diff --git a/client/src/features/settings/RequestIndexersPanel.vue b/client/src/features/settings/RequestIndexersPanel.vue
index 2fe6736b4..e7f36213d 100644
--- a/client/src/features/settings/RequestIndexersPanel.vue
+++ b/client/src/features/settings/RequestIndexersPanel.vue
@@ -727,7 +727,11 @@ function handleTestCurrent() {
 
       <template #default>
         <SettingsSection :title="t('settings.system.requests.sections.connection')">
-          <SettingsField v-if="draft.id === null" :label="t('settings.system.requests.indexers.fields.type')" input-id="indexer-type">
+          <SettingsField
+            v-if="draft.id === null && isBuiltInAdapter(draft.adapterType)"
+            :label="t('settings.system.requests.indexers.fields.type')"
+            input-id="indexer-type"
+          >
             <template #default="{ describedBy }">
               <select
                 id="indexer-type"
diff --git a/client/src/features/settings/__tests__/RequestIndexersPanel.spec.ts b/client/src/features/settings/__tests__/RequestIndexersPanel.spec.ts
index c10e385c1..0d4b49848 100644
--- a/client/src/features/settings/__tests__/RequestIndexersPanel.spec.ts
+++ b/client/src/features/settings/__tests__/RequestIndexersPanel.spec.ts
@@ -695,6 +695,16 @@ describe('RequestIndexersPanel', () => {
       expect(sheet().querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('#indexer-name')?.value).toBe('Demo Tracker')
     })
 
+    /** The plugin already settles the type, and switching it here would save a torznab feed under the plugin's name. */
+    it('does not offer the built-in type picker when setting up a plugin', async () => {
+      const wrapper = await mountPanel({ adapters: [descriptor(), PLUGIN] })
+
+      await clickInPanel(wrapper, 'Set up')
+
+      expect(sheet().querySelector('#indexer-name')).not.toBeNull()
+      expect(sheet().querySelector('#indexer-type')).toBeNull()
+    })
+
     /** Once something uses it, it is that source, and a second row for it would be a duplicate. */
     it('stops listing it separately once a source uses it', async () => {
       const wrapper = await mountPanel({