diff --git a/src/block_manager/index.js b/src/block_manager/index.js
index 4e07ccd01..bcb21fa29 100644
--- a/src/block_manager/index.js
+++ b/src/block_manager/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * * [add](#add)
  * * [get](#get)
  * * [getAll](#getall)
+ * * [getCategories](#getcategories)
  * * [render](#render)
  *
  * Block manager helps managing various, draggable, piece of contents that could be easily reused inside templates.
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ module.exports = () => {
   BlockCategories = require('./model/Categories'),
   BlocksView = require('./view/BlocksView');
   var blocks, view;
+  var categories = [];
 
   return {
 
@@ -55,9 +57,10 @@ module.exports = () => {
             c[name] = defaults[name];
         }
         blocks = new Blocks(c.blocks);
+        categories = new BlockCategories(),
         view = new BlocksView({
           collection: blocks,
-          categories: new BlockCategories(),
+          categories,
         }, c);
         return this;
       },
@@ -68,12 +71,18 @@ module.exports = () => {
        * @param {Object} opts Options
        * @param {string} opts.label Name of the block
        * @param {string} opts.content HTML content
+       * @param {string|Object} opts.category Group the block inside a catgegory.
+       *                                      You should pass objects with id property, eg:
+       *                                      {id: 'some-uid', label: 'My category'}
+       *                                      The string will be converted in:
+       *                                      'someid' => {id: 'someid', label: 'someid'}
        * @param {Object} [opts.attributes={}] Block attributes
        * @return {Block} Added block
        * @example
        * blockManager.add('h1-block', {
        *   label: 'Heading',
        *   content: '<h1>Put your title here</h1>',
+       *   category: 'Basic',
        *   attributes: {
        *     title: 'Insert h1 block'
        *   }
@@ -86,7 +95,7 @@ module.exports = () => {
       },
 
       /**
-       * Return block by id
+       * Return the block by id
        * @param  {string} id Block id
        * @example
        * var block = blockManager.get('h1-block');
@@ -109,6 +118,14 @@ module.exports = () => {
         return blocks;
       },
 
+      /**
+       * Get all available categories
+       * @return {Array|Collection}
+       */
+      getCategories() {
+        return categories;
+      },
+
       /**
        * Render blocks
        * @return {HTMLElement}
diff --git a/src/block_manager/view/BlocksView.js b/src/block_manager/view/BlocksView.js
index 8dd9fa2dd..dfd2e1ba8 100644
--- a/src/block_manager/view/BlocksView.js
+++ b/src/block_manager/view/BlocksView.js
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ module.exports = Backbone.View.extend({
       var catModel = this.categories.add(category);
       var catId = catModel.get('id');
       var catView = this.renderedCategories[catId];
+      model.set('category', catModel);
 
       if (!catView) {
         catView = new CategoryView({
diff --git a/test/specs/block_manager/index.js b/test/specs/block_manager/index.js
index 5c2d2f794..340613e1c 100644
--- a/test/specs/block_manager/index.js
+++ b/test/specs/block_manager/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var BlockManager = require('block_manager');
 var BlocksView = require('./view/BlocksView');
 
-describe('BlockManager', () => {
+describe.only('BlockManager', () => {
 
   describe('Main', () => {
 
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ describe('BlockManager', () => {
       expect(obj.getAll().length).toEqual(0);
     });
 
+    it('No categories inside', () => {
+      expect(obj.getCategories().length).toEqual(0);
+    });
+
     it('Add new block', () => {
       var model = obj.add(idTest, optsTest);
       expect(obj.getAll().length).toEqual(1);