diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/category-custom-settings/set-chatbot-upsert.gjs b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/category-custom-settings/set-chatbot-upsert.gjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07e01b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/category-custom-settings/set-chatbot-upsert.gjs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import Component from "@glimmer/component";
+import { trustHTML } from "@ember/template";
+import { i18n } from "discourse-i18n";
+
+export default class SetChatbotUpsert extends Component {
+  static shouldRender(args, context) {
+    return context.siteSettings.enable_simplified_category_creation;
+  }
+
+  get additionalPromptLabel() {
+    return trustHTML(i18n("chatbot.category.auto_response_additional_prompt"));
+  }
+
+  <template>
+    {{#let @outletArgs.form as |form|}}
+      <form.Section @title={{i18n "chatbot.category.settings_label"}}>
+        <form.Object @name="custom_fields" as |customFields|>
+          <customFields.Field
+            @name="chatbot_auto_response_additional_prompt"
+            @title={{this.additionalPromptLabel}}
+            @type="textarea"
+            as |field|
+          >
+            <field.Control />
+          </customFields.Field>
+        </form.Object>
+      </form.Section>
+    {{/let}}
+  </template>
+}
diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/category-custom-settings/set-chatbot.gjs b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/category-custom-settings/set-chatbot.gjs
index 38edc91..f5b8d44 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/category-custom-settings/set-chatbot.gjs
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/category-custom-settings/set-chatbot.gjs
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import { trustHTML } from "@ember/template";
 import { i18n } from "discourse-i18n";
 
 export default class SetChatbot extends Component {
+  static shouldRender(args, context) {
+    return !context.siteSettings.enable_simplified_category_creation;
+  }
+
   constructor() {
     super(...arguments);
     this.args.outletArgs.category.custom_fields ||= {};
diff --git a/plugin.rb b/plugin.rb
index 8f10e36..8f01d34 100644
--- a/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugin.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 # name: discourse-chatbot
 # about: a plugin that allows you to have a conversation with a configurable chatbot in Chat, Topics and Private Messages
-# version: 1.7.4
+# version: 1.7.5
 # authors: merefield
 # url: https://github.com/merefield/discourse-chatbot
 
diff --git a/spec/system/category_chatbot_settings_spec.rb b/spec/system/category_chatbot_settings_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e1cb96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/system/category_chatbot_settings_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe "Category chatbot settings" do
+  fab!(:admin)
+  fab!(:category, :category_with_definition)
+
+  let(:category_page) { PageObjects::Pages::Category.new }
+
+  before do
+    SiteSetting.chatbot_enabled = true
+    SiteSetting.enable_simplified_category_creation = true
+
+    sign_in(admin)
+  end
+
+  it "saves chatbot custom fields from the simplified category settings form" do
+    category_page.visit_settings(category)
+
+    find(
+      ".form-kit__field[data-name='custom_fields.chatbot_auto_response_additional_prompt']",
+    ).find(".form-kit__control-textarea").fill_in(with: "Use the category-specific response tone.")
+
+    category_page.save_settings
+
+    expect(category.reload.custom_fields["chatbot_auto_response_additional_prompt"]).to eq(
+      "Use the category-specific response tone.",
+    )
+  end
+end