diff --git a/blocks/admin_bookmarks/block_admin_bookmarks.php b/blocks/admin_bookmarks/block_admin_bookmarks.php
index c1dfa354054..01350256fc3 100644
--- a/blocks/admin_bookmarks/block_admin_bookmarks.php
+++ b/blocks/admin_bookmarks/block_admin_bookmarks.php
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ class block_admin_bookmarks extends block_base {
                     $contenturl = new moodle_url($temp->url);
                     $contentlink = html_writer::link($contenturl, $temp->visiblename);
                     $contents[] = html_writer::tag('li', $contentlink);
+                } else if ($temp instanceof admin_category) {
+                    $contenturl = new moodle_url('/admin/category.php', array('category' => $bookmark));
+                    $contentlink = html_writer::link($contenturl, $temp->visiblename);
+                    $contents[] = html_writer::tag('li', $contentlink);
                 }
             }
             $this->content->text = html_writer::tag('ol', implode('', $contents), array('class' => 'list'));
diff --git a/blocks/admin_bookmarks/create.php b/blocks/admin_bookmarks/create.php
index ab559a3a31e..71156cbc466 100644
--- a/blocks/admin_bookmarks/create.php
+++ b/blocks/admin_bookmarks/create.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if ($section = optional_param('section', '', PARAM_SAFEDIR) and confirm_sesskey(
 
     $temp = $adminroot->locate($section);
 
-    if ($temp instanceof admin_settingpage || $temp instanceof admin_externalpage) {
+    if ($temp instanceof admin_settingpage || $temp instanceof admin_externalpage || $temp instanceof admin_category) {
         $bookmarks[] = $section;
         $bookmarks = implode(',', $bookmarks);
         set_user_preference('admin_bookmarks', $bookmarks);
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ if ($section = optional_param('section', '', PARAM_SAFEDIR) and confirm_sesskey(
 
     } elseif ($temp instanceof admin_externalpage) {
         redirect($temp->url);
+
+    } else if ($temp instanceof admin_category) {
+        redirect($CFG->wwwroot . '/' . $CFG->admin . '/category.php?category=' . $section);
+
     }
 
 } else {
diff --git a/blocks/admin_bookmarks/delete.php b/blocks/admin_bookmarks/delete.php
index 602ef79fb4d..cd3d03207f0 100644
--- a/blocks/admin_bookmarks/delete.php
+++ b/blocks/admin_bookmarks/delete.php
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ if ($section = optional_param('section', '', PARAM_SAFEDIR) and confirm_sesskey(
             redirect($temp->url, get_string('bookmarkdeleted','admin'));
         } elseif ($temp instanceof admin_settingpage) {
             redirect($CFG->wwwroot . '/' . $CFG->admin . '/settings.php?section=' . $section);
+        } else if ($temp instanceof admin_category) {
+            redirect($CFG->wwwroot . '/' . $CFG->admin . '/category.php?category=' . $section);
         } else {
             redirect($CFG->wwwroot);
         }