diff --git a/http/budgeting.go b/http/budgeting.go
index 9023aaa..f827dcf 100644
--- a/http/budgeting.go
+++ b/http/budgeting.go
@@ -60,6 +60,28 @@ func getDate(c *gin.Context) (time.Time, error) {
 	return getFirstOfMonth(year, month, time.Now().Location()), nil
 }
 
+func (h *Handler) autocompleteCategories(c *gin.Context) {
+	budgetID := c.Param("budgetid")
+	budgetUUID, err := uuid.Parse(budgetID)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.AbortWithError(http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Errorf("budgetid missing from URL"))
+		return
+	}
+
+	query := c.Request.URL.Query().Get("s")
+	searchParams := postgres.SearchCategoriesParams{
+		BudgetID: budgetUUID,
+		Search:   "%" + query + "%",
+	}
+	categories, err := h.Service.SearchCategories(c.Request.Context(), searchParams)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.AbortWithError(http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, categories)
+}
+
 func (h *Handler) autocompletePayee(c *gin.Context) {
 	budgetID := c.Param("budgetid")
 	budgetUUID, err := uuid.Parse(budgetID)
diff --git a/http/http.go b/http/http.go
index 3cb78c5..2ba5920 100644
--- a/http/http.go
+++ b/http/http.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func (h *Handler) Serve() {
 	authenticated.GET("/admin/clear-database", h.clearDatabase)
 	authenticated.GET("/budget/:budgetid", h.budgeting)
 	authenticated.GET("/budget/:budgetid/autocomplete/payees", h.autocompletePayee)
+	authenticated.GET("/budget/:budgetid/autocomplete/categories", h.autocompleteCategories)
 	authenticated.DELETE("/budget/:budgetid", h.deleteBudget)
 	authenticated.POST("/budget/:budgetid/import/ynab", h.importYNAB)
 	authenticated.POST("/budget/:budgetid/settings/clear", h.clearBudget)
diff --git a/postgres/categories.sql.go b/postgres/categories.sql.go
index 9649011..7ddb062 100644
--- a/postgres/categories.sql.go
+++ b/postgres/categories.sql.go
@@ -116,3 +116,44 @@ func (q *Queries) GetCategoryGroups(ctx context.Context, budgetID uuid.UUID) ([]
 	}
 	return items, nil
 }
+
+const searchCategories = `-- name: SearchCategories :many
+SELECT CONCAT(category_groups.name, ' : ', categories.name) as name, categories.id FROM categories
+INNER JOIN category_groups ON categories.category_group_id = category_groups.id
+WHERE category_groups.budget_id = $1
+AND categories.name LIKE $2
+ORDER BY category_groups.name, categories.name
+`
+
+type SearchCategoriesParams struct {
+	BudgetID uuid.UUID
+	Search   string
+}
+
+type SearchCategoriesRow struct {
+	Name interface{}
+	ID   uuid.UUID
+}
+
+func (q *Queries) SearchCategories(ctx context.Context, arg SearchCategoriesParams) ([]SearchCategoriesRow, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.QueryContext(ctx, searchCategories, arg.BudgetID, arg.Search)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var items []SearchCategoriesRow
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i SearchCategoriesRow
+		if err := rows.Scan(&i.Name, &i.ID); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Close(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
diff --git a/postgres/queries/categories.sql b/postgres/queries/categories.sql
index 389406c..2ff245b 100644
--- a/postgres/queries/categories.sql
+++ b/postgres/queries/categories.sql
@@ -18,4 +18,12 @@ RETURNING *;
 SELECT categories.*, category_groups.name as group FROM categories
 INNER JOIN category_groups ON categories.category_group_id = category_groups.id
 WHERE category_groups.budget_id = $1
-ORDER BY category_groups.name, categories.name;
\ No newline at end of file
+ORDER BY category_groups.name, categories.name;
+
+-- name: SearchCategories :many
+SELECT CONCAT(category_groups.name, ' : ', categories.name) as name, categories.id FROM categories
+INNER JOIN category_groups ON categories.category_group_id = category_groups.id
+WHERE category_groups.budget_id = @budget_id
+AND categories.name LIKE @search
+ORDER BY category_groups.name, categories.name;
+--ORDER BY levenshtein(payees.name, $2);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/src/pages/Account.vue b/web/src/pages/Account.vue
index c7a4177..085d9b6 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Account.vue
+++ b/web/src/pages/Account.vue
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
                     <Autocomplete v-model="Payee" type="payees" />
                 </td>
                 <td style="max-width: 200px;">
-                    <input type="text" v-model="Category" />
+                    <Autocomplete v-model="Category" type="categories" />
                 </td>
                 <td>
                     <input type="text" v-model="Memo" />