diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9d91054773b..cea607d263f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -65003,7 +65003,7 @@
 		},
 		"packages/common": {
 			"name": "@esri/hub-common",
-			"version": "15.38.1",
+			"version": "15.41.0",
 			"license": "Apache-2.0",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@terraformer/arcgis": "^2.1.2",
diff --git a/packages/common/src/search/types/IHubCatalog.ts b/packages/common/src/search/types/IHubCatalog.ts
index a9d63260a09..6666c604074 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/search/types/IHubCatalog.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/search/types/IHubCatalog.ts
@@ -103,17 +103,6 @@ export const targetEntities = [
 ] as const;
 export type EntityType = (typeof targetEntities)[number];
 
-/**
- * @private
- *
- * This interface wraps IHubCollection and provides additional fields
- * for collection configuration. It is the actual interface used when
- * when storing an entity's catalog collections.
- */
-export interface IHubCollectionPersistance extends IHubCollection {
-  hidden?: boolean;
-}
-
 /**
  * IQuery is the fundamental unit used to execute a search. By composing
  * `Filter`'s and `IPredicate`s, we can express very complex queries
diff --git a/packages/common/src/sites/_internal/applyDefaultCollectionMigration.ts b/packages/common/src/sites/_internal/applyDefaultCollectionMigration.ts
index 39faa7d5845..eb4b6242a01 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/sites/_internal/applyDefaultCollectionMigration.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/sites/_internal/applyDefaultCollectionMigration.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { getWithDefault } from "../../objects";
-import { IHubCollectionPersistance } from "../../search/types/IHubCatalog";
+import { IHubCollection } from "../../search/types/IHubCatalog";
 import { WellKnownCollection } from "../../search/wellKnownCatalog";
 import { IModel } from "../../hub-types";
 import { SearchCategories } from "./types";
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { defaultSiteCollectionKeys } from "../defaultSiteCollectionKeys";
  * NOTE: The changes made in this migration will not be persisted to AGO at this time
  *
  * @param model site model to migrate
- * @returns a migrated model with default `IHubCollectionPersistance` objects added
+ * @returns a migrated model with default `IHubCollection` objects added
  * to the catalog
  */
 export function applyDefaultCollectionMigration(model: IModel): IModel {
@@ -44,9 +44,12 @@ export function applyDefaultCollectionMigration(model: IModel): IModel {
         collection: key,
         filters: [],
       },
+      displayConfig: {
+        hidden: false,
+      },
     };
     return map;
-  }, {} as Record<string, IHubCollectionPersistance>);
+  }, {} as Record<string, IHubCollection>);
   const searchCategoryToCollection: Partial<
     Record<SearchCategories, WellKnownCollection>
   > = {
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ export function applyDefaultCollectionMigration(model: IModel): IModel {
         searchCategoryToCollection[searchCategory.key as SearchCategories];
       const collection = baseCollectionMap[collectionKey];
       collection.label = searchCategory.overrideText || null;
-      collection.hidden = searchCategory.hidden;
+      collection.displayConfig.hidden = !!searchCategory.hidden;
       return collection;
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/common/src/sites/_internal/reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories.ts b/packages/common/src/sites/_internal/reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories.ts
index 42807cd3a37..734adc9115e 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/sites/_internal/reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/sites/_internal/reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { WellKnownCollection } from "../../search";
-import { IHubCollectionPersistance } from "../../search/types/IHubCatalog";
+import { IHubCollection } from "../../search/types/IHubCatalog";
 import { IModel } from "../../hub-types";
 import { cloneObject } from "../../util";
 import { SearchCategories } from "./types";
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ export function reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories(model: IModel) {
       [SearchCategories.APPS_AND_MAPS]: "App,Map",
       [SearchCategories.DOCUMENTS]: "Document",
     };
-  const collections: IHubCollectionPersistance[] =
-    clone.data.catalog.collections;
+  const collections: IHubCollection[] = clone.data.catalog.collections;
 
   const updatedSearchCategories = collections
     // We don't want to persist any non-standard collection as a search category,
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ export function reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories(model: IModel) {
       const searchCategoryKey =
         collectionToSearchCategory[c.key as WellKnownCollection];
       const updated: any = {
-        hidden: c.hidden,
+        hidden: !!c.displayConfig?.hidden,
         key: searchCategoryKey,
         queryParams: {
           collection: searchCategoryToQueryParam[searchCategoryKey],
diff --git a/packages/common/test/sites/HubSites.test.ts b/packages/common/test/sites/HubSites.test.ts
index dcd048bfc98..8fd62e33c2a 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/sites/HubSites.test.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/sites/HubSites.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   cloneObject,
   enrichSiteSearchResult,
   fetchSite,
-  IHubCollectionPersistance,
+  IHubCollection,
   IHubRequestOptions,
 } from "../../src";
 import * as slugUtils from "../../src/items/slugs";
@@ -477,13 +477,15 @@ describe("HubSites:", () => {
           label: "My Datasets",
           key: "dataset",
           targetEntity: "item",
-          hidden: true,
           scope: {
             targetEntity: "item",
             collection: "dataset",
             filters: [],
           },
-        } as IHubCollectionPersistance,
+          displayConfig: {
+            hidden: true,
+          },
+        } as IHubCollection,
       ];
       const chk = await commonModule.updateSite(updatedSite, MOCK_HUB_REQOPTS);
 
diff --git a/packages/common/test/sites/_internal/applyDefaultCollectionMigration.test.ts b/packages/common/test/sites/_internal/applyDefaultCollectionMigration.test.ts
index 78d64211007..1368fab7ae0 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/sites/_internal/applyDefaultCollectionMigration.test.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/sites/_internal/applyDefaultCollectionMigration.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IHubCollectionPersistance } from "../../../src/search/types/IHubCatalog";
+import { IHubCollection } from "../../../src/search/types/IHubCatalog";
 import { applyDefaultCollectionMigration } from "../../../src/sites/_internal/applyDefaultCollectionMigration";
 import { SearchCategories } from "../../../src/sites/_internal/types";
 import { IModel } from "../../../src/hub-types";
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe("applyDefaultCollectionMigration", () => {
   it("Adds untouched default collections when no search categories are configured", () => {
     const result = applyDefaultCollectionMigration(site);
     const collectionKeys = result.data.catalog.collections.map(
-      (c: IHubCollectionPersistance) => c.key
+      (c: IHubCollection) => c.key
     );
     expect(collectionKeys).toEqual([
       "all",
@@ -41,19 +41,13 @@ describe("applyDefaultCollectionMigration", () => {
       "appAndMap",
     ]);
     const collectionLabels = result.data.catalog.collections.map(
-      (c: IHubCollectionPersistance) => c.label
+      (c: IHubCollection) => c.label
     );
     expect(collectionLabels).toEqual([null, null, null, null, null]);
     const hiddenStatuses = result.data.catalog.collections.map(
-      (c: IHubCollectionPersistance) => c.hidden
+      (c: IHubCollection) => c.displayConfig?.hidden
     );
-    expect(hiddenStatuses).toEqual([
-      undefined,
-      true,
-      undefined,
-      undefined,
-      undefined,
-    ]);
+    expect(hiddenStatuses).toEqual([false, true, false, false, false]);
   });
 
   it("Reorders, re-labels, and hides default collections when search categories are configured", () => {
@@ -78,7 +72,7 @@ describe("applyDefaultCollectionMigration", () => {
     ];
     const result = applyDefaultCollectionMigration(site);
     const collectionKeys = result.data.catalog.collections.map(
-      (c: IHubCollectionPersistance) => c.key
+      (c: IHubCollection) => c.key
     );
     // Note: 'all' collection is always prepended
     expect(collectionKeys).toEqual([
@@ -90,14 +84,14 @@ describe("applyDefaultCollectionMigration", () => {
     ]);
 
     const collectionLabels = result.data.catalog.collections.map(
-      (c: IHubCollectionPersistance) => c.label
+      (c: IHubCollection) => c.label
     );
     expect(collectionLabels).toEqual([null, null, null, "My Sites", "My Data"]);
 
     const hiddenStatuses = result.data.catalog.collections.map(
-      (c: IHubCollectionPersistance) => c.hidden
+      (c: IHubCollection) => c.displayConfig.hidden
     );
-    expect(hiddenStatuses).toEqual([undefined, undefined, true, false, false]);
+    expect(hiddenStatuses).toEqual([false, false, true, false, false]);
   });
 
   it("Handles when a site has the 'initiatives' search category saved", () => {
@@ -110,20 +104,20 @@ describe("applyDefaultCollectionMigration", () => {
     ];
     const result = applyDefaultCollectionMigration(site);
     const collectionKeys = result.data.catalog.collections.map(
-      (c: IHubCollectionPersistance) => c.key
+      (c: IHubCollection) => c.key
     );
     // Note: 'all' collection is always prepended
     expect(collectionKeys).toEqual(["all", "site"]);
 
     const collectionLabels = result.data.catalog.collections.map(
-      (c: IHubCollectionPersistance) => c.label
+      (c: IHubCollection) => c.label
     );
     expect(collectionLabels).toEqual([null, "My Initiatives"]);
 
     const hiddenStatuses = result.data.catalog.collections.map(
-      (c: IHubCollectionPersistance) => c.hidden
+      (c: IHubCollection) => c.displayConfig.hidden
     );
-    expect(hiddenStatuses).toEqual([undefined, true]);
+    expect(hiddenStatuses).toEqual([false, true]);
   });
 
   it("Omits unsupported search categories, like an explicit 'all' or events", () => {
@@ -139,19 +133,19 @@ describe("applyDefaultCollectionMigration", () => {
     ];
     const result = applyDefaultCollectionMigration(site);
     const collectionKeys = result.data.catalog.collections.map(
-      (c: IHubCollectionPersistance) => c.key
+      (c: IHubCollection) => c.key
     );
     // Note: 'all' collection can never be relabeled, hidden, or reordered
     expect(collectionKeys).toEqual(["all"]);
 
     const collectionLabels = result.data.catalog.collections.map(
-      (c: IHubCollectionPersistance) => c.label
+      (c: IHubCollection) => c.label
     );
     expect(collectionLabels).toEqual([null]);
 
     const hiddenStatuses = result.data.catalog.collections.map(
-      (c: IHubCollectionPersistance) => c.hidden
+      (c: IHubCollection) => c.displayConfig.hidden
     );
-    expect(hiddenStatuses).toEqual([undefined]);
+    expect(hiddenStatuses).toEqual([false]);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/common/test/sites/_internal/reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories.test.ts b/packages/common/test/sites/_internal/reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories.test.ts
index 97c867bf385..989d586855b 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/sites/_internal/reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories.test.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/sites/_internal/reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IHubCollectionPersistance } from "../../../src/search/types/IHubCatalog";
+import { IHubCollection } from "../../../src/search/types/IHubCatalog";
 import { WellKnownCollection } from "../../../src/search/wellKnownCatalog";
 import { reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories } from "../../../src/sites/_internal/reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories";
 import { SearchCategories } from "../../../src/sites/_internal/types";
@@ -33,24 +33,39 @@ describe("reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories", () => {
         label: null,
         key: "dataset",
         targetEntity: "item",
-        hidden: true,
         scope: {
           targetEntity: "item",
           collection: "dataset",
           filters: [],
         },
-      } as IHubCollectionPersistance,
+        displayConfig: {
+          hidden: true,
+        },
+      } as IHubCollection,
       {
         label: null,
         key: "document",
         targetEntity: "item",
-        hidden: false,
+        displayConfig: {
+          hidden: false,
+        },
         scope: {
           targetEntity: "item",
           collection: "document",
           filters: [],
         },
-      } as IHubCollectionPersistance,
+      } as IHubCollection,
+      {
+        label: null,
+        key: "appAndMap",
+        targetEntity: "item",
+        // intentionally leaving out displayConfig.hidden for branch coverage
+        scope: {
+          targetEntity: "item",
+          collection: "appAndMap",
+          filters: [],
+        },
+      } as IHubCollection,
     ];
 
     const result = reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories(site);
@@ -69,6 +84,13 @@ describe("reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories", () => {
           collection: "Document",
         },
       },
+      {
+        key: SearchCategories.APPS_AND_MAPS,
+        hidden: false,
+        queryParams: {
+          collection: "App,Map",
+        },
+      },
     ]);
   });
   it("handles re-labeled collections", () => {
@@ -77,24 +99,28 @@ describe("reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories", () => {
         label: "My Cool Sites!",
         key: "site",
         targetEntity: "item",
-        hidden: false,
+        displayConfig: {
+          hidden: false,
+        },
         scope: {
           targetEntity: "item",
           collection: "site",
           filters: [],
         },
-      } as IHubCollectionPersistance,
+      } as IHubCollection,
       {
         label: "Apps & Maps",
         key: "appAndMap",
         targetEntity: "item",
-        hidden: false,
+        displayConfig: {
+          hidden: false,
+        },
         scope: {
           targetEntity: "item",
           collection: "appAndMap",
           filters: [],
         },
-      } as IHubCollectionPersistance,
+      } as IHubCollection,
     ];
 
     const result = reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories(site);
@@ -124,36 +150,42 @@ describe("reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories", () => {
         label: null,
         key: "dataset",
         targetEntity: "item",
-        hidden: false,
+        displayConfig: {
+          hidden: false,
+        },
         scope: {
           targetEntity: "item",
           collection: "dataset",
           filters: [],
         },
-      } as IHubCollectionPersistance,
+      } as IHubCollection,
       // 'all' _can_ be converted to a search category, but we explicitly do not persist it
       {
         label: null,
         key: "all",
         targetEntity: "item",
-        hidden: false,
+        displayConfig: {
+          hidden: false,
+        },
         scope: {
           targetEntity: "item",
           collection: "all" as WellKnownCollection,
           filters: [],
         },
-      } as IHubCollectionPersistance,
+      } as IHubCollection,
       // Customer-defined collection, cannot be converted to search category
       {
         label: "My Custom Collection",
         key: "custom-collection",
         targetEntity: "event",
-        hidden: false,
+        displayConfig: {
+          hidden: false,
+        },
         scope: {
           targetEntity: "event",
           filters: [],
         },
-      } as IHubCollectionPersistance,
+      } as IHubCollection,
     ];
 
     const result = reflectCollectionsToSearchCategories(site);
diff --git a/packages/common/test/sites/get-catalog-from-site-model.ts b/packages/common/test/sites/get-catalog-from-site-model.test.ts
similarity index 80%
rename from packages/common/test/sites/get-catalog-from-site-model.ts
rename to packages/common/test/sites/get-catalog-from-site-model.test.ts
index 640dc2cc44d..a6e64315815 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/sites/get-catalog-from-site-model.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/sites/get-catalog-from-site-model.test.ts
@@ -15,19 +15,19 @@ describe("getCatalogFromSiteModel", () => {
 
     expect(chk.title).toBe("Default Site Catalog");
     expect(chk.scopes).toBeDefined();
-    expect(chk.scopes?.item?.filters.length).toBe(1);
-    expect(chk.scopes?.item?.filters[0].predicates[0].group).toEqual([
+    expect(chk.scopes.item.filters.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(chk.scopes.item.filters[0].predicates[0].group).toEqual([
       "00c",
       "00d",
     ]);
-    expect(chk.scopes?.event?.filters.length).toBe(1);
-    expect(chk.scopes?.event?.filters[0].predicates[0].group).toEqual([
+    expect(chk.scopes.event.filters.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(chk.scopes.event.filters[0].predicates[0].group).toEqual([
       "00c",
       "00d",
     ]);
 
     // check for collections
-    expect(chk.collections?.map((c) => c.key)).toEqual([
+    expect(chk.collections.map((c) => c.key)).toEqual([
       "all",
       "site",
       "dataset",