diff --git a/src/main/resources/languages/base_de.properties b/src/main/resources/languages/base_de.properties
index ccf34ad1dde469b27ecbff23f80206240c41a7a9..47ba8a788e8e739d82daa1f6cb5c317faef99cf7 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/languages/base_de.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/languages/base_de.properties
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ menu.update=Update verfügbar
 menu.search.results=Suchergebnisse ({0})
 
 category.new.label.name=Name
+category.new.label.icon=Icon
 categories.usages=Verweise
 categories.actions=Aktionen
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/languages/base_en.properties b/src/main/resources/languages/base_en.properties
index 337825d40dbfcc269afc989810a41e6df978a63b..273e7f3a993ccd061287a52c2b3b9bb9a809c75f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/languages/base_en.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/languages/base_en.properties
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ menu.update=Update available
 menu.search.results=Search results ({0})
 
 category.new.label.name=Name
+category.new.label.icon=Icon
 categories.usages=Usages
 categories.actions=Actions
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/categories/newCategory.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/categories/newCategory.ftl
index f4b7f8b6491bca631549852f31334141e243b3aa..9c40cee1d2f5291a2c3aa146a49a582aeb9966e8 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/categories/newCategory.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/categories/newCategory.ftl
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
+
+                            <#-- icon -->
+                            <div class="row">
+                                <div class="input-field col s12 m12 l8 offset-l2">
+                                    <i class="fas fa-icons prefix"></i>
+                                    <input id="category-icon" type="text" name="icon" <@validation.validation "icon"/> value="<#if category.getIcon()??>${category.getIcon()}</#if>">
+                                    <label for="category-icon">${locale.getString("category.new.label.icon")}</label>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+
                             <br>
 
                             <#-- buttons -->