diff --git a/extensions/duckduckgo/src/ddg-search-provider.test.ts b/extensions/duckduckgo/src/ddg-search-provider.test.ts
index 49a1c2d3ca7..d59696e43b0 100644
--- a/extensions/duckduckgo/src/ddg-search-provider.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/duckduckgo/src/ddg-search-provider.test.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ describe("duckduckgo web search provider", () => {
     const applied = provider.applySelectionConfig({});
 
     expect(provider.id).toBe("duckduckgo");
+    expect(provider.label).toBe("DuckDuckGo Search (experimental)");
     expect(provider.requiresCredential).toBe(false);
     expect(provider.credentialPath).toBe("");
     expect(applied.plugins?.entries?.duckduckgo?.enabled).toBe(true);
diff --git a/extensions/duckduckgo/src/ddg-search-provider.ts b/extensions/duckduckgo/src/ddg-search-provider.ts
index c683a0854d4..dbedb681296 100644
--- a/extensions/duckduckgo/src/ddg-search-provider.ts
+++ b/extensions/duckduckgo/src/ddg-search-provider.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const DuckDuckGoSearchSchema = Type.Object(
 export function createDuckDuckGoWebSearchProvider(): WebSearchProviderPlugin {
   return {
     id: "duckduckgo",
-    label: "DuckDuckGo Search",
+    label: "DuckDuckGo Search (experimental)",
     hint: "Free web search fallback with no API key required",
     requiresCredential: false,
     envVars: [],
diff --git a/src/commands/configure.wizard.test.ts b/src/commands/configure.wizard.test.ts
index 6937586ed57..b6a91530060 100644
--- a/src/commands/configure.wizard.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/configure.wizard.test.ts
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ describe("runConfigureWizard", () => {
     mocks.resolveSearchProviderOptions.mockReturnValue([
       {
         id: "duckduckgo",
-        label: "DuckDuckGo Search",
+        label: "DuckDuckGo Search (experimental)",
         hint: "Free fallback",
         requiresCredential: false,
         envVars: [],
diff --git a/src/commands/onboard-search.providers.test.ts b/src/commands/onboard-search.providers.test.ts
index b8c9e7f00b2..50acb5adfc6 100644
--- a/src/commands/onboard-search.providers.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/onboard-search.providers.test.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function createBundledDuckDuckGoEntry(): PluginWebSearchProviderEntry {
   return {
     id: "duckduckgo",
     pluginId: "duckduckgo",
-    label: "DuckDuckGo Search",
+    label: "DuckDuckGo Search (experimental)",
     hint: "Free fallback",
     requiresCredential: false,
     envVars: [],
diff --git a/src/web-search/runtime.test.ts b/src/web-search/runtime.test.ts
index b823a5f7c85..147c0d48ee5 100644
--- a/src/web-search/runtime.test.ts
+++ b/src/web-search/runtime.test.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe("web search runtime", () => {
       pluginName: "DuckDuckGo",
       provider: {
         id: "duckduckgo",
-        label: "DuckDuckGo Search",
+        label: "DuckDuckGo Search (experimental)",
         hint: "Keyless fallback",
         requiresCredential: false,
         envVars: [],