diff --git a/include/library.h b/include/library.h
index 53dec415..86dfafae 100644
--- a/include/library.h
+++ b/include/library.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class Filter {
     uint64_t activeFilters;
     std::vector<std::string> _acceptTags;
     std::vector<std::string> _rejectTags;
+    std::string _category;
     std::string _lang;
     std::string _publisher;
     std::string _creator;
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ class Filter {
     Filter& acceptTags(std::vector<std::string> tags);
     Filter& rejectTags(std::vector<std::string> tags);
 
+    Filter& category(std::string category);
     Filter& lang(std::string lang);
     Filter& publisher(std::string publisher);
     Filter& creator(std::string creator);
diff --git a/src/library.cpp b/src/library.cpp
index 0dad7479..c9855bd9 100644
--- a/src/library.cpp
+++ b/src/library.cpp
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ enum filterTypes {
   MAXSIZE = FLAG(11),
   QUERY = FLAG(12),
   NAME = FLAG(13),
+  CATEGORY = FLAG(14),
 };
 
 Filter& Filter::local(bool accept)
@@ -443,6 +444,13 @@ Filter& Filter::rejectTags(std::vector<std::string> tags)
   return *this;
 }
 
+Filter& Filter::category(std::string category)
+{
+  _category = category;
+  activeFilters |= CATEGORY;
+  return *this;
+}
+
 Filter& Filter::lang(std::string lang)
 {
   _lang = lang;
@@ -502,6 +510,7 @@ bool Filter::accept(const Book& book) const
   FILTER(_NOREMOTE, !remote)
 
   FILTER(MAXSIZE, book.getSize() <= _maxSize)
+  FILTER(CATEGORY, book.getCategory() == _category)
   FILTER(LANG, book.getLanguage() == _lang)
   FILTER(_PUBLISHER, book.getPublisher() == _publisher)
   FILTER(_CREATOR, book.getCreator() == _creator)
diff --git a/src/server/internalServer.cpp b/src/server/internalServer.cpp
index 4dd34327..c2ccfd74 100644
--- a/src/server/internalServer.cpp
+++ b/src/server/internalServer.cpp
@@ -698,6 +698,9 @@ InternalServer::search_catalog(const RequestContext& request,
     try {
       filter.name(request.get_argument("name"));
     } catch (const std::out_of_range&) {}
+    try {
+      filter.category(request.get_argument("category"));
+    } catch (const std::out_of_range&) {}
     try {
       filter.lang(request.get_argument("lang"));
     } catch (const std::out_of_range&) {}
diff --git a/test/server.cpp b/test/server.cpp
index c1c24015..d4bd59de 100644
--- a/test/server.cpp
+++ b/test/server.cpp
@@ -769,3 +769,21 @@ TEST_F(LibraryServerTest, catalog_search_by_tag)
     "</feed>\n"
   );
 }
+
+TEST_F(LibraryServerTest, catalog_search_by_category)
+{
+  const auto r = zfs1_->GET("/catalog/search?category=jazz");
+  EXPECT_EQ(r->status, 200);
+  EXPECT_EQ(maskVariableOPDSFeedData(r->body),
+    OPDS_FEED_TAG
+    "  <id>12345678-90ab-cdef-1234-567890abcdef</id>\n"
+    "  <title>Search result for &lt;Empty query&gt;</title>\n"
+    "  <updated>YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ</updated>\n"
+    "  <totalResults>1</totalResults>\n"
+    "  <startIndex>0</startIndex>\n"
+    "  <itemsPerPage>1</itemsPerPage>\n"
+    CATALOG_LINK_TAGS
+    CHARLES_RAY_CATALOG_ENTRY
+    "</feed>\n"
+  );
+}