diff --git a/service/config/sample.yml b/service/config/sample.yml
index dfe3be84e..ac2835cd7 100644
--- a/service/config/sample.yml
+++ b/service/config/sample.yml
@@ -263,3 +263,4 @@ badges:
   badges:
     - id: TEST
       imageUrl: https://example.com/test-badge
+      category: other
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/badges/ConfiguredProfileBadgeConverter.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/badges/ConfiguredProfileBadgeConverter.java
index 71155374a..c9d0ad0ad 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/badges/ConfiguredProfileBadgeConverter.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/badges/ConfiguredProfileBadgeConverter.java
@@ -90,11 +90,15 @@ public class ConfiguredProfileBadgeConverter implements ProfileBadgeConverter {
         .filter(accountBadge -> accountBadge.isVisible()
             && now.isBefore(accountBadge.getExpiration())
             && knownBadges.containsKey(accountBadge.getId()))
-        .map(accountBadge -> new Badge(
-            accountBadge.getId(),
-            knownBadges.get(accountBadge.getId()).getImageUrl(),
-            resourceBundle.getString(accountBadge.getId() + "_name"),
-            resourceBundle.getString(accountBadge.getId() + "_description")))
+        .map(accountBadge -> {
+          BadgeConfiguration configuration = knownBadges.get(accountBadge.getId());
+          return new Badge(
+              accountBadge.getId(),
+              configuration.getCategory(),
+              configuration.getImageUrl(),
+              resourceBundle.getString(accountBadge.getId() + "_name"),
+              resourceBundle.getString(accountBadge.getId() + "_description"));
+        })
         .collect(Collectors.toList());
   }
 }
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/BadgeConfiguration.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/BadgeConfiguration.java
index 84570350e..7a6235d98 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/BadgeConfiguration.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/BadgeConfiguration.java
@@ -16,13 +16,16 @@ import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 public class BadgeConfiguration {
   private final String id;
   private final URL imageUrl;
+  private final String category;
 
   @JsonCreator
   public BadgeConfiguration(
       @JsonProperty("id") final String id,
-      @JsonProperty("imageUrl") @JsonDeserialize(converter = URLDeserializationConverter.class) final URL imageUrl) {
+      @JsonProperty("imageUrl") @JsonDeserialize(converter = URLDeserializationConverter.class) final URL imageUrl,
+      @JsonProperty("category") final String category) {
     this.id = id;
     this.imageUrl = imageUrl;
+    this.category = category;
   }
 
   @NotEmpty
@@ -35,4 +38,9 @@ public class BadgeConfiguration {
   public URL getImageUrl() {
     return imageUrl;
   }
+
+  @NotEmpty
+  public String getCategory() {
+    return category;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/entities/Badge.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/entities/Badge.java
index a7ffb379c..c7c9d213a 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/entities/Badge.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/entities/Badge.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 
 public class Badge {
   private final String id;
+  private final String category;
   private final URL imageUrl;
   private final String name;
   private final String description;
@@ -19,10 +20,12 @@ public class Badge {
   @JsonCreator
   public Badge(
       @JsonProperty("id") final String id,
+      @JsonProperty("category") final String category,
       @JsonProperty("imageUrl") final URL imageUrl,
       @JsonProperty("name") final String name,
       @JsonProperty("description") final String description) {
     this.id = id;
+    this.category = category;
     this.imageUrl = imageUrl;
     this.name = name;
     this.description = description;
@@ -32,6 +35,10 @@ public class Badge {
     return id;
   }
 
+  public String getCategory() {
+    return category;
+  }
+
   public URL getImageUrl() {
     return imageUrl;
   }
@@ -53,13 +60,14 @@ public class Badge {
       return false;
     }
     Badge badge = (Badge) o;
-    return Objects.equals(id, badge.id) && Objects.equals(imageUrl,
-        badge.imageUrl) && Objects.equals(name, badge.name) && Objects.equals(
-        description, badge.description);
+    return Objects.equals(id, badge.id) && Objects.equals(category,
+        badge.category) && Objects.equals(imageUrl, badge.imageUrl)
+        && Objects.equals(name, badge.name) && Objects.equals(description,
+        badge.description);
   }
 
   @Override
   public int hashCode() {
-    return Objects.hash(id, imageUrl, name, description);
+    return Objects.hash(id, category, imageUrl, name, description);
   }
 }
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/badges/ConfiguredProfileBadgeConverterTest.java b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/badges/ConfiguredProfileBadgeConverterTest.java
index 259dbcfe0..ce43ce22b 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/badges/ConfiguredProfileBadgeConverterTest.java
+++ b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/badges/ConfiguredProfileBadgeConverterTest.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class ConfiguredProfileBadgeConverterTest {
   }
 
   private static BadgeConfiguration newBadge(int i) {
-    return new BadgeConfiguration(idFor(i), imageUrlFor(i));
+    return new BadgeConfiguration(idFor(i), imageUrlFor(i), "other");
   }
 
   private BadgesConfiguration createBadges(int count) {
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class ConfiguredProfileBadgeConverterTest {
         arguments(idFor(0), expired, false, null),
         arguments(idFor(0), notExpired, false, null),
         arguments(idFor(0), expired, true, null),
-        arguments(idFor(0), notExpired, true, new Badge(idFor(0), imageUrlFor(0), nameFor(0), desriptionFor(0))),
+        arguments(idFor(0), notExpired, true, new Badge(idFor(0), "other", imageUrlFor(0), nameFor(0), desriptionFor(0))),
         arguments(idFor(1), expired, false, null),
         arguments(idFor(1), notExpired, false, null),
         arguments(idFor(1), expired, true, null),
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/controllers/ProfileControllerTest.java b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/controllers/ProfileControllerTest.java
index c8b61c902..aa8bf2a27 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/controllers/ProfileControllerTest.java
+++ b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/controllers/ProfileControllerTest.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class ProfileControllerTest {
           (acceptableLanguages, accountBadges) -> {
             try {
               return List.of(
-                  new Badge("TEST1", new URL("https://example.com/badge/1"), "Test Badge", "This badge is in unit tests.")
+                  new Badge("TEST1", "other", new URL("https://example.com/badge/1"), "Test Badge", "This badge is in unit tests.")
               );
             } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
               throw new AssertionError(e);