diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 56b7669d9..07a33e571 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -12587,6 +12587,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         # after selecting a shared item from the left column then show it
         if htmlGET and '?showshare=' in self.path and '/users/' in self.path:
             itemID = self.path.split('?showshare=')[1]
+            if ';' in itemID:
+                itemID = itemID.split(';')[0]
             usersPath = self.path.split('?showshare=')[0]
             nickname = usersPath.replace('/users/', '')
             itemID = urllib.parse.unquote_plus(itemID.strip())
diff --git a/shares.py b/shares.py
index 7fddad6a9..947427361 100644
--- a/shares.py
+++ b/shares.py
@@ -1840,3 +1840,17 @@ def _dfcToSharesFormat(catalogJson: {},
             "itemCurrency": item['DFC:price'].split(' ')[1]
         }
     return sharesJson
+
+
+def shareCategoryIcon(category: str) -> str:
+    """Returns unicode icon for the given category
+    """
+    categoryIcons = {
+        'accommodation': '🏠',
+        'clothes':  '👚',
+        'tools': '🔧',
+        'food': '🍏'
+    }
+    if categoryIcons.get(category):
+        return categoryIcons[category]
+    return ''
diff --git a/webapp_column_left.py b/webapp_column_left.py
index f6068e7d0..79e710476 100644
--- a/webapp_column_left.py
+++ b/webapp_column_left.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from webapp_utils import headerButtonsFrontScreen
 from webapp_utils import htmlHeaderWithExternalStyle
 from webapp_utils import htmlFooter
 from webapp_utils import getBannerFile
+from shares import shareCategoryIcon
 
 
 def _linksExist(baseDir: str) -> bool:
@@ -57,7 +58,11 @@ def _getLeftColumnShares(baseDir: str,
         shareId = item['shareId']
         # selecting this link calls htmlShowShare
         shareLink = actor + '?showshare=' + shareId
-        linksList.append(sharedesc + ' ' + shareLink)
+        if item.get('category'):
+            shareLink += ';category=' + item['category']
+            shareCategory = shareCategoryIcon(item['category'])
+
+        linksList.append(shareCategory + sharedesc + ' ' + shareLink)
         ctr += 1
         if ctr >= maxSharesInLeftColumn:
             break