diff --git a/lib/code_corps_web/controllers/project_controller.ex b/lib/code_corps_web/controllers/project_controller.ex
index 8cb11f703..8c8d48711 100644
--- a/lib/code_corps_web/controllers/project_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/code_corps_web/controllers/project_controller.ex
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ defmodule CodeCorpsWeb.ProjectController do
   end
 
   @preloads [
-    :donation_goals, :github_repos, [organization: :stripe_connect_account],
+    :categories, :donation_goals, :github_repos,
+    [organization: :stripe_connect_account],
     :project_categories, :project_skills, :project_users, :stripe_connect_plan,
     :task_lists, :tasks
   ]
diff --git a/lib/code_corps_web/controllers/user_controller.ex b/lib/code_corps_web/controllers/user_controller.ex
index 503b22dac..b0de51a90 100644
--- a/lib/code_corps_web/controllers/user_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/code_corps_web/controllers/user_controller.ex
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ defmodule CodeCorpsWeb.UserController do
   end
 
   @preloads [
-    :github_app_installations, :project_users, :slugged_route,
+    :categories, :github_app_installations, :project_users, :slugged_route,
     :stripe_connect_subscriptions, :stripe_platform_card,
     :stripe_platform_customer, :user_categories, :user_roles, :user_skills
   ]
diff --git a/lib/code_corps_web/views/project_view.ex b/lib/code_corps_web/views/project_view.ex
index 0509c47c5..4a1630f8e 100644
--- a/lib/code_corps_web/views/project_view.ex
+++ b/lib/code_corps_web/views/project_view.ex
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ defmodule CodeCorpsWeb.ProjectView do
   has_one :organization, type: "organization", field: :organization_id
   has_one :stripe_connect_plan, serializer: CodeCorpsWeb.StripeConnectPlanView
 
+  has_many :categories, serializer: CodeCorpsWeb.CategoryView, identifiers: :always
   has_many :donation_goals, serializer: CodeCorpsWeb.DonationGoalView, identifiers: :always
   has_many :github_repos, serializer: CodeCorpsWeb.GithubRepoView, identifiers: :always
   has_many :project_categories, serializer: CodeCorpsWeb.ProjectCategoryView, identifiers: :always
diff --git a/lib/code_corps_web/views/user_view.ex b/lib/code_corps_web/views/user_view.ex
index dc0f57325..aabc87c19 100644
--- a/lib/code_corps_web/views/user_view.ex
+++ b/lib/code_corps_web/views/user_view.ex
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ defmodule CodeCorpsWeb.UserView do
   has_one :stripe_platform_card, serializer: CodeCorpsWeb.StripePlatformCardView
   has_one :stripe_platform_customer, serializer: CodeCorpsWeb.StripePlatformCustomerView
 
+  has_many :categories, serializer: CodeCorpsWeb.CategoryView, identifiers: :always
   has_many :github_app_installations, serializer: CodeCorpsWeb.GithubAppInstallationView, identifiers: :always
   has_many :project_users, serializer: CodeCorpsWeb.ProjectUserView, identifiers: :always
   has_many :stripe_connect_subscriptions, serializer: CodeCorpsWeb.StripeConnectSubscriptionView, identifiers: :always
diff --git a/test/lib/code_corps_web/views/project_view_test.exs b/test/lib/code_corps_web/views/project_view_test.exs
index eb6e54ecc..ed91e32a9 100644
--- a/test/lib/code_corps_web/views/project_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/lib/code_corps_web/views/project_view_test.exs
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ defmodule CodeCorpsWeb.ProjectViewTest do
         },
         "id" => project.id |> Integer.to_string,
         "relationships" => %{
+          "categories" => %{
+            "data" => [
+              %{"id" => project_category.category_id |> Integer.to_string, "type" => "category"}
+            ]
+          },
           "donation-goals" => %{"data" => [
             %{
               "id" => donation_goal.id |> Integer.to_string,
diff --git a/test/lib/code_corps_web/views/user_view_test.exs b/test/lib/code_corps_web/views/user_view_test.exs
index fd8ddd488..3440acb4c 100644
--- a/test/lib/code_corps_web/views/user_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/lib/code_corps_web/views/user_view_test.exs
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ defmodule CodeCorpsWeb.UserViewTest do
           "website" => user.website
         },
         "relationships" => %{
+          "categories" => %{
+            "data" => [
+              %{"id" => user_category.category_id |> Integer.to_string, "type" => "category"}
+            ]
+          },
           "github-app-installations" => %{
             "data" => [
               %{"id" => github_app_installation.id |> Integer.to_string, "type" => "github-app-installation"}