diff --git a/app/Generator/Report/Category/MonthReportGenerator.php b/app/Generator/Report/Category/MonthReportGenerator.php
index 09e5fc31e1..6420f24078 100644
--- a/app/Generator/Report/Category/MonthReportGenerator.php
+++ b/app/Generator/Report/Category/MonthReportGenerator.php
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ use FireflyIII\Helpers\Collector\JournalCollector;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Transaction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionType;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
-use Log;
 
 /**
  * Class MonthReportGenerator
@@ -232,7 +231,6 @@ class MonthReportGenerator extends Support implements ReportGeneratorInterface
         $transactions = $collector->getJournals();
         $transactions = self::filterExpenses($transactions, $accountIds);
 
-
         return $transactions;
     }
 
diff --git a/public/js/ff/reports/index.js b/public/js/ff/reports/index.js
index 5df1bd03cc..9eb918d86a 100644
--- a/public/js/ff/reports/index.js
+++ b/public/js/ff/reports/index.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ $(function () {
             }
         );
 
-
         // set values from cookies, if any:
         if (readCookie('report-type') !== null) {
             $('select[name="report_type"]').val(readCookie('report-type'));
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ $(function () {
         if ((readCookie('report-accounts') !== null)) {
             var arr = readCookie('report-accounts').split(',');
             arr.forEach(function (val) {
-                $('input[type="checkbox"][value="' + val + '"]').prop('checked', true);
+                $('input[class="account-checkbox"][type="checkbox"][value="' + val + '"]').prop('checked', true);
             });
         }
 
@@ -55,13 +54,24 @@ function getReportOptions() {
     $('#extra-options').empty();
     $('#extra-options').addClass('loading');
     console.log('Changed report type to ' + reportType);
+
     $.getJSON('reports/options/' + reportType, function (data) {
         $('#extra-options').removeClass('loading').html(data.html);
+        setOptionalFromCookies();
     }).fail(function () {
         $('#extra-options').removeClass('loading').addClass('error');
     });
 }
 
+function setOptionalFromCookies() {
+    if ((readCookie('report-categories') !== null)) {
+        var arr = readCookie('report-categories').split(',');
+        arr.forEach(function (val) {
+            $('input[class="category-checkbox"][type="checkbox"][value="' + val + '"]').prop('checked', true);
+        });
+    }
+}
+
 function catchSubmit() {
     "use strict";
     // date, processed:
@@ -78,7 +88,15 @@ function catchSubmit() {
         }
     });
 
-    // all category ids to come
+    // all category ids:
+    //category-checkbox
+    var categories = [];
+    $.each($('.category-checkbox'), function (i, v) {
+        var c = $(v);
+        if (c.prop('checked')) {
+            categories.push(c.val());
+        }
+    });
 
 
     // remember all
@@ -86,6 +104,7 @@ function catchSubmit() {
         // set cookie to remember choices.
         createCookie('report-type', $('select[name="report_type"]').val(), 365);
         createCookie('report-accounts', accounts, 365);
+        createCookie('report-categories', categories, 365);
         createCookie('report-start', moment(picker.startDate).format("YYYYMMDD"), 365);
         createCookie('report-end', moment(picker.endDate).format("YYYYMMDD"), 365);
     }
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index 0700a0f643..2cc9fae536 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ return [
     'report_type'                                => 'Report type',
     'report_type_default'                        => 'Default financial report',
     'report_type_audit'                          => 'Transaction history overview (audit)',
+    'report_type_category'                       => 'Category report',
     'report_type_meta-history'                   => 'Categories, budgets and bills overview',
     'more_info_help'                             => 'More information about these types of reports can be found in the help pages. Press the (?) icon in the top right corner.',
     'report_included_accounts'                   => 'Included accounts',
diff --git a/resources/views/reports/options/category.twig b/resources/views/reports/options/category.twig
index 19ab935805..1487c42ed0 100644
--- a/resources/views/reports/options/category.twig
+++ b/resources/views/reports/options/category.twig
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 </p>
 {% for category in categories %}
 <label class="checkbox-inline">
-    <input type="checkbox" name="category[]" value="{{ category.id }}"> {{ category.name }}
+    <input type="checkbox" class="category-checkbox" name="category[]" value="{{ category.id }}"> {{ category.name }}
 </label>
 {% endfor %}