diff --git a/LeaderboardBackend.Test/Categories.cs b/LeaderboardBackend.Test/Categories.cs
index 1762cecb..e7450e88 100644
--- a/LeaderboardBackend.Test/Categories.cs
+++ b/LeaderboardBackend.Test/Categories.cs
@@ -64,10 +64,52 @@ public async Task OneTimeSetUp()
     public void OneTimeTearDown() => _factory.Dispose();
 
     [Test]
-    public async Task GetCategory_NotFound() =>
+    public async Task GetCategory_OK()
+    {
+        IServiceScope scope = _factory.Services.CreateScope();
+        ApplicationContext context = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<ApplicationContext>();
+
+        Category created = new()
+        {
+            Name = "get ok",
+            Slug = "getcategory-ok",
+            LeaderboardId = _createdLeaderboard.Id,
+            SortDirection = SortDirection.Ascending,
+            Type = RunType.Score,
+        };
+
+        context.Add(created);
+        await context.SaveChangesAsync();
+        created.Id.Should().NotBe(default);
+
+        await _apiClient.Awaiting(
+            a => a.Get<CategoryViewModel>(
+                $"api/category/{created.Id}",
+                new() { }
+            )
+        ).Should()
+        .NotThrowAsync()
+        .WithResult(new()
+        {
+            Id = created.Id,
+            Name = "get ok",
+            Slug = "getcategory-ok",
+            Info = "",
+            Type = RunType.Score,
+            SortDirection = SortDirection.Ascending,
+            LeaderboardId = _createdLeaderboard.Id,
+            CreatedAt = _clock.GetCurrentInstant(),
+            UpdatedAt = null,
+            DeletedAt = null,
+        });
+    }
+
+    [TestCase("NotANumber")]
+    [TestCase("69")]
+    public async Task GetCategory_NotFound(object id) =>
         await _apiClient.Awaiting(
             a => a.Get<CategoryViewModel>(
-                $"/api/category/69",
+                $"/api/category/{id}",
                 new() { Jwt = _jwt }
             )
         ).Should()
diff --git a/LeaderboardBackend/Controllers/CategoriesController.cs b/LeaderboardBackend/Controllers/CategoriesController.cs
index 13d1b968..8c621745 100644
--- a/LeaderboardBackend/Controllers/CategoriesController.cs
+++ b/LeaderboardBackend/Controllers/CategoriesController.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace LeaderboardBackend.Controllers;
 public class CategoriesController(ICategoryService categoryService) : ApiController
 {
     [AllowAnonymous]
-    [HttpGet("api/category/{id}")]
+    [HttpGet("api/category/{id:long}")]
     [SwaggerOperation("Gets a Category by its ID.", OperationId = "getCategory")]
     [SwaggerResponse(200)]
     [SwaggerResponse(404)]
diff --git a/LeaderboardBackend/Models/ViewModels/CategoryViewModel.cs b/LeaderboardBackend/Models/ViewModels/CategoryViewModel.cs
index 0a643075..25e753f1 100644
--- a/LeaderboardBackend/Models/ViewModels/CategoryViewModel.cs
+++ b/LeaderboardBackend/Models/ViewModels/CategoryViewModel.cs
@@ -31,11 +31,15 @@ public record CategoryViewModel
     /// <example>Video proof is required.</example>
     public required string? Info { get; set; }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc cref="Category.Type" />
     public required RunType Type { get; set; }
 
     /// <inheritdoc cref="Category.SortDirection" />
     public required SortDirection SortDirection { get; set; }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc cref="Category.LeaderboardId" />
+    public required long LeaderboardId { get; set; }
+
     /// <inheritdoc cref="Category.CreatedAt" />
     public required Instant CreatedAt { get; set; }
 
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ public record CategoryViewModel
         Info = category.Info,
         SortDirection = category.SortDirection,
         Type = category.Type,
+        LeaderboardId = category.LeaderboardId,
         CreatedAt = category.CreatedAt,
         UpdatedAt = category.UpdatedAt,
         DeletedAt = category.DeletedAt
diff --git a/LeaderboardBackend/openapi.json b/LeaderboardBackend/openapi.json
index 5d504e30..bcbae924 100644
--- a/LeaderboardBackend/openapi.json
+++ b/LeaderboardBackend/openapi.json
@@ -1380,6 +1380,7 @@
           "deletedAt",
           "id",
           "info",
+          "leaderboardId",
           "name",
           "slug",
           "sortDirection",
@@ -1415,6 +1416,10 @@
           "sortDirection": {
             "$ref": "#/components/schemas/SortDirection"
           },
+          "leaderboardId": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int64"
+          },
           "createdAt": {
             "type": "string",
             "format": "date-time",