diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
index a92648b398..b01e4fcbaa 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Models\Transaction;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Preferences;
+use Response;
 use Session;
 use Steam;
 use View;
@@ -85,6 +86,23 @@ class ReportController extends Controller
         return view('reports.index', compact('months', 'accounts', 'start', 'accountList', 'customFiscalYear'));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param string $reportType
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function options(string $reportType)
+    {
+        $result = false;
+        switch ($reportType) {
+            default:
+                $result = $this->noReportOptions();
+                break;
+        }
+
+        return Response::json($result);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param string     $reportType
      * @param Carbon     $start
@@ -292,4 +310,12 @@ class ReportController extends Controller
             )
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function noReportOptions(): array
+    {
+        return ['html' => view('reports.options.no-options')->render()];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/public/js/ff/reports/index.js b/public/js/ff/reports/index.js
index 8abb613f25..6edeccac2a 100644
--- a/public/js/ff/reports/index.js
+++ b/public/js/ff/reports/index.js
@@ -44,9 +44,24 @@ $(function () {
 
     $('.date-select').on('click', preSelectDate);
     $('#report-form').on('submit', catchSubmit);
+    $('select[name="report_type"]').on('change', getReportOptions);
+    getReportOptions();
 
 });
 
+function getReportOptions() {
+    "use strict";
+    var reportType = $('select[name="report_type"]').val();
+    $('#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);
+    }).fail(function(){
+        $('#extra-options').removeClass('loading').addClass('error');
+    });
+}
+
 function catchSubmit() {
     "use strict";
     // default;20141201;20141231;4;5
diff --git a/resources/views/reports/index.twig b/resources/views/reports/index.twig
index 0531cd5775..03ded3a6ab 100644
--- a/resources/views/reports/index.twig
+++ b/resources/views/reports/index.twig
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
                                 <select name="report_type" class="form-control" id="inputReportType">
                                     <option selected label="{{ 'report_type_default'|_ }}" value="default">{{ 'report_type_default'|_ }}</option>
                                     <option label="{{ 'report_type_audit'|_ }}" value="audit">{{ 'report_type_audit'|_ }}</option>
+                                    <option label="{{ 'report_type_category'|_ }}" value="category">{{ 'report_type_category'|_ }}</option>
                                 </select>
                             </div>
                         </div>
@@ -86,10 +87,7 @@
                     <div class="box-header with-border">
                         <h3 class="box-title">{{ 'reports_extra_options'|_ }}</h3>
                     </div>
-                    <div class="box-body">
-                        <p id="no_extra_options">
-                            <em>{{ 'report_has_no_extra_options'|_ }}</em>
-                        </p>
+                    <div class="box-body loading" id="extra-options">
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
diff --git a/resources/views/reports/options/no-options.twig b/resources/views/reports/options/no-options.twig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5fbcb501f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/reports/options/no-options.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<p id="no_extra_options">
+    <em>{{ 'report_has_no_extra_options'|_ }}</em>
+</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 32cda245ba..f4d9dcbd7e 100755
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ Route::group(
      */
     Route::get('/reports', ['uses' => 'ReportController@index', 'as' => 'reports.index']);
     Route::get('/reports/report/{reportType}/{start_date}/{end_date}/{accountList}', ['uses' => 'ReportController@report', 'as' => 'reports.report']);
+    Route::get('/reports/options/{reportType}', ['uses' => 'ReportController@options', 'as' => 'reports.options']);
 
     /**
      * Report AJAX data Controller: