diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php
index 8bac8029d2..7848cf2529 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php
@@ -155,11 +155,12 @@ class CategoryController extends Controller
     public function show(SCRI $repository, Category $category)
     {
         $hideCategory = true; // used in list.
+        $pageSize     = Preferences::get('transactionPageSize', 50)->data;
         $page         = intval(Input::get('page'));
-        $set          = $repository->getJournals($category, $page);
+        $set          = $repository->getJournals($category, $page, $pageSize);
         $count        = $repository->countJournals($category);
         $subTitle     = $category->name;
-        $journals     = new LengthAwarePaginator($set, $count, 50, $page);
+        $journals     = new LengthAwarePaginator($set, $count, $pageSize, $page);
         $journals->setPath('categories/show/' . $category->id);
 
         // list of ranges for list of periods:
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Category/SingleCategoryRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Category/SingleCategoryRepository.php
index ea7dd6fc29..4025ada2ca 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Category/SingleCategoryRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Category/SingleCategoryRepository.php
@@ -138,14 +138,15 @@ class SingleCategoryRepository extends ComponentRepository implements SingleCate
     /**
      * @param Category $category
      * @param int      $page
+     * @param int      $pageSize
      *
      * @return Collection
      */
-    public function getJournals(Category $category, $page): Collection
+    public function getJournals(Category $category, int $page, int $pageSize = 50): Collection
     {
-        $offset = $page > 0 ? $page * 50 : 0;
+        $offset = $page > 0 ? $page * $pageSize : 0;
 
-        return $category->transactionjournals()->expanded()->take(50)->offset($offset)
+        return $category->transactionjournals()->expanded()->take($pageSize)->offset($offset)
                         ->orderBy('transaction_journals.date', 'DESC')
                         ->orderBy('transaction_journals.order', 'ASC')
                         ->orderBy('transaction_journals.id', 'DESC')
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Category/SingleCategoryRepositoryInterface.php b/app/Repositories/Category/SingleCategoryRepositoryInterface.php
index 29649457be..7219b8980c 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Category/SingleCategoryRepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Category/SingleCategoryRepositoryInterface.php
@@ -74,10 +74,11 @@ interface SingleCategoryRepositoryInterface
     /**
      * @param Category $category
      * @param int      $page
+     * @param int      $pageSize
      *
      * @return Collection
      */
-    public function getJournals(Category $category, $page): Collection;
+    public function getJournals(Category $category, int $page, int $pageSize = 50): Collection;
 
     /**
      * @param Category   $category