diff --git a/back/src/Guide/Database/Add.hs b/back/src/Guide/Database/Add.hs
index 2f796b0..ace3757 100644
--- a/back/src/Guide/Database/Add.hs
+++ b/back/src/Guide/Database/Add.hs
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ addCategory
             , notes
             , enabled_sections
             , items_order
+            , deleted
             )
-          VALUES ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8)
+          VALUES ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8,$9)
         |]
   lift $ HT.statement
     CategoryRow
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ addCategory
       , categoryRowNotes = ""
       , categoryRowEnabledSections = enabledSections
       , categoryRowItemsOrder = []
+      , categoryRowDeleted = False
       }
     statement
 
diff --git a/back/src/Guide/Database/Get.hs b/back/src/Guide/Database/Get.hs
index 3e8dfb6..f80be0a 100644
--- a/back/src/Guide/Database/Get.hs
+++ b/back/src/Guide/Database/Get.hs
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ getCategoryRowMaybe catId = do
             , notes
             , enabled_sections
             , items_order
+            , deleted
           FROM categories
           WHERE uid = $1
         |]
diff --git a/back/src/Guide/Database/Schema.hs b/back/src/Guide/Database/Schema.hs
index afbd7bf..7be8d89 100644
--- a/back/src/Guide/Database/Schema.hs
+++ b/back/src/Guide/Database/Schema.hs
@@ -179,9 +179,11 @@ v0_createTableCategories = HS.statement () $
       enabled_sections text[]         -- Item sections to show to users; the list of
         NOT NULL,                     --   possible section names is defined by backend
       items_order text[]              -- Uids of items in the category; this list
-        NOT NULL                      --   specifies in what order they should be
+        NOT NULL,                     --   specifies in what order they should be
                                       --   displayed, and is necessary to allow moving
                                       --   items up and down
+      deleted boolean                 -- Whether the category is deleted
+        NOT NULL
     );
   |]
 
diff --git a/back/src/Guide/Database/Set.hs b/back/src/Guide/Database/Set.hs
index de13d8b..7485b95 100644
--- a/back/src/Guide/Database/Set.hs
+++ b/back/src/Guide/Database/Set.hs
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ modifyCategoryRow catId f = do
         statement = [execute|UPDATE categories SET items_order = $2 WHERE uid = $1|]
     lift $ HT.statement (catId, new_categoryRowItemsOrder) statement
 
+  -- Update deleted
+  when (old_categoryRowDeleted /= new_categoryRowDeleted) $ do
+    let statement :: Statement (Uid Category, Bool) ()
+        statement = [execute|UPDATE categories SET deleted = $2 WHERE uid = $1|]
+    lift $ HT.statement (catId, new_categoryRowDeleted) statement
+
 -- | Delete category completly.
 deleteCategory :: Uid Category -> ExceptT DatabaseError Transaction ()
 deleteCategory catId = do
diff --git a/back/src/Guide/Database/Types.hs b/back/src/Guide/Database/Types.hs
index 22f65a6..2505614 100644
--- a/back/src/Guide/Database/Types.hs
+++ b/back/src/Guide/Database/Types.hs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ data CategoryRow = CategoryRow
   , categoryRowNotes           :: Text
   , categoryRowEnabledSections :: Set ItemSection
   , categoryRowItemsOrder      :: [Uid Item]
+  , categoryRowDeleted         :: Bool
   } deriving (Show, Generic)
 
 -- | Make CategoryRowLenses Class to use lenses with this type.
@@ -145,8 +146,8 @@ categoryRowToCategory
     }
 
 -- | Convert Category to CategoryRow.
-categoryToRowCategory :: Category -> CategoryRow
-categoryToRowCategory $(fields 'Category) = CategoryRow
+categoryToRowCategory :: Category -> "deleted" :! Bool -> CategoryRow
+categoryToRowCategory $(fields 'Category) (arg #deleted -> deleted) = CategoryRow
   { categoryRowUid = categoryUid
   , categoryRowTitle = categoryTitle
   , categoryRowCreated = categoryCreated
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ categoryToRowCategory $(fields 'Category) = CategoryRow
   , categoryRowNotes = markdownBlockSource categoryNotes
   , categoryRowEnabledSections = categoryEnabledSections
   , categoryRowItemsOrder = map itemUid categoryItems
+  , categoryRowDeleted = deleted
   }
   where
     -- Ignored fields