diff --git a/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/news_shortcodes.php b/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/news_shortcodes.php
index d2ba157d0..8be8f88f8 100644
--- a/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/news_shortcodes.php
+++ b/e107_core/shortcodes/batch/news_shortcodes.php
@@ -226,6 +226,15 @@ class news_shortcodes extends e_shortcode
 	}
 
 
+	function sc_news_category_sef($parm=null)
+	{
+		if(!empty($this->news_item['category_sef']))
+		{
+			return strtolower(str_replace(" ","", $this->news_item['category_sef']));
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	function sc_news_category_description($parm=null)
 	{
 		if(!empty($this->news_item['category_meta_description']))