diff --git a/libnotificationmanager/abstractnotificationsmodel.cpp b/libnotificationmanager/abstractnotificationsmodel.cpp
index b77dc1057..6b54ae699 100644
--- a/libnotificationmanager/abstractnotificationsmodel.cpp
+++ b/libnotificationmanager/abstractnotificationsmodel.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ QVariant AbstractNotificationsModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) co
     case Notifications::ConfigurableRole: return notification.configurable();
     case Notifications::ConfigureActionLabelRole: return notification.configureActionLabel();
 
+    case Notifications::CategoryRole: return notification.category();
+
     case Notifications::ExpiredRole: return notification.expired();
     case Notifications::ReadRole: return notification.read();
 
diff --git a/libnotificationmanager/notification.cpp b/libnotificationmanager/notification.cpp
index 71889daa0..8c5ffad82 100644
--- a/libnotificationmanager/notification.cpp
+++ b/libnotificationmanager/notification.cpp
@@ -390,6 +390,8 @@ void Notification::Private::processHints(const QVariantMap &hints)
     replySubmitButtonText = hints.value(QStringLiteral("x-kde-reply-submit-button-text")).toString();
     replySubmitButtonIconName = hints.value(QStringLiteral("x-kde-reply-submit-button-icon-name")).toString();
 
+    category = hints.value(QStringLiteral("category")).toString();
+
     // Underscored hints was in use in version 1.1 of the spec but has been
     // replaced by dashed hints in version 1.2. We need to support it for
     // users of the 1.2 version of the spec.
@@ -733,6 +735,11 @@ QString Notification::replySubmitButtonIconName() const
     return d->replySubmitButtonIconName;
 }
 
+QString Notification::category() const
+{
+    return d->category;
+}
+
 bool Notification::expired() const
 {
     return d->expired;
diff --git a/libnotificationmanager/notification.h b/libnotificationmanager/notification.h
index 0ec777c5a..4e3342558 100644
--- a/libnotificationmanager/notification.h
+++ b/libnotificationmanager/notification.h
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ public:
     QString replySubmitButtonText() const;
     QString replySubmitButtonIconName() const;
 
+    QString category() const;
+
     bool expired() const;
     void setExpired(bool expired);
 
diff --git a/libnotificationmanager/notification_p.h b/libnotificationmanager/notification_p.h
index 6585bcec2..43ba54a88 100644
--- a/libnotificationmanager/notification_p.h
+++ b/libnotificationmanager/notification_p.h
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ public:
     QString replySubmitButtonText;
     QString replySubmitButtonIconName;
 
+    QString category;
+
     QList<QUrl> urls;
     QVariantMap hints = QVariantMap();
 
diff --git a/libnotificationmanager/notifications.h b/libnotificationmanager/notifications.h
index c6bb955eb..cae1cce6e 100644
--- a/libnotificationmanager/notifications.h
+++ b/libnotificationmanager/notifications.h
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ public:
         ReplyPlaceholderTextRole, ///< A custom placeholder text for the reply action, e.g. "Reply to Max...". @since 5.18
         ReplySubmitButtonTextRole, ///< A custom text for the reply submit button, e.g. "Submit Comment". @since 5.18
         ReplySubmitButtonIconNameRole, ///< A custom icon name for the reply submit button. @since 5.18
+        CategoryRole, ///< The (optional) category of the notification. Notifications can optionally have a type indicator. Although neither client or nor server must support this, some may choose to. Those servers implementing categories may use them to intelligently display the notification in a certain way, or group notifications of similar types.  @since 5.21
     };
     Q_ENUM(Roles)