diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
index 4326b8c2af..71089f6b81 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ class ReportController extends Controller
             return redirect(route('reports.index'));
         }
 
+        if ($request->getCategoryList()->count() === 0 && $reportType === 'category') {
+            Session::flash('error', trans('firefly.select_more_than_one_category'));
+
+            return redirect(route('reports.index'));
+        }
+
         if ($end < $start) {
             return view('error')->with('message', trans('firefly.end_after_start_date'));
         }
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index f40af9d8d3..47f30e970e 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ return [
     'no_transactions_account'                    => 'There are no transactions (in this period) for asset account ":name".',
     'no_data_for_chart'                          => 'There is not enough information (yet) to generate this chart.',
     'select_more_than_one_account'               => 'Please select more than one account',
+    'select_more_than_one_category'              => 'Please select more than one category',
 
     // categories:
     'new_category'                               => 'New category',