diff --git a/mobile/lib/models/server_info/server_features.model.dart b/mobile/lib/models/server_info/server_features.model.dart
index 049628a8d2..78a80c9013 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/models/server_info/server_features.model.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/models/server_info/server_features.model.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ class ServerFeatures {
   final bool oauthEnabled;
   final bool passwordLogin;
   final bool ocr;
+  final bool smartSearch;
 
   const ServerFeatures({
     required this.trash,
@@ -13,21 +14,30 @@ class ServerFeatures {
     required this.oauthEnabled,
     required this.passwordLogin,
     this.ocr = false,
+    this.smartSearch = false,
   });
 
-  ServerFeatures copyWith({bool? trash, bool? map, bool? oauthEnabled, bool? passwordLogin, bool? ocr}) {
+  ServerFeatures copyWith({
+    bool? trash,
+    bool? map,
+    bool? oauthEnabled,
+    bool? passwordLogin,
+    bool? ocr,
+    bool? smartSearch,
+  }) {
     return ServerFeatures(
       trash: trash ?? this.trash,
       map: map ?? this.map,
       oauthEnabled: oauthEnabled ?? this.oauthEnabled,
       passwordLogin: passwordLogin ?? this.passwordLogin,
       ocr: ocr ?? this.ocr,
+      smartSearch: smartSearch ?? this.smartSearch,
     );
   }
 
   @override
   String toString() {
-    return 'ServerFeatures(trash: $trash, map: $map, oauthEnabled: $oauthEnabled, passwordLogin: $passwordLogin, ocr: $ocr)';
+    return 'ServerFeatures(trash: $trash, map: $map, oauthEnabled: $oauthEnabled, passwordLogin: $passwordLogin, ocr: $ocr, smartSearch: $smartSearch)';
   }
 
   ServerFeatures.fromDto(ServerFeaturesDto dto)
@@ -35,7 +45,8 @@ class ServerFeatures {
       map = dto.map,
       oauthEnabled = dto.oauth,
       passwordLogin = dto.passwordLogin,
-      ocr = dto.ocr;
+      ocr = dto.ocr,
+      smartSearch = dto.smartSearch;
 
   @override
   bool operator ==(covariant ServerFeatures other) {
@@ -45,11 +56,17 @@ class ServerFeatures {
         other.map == map &&
         other.oauthEnabled == oauthEnabled &&
         other.passwordLogin == passwordLogin &&
-        other.ocr == ocr;
+        other.ocr == ocr &&
+        other.smartSearch == smartSearch;
   }
 
   @override
   int get hashCode {
-    return trash.hashCode ^ map.hashCode ^ oauthEnabled.hashCode ^ passwordLogin.hashCode ^ ocr.hashCode;
+    return trash.hashCode ^
+        map.hashCode ^
+        oauthEnabled.hashCode ^
+        passwordLogin.hashCode ^
+        ocr.hashCode ^
+        smartSearch.hashCode;
   }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/search/drift_search.page.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/search/drift_search.page.dart
index 16655e98f6..62ec11f7ed 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/search/drift_search.page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/search/drift_search.page.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/timeline/timeline.widget.dart
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/infrastructure/timeline.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/infrastructure/user_metadata.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/search/search_input_focus.provider.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/server_info.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/routing/router.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/common/feature_check.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/common/search_field.dart';
@@ -39,8 +40,15 @@ class DriftSearchPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
-    final textSearchType = useState<TextSearchType>(TextSearchType.context);
-    final searchHintText = useState<String>('sunrise_on_the_beach'.t(context: context));
+    final serverFeatures = ref.watch(serverInfoProvider.select((v) => v.serverFeatures));
+    final textSearchType = useState<TextSearchType>(
+      serverFeatures.smartSearch ? TextSearchType.context : TextSearchType.filename,
+    );
+    final searchHintText = useState<String>(
+      serverFeatures.smartSearch
+          ? 'sunrise_on_the_beach'.t(context: context)
+          : 'file_name_or_extension'.t(context: context),
+    );
     final textSearchController = useTextEditingController();
     final preFilter = ref.watch(searchPreFilterProvider);
     final filter = useState<SearchFilter>(
@@ -518,23 +526,26 @@ class DriftSearchPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
                 );
               },
               menuChildren: [
-                MenuItemButton(
-                  child: ListTile(
-                    leading: const Icon(Icons.image_search_rounded),
-                    title: Text(
-                      'search_by_context'.t(context: context),
-                      style: context.textTheme.bodyLarge?.copyWith(
-                        fontWeight: FontWeight.w500,
-                        color: textSearchType.value == TextSearchType.context ? context.colorScheme.primary : null,
+                FeatureCheck(
+                  feature: (features) => features.smartSearch,
+                  child: MenuItemButton(
+                    child: ListTile(
+                      leading: const Icon(Icons.image_search_rounded),
+                      title: Text(
+                        'search_by_context'.t(context: context),
+                        style: context.textTheme.bodyLarge?.copyWith(
+                          fontWeight: FontWeight.w500,
+                          color: textSearchType.value == TextSearchType.context ? context.colorScheme.primary : null,
+                        ),
                       ),
+                      selectedColor: context.colorScheme.primary,
+                      selected: textSearchType.value == TextSearchType.context,
                     ),
-                    selectedColor: context.colorScheme.primary,
-                    selected: textSearchType.value == TextSearchType.context,
+                    onPressed: () {
+                      textSearchType.value = TextSearchType.context;
+                      searchHintText.value = 'sunrise_on_the_beach'.t(context: context);
+                    },
                   ),
-                  onPressed: () {
-                    textSearchType.value = TextSearchType.context;
-                    searchHintText.value = 'sunrise_on_the_beach'.t(context: context);
-                  },
                 ),
                 MenuItemButton(
                   child: ListTile(