diff --git a/R/plot.check_dag.R b/R/plot.check_dag.R
index 8d91f5185..74bd3cc06 100644
--- a/R/plot.check_dag.R
+++ b/R/plot.check_dag.R
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #' hex-format) for different types of variables.
 #' @param which Character string indicating which plot to show. Can be either
 #' `"all"`, `"current"` or `"required"`.
+#' @param check_colliders Logical indicating whether to highlight colliders.
+#' Set to `FALSE` if the algorithm to detect colliders is very slow.
 #' @param ... Not used.
 #'
 #' @return A ggplot2-object.
@@ -27,23 +29,39 @@
 #' # plot only model with required adjustments
 #' plot(dag, which = "required")
 #' @export
-plot.see_check_dag <- function(x, size_point = 15, colors = NULL, which = "all", ...) {
+plot.see_check_dag <- function(x,
+                               size_point = 15,
+                               colors = NULL,
+                               which = "all",
+                               check_colliders = TRUE,
+                               ...) {
   .data <- NULL
   insight::check_if_installed(c("ggdag", "ggplot2"))
   which <- match.arg(which, choices = c("all", "current", "required"))
 
-  p1 <- suppressWarnings(ggdag::ggdag_adjust(x, stylized = TRUE))
-  p2 <- suppressWarnings(ggdag::ggdag_adjustment_set(x, shadow = TRUE, stylized = TRUE))
+  # get plot data
+  p1 <- p2 <- suppressWarnings(ggdag::dag_adjustment_sets(x))
+  adjusted_for <- attributes(x)$adjusted
+
+  # for current plot, we need to update the "adjusted" column
+  p1$data$adjusted <- "unadjusted"
+  if (!is.null(adjusted_for)) {
+    p1$data$adjusted[p1$data$name %in% adjusted_for] <- "adjusted"
+  }
 
   # tweak data
   p1$data$type <- as.character(p1$data$adjusted)
-  p1$data$type[vapply(p1$data$name, ggdag::is_collider, logical(1), .dag = x)] <- "collider"
+  if (check_colliders) {
+    p1$data$type[vapply(p1$data$name, ggdag::is_collider, logical(1), .dag = x)] <- "collider"
+  }
   p1$data$type[p1$data$name == attributes(x)$outcome] <- "outcome"
   p1$data$type[p1$data$name %in% attributes(x)$exposure] <- "exposure"
   p1$data$type <- factor(p1$data$type, levels = c("outcome", "exposure", "adjusted", "unadjusted", "collider"))
 
   p2$data$type <- as.character(p2$data$adjusted)
-  p2$data$type[vapply(p2$data$name, ggdag::is_collider, logical(1), .dag = x)] <- "collider"
+  if (check_colliders) {
+    p2$data$type[vapply(p2$data$name, ggdag::is_collider, logical(1), .dag = x)] <- "collider"
+  }
   p2$data$type[p2$data$name == attributes(x)$outcome] <- "outcome"
   p2$data$type[p2$data$name %in% attributes(x)$exposure] <- "exposure"
   p2$data$type <- factor(p2$data$type, levels = c("outcome", "exposure", "adjusted", "unadjusted", "collider"))
diff --git a/man/plot.see_check_dag.Rd b/man/plot.see_check_dag.Rd
index 5866cba81..0b8a0d1b4 100644
--- a/man/plot.see_check_dag.Rd
+++ b/man/plot.see_check_dag.Rd
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@
 \alias{plot.see_check_dag}
 \title{Plot method for check DAGs}
 \usage{
-\method{plot}{see_check_dag}(x, size_point = 15, colors = NULL, which = "all", ...)
+\method{plot}{see_check_dag}(
+  x,
+  size_point = 15,
+  colors = NULL,
+  which = "all",
+  check_colliders = TRUE,
+  ...
+)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{x}{A \code{check_dag} object.}
@@ -17,6 +24,9 @@ hex-format) for different types of variables.}
 \item{which}{Character string indicating which plot to show. Can be either
 \code{"all"}, \code{"current"} or \code{"required"}.}
 
+\item{check_colliders}{Logical indicating whether to highlight colliders.
+Set to \code{FALSE} if the algorithm to detect colliders is very slow.}
+
 \item{...}{Not used.}
 }
 \value{