diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/admin/manage/categories.json b/public/language/en-GB/admin/manage/categories.json
index f51152f22d..378421f30c 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/admin/manage/categories.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/admin/manage/categories.json
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {
 	"manage-categories": "Manage Categories",
 	"add-category": "Add category",
+	"add-local-category": "Add Local category",
+	"add-remote-category": "Add Remote category",
 	"jump-to": "Jump to...",
 	"settings": "Category Settings",
 	"edit-category": "Edit Category",
@@ -103,6 +105,8 @@
 	"alert.create-success": "Category successfully created!",
 	"alert.none-active": "You have no active categories.",
 	"alert.create": "Create a Category",
+	"alert.add": "Add a Category",
+	"alert.add-help": "Remote categories can be added to the categories listing by specifying their handle.<br /><br /><strong>Note</strong> — The remote category may not reflect all topics published unless at least one local user tracks/watches it.",
 	"alert.confirm-purge": "<p class=\"lead\">Do you really want to purge this category \"%1\"?</p><h5><strong class=\"text-danger\">Warning!</strong> All topics and posts in this category will be purged!</h5> <p class=\"help-block\">Purging a category will remove all topics and posts, and delete the category from the database. If you want to remove a category <em>temporarily</em>, you'll want to \"disable\" the category instead.</p>",
 	"alert.purge-success": "Category purged!",
 	"alert.copy-success": "Settings Copied!",
diff --git a/public/src/admin/manage/categories.js b/public/src/admin/manage/categories.js
index 7342d0c1de..c25e44670c 100644
--- a/public/src/admin/manage/categories.js
+++ b/public/src/admin/manage/categories.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ define('admin/manage/categories', [
 		Categories.render(ajaxify.data.categoriesTree);
 
 		$('button[data-action="create"]').on('click', Categories.throwCreateModal);
+		$('button[data-action="add"]').on('click', Categories.throwAddModal);
 
 		// Enable/Disable toggle events
 		$('.categories').on('click', '.category-tools [data-action="toggle"]', function () {
@@ -151,6 +152,30 @@ define('admin/manage/categories', [
 		});
 	};
 
+	Categories.throwAddModal = function () {
+		Benchpress.render('admin/partials/categories/add', {}).then(function (html) {
+			const modal = bootbox.dialog({
+				title: '[[admin/manage/categories:alert.add]]',
+				message: html,
+				buttons: {
+					save: {
+						label: '[[global:save]]',
+						className: 'btn-primary',
+						callback: submit,
+					},
+				},
+			});
+
+			function submit() {
+				// const formData = modal.find('form').serializeObject();
+				modal.modal('hide');
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			modal.find('form').on('submit', submit);
+		});
+	};
+
 	Categories.create = function (payload) {
 		api.post('/categories', payload, function (err, data) {
 			if (err) {
diff --git a/src/views/admin/manage/categories.tpl b/src/views/admin/manage/categories.tpl
index bed5850325..243936577e 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/manage/categories.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/manage/categories.tpl
@@ -8,7 +8,16 @@
 
 			<!-- IMPORT admin/partials/category/selector-dropdown-right.tpl -->
 
-			<button data-action="create" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm btn btn-primary btn-sm fw-semibold ff-secondary text-center text-nowrap">[[admin/manage/categories:add-category]]</button>
+			<div class="btn-group" role="group">
+				<button class="btn btn-primary btn-sm btn btn-primary btn-sm fw-semibold ff-secondary text-center text-nowrap dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
+					[[admin/manage/categories:add-category]]
+					<i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
+				</button>
+				<ul class="dropdown-menu">
+					<li><button class="btn-link dropdown-item" href="#" data-action="create">[[admin/manage/categories:add-local-category]]</button></li>
+					<li><button class="btn-link dropdown-item" href="#" data-action="add">[[admin/manage/categories:add-remote-category]]</button></li>
+				</ul>
+			</div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
 	<div class="text-sm {{{if !breadcrumbs.length }}}hidden{{{ end }}}"><!-- IMPORT admin/partials/breadcrumbs.tpl --></div>