diff --git a/comfy_extras/nodes_sd3.py b/comfy_extras/nodes_sd3.py
index 4d664093..91c60dea 100644
--- a/comfy_extras/nodes_sd3.py
+++ b/comfy_extras/nodes_sd3.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import re
 class TripleCLIPLoader:
     @classmethod
     def INPUT_TYPES(s):
-        return {"required": { "clip_name1": (folder_paths.get_filename_list("clip"), ), "clip_name2": (folder_paths.get_filename_list("clip"), ), "clip_name3": (folder_paths.get_filename_list("clip"), )
+        return {"required": { "clip_name1": (folder_paths.get_filename_list("text_encoders"), ), "clip_name2": (folder_paths.get_filename_list("text_encoders"), ), "clip_name3": (folder_paths.get_filename_list("text_encoders"), )
                              }}
     RETURN_TYPES = ("CLIP",)
     FUNCTION = "load_clip"
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ class TripleCLIPLoader:
     CATEGORY = "advanced/loaders"
 
     def load_clip(self, clip_name1, clip_name2, clip_name3):
-        clip_path1 = folder_paths.get_full_path_or_raise("clip", clip_name1)
-        clip_path2 = folder_paths.get_full_path_or_raise("clip", clip_name2)
-        clip_path3 = folder_paths.get_full_path_or_raise("clip", clip_name3)
+        clip_path1 = folder_paths.get_full_path_or_raise("text_encoders", clip_name1)
+        clip_path2 = folder_paths.get_full_path_or_raise("text_encoders", clip_name2)
+        clip_path3 = folder_paths.get_full_path_or_raise("text_encoders", clip_name3)
         clip = comfy.sd.load_clip(ckpt_paths=[clip_path1, clip_path2, clip_path3], embedding_directory=folder_paths.get_folder_paths("embeddings"))
         return (clip,)
 
diff --git a/folder_paths.py b/folder_paths.py
index 01ae821d..0c9e9f15 100644
--- a/folder_paths.py
+++ b/folder_paths.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ folder_names_and_paths["configs"] = ([os.path.join(models_dir, "configs")], [".y
 
 folder_names_and_paths["loras"] = ([os.path.join(models_dir, "loras")], supported_pt_extensions)
 folder_names_and_paths["vae"] = ([os.path.join(models_dir, "vae")], supported_pt_extensions)
-folder_names_and_paths["clip"] = ([os.path.join(models_dir, "clip")], supported_pt_extensions)
+folder_names_and_paths["text_encoders"] = ([os.path.join(models_dir, "text_encoders"), os.path.join(models_dir, "clip")], supported_pt_extensions)
 folder_names_and_paths["diffusion_models"] = ([os.path.join(models_dir, "unet"), os.path.join(models_dir, "diffusion_models")], supported_pt_extensions)
 folder_names_and_paths["clip_vision"] = ([os.path.join(models_dir, "clip_vision")], supported_pt_extensions)
 folder_names_and_paths["style_models"] = ([os.path.join(models_dir, "style_models")], supported_pt_extensions)
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ extension_mimetypes_cache = {
 }
 
 def map_legacy(folder_name: str) -> str:
-    legacy = {"unet": "diffusion_models"}
+    legacy = {"unet": "diffusion_models",
+              "clip": "text_encoders"}
     return legacy.get(folder_name, folder_name)
 
 if not os.path.exists(input_directory):
diff --git a/models/text_encoders/put_text_encoder_files_here b/models/text_encoders/put_text_encoder_files_here
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/nodes.py b/nodes.py
index f05125f5..6397654b 100644
--- a/nodes.py
+++ b/nodes.py
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ class UNETLoader:
 class CLIPLoader:
     @classmethod
     def INPUT_TYPES(s):
-        return {"required": { "clip_name": (folder_paths.get_filename_list("clip"), ),
+        return {"required": { "clip_name": (folder_paths.get_filename_list("text_encoders"), ),
                               "type": (["stable_diffusion", "stable_cascade", "sd3", "stable_audio", "mochi"], ),
                              }}
     RETURN_TYPES = ("CLIP",)
@@ -908,15 +908,15 @@ class CLIPLoader:
         else:
             clip_type = comfy.sd.CLIPType.STABLE_DIFFUSION
 
-        clip_path = folder_paths.get_full_path_or_raise("clip", clip_name)
+        clip_path = folder_paths.get_full_path_or_raise("text_encoders", clip_name)
         clip = comfy.sd.load_clip(ckpt_paths=[clip_path], embedding_directory=folder_paths.get_folder_paths("embeddings"), clip_type=clip_type)
         return (clip,)
 
 class DualCLIPLoader:
     @classmethod
     def INPUT_TYPES(s):
-        return {"required": { "clip_name1": (folder_paths.get_filename_list("clip"), ),
-                              "clip_name2": (folder_paths.get_filename_list("clip"), ),
+        return {"required": { "clip_name1": (folder_paths.get_filename_list("text_encoders"), ),
+                              "clip_name2": (folder_paths.get_filename_list("text_encoders"), ),
                               "type": (["sdxl", "sd3", "flux"], ),
                              }}
     RETURN_TYPES = ("CLIP",)
@@ -925,8 +925,8 @@ class DualCLIPLoader:
     CATEGORY = "advanced/loaders"
 
     def load_clip(self, clip_name1, clip_name2, type):
-        clip_path1 = folder_paths.get_full_path_or_raise("clip", clip_name1)
-        clip_path2 = folder_paths.get_full_path_or_raise("clip", clip_name2)
+        clip_path1 = folder_paths.get_full_path_or_raise("text_encoders", clip_name1)
+        clip_path2 = folder_paths.get_full_path_or_raise("text_encoders", clip_name2)
         if type == "sdxl":
             clip_type = comfy.sd.CLIPType.STABLE_DIFFUSION
         elif type == "sd3":