diff --git a/.changeset/little-bobcats-explode.md b/.changeset/little-bobcats-explode.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c031fde505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/little-bobcats-explode.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog': patch
+---
+
+invert logic for when to show type column
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/CatalogTable.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/CatalogTable.tsx
index 57b25455ba..b42dbe02b7 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/CatalogTable.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/CatalogTable.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const CatalogTable = ({ columns }: CatalogTableProps) => {
   const { isStarredEntity, toggleStarredEntity } = useStarredEntities();
   const { loading, error, entities, filters } = useEntityListProvider();
 
-  const showTypeColumn = filters.type !== undefined;
+  const showTypeColumn = filters.type === undefined;
   // TODO(timbonicus): we should show filter chips for all filters instead
   const titlePreamble = capitalize(filters.user?.value ?? 'all');