diff --git a/lego/apps/lending/constants.py b/lego/apps/lending/constants.py
index c2425e62a..d192811ec 100644
--- a/lego/apps/lending/constants.py
+++ b/lego/apps/lending/constants.py
@@ -11,6 +11,21 @@
     "LENDING_CHANGES_RESOLVED": {"value": "changes_resolved"},
 }
 
+OUTDOORS = "outdoors"
+PHOTOGRAPHY = "photography"
+INSTRUMENT = "instrument"
+SPEAKER = "speaker"
+FURNITURE = "furniture"
+OTHER = "other"
+
+LENDING_CATEGORIES = (
+    (OUTDOORS, OUTDOORS),
+    (PHOTOGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAPHY),
+    (INSTRUMENT, INSTRUMENT),
+    (SPEAKER, SPEAKER),
+    (FURNITURE, FURNITURE),
+    (OTHER, OTHER),
+)
 
 LENDING_REQUEST_DEFAULT = LENDING_REQUEST_STATUSES["LENDING_UNAPPROVED"]["value"]
 
diff --git a/lego/apps/lending/migrations/0008_lendableobject_category.py b/lego/apps/lending/migrations/0008_lendableobject_category.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5707c4bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lego/apps/lending/migrations/0008_lendableobject_category.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.16 on 2025-10-11 17:07
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("lending", "0007_remove_lendingrequest_text"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="lendableobject",
+            name="category",
+            field=models.CharField(
+                choices=[
+                    ("outdoors", "outdoors"),
+                    ("photography", "photography"),
+                    ("instrument", "instrument"),
+                    ("speaker", "speaker"),
+                    ("furniture", "furniture"),
+                    ("other", "other"),
+                ],
+                default="other",
+                max_length=64,
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/lego/apps/lending/models.py b/lego/apps/lending/models.py
index c6db7f551..a334c7db4 100644
--- a/lego/apps/lending/models.py
+++ b/lego/apps/lending/models.py
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 from lego.apps.files.models import FileField
 from lego.apps.lending.constants import (
+    LENDING_CATEGORIES,
     LENDING_CHOICE_STATUSES,
     LENDING_REQUEST_STATUSES,
+    OTHER,
 )
 from lego.apps.lending.permissions import (
     LendableObjectPermissionHandler,
@@ -20,6 +22,13 @@ class LendableObject(BasisModel, ObjectPermissionsModel):
     description = models.TextField(null=False, blank=True)
     image = FileField(related_name="lendable_object_image")
     location = models.CharField(max_length=128, null=False, blank=True)
+    category = models.CharField(
+        max_length=64,
+        choices=LENDING_CATEGORIES,
+        default=OTHER,
+        null=False,
+        blank=False,
+    )
 
     class Meta:
         permission_handler = LendableObjectPermissionHandler()
diff --git a/lego/apps/lending/serializers.py b/lego/apps/lending/serializers.py
index 0ee3dcf96..ea3c9170e 100644
--- a/lego/apps/lending/serializers.py
+++ b/lego/apps/lending/serializers.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class Meta:
             "responsible_groups",
             "location",
             "can_lend",
+            "category",
         )
 
     def get_can_lend(self, obj):
diff --git a/lego/apps/lending/tests/test_lendableobject_api.py b/lego/apps/lending/tests/test_lendableobject_api.py
index 0e42e36b2..fe7ea32f1 100644
--- a/lego/apps/lending/tests/test_lendableobject_api.py
+++ b/lego/apps/lending/tests/test_lendableobject_api.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from django.utils import timezone
 from rest_framework import status
 
-from lego.apps.lending.constants import LENDING_REQUEST_STATUSES
+from lego.apps.lending.constants import LENDING_REQUEST_STATUSES, OUTDOORS, PHOTOGRAPHY
 from lego.apps.lending.models import LendableObject, LendingRequest
 from lego.apps.lending.serializers import (
     LendableObjectAdminSerializer,
@@ -117,6 +117,19 @@ def test_fields(self):
             len(LendableObjectSerializer.Meta.fields), len(lendable_object.keys())
         )
 
+    def test_category_field_in_response(self):
+        self.permission_group.add_user(self.user)
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.user)
+
+        lendable_object = create_lendable_object(category=PHOTOGRAPHY)
+        lendable_object.can_view_groups.add(self.permission_group)
+
+        response = self.client.get(get_list_url())
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        first_obj = response.json()["results"][1]
+        self.assertIn("category", first_obj)
+        self.assertEqual(first_obj["category"], PHOTOGRAPHY)
+
 
 class RetrieveLendableObjectTestCase(BaseAPITestCase):
     def setUp(self):
@@ -274,6 +287,23 @@ def test_authenticated_with_object_create_permissions(self):
         lendable_object = LendableObject.objects.get(title="New title")
         self.assertEqual(lendable_object.title, "New title")
 
+    def test_create_lendable_object_with_category(self):
+        self.group.permissions = ["/sudo/admin/lendableobjects/create/"]
+        self.group.save()
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.user)
+
+        data = {
+            "title": "Turgrill",
+            "description": "Grill for utendørsbruk",
+            "category": OUTDOORS,
+        }
+
+        response = self.client.post(get_list_url(), data)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+
+        lendable_object = LendableObject.objects.get(title="Turgrill")
+        self.assertEqual(lendable_object.category, OUTDOORS)
+
 
 class LendableObjectAvailabilityTestCase(BaseAPITestCase):
     def setUp(self):