diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ir/hanzodev1375/ghostide/settings/BackgroundPluginSettingSection.java b/app/src/main/java/ir/hanzodev1375/ghostide/settings/BackgroundPluginSettingSection.java
index 61c86df..b04d6f8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ir/hanzodev1375/ghostide/settings/BackgroundPluginSettingSection.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ir/hanzodev1375/ghostide/settings/BackgroundPluginSettingSection.java
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ public BackgroundPluginSettingSection(SettingActivity activity) {
   @Override
   protected List<SettingItem> buildItems() {
     List<SettingItem> items = new ArrayList<>();
-    items.add(textItem(R.string.background_plugin_title, currentPluginDescription()));
+    List<BackgroundPluginManager.BackgroundPluginEntry> plugins =
+        BackgroundPluginManager.listInstalled(activity);
+    // With no background plugin installed there is nothing to pick; leave the list empty so the
+    // host hides the whole section instead of showing a dead row.
+    if (plugins.isEmpty()) return items;
+    items.add(textItem(R.string.background_plugin_title, describeSelected(plugins)));
     return items;
   }
 
@@ -29,12 +34,15 @@ public void onItemClick(int position) {
   }
 
   private String currentPluginDescription() {
+    return describeSelected(BackgroundPluginManager.listInstalled(activity));
+  }
+
+  private String describeSelected(List<BackgroundPluginManager.BackgroundPluginEntry> plugins) {
     String selected = BackgroundPluginManager.selected(activity);
     if (selected == null || selected.isEmpty()) {
       return getString(R.string.background_plugin_default);
     }
-    for (BackgroundPluginManager.BackgroundPluginEntry entry :
-        BackgroundPluginManager.listInstalled(activity)) {
+    for (BackgroundPluginManager.BackgroundPluginEntry entry : plugins) {
       if (entry.id().equals(selected)) {
         if (entry.version() == null || entry.version().isEmpty()) {
           return entry.name();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ir/hanzodev1375/ghostide/settings/IconPackSettingSection.java b/app/src/main/java/ir/hanzodev1375/ghostide/settings/IconPackSettingSection.java
index 197670a..5b6431e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ir/hanzodev1375/ghostide/settings/IconPackSettingSection.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ir/hanzodev1375/ghostide/settings/IconPackSettingSection.java
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ public IconPackSettingSection(SettingActivity activity, PreferencesUtils prefs)
   @Override
   protected List<SettingItem> buildItems() {
     List<SettingItem> items = new ArrayList<>();
-    items.add(textItem(R.string.icon_pack_title, currentPackDescription()));
+    List<IconPackManager.IconPackEntry> packs = IconPackManager.listInstalled(activity);
+    // With no icon pack plugin installed there is nothing to pick; leave the list empty so the
+    // host hides the whole section instead of showing a dead row.
+    if (packs.isEmpty()) return items;
+    items.add(textItem(R.string.icon_pack_title, describeSelected(packs)));
     return items;
   }
 
@@ -33,11 +37,15 @@ public void onItemClick(int position) {
   }
 
   private String currentPackDescription() {
+    return describeSelected(IconPackManager.listInstalled(activity));
+  }
+
+  private String describeSelected(List<IconPackManager.IconPackEntry> packs) {
     String selected = prefs.getIconPack();
     if (selected == null || selected.isEmpty()) {
       return getString(R.string.icon_pack_default);
     }
-    for (IconPackManager.IconPackEntry entry : IconPackManager.listInstalled(activity)) {
+    for (IconPackManager.IconPackEntry entry : packs) {
       if (entry.id().equals(selected)) {
         if (entry.version() == null || entry.version().isEmpty()) {
           return entry.name();