diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/PowerSearch/PowerSearchConfig.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/PowerSearch/PowerSearchConfig.tsx
index 67a65ca0a..a9602b3e7 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/PowerSearch/PowerSearchConfig.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/PowerSearch/PowerSearchConfig.tsx
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export type EnumOperatorConfig = {
   key: string;
   label: string;
   enumLabels: EnumLabels;
+  allowFreeform?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type AbsoluteDateOperatorConfig = {
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/PowerSearch/PowerSearchEnumSetTerm.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/PowerSearch/PowerSearchEnumSetTerm.tsx
index 3ab8f9ec7..99a6c1fbc 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/PowerSearch/PowerSearchEnumSetTerm.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/PowerSearch/PowerSearchEnumSetTerm.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type PowerSearchEnumSetTermProps = {
   onChange: (value: string[]) => void;
   enumLabels: EnumLabels;
   defaultValue?: string[];
+  allowFreeform?: boolean;
 };
 
 export const PowerSearchEnumSetTerm: React.FC<PowerSearchEnumSetTermProps> = ({
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export const PowerSearchEnumSetTerm: React.FC<PowerSearchEnumSetTermProps> = ({
   onChange,
   enumLabels,
   defaultValue,
+  allowFreeform,
 }) => {
   const options = React.useMemo(() => {
     return Object.entries(enumLabels).map(([key, label]) => ({
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ export const PowerSearchEnumSetTerm: React.FC<PowerSearchEnumSetTermProps> = ({
 
   return (
     <Select
-      mode="multiple"
+      mode={allowFreeform ? 'tags' : 'multiple'}
       autoFocus={!defaultValue}
       style={{minWidth: 100}}
       placeholder="..."
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/PowerSearch/PowerSearchEnumTerm.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/PowerSearch/PowerSearchEnumTerm.tsx
index 679a9c906..28927e3de 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/PowerSearch/PowerSearchEnumTerm.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/PowerSearch/PowerSearchEnumTerm.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type PowerSearchEnumTermProps = {
   onChange: (value: string) => void;
   enumLabels: EnumLabels;
   defaultValue?: string;
+  allowFreeform?: boolean;
 };
 
 export const PowerSearchEnumTerm: React.FC<PowerSearchEnumTermProps> = ({
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export const PowerSearchEnumTerm: React.FC<PowerSearchEnumTermProps> = ({
   onChange,
   enumLabels,
   defaultValue,
+  allowFreeform,
 }) => {
   const [editing, setEditing] = React.useState(!defaultValue);
 
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ export const PowerSearchEnumTerm: React.FC<PowerSearchEnumTermProps> = ({
   if (editing) {
     return (
       <Select
+        mode={allowFreeform ? 'tags' : undefined}
         autoFocus
         style={{width}}
         placeholder="..."
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ export const PowerSearchEnumTerm: React.FC<PowerSearchEnumTermProps> = ({
   return (
     <Button onClick={() => setEditing(true)}>
       {/* eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion */}
-      {enumLabels[defaultValue!]}
+      {enumLabels[defaultValue!] ?? defaultValue}
     </Button>
   );
 };
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/PowerSearch/PowerSearchTerm.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/PowerSearch/PowerSearchTerm.tsx
index bef2230bf..1a9de9fe6 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/PowerSearch/PowerSearchTerm.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/PowerSearch/PowerSearchTerm.tsx
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export const PowerSearchTerm: React.FC<PowerSearchTermProps> = ({
             });
           }}
           enumLabels={searchTerm.operator.enumLabels}
+          allowFreeform={searchTerm.operator.allowFreeform}
           defaultValue={searchTerm.searchValue}
         />
       );
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ export const PowerSearchTerm: React.FC<PowerSearchTermProps> = ({
             });
           }}
           enumLabels={searchTerm.operator.enumLabels}
+          allowFreeform={searchTerm.operator.allowFreeform}
           defaultValue={searchTerm.searchValue}
         />
       );
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-table/DataTableDefaultPowerSearchOperators.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-table/DataTableDefaultPowerSearchOperators.tsx
index c37c24ce7..1234ab969 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-table/DataTableDefaultPowerSearchOperators.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-table/DataTableDefaultPowerSearchOperators.tsx
@@ -123,42 +123,51 @@ export const dataTablePowerSearchOperators = {
     valueType: 'FLOAT',
   }),
   // { [enumValue]: enumLabel }
-  enum_is: (enumLabels: EnumLabels) => ({
+  enum_is: (enumLabels: EnumLabels, allowFreeform?: boolean) => ({
     label: 'is',
     key: 'enum_is',
     valueType: 'ENUM',
     enumLabels,
+    allowFreeform,
   }),
-  enum_is_nullish_or: (enumLabels: EnumLabels) => ({
+  enum_is_nullish_or: (enumLabels: EnumLabels, allowFreeform?: boolean) => ({
     label: 'is nullish or',
     key: 'enum_is_nullish_or',
     valueType: 'ENUM',
     enumLabels,
+    allowFreeform,
   }),
-  enum_is_not: (enumLabels: EnumLabels) => ({
+  enum_is_not: (enumLabels: EnumLabels, allowFreeform?: boolean) => ({
     label: 'is not',
     key: 'enum_is_not',
     valueType: 'ENUM',
     enumLabels,
+    allowFreeform,
   }),
   // TODO: Support logical operations (AND, OR, NOT) to combine primitive operators instead of adding new complex operators!
-  enum_set_is_nullish_or_any_of: (enumLabels: EnumLabels) => ({
+  enum_set_is_nullish_or_any_of: (
+    enumLabels: EnumLabels,
+    allowFreeform?: boolean,
+  ) => ({
     label: 'is nullish or any of',
     key: 'enum_set_is_nullish_or_any_of',
     valueType: 'ENUM_SET',
     enumLabels,
+    allowFreeform,
   }),
-  enum_set_is_any_of: (enumLabels: EnumLabels) => ({
+  enum_set_is_any_of: (enumLabels: EnumLabels, allowFreeform?: boolean) => ({
     label: 'is any of',
     key: 'enum_set_is_any_of',
     valueType: 'ENUM_SET',
     enumLabels,
+    allowFreeform,
   }),
-  enum_set_is_none_of: (enumLabels: EnumLabels) => ({
+  enum_set_is_none_of: (enumLabels: EnumLabels, allowFreeform?: boolean) => ({
     label: 'is none of',
     key: 'enum_set_is_none_of',
     valueType: 'ENUM_SET',
     enumLabels,
+    allowFreeform,
   }),
   is_nullish: () => ({
     label: 'is nullish',
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-table/DataTableWithPowerSearch.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-table/DataTableWithPowerSearch.tsx
index 03844f789..76e04ec61 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-table/DataTableWithPowerSearch.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-table/DataTableWithPowerSearch.tsx
@@ -146,8 +146,18 @@ type DataTableInput<T = any> =
     };
 
 type PowerSearchSimplifiedConfig =
-  | {type: 'enum'; enumLabels: EnumLabels; inferEnumOptionsFromData?: false}
-  | {type: 'enum'; enumLabels?: never; inferEnumOptionsFromData: true}
+  | {
+      type: 'enum';
+      enumLabels: EnumLabels;
+      inferEnumOptionsFromData?: false;
+      allowFreeform?: boolean;
+    }
+  | {
+      type: 'enum';
+      enumLabels?: never;
+      inferEnumOptionsFromData: true;
+      allowFreeform?: boolean;
+    }
   | {type: 'int'}
   | {type: 'float'}
   | {type: 'string'}
@@ -163,6 +173,12 @@ type PowerSearchExtendedConfig = {
    * See https://fburl.com/code/0waicx6p
    */
   inferEnumOptionsFromData?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Allows freeform entries for enum column types. Makes most sense together with `inferEnumOptionsFromData`.
+   * If `inferEnumOptionsFromData=true`, then it is `true` by default.
+   * See use-case https://fburl.com/workplace/0kx6fkhm
+   */
+  allowFreeform?: boolean;
 };
 
 const powerSearchConfigIsExtendedConfig = (
@@ -418,10 +434,12 @@ export function DataTable<T extends object>(
           inferredPowerSearchEnumLabelsForColumn &&
           column.powerSearchConfig.inferEnumOptionsFromData
         ) {
+          const allowFreeform = column.powerSearchConfig.allowFreeform ?? true;
           columnPowerSearchOperators = columnPowerSearchOperators.map(
             (operator) => ({
               ...operator,
               enumLabels: inferredPowerSearchEnumLabelsForColumn,
+              allowFreeform,
             }),
           );
         }
@@ -474,18 +492,30 @@ export function DataTable<T extends object>(
           }
           case 'enum': {
             let enumLabels: EnumLabels;
+            let allowFreeform = column.powerSearchConfig.allowFreeform;
 
             if (column.powerSearchConfig.inferEnumOptionsFromData) {
               enumLabels = inferredPowerSearchEnumLabels[column.key] ?? {};
+              // Fallback to `true` by default when we use inferred labels
+              if (allowFreeform === undefined) {
+                allowFreeform = true;
+              }
             } else {
               enumLabels = column.powerSearchConfig.enumLabels;
             }
 
             columnPowerSearchOperators = [
-              dataTablePowerSearchOperators.enum_set_is_any_of(enumLabels),
-              dataTablePowerSearchOperators.enum_set_is_none_of(enumLabels),
+              dataTablePowerSearchOperators.enum_set_is_any_of(
+                enumLabels,
+                allowFreeform,
+              ),
+              dataTablePowerSearchOperators.enum_set_is_none_of(
+                enumLabels,
+                allowFreeform,
+              ),
               dataTablePowerSearchOperators.enum_set_is_nullish_or_any_of(
                 enumLabels,
+                allowFreeform,
               ),
             ];
             break;