diff --git a/maps.py b/maps.py
index bfefed4cf..07aff9e28 100644
--- a/maps.py
+++ b/maps.py
@@ -97,6 +97,17 @@ def _get_location_from_tags(tags: []) -> str:
     return None
 
 
+def _get_category_from_tags(tags: []) -> str:
+    """Returns the location category from the tags list
+    """
+    locn = get_location_dict_from_tags(tags)
+    if locn:
+        if locn.get('category'):
+            location_str = remove_html(locn['category'])
+            return location_str
+    return None
+
+
 def html_address_book_list(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str) -> str:
     """Creates a list of potential addresses when creating a new post
     with a location
@@ -211,6 +222,30 @@ def get_location_from_post(post_json_object: {}) -> str:
     return locn
 
 
+def get_category_from_post(post_json_object: {}) -> str:
+    """Returns the location category for the given post
+    """
+    locn = None
+
+    # location represented via a tag
+    post_obj = post_json_object
+    if has_object_dict(post_json_object):
+        post_obj = post_json_object['object']
+    if post_obj.get('tag'):
+        if isinstance(post_obj['tag'], list):
+            locn = _get_category_from_tags(post_obj['tag'])
+
+    # location representation used by pixelfed
+    locn2 = None
+    if post_obj.get('location'):
+        locn2 = post_obj['location']
+        if isinstance(locn2, dict):
+            if locn2.get('category'):
+                locn = remove_html(locn2['category'])
+
+    return locn
+
+
 def _geocoords_from_osm_link(url: str, osm_domain: str) -> (int, float, float):
     """Returns geocoordinates from an OSM map link
     """
diff --git a/webapp_post.py b/webapp_post.py
index bec60721c..e419e45a9 100644
--- a/webapp_post.py
+++ b/webapp_post.py
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ from maps import set_map_preferences_coords
 from maps import set_map_preferences_url
 from maps import geocoords_from_map_link
 from maps import get_location_from_post
+from maps import get_category_from_post
 from session import get_json_valid
 from session import get_json
 
@@ -3187,6 +3188,10 @@ def individual_post_as_html(signing_priv_key_pem: str,
             buy_links = get_buy_links(post_json_object, translate, buy_sites)
         # show embedded map if the location contains a map url
         location_str = get_location_from_post(post_json_object)
+        category_str = ''
+        if location_str:
+            category_str = get_category_from_post(post_json_object)
+
         loc_str = location_str
         if location_str:
             # if this is a location with an address then remove the address
@@ -3250,6 +3255,12 @@ def individual_post_as_html(signing_priv_key_pem: str,
                     '<br>' + translate['Address'] + ':<address>'
                 location_str = \
                     location_str.replace('<br><address>', address_prefix)
+            if category_str:
+                category_text = 'Category'
+                if translate.get('Category'):
+                    category_text = translate['Category']
+                map_str = '<p>' + category_text + ': ' + \
+                    category_str + '</p>\n'
             locn_text = 'Location'
             if translate.get('Location'):
                 locn_text = translate['Location']