diff --git a/Fabric/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/NeatFiberConfig.java b/Fabric/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/NeatFiberConfig.java
index d0149d4..764fb9f 100644
--- a/Fabric/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/NeatFiberConfig.java
+++ b/Fabric/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/NeatFiberConfig.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package vazkii.neat;
 
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.MobCategory;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ private static class Client implements NeatConfig.ConfigAccess {
 		private final PropertyMirror<Boolean> showMaxHP = PropertyMirror.create(BOOLEAN);
 		private final PropertyMirror<Boolean> showCurrentHP = PropertyMirror.create(BOOLEAN);
 		private final PropertyMirror<Boolean> showPercentage = PropertyMirror.create(BOOLEAN);
+		private final PropertyMirror<Boolean> showOnPassive = PropertyMirror.create(BOOLEAN);
+		private final PropertyMirror<Boolean> showOnHostile = PropertyMirror.create(BOOLEAN);
 		private final PropertyMirror<Boolean> showOnPlayers = PropertyMirror.create(BOOLEAN);
 		private final PropertyMirror<Boolean> showOnBosses = PropertyMirror.create(BOOLEAN);
 		private final PropertyMirror<Boolean> showOnlyFocused = PropertyMirror.create(BOOLEAN);
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ private static class Client implements NeatConfig.ConfigAccess {
 		private final PropertyMirror<Boolean> showEntityName = PropertyMirror.create(BOOLEAN);
 		private final PropertyMirror<Boolean> disableNameTag = PropertyMirror.create(BOOLEAN);
 		private final PropertyMirror<List<String>> blacklist = PropertyMirror.create(ConfigTypes.makeList(STRING));
+		private final PropertyMirror<MobCategory> mobCategoryBlacklist = PropertyMirror.create(ConfigTypes.makeEnum(MobCategory.class));
 
 		public ConfigTree configure(ConfigTreeBuilder builder) {
 			builder.beginValue("maxDistance", INTEGER, 24)
@@ -158,6 +162,14 @@ public ConfigTree configure(ConfigTreeBuilder builder) {
 					.withComment("Whether the percentage health of the mob should be shown")
 					.finishValue(showPercentage::mirror)
 
+					.beginValue("showOnPassive", BOOLEAN, true)
+					.withComment("Whether bars on passive mobs should be shown")
+					.finishValue(showOnPassive::mirror)
+
+					.beginValue("showOnHostile", BOOLEAN, true)
+					.withComment("Whether bars on hostile mobs should be shown (does not include bosses)")
+					.finishValue(showOnHostile::mirror)
+
 					.beginValue("showOnPlayers", BOOLEAN, true)
 					.withComment("Whether bars on players should be shown")
 					.finishValue(showOnPlayers::mirror)
@@ -288,6 +300,16 @@ public boolean showPercentage() {
 			return showPercentage.getValue();
 		}
 
+		@Override
+		public boolean showOnPassive() {
+			return showOnPassive.getValue();
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean showOnHostile() {
+			return showOnHostile.getValue();
+		}
+
 		@Override
 		public boolean showOnPlayers() {
 			return showOnPlayers.getValue();
diff --git a/Forge/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/NeatForgeConfig.java b/Forge/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/NeatForgeConfig.java
index e6252cf..5fd5363 100644
--- a/Forge/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/NeatForgeConfig.java
+++ b/Forge/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/NeatForgeConfig.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package vazkii.neat;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Enums;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.MobCategory;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeConfigSpec;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeConfigSpec.ConfigValue;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.ModLoadingContext;
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ private static class ForgeNeatConfig implements NeatConfig.ConfigAccess {
 		private final ConfigValue<Boolean> showMaxHP;
 		private final ConfigValue<Boolean> showCurrentHP;
 		private final ConfigValue<Boolean> showPercentage;
+		private final ConfigValue<Boolean> showOnPassive;
+		private final ConfigValue<Boolean> showOnHostile;
 		private final ConfigValue<Boolean> showOnPlayers;
 		private final ConfigValue<Boolean> showOnBosses;
 		private final ConfigValue<Boolean> showOnlyFocused;
@@ -67,6 +71,8 @@ public ForgeNeatConfig(ForgeConfigSpec.Builder builder) {
 			showMaxHP = builder.define("Show Max HP", true);
 			showCurrentHP = builder.define("Show Current HP", true);
 			showPercentage = builder.define("Show HP Percentage", true);
+			showOnPassive = builder.comment("Whether bars on passive mobs should be shown").define("showOnPassive", true);
+			showOnHostile = builder.comment("Whether bars on hostile mobs should be shown (does not include bosses)").define("showOnHostile", true);
 			showOnPlayers = builder.define("Display on Players", true);
 			showOnBosses = builder.define("Display on Bosses", true);
 			showOnlyFocused = builder.define("Only show the health bar for the entity looked at", false);
@@ -175,6 +181,16 @@ public boolean showPercentage() {
 			return showPercentage.get();
 		}
 
+		@Override
+		public boolean showOnPassive() {
+			return showOnPassive.get();
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean showOnHostile() {
+			return showOnHostile.get();
+		}
+
 		@Override
 		public boolean showOnPlayers() {
 			return showOnPlayers.get();
diff --git a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/HealthBarRenderer.java b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/HealthBarRenderer.java
index 0e5f7c6..853cab4 100644
--- a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/HealthBarRenderer.java
+++ b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/HealthBarRenderer.java
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ private static boolean shouldShowPlate(LivingEntity living, Entity cameraEntity)
 		if (NeatConfig.instance.showOnlyFocused() && getEntityLookedAt(cameraEntity) != living) {
 			return false;
 		}
+		if (!NeatConfig.instance.showOnPassive() && living.getType().getCategory().isFriendly()) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (!NeatConfig.instance.showOnHostile() && (!living.getType().getCategory().isFriendly() && !isBoss(living))) {
+			return false;
+		}
 
 		if (living.hasPassenger(cameraEntity)) {
 			return false;
diff --git a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/NeatConfig.java b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/NeatConfig.java
index 41cc3eb..8b9c76c 100644
--- a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/NeatConfig.java
+++ b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/neat/NeatConfig.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package vazkii.neat;
 
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.MobCategory;
+
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class NeatConfig {
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ public interface ConfigAccess {
 		boolean showMaxHP();
 		boolean showCurrentHP();
 		boolean showPercentage();
+		boolean showOnPassive();
+		boolean showOnHostile();
 		boolean showOnPlayers();
 		boolean showOnBosses();
 		boolean showOnlyFocused();