diff --git a/.changeset/rich-snakes-suffer.md b/.changeset/rich-snakes-suffer.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40e356164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rich-snakes-suffer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@shopware-pwa/composables-next": minor
+---
+
+Allow to pass full seach criteria according to loadNavigationElements method of useNavigation composable
diff --git a/packages/composables/src/useNavigation/useNavigation.test.ts b/packages/composables/src/useNavigation/useNavigation.test.ts
index 813073dcf..703c8be0c 100644
--- a/packages/composables/src/useNavigation/useNavigation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/composables/src/useNavigation/useNavigation.test.ts
@@ -48,4 +48,21 @@ describe("useNavigation", () => {
     );
     expect(vm.navigationElements).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
+
+  it("should pass criteria to the api call", async () => {
+    const { vm, injections } = useSetup(useNavigation);
+    injections.apiClient.invoke.mockResolvedValue({ data: undefined });
+    vi.spyOn(injections.apiClient, "invoke").mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    await vm.loadNavigationElements({
+      depth: 2,
+      includes: { category: ["name"] },
+    });
+    expect(injections.apiClient.invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining("readNavigation"),
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        body: { depth: 2, includes: { category: ["name"] } },
+      }),
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/composables/src/useNavigation/useNavigation.ts b/packages/composables/src/useNavigation/useNavigation.ts
index 5adfba595..fb4b6bf03 100644
--- a/packages/composables/src/useNavigation/useNavigation.ts
+++ b/packages/composables/src/useNavigation/useNavigation.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { computed, inject, provide, ref } from "vue";
 import type { ComputedRef, Ref } from "vue";
 import { useShopwareContext } from "#imports";
-import type { Schemas } from "#shopware";
+import type { Schemas, operations } from "#shopware";
 
 /**
  *
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ export type UseNavigationReturn = {
   /**
    * Load navigation elements
    */
-  loadNavigationElements(params: {
-    depth: number;
-  }): Promise<Schemas["NavigationRouteResponse"]>;
+  loadNavigationElements(
+    params: operations["readNavigation post /navigation/{activeId}/{rootId}"]["body"],
+  ): Promise<Schemas["NavigationRouteResponse"]>;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ export function useNavigation(params?: {
 
   const navigationElements = computed(() => sharedElements.value);
 
-  async function loadNavigationElements({ depth }: { depth: number }) {
+  async function loadNavigationElements(
+    params: operations["readNavigation post /navigation/{activeId}/{rootId}"]["body"],
+  ) {
     try {
       const navigationResponse = await apiClient.invoke(
         "readNavigation post /navigation/{activeId}/{rootId}",
@@ -61,9 +63,7 @@ export function useNavigation(params?: {
             activeId: type,
             rootId: type,
           },
-          body: {
-            depth,
-          },
+          body: params,
         },
       );