diff --git a/grails-app/assets/javascripts/profileEditor/controllers/AttachmentController.js b/grails-app/assets/javascripts/profileEditor/controllers/AttachmentController.js
index 61795fec..5ab2a83a 100644
--- a/grails-app/assets/javascripts/profileEditor/controllers/AttachmentController.js
+++ b/grails-app/assets/javascripts/profileEditor/controllers/AttachmentController.js
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ profileEditor.controller("AttachmentUploadController", function (profileService,
     var pdfType = {key: "PDF", title: "PDF Document"};
     self.types = [pdfType, urlType];
 
+    if (self.categories == null) {
+        profileService.getCategories().then(function (data) {
+            self.categories = data.resp;
+        });
+    }
+
     self.metadata = angular.isDefined(attachment) ? _.clone(attachment) : {};
     self.files = null;
     self.error = null;
diff --git a/grails-app/assets/javascripts/profileEditor/services/ProfileService.js b/grails-app/assets/javascripts/profileEditor/services/ProfileService.js
index a90a57ac..3e5dd931 100644
--- a/grails-app/assets/javascripts/profileEditor/services/ProfileService.js
+++ b/grails-app/assets/javascripts/profileEditor/services/ProfileService.js
@@ -1094,6 +1094,11 @@ profileEditor.service('profileService', function ($http, util, $cacheFactory, co
             return util.toStandardPromise(future);
         },
 
+        getCategories: function () {
+            var future = $http.get(util.contextRoot() + "/attachment/categories", {cache: true});
+            return util.toStandardPromise(future);
+        },
+
         getLicences: function () {
             var future = $http.get(util.contextRoot() + "/licences", {cache: true});
             return util.toStandardPromise(future);
diff --git a/grails-app/assets/javascripts/profileEditor/templates/attachmentUpload.tpl.htm b/grails-app/assets/javascripts/profileEditor/templates/attachmentUpload.tpl.htm
index 6fd1d553..2bda87b4 100644
--- a/grails-app/assets/javascripts/profileEditor/templates/attachmentUpload.tpl.htm
+++ b/grails-app/assets/javascripts/profileEditor/templates/attachmentUpload.tpl.htm
@@ -82,10 +82,9 @@ <h4 class="modal-title">Add an attachment</h4>
                 <label for="category" class="col-sm-3 control-label">Category</label>
 
                 <div class="col-sm-9">
-                    <select id="category" ng-model="attachmentUploadCtrl.metadata.category" class="form-control">
+                    <select id="category" ng-model="attachmentUploadCtrl.metadata.category"
+                            ng-options="category.key as category.value for category in attachmentUploadCtrl.categories" class="form-control">
                         <option value="">Select a category</option>
-                        <option value="General">General</option>
-                        <option value="Management">Management</option>
                     </select>
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/hub/OpusController.groovy b/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/hub/OpusController.groovy
index c5119a20..025b35a0 100644
--- a/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/hub/OpusController.groovy
+++ b/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/hub/OpusController.groovy
@@ -359,6 +359,11 @@ class OpusController extends OpusBaseController {
         }
     }
 
+    def getCategories() {
+        def result = profileService.getCategories()
+        render result as JSON
+    }
+
     @Secured(role = ROLE_PROFILE_ADMIN)
     def saveAttachment() {
         if (!params.opusId || !(request instanceof MultipartHttpServletRequest) || !request.getParameter("data")) {
diff --git a/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/hub/UrlMappings.groovy b/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/hub/UrlMappings.groovy
index c3f0986a..aa65e764 100644
--- a/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/hub/UrlMappings.groovy
+++ b/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/hub/UrlMappings.groovy
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ class UrlMappings {
         "/opus/$opusId/attachment/$attachmentId" controller: "opus", action: [GET: "getAttachmentMetadata", DELETE: "deleteAttachment"]
         "/opus/$opusId/attachment/$attachmentId/download" controller: "opus", action: [GET: "proxyAttachmentDownload"]
         "/opus/$opusId/attachment/" controller: "opus", action: [GET: "getAttachmentMetadata", POST: "saveAttachment"]
+        "/attachment/categories/" controller: "opus", action: [GET: "getCategories"]
 
         "/opus/$opusId/florulaList" controller: "opus", action: [POST: "updateFlorulaList"]
         "/opus/$opusId/users/update" controller: "opus", action: [POST: "updateUsers"]
diff --git a/grails-app/services/au/org/ala/profile/hub/ProfileService.groovy b/grails-app/services/au/org/ala/profile/hub/ProfileService.groovy
index 05af8a67..0cfa02c5 100644
--- a/grails-app/services/au/org/ala/profile/hub/ProfileService.groovy
+++ b/grails-app/services/au/org/ala/profile/hub/ProfileService.groovy
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ class ProfileService {
         }
     }
 
+    def getCategories() {
+        webServiceWrapperService.get("${grailsApplication.config.profile.service.url}/attachment/categories", [:], ContentType.APPLICATION_JSON, true, false, getCustomHeaderWithUserId())
+    }
+
     def deleteAttachment(String opusId, String profileId, String attachmentId) {
         if (profileId) {
             webService.delete("${grailsApplication.config.profile.service.url}/opus/${encPath(opusId)}/profile/${encPath(profileId)}/attachment/${encPath(attachmentId)}?latest=true", [:], ContentType.APPLICATION_JSON, true, false, getCustomHeaderWithUserId())
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/au/org/ala/profile/api/ApiControllerSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/au/org/ala/profile/api/ApiControllerSpec.groovy
index 86d17a98..13784a1a 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/au/org/ala/profile/api/ApiControllerSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/au/org/ala/profile/api/ApiControllerSpec.groovy
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ class ApiControllerSpec extends Specification implements ControllerUnitTest<ApiC
 
         where:
         type      | opusId  | profileId | imageId | responseCode
-        'PRIVATE' |'opus1'  | '123'     | '1.png' | 200
+        'PRIVATE' | 'opus1' | '123' | '1.png' | 200
+    }
 
     void "getOpusList should be provided"() {
         setup:
@@ -192,4 +193,4 @@ class ApiControllerSpec extends Specification implements ControllerUnitTest<ApiC
         response.status == 200
 
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/au/org/ala/profile/hub/OpusControllerSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/au/org/ala/profile/hub/OpusControllerSpec.groovy
index 56fbc373..ca131c1d 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/au/org/ala/profile/hub/OpusControllerSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/au/org/ala/profile/hub/OpusControllerSpec.groovy
@@ -202,4 +202,18 @@ class OpusControllerSpec extends Specification implements ControllerUnitTest<Opu
         then:
         assert response.json == [opus1, opus2, opus3, opus4]
     }
+
+    def "new categories should return a model with the expected number of elements"() {
+        setup:
+        mockProfileService.getCategories() >> [[key: 'key1', title: 'title1'],[key: 'key2', title: 'title2'],[key: 'key3', title: 'title3']]
+
+        when:
+        controller.getCategories()
+
+        then:
+        assert response.json.size() == 3
+        assert response.json.toString().contains("key1")
+        assert response.json.toString().contains("key2")
+        assert response.json.toString().contains("key3")
+    }
 }