False):
     standard = get_presets_directory(standard=True)
     user = get_presets_directory(standard=False, mkdir=mkdir)
     categories = []
     for base in [standard, user]:
         for path in sorted(glob(join(base, "*"))):
-            if isdir(path) and os.listdir(path):
-                name = basename(path)
-                if name not in categories:
-                    categories.append(name)
+            if isdir(path):
+                is_empty = len(os.listdir(path)) == 0
+                if include_empty or not is_empty:
+                    name = basename(path)
+                    if name not in categories:
+                        categories.append(name)
     return categories
 
-def get_category_items(self, context):
+def get_category_items(self, context, include_empty=False):
     category_items = None
     category_items = [(GENERAL, "General", "Uncategorized presets", 0)]
     node_category_items = []
-    for idx, category in enumerate(get_category_names()):
+    for idx, category in enumerate(get_category_names(include_empty=include_empty)):
         node_class = get_node_class_reference(category)
         if node_class and hasattr(node_class, 'bl_label'):
             title = "/Node/ {}".format(node_class.bl_label)
@@ -92,6 +94,12 @@ def get_category_items(self, context):
         category_items = category_items + [None] + node_category_items
     return category_items
 
+def get_category_items_all(self, context):
+    return get_category_items(self, context, include_empty=True)
+
+def get_category_items_nonempty(self, context):
+    return get_category_items(self, context, include_empty=False)
+
 def get_preset_path(name, category=None, standard=False, mkdir=True):
     presets = get_presets_directory(category, standard=standard, mkdir=mkdir)
     return join(presets, name + ".json")
@@ -387,7 +395,7 @@ class SvUserPresetsPanelProps(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
     category : EnumProperty(
         name = "Category",
         description = "Select presets category",
-        items = get_category_items)
+        items = get_category_items_nonempty)
     
     search_text : StringProperty(
         name = "Search",
@@ -464,7 +472,7 @@ class SvPresetProps(bpy.types.Operator):
     bl_options = {'INTERNAL'}
 
     old_category: StringProperty(name="Old category", description="Preset category")
-    new_category: EnumProperty(name="Category", description="New preset category", items = get_category_items)
+    new_category: EnumProperty(name="Category", description="New preset category", items = get_category_items_all)
     allow_change_category : BoolProperty(default = True)
     include_node_categories : BoolProperty(default = False)
 
@@ -720,7 +728,7 @@ class SvPresetFromGist(bpy.types.Operator):
     category : EnumProperty(
         name = "Category",
         description = "Select presets category",
-        items = get_category_items)
+        items = get_category_items_all)
 
     def execute(self, context):
         if not self.preset_name: