diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/util/extras.lua b/lua/lazyvim/util/extras.lua
index 74ab4b4c..410466d9 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/util/extras.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/util/extras.lua
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ local Text = require("lazy.view.text")
 ---@field desc? string
 ---@field enabled boolean
 ---@field managed boolean
+---@field recommended? boolean
 ---@field row? number
+---@field section? string
 ---@field plugins string[]
 ---@field optional string[]
 
 ---@class lazyvim.util.extras
 local M = {}
+M.buf = 0
 
 ---@type LazyExtraSource[]
 M.sources = {
@@ -33,6 +36,24 @@ M.ns = vim.api.nvim_create_namespace("lazyvim.extras")
 ---@type string[]
 M.state = nil
 
+---@param opts {ft?: string|string[], root?: string|string[]}
+---@return boolean
+function M.wants(opts)
+  if opts.ft then
+    opts.ft = type(opts.ft) == "string" and { opts.ft } or opts.ft
+    for _, f in ipairs(opts.ft) do
+      if vim.bo[M.buf].filetype == f then
+        return true
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  if opts.root then
+    opts.root = type(opts.root) == "string" and { opts.root } or opts.root
+    return #LazyVim.root.detectors.pattern(M.buf, opts.root) > 0
+  end
+  return false
+end
+
 ---@return LazyExtra[]
 function M.get()
   M.state = M.state or LazyConfig.spec.modules
@@ -74,6 +95,12 @@ function M.get_extra(source, modname)
   table.sort(plugins)
   table.sort(optional)
 
+  ---@type boolean|(fun():boolean?)|nil
+  local recommended = require(modname).recommended or false
+  if type(recommended) == "function" then
+    recommended = recommended() or false
+  end
+
   ---@type LazyExtra
   return {
     source = source,
@@ -81,6 +108,7 @@ function M.get_extra(source, modname)
     module = modname,
     enabled = enabled,
     desc = require(modname).desc,
+    recommended = recommended,
     managed = vim.tbl_contains(Config.json.data.extras, modname) or not enabled,
     plugins = plugins,
     optional = optional,
@@ -97,6 +125,7 @@ local X = {}
 ---@return LazyExtraView
 function X.new()
   local self = setmetatable({}, { __index = X })
+  M.buf = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
   self.float = Float.new({ title = "LazyVim Extras" })
   self.float:on_key("x", function()
     self:toggle()
@@ -186,8 +215,14 @@ function X:render()
     :append("<x>", "LazySpecial")
     :append(" key", "LazyComment")
     :nl()
+  for _, extra in ipairs(self.extras) do
+    extra.section = nil
+  end
   self:section({ enabled = true, title = "Enabled" })
-  self:section({ enabled = false, title = "Disabled" })
+  self:section({ recommended = true, filter = "^lang%.", title = "Recommended Languages", empty = false })
+  self:section({ recommended = true, title = "Recommended Plugins", empty = false })
+  self:section({ title = "Languages", filter = "^lang%." })
+  self:section({ title = "Plugins" })
 end
 
 ---@param extra LazyExtra
@@ -206,6 +241,9 @@ function X:extra(extra)
     self.text:append("  " .. LazyConfig.options.ui.icons.not_loaded .. " ", hl)
   end
   self.text:append(extra.name)
+  if extra.recommended then
+    self.text:append(" "):append(LazyConfig.options.ui.icons.favorite or " ", "LazyCommit")
+  end
   if extra.source.name ~= "LazyVim" then
     self.text:append(" "):append(LazyConfig.options.ui.icons.event .. " " .. extra.source.name, "LazyReasonEvent")
   end
@@ -221,16 +259,24 @@ function X:extra(extra)
   self.text:nl()
 end
 
----@param opts {enabled?:boolean, title?:string}
+---@param opts {enabled?:boolean, title:string, recommended?:boolean, filter?:string, empty?:boolean}
 function X:section(opts)
   opts = opts or {}
   ---@type LazyExtra[]
   local extras = vim.tbl_filter(function(extra)
-    return opts.enabled == nil or extra.enabled == opts.enabled
+    return extra.section == nil
+      and (opts.enabled == nil or extra.enabled == opts.enabled)
+      and (opts.recommended == nil or extra.recommended == opts.recommended)
+      and (opts.filter == nil or extra.name:find(opts.filter))
   end, self.extras)
 
+  if opts.empty == false and #extras == 0 then
+    return
+  end
+
   self.text:nl():append(opts.title .. ":", "LazyH2"):append(" (" .. #extras .. ")", "LazyComment"):nl()
   for _, extra in ipairs(extras) do
+    extra.section = opts.title
     self:extra(extra)
   end
 end