diff --git a/avBooth/simultaneous-questions-category-v2-directive/simultaneous-questions-category-v2-directive.html b/avBooth/simultaneous-questions-category-v2-directive/simultaneous-questions-category-v2-directive.html
index ddf23f77..6deae60e 100644
--- a/avBooth/simultaneous-questions-category-v2-directive/simultaneous-questions-category-v2-directive.html
+++ b/avBooth/simultaneous-questions-category-v2-directive/simultaneous-questions-category-v2-directive.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ <h3 class="category-heading">
         </span>
     </div>
 </div>
-<div class="category-body">
+<div class="category-body" ng-class="{'empty-category': isEmptyCategory}">
     <div 
     class="question-answers text-left"
     >
diff --git a/avBooth/simultaneous-questions-category-v2-directive/simultaneous-questions-category-v2-directive.less b/avBooth/simultaneous-questions-category-v2-directive/simultaneous-questions-category-v2-directive.less
index a7a9c713..f63d7b65 100644
--- a/avBooth/simultaneous-questions-category-v2-directive/simultaneous-questions-category-v2-directive.less
+++ b/avBooth/simultaneous-questions-category-v2-directive/simultaneous-questions-category-v2-directive.less
@@ -21,7 +21,18 @@
         box-shadow: none;
     }
 }
+[avb-simultaneous-questions-category-v2].empty-category {
+    background-color: unset;
+    box-shadow: unset;
 
+    .category-heading-container {
+        display: none;
+    }
+
+    .category-body .questions-answers {
+        gap: unset;
+    }
+}
 [avb-simultaneous-questions-category-v2] {
     background-color: @av-primary;
     padding: 0 14px 20px 16px;
diff --git a/avBooth/simultaneous-questions-v2-screen-directive/simultaneous-questions-v2-screen-directive.html b/avBooth/simultaneous-questions-v2-screen-directive/simultaneous-questions-v2-screen-directive.html
index 0b2057f2..52b5d470 100644
--- a/avBooth/simultaneous-questions-v2-screen-directive/simultaneous-questions-v2-screen-directive.html
+++ b/avBooth/simultaneous-questions-v2-screen-directive/simultaneous-questions-v2-screen-directive.html
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ <h2 class="question-title" aria-level="2" ng-bind-html="question.title">
             'flex-col-12': (question.extra_options.answer_group_columns_size === 12),
             'flex-col-6': (question.extra_options.answer_group_columns_size === 6),
             'flex-col-4': (question.extra_options.answer_group_columns_size === 4),
-            'flex-col-3': (question.extra_options.answer_group_columns_size === 3)
+            'flex-col-3': (question.extra_options.answer_group_columns_size === 3),
+            'empty-category': !category.title
           }"
         >
         </div>
diff --git a/avBooth/simultaneous-questions-v2-screen-directive/simultaneous-questions-v2-screen-directive.js b/avBooth/simultaneous-questions-v2-screen-directive/simultaneous-questions-v2-screen-directive.js
index 18dad8a6..904b9102 100644
--- a/avBooth/simultaneous-questions-v2-screen-directive/simultaneous-questions-v2-screen-directive.js
+++ b/avBooth/simultaneous-questions-v2-screen-directive/simultaneous-questions-v2-screen-directive.js
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ angular.module('avBooth')
                 return (
                   !ErrorCheckerGeneratorService.hasUrl(answer.urls, 'invalidVoteFlag', 'true') &&
                   !ErrorCheckerGeneratorService.hasUrl(answer.urls, 'isCategoryList', 'true') &&
-                  !!answer.category &&
                   (
                     !ErrorCheckerGeneratorService.hasUrl(answer.urls, 'isWriteIn', 'true') ||
                     (question.extra_options && question.extra_options.allow_writeins)
@@ -194,6 +193,12 @@ angular.module('avBooth')
                 ); 
               }
             );
+
+            var hasNonEmptyCategory = _.pluck(filteredAnswers, "category").some(
+              function (category) {
+                return !!category;
+              }
+            );
             var categories = _.groupBy(filteredAnswers, "category");
             categories = _.map(
               _.pairs(categories), 
@@ -220,8 +225,9 @@ angular.module('avBooth')
                 };
               }
             );
+
             question.categories = categories;
-            question.hasCategories = (categories.length >= 1);
+            question.hasCategories = hasNonEmptyCategory;
 
             // filter write-ins
             question.writeIns = _.filter(