diff --git a/lib/backend/room.dart b/lib/backend/room.dart
index 64dfe0e..2842ec5 100644
--- a/lib/backend/room.dart
+++ b/lib/backend/room.dart
@@ -221,11 +221,15 @@ class Room {
       this.icon,
       this.visibility});
 
-  int compareTo(Room r) {
+  @override
+  bool operator ==(Object r) {
+    if (r.runtimeType != runtimeType) {
+      return false;
+    }
     final me = humanReadable;
-    final other = r.humanReadable;
+    final other = (r as Room).humanReadable;
 
-    return me.compareTo(other);
+    return me == other;
   }
 
   String get humanReadable {
@@ -353,3 +357,50 @@ class RoomInfo {
         isOwner: json['isOwner']);
   }
 }
+
+class RoomCategory {
+  final int id;
+  final String name;
+  final ColorSwatch<int> color;
+
+  const RoomCategory(
+      {required this.id, required this.name, required this.color});
+
+  factory RoomCategory.fromJSON(dynamic json) {
+    return RoomCategory(
+        id: json['id'],
+        name: json['title'],
+        color: colorFromString(json['color']));
+  }
+}
+
+ColorSwatch<int> colorFromString(String text) {
+  switch (text.toLowerCase()) {
+    case 'red-acc':
+      return Colors.redAccent;
+    case 'green-acc':
+      return Colors.greenAccent;
+    case 'yellow-acc':
+      return Colors.yellowAccent;
+    case 'blue-acc':
+      return Colors.blueAccent;
+    case 'aqua-acc':
+      return Colors.tealAccent;
+    case 'purple-acc':
+      return Colors.purpleAccent;
+
+    case 'red':
+      return Colors.red;
+    case 'green':
+      return Colors.green;
+    case 'yellow':
+      return Colors.yellow;
+    case 'blue':
+      return Colors.blue;
+    case 'aqua':
+      return Colors.teal;
+    case 'purple':
+    default:
+      return Colors.purple;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/screens/room/pages/categories.dart b/lib/screens/room/pages/categories.dart
index f89771a..7aa62ed 100644
--- a/lib/screens/room/pages/categories.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/room/pages/categories.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:outbag_app/backend/request.dart';
 import 'package:outbag_app/backend/room.dart';
+import 'package:outbag_app/backend/user.dart';
+import 'package:outbag_app/tools/fetch_wrapper.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/app_localizations.dart';
+import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 
 class RoomCategoriesPage extends StatefulWidget {
   final RoomInfo? info;
@@ -12,8 +17,67 @@ class RoomCategoriesPage extends StatefulWidget {
 }
 
 class _RoomCategoriesPageState extends State<RoomCategoriesPage> {
+  List<RoomCategory> list = [];
+
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+
+    WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
+        fetchCategories();
+    });
+  }
+
+  void fetchCategories() async {
+    final user = context.read<User>();
+
+    // TODO: load cached rooms
+
+    doNetworkRequest(ScaffoldMessenger.of(context),
+      req: () => postWithCreadentials(
+        credentials: user,
+        target: user.server,
+        path: 'getCategories',
+        body: {'room': widget.room?.id, 'server': widget.room?.serverTag}),
+      onOK: (json) {
+        final resp = json['data']
+        .map<RoomCategory>((raw) => RoomCategory.fromJSON(raw))
+        .toList();
+        setState(() {
+            list = resp;
+        });
+    });
+  }
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return const Text('Categories');
+    return Scaffold(
+      body: ReorderableListView.builder(
+        itemBuilder: (context, index) {
+          final item = list[index];
+
+          return ListTile(
+            key: Key('cat-${item.id}'),
+            leading: Icon(Icons.square_rounded, color: item.color),
+            title: Text(item.name),
+            onTap: () {
+              // TODO show edit category popup
+              // NOTE: maybe use ModalBottomSheet
+              // and show delete button in there
+            },
+          );
+        },
+        itemCount: list.length,
+        onReorder: (int start, int current) {},
+      ),
+      floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton.extended(
+        icon: const Icon(Icons.add),
+        label: Text(AppLocalizations.of(context)!.newCategoryShort),
+        tooltip: AppLocalizations.of(context)!.newCategoryLong,
+        onPressed: () {
+          // TODO show new category popup
+        },
+      ),
+    );
   }
 }