diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/MassController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/MassController.php
index ce2ac3c304..8d981d79de 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/MassController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/MassController.php
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class MassController extends Controller
                     $destAccountName   = $request->get('destination_account_name')[$journal->id] ?? '';
 
                     $budgetId = $journal->budgets->first() ? $journal->budgets->first()->id : 0;
-                    $category = $journal->categories->first() ? $journal->categories->first()->name : '';
+                    $category = $request->get('category')[$journal->id];
                     $tags     = $journal->tags->pluck('tag')->toArray();
 
                     // build data array
diff --git a/public/js/ff/transactions/create-edit.js b/public/js/ff/transactions/create-edit.js
index 2561dbe90d..8a83c9968d 100644
--- a/public/js/ff/transactions/create-edit.js
+++ b/public/js/ff/transactions/create-edit.js
@@ -81,9 +81,13 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
     }
 
     // also for multi input:
-    if ($('input[name="category[]"]').length > 0) {
+    if ($('input[name^="category["]').length > 0) {
         $.getJSON('json/categories').done(function (data) {
-            $('input[name="category[]"]').typeahead({source: data});
+            $('input[name^="category["]').typeahead({source: data});
         });
     }
+
+
+
+
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/views/transactions/mass-edit.twig b/resources/views/transactions/mass-edit.twig
index 7ad49060f9..59260f2603 100644
--- a/resources/views/transactions/mass-edit.twig
+++ b/resources/views/transactions/mass-edit.twig
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@
                         </p>
                         <table class="table table-striped table-condensed">
                             <tr>
-                                <th style="width: 5%;">&nbsp;</th>
-                                <th style="width: 20%;">{{ trans('list.description') }}</th>
-                                <th style="width: 15%;">{{ trans('list.amount') }}</th>
-                                <th style="width: 20%;">{{ trans('list.date') }}</th>
-                                <th style="width: 20%;">{{ trans('list.from') }}</th>
-                                <th style="width: 20%;">{{ trans('list.to') }}</th>
+                            <tr>
+                                <th class="">&nbsp;</th>
+                                <th class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4">{{ trans('list.description') }}</th>
+                                <th class="col-lg-1 col-md-1 col-sm-1">{{ trans('list.amount') }}</th>
+                                <th class="col-lg-1 col-md-1 col-sm-1">{{ trans('list.date') }}</th>
+                                <th class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2">{{ trans('list.from') }}</th>
+                                <th class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2">{{ trans('list.to') }}</th>
+                                <th class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2">{{ trans('list.category') }}</th>
                             </tr>
                             {% for journal in journals %}
                                 {% if journal.transaction_count == 2 %}
@@ -76,7 +78,10 @@
 
                                                 {{ Form.input('text', 'destination_account_name['~journal.id~']', journal.destination_account_name, {'class': 'form-control', 'placeholder': trans('form.expense_account')}) }}
                                             {% endif %}
-
+                                        </td>
+                                        <!-- category -->
+                                        <td>
+                                            {{ Form.input('text', 'category['~journal.id~']', journal.categories[0].name, {'class': 'form-control', 'placeholder': trans('form.category')}) }}
                                         </td>
                                     </tr>
                                 {% endif %}