diff --git a/controllers/app/api/v1/template_types.go b/controllers/app/api/v1/template_types.go
index 6394f417a5a..a75f873a01f 100644
--- a/controllers/app/api/v1/template_types.go
+++ b/controllers/app/api/v1/template_types.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ type TemplateData struct {
 	Icon         string       `json:"icon,omitempty"`
 	TemplateType TemplateType `json:"templateType"`
 	Draft        bool         `json:"draft,omitempty"`
+	Categories   []string     `json:"categories,omitempty"`
 	Defaults     Defaults     `json:"defaults,omitempty"`
 	Inputs       Inputs       `json:"inputs,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/controllers/app/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/controllers/app/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 49745d48d51..b6cb17a23e3 100644
--- a/controllers/app/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/controllers/app/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -364,6 +364,11 @@ func (in *Template) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *TemplateData) DeepCopyInto(out *TemplateData) {
 	*out = *in
+	if in.Categories != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Categories, &out.Categories
+		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
 	if in.Defaults != nil {
 		in, out := &in.Defaults, &out.Defaults
 		*out = make(Defaults, len(*in))
diff --git a/controllers/app/config/crd/bases/app.sealos.io_instances.yaml b/controllers/app/config/crd/bases/app.sealos.io_instances.yaml
index 2df6dfe1ce8..39995007720 100644
--- a/controllers/app/config/crd/bases/app.sealos.io_instances.yaml
+++ b/controllers/app/config/crd/bases/app.sealos.io_instances.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ spec:
             properties:
               author:
                 type: string
+              categories:
+                items:
+                  type: string
+                type: array
               defaults:
                 additionalProperties:
                   properties:
diff --git a/controllers/app/config/crd/bases/app.sealos.io_templates.yaml b/controllers/app/config/crd/bases/app.sealos.io_templates.yaml
index 5c7928a5345..9b97c702883 100644
--- a/controllers/app/config/crd/bases/app.sealos.io_templates.yaml
+++ b/controllers/app/config/crd/bases/app.sealos.io_templates.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ spec:
             properties:
               author:
                 type: string
+              categories:
+                items:
+                  type: string
+                type: array
               defaults:
                 additionalProperties:
                   properties:
diff --git a/controllers/app/deploy/manifests/deploy.yaml b/controllers/app/deploy/manifests/deploy.yaml
index 483fe411e37..f0d31a5740c 100644
--- a/controllers/app/deploy/manifests/deploy.yaml
+++ b/controllers/app/deploy/manifests/deploy.yaml
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ spec:
             properties:
               author:
                 type: string
+              categories:
+                items:
+                  type: string
+                type: array
               defaults:
                 additionalProperties:
                   properties:
@@ -265,6 +269,10 @@ spec:
             properties:
               author:
                 type: string
+              categories:
+                items:
+                  type: string
+                type: array
               defaults:
                 additionalProperties:
                   properties: