diff --git a/src/api/routes/article/search.js b/src/api/routes/article/search.js
index 1a6f218..659af98 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/article/search.js
+++ b/src/api/routes/article/search.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export function register(app, basePath = '') {
      * @query {string} [filter] - Optional comma-separated category filter IDs (empty = all)
      * @query {number} [offset=0] - Number of results to skip
      * @query {number} [maxCount=10] - Maximum number of results to return
-     * @returns {Object} 200 - `{ katagg, length, recordset }`
+     * @returns {Object} 200 - `{ categories, length, recordset }`
      * @returns {Object} 400 - `{ error }` when target is missing
      */
     app.get(`${basePath}/article/search`, async (req, res) => {
diff --git a/src/services/article/searchArticles.js b/src/services/article/searchArticles.js
index 238cf55..12f4387 100644
--- a/src/services/article/searchArticles.js
+++ b/src/services/article/searchArticles.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { getPool } from '../../db/mssqlClient.js';
-import { LOAD_KAT_MAP } from '../../db/mssql/categories.js';
+import { LOAD_CATEGORIES } from '../../db/mssql/categories.js';
 import * as Q from '../../db/mssql/searchArticles.js';
 import { bruttoFromNetto, loadSteuersatz } from '../misc/getSteuer.js';
 
-let katMapCache;
+let categoryCache;
 
 export function parseFilter(raw) {
     if (raw === undefined || raw === null || raw === '') {
@@ -13,47 +13,68 @@ export function parseFilter(raw) {
     return parts.length ? parts : [''];
 }
 
-function getUpPath(kat, katMap) {
+function getUpPath(kat, parentMap) {
     const list = [kat];
-    if (katMap[kat]) {
-        for (const item of getUpPath(katMap[kat], katMap)) {
+    if (parentMap[kat]) {
+        for (const item of getUpPath(parentMap[kat], parentMap)) {
             list.push(item);
         }
     }
     return list;
 }
 
-async function loadKatMap(pool) {
-    if (katMapCache) {
-        return katMapCache;
+async function loadCategoryCache(pool) {
+    if (categoryCache) {
+        return categoryCache;
     }
 
-    const result = await pool.request().query(LOAD_KAT_MAP);
-    katMapCache = {};
+    const result = await pool.request().query(LOAD_CATEGORIES);
+    const byId = {};
+    const parentMap = {};
     for (const item of result.recordset) {
-        katMapCache[item.kKategorie] = item.kOberKategorie;
+        byId[item.kKategorie] = {
+            name: item.cName ?? null,
+            parent: item.kOberKategorie,
+        };
+        parentMap[item.kKategorie] = item.kOberKategorie;
     }
-    return katMapCache;
+    categoryCache = { byId, parentMap };
+    return categoryCache;
 }
 
-function buildKatAgg(recordset, katMap) {
-    const katagg = {};
+function buildKatAgg(recordset, parentMap) {
+    const counts = {};
 
     for (const item of recordset) {
         if (!item.katList) {
             continue;
         }
         for (const kat of item.katList.split(',')) {
-            for (const katpart of getUpPath(kat, katMap)) {
-                if (!katagg[katpart]) {
-                    katagg[katpart] = 0;
+            for (const katpart of getUpPath(kat, parentMap)) {
+                if (!counts[katpart]) {
+                    counts[katpart] = 0;
                 }
-                katagg[katpart]++;
+                counts[katpart]++;
             }
         }
     }
 
-    return katagg;
+    return counts;
+}
+
+function shapeCategories(counts, byId) {
+    const categories = {};
+
+    for (const [id, count] of Object.entries(counts)) {
+        const meta = byId[id] ?? {};
+        categories[id] = {
+            count,
+            name: meta.name ?? null,
+            parent: meta.parent ?? null,
+        };
+    }
+
+    return categories;
 }
 
 function shapeArticle(row, steuersaetze) {
@@ -61,7 +82,7 @@ function shapeArticle(row, steuersaetze) {
     const brutto = bruttoFromNetto(row.fVKNEtto, row.kSteuerklasse, steuersaetze);
 
     return {
-        katList: row.katList,
+        categories: row.katList,
         available: row.fVerfuegbar,
         id: row.kArtikel,
         stock: row.fBestand,
@@ -140,7 +161,7 @@ function buildQuery(filter, categoryFilter) {
 export async function searchArticles(target, filter = [''], offset = 0, maxCount = 10) {
     const trimmed = target?.toString().trim();
     if (!trimmed) {
-        return { katagg: {}, length: 0, recordset: [] };
+        return { categories: {}, length: 0, recordset: [] };
     }
 
     const start = Math.max(0, Number(offset) || 0);
@@ -159,17 +180,20 @@ export async function searchArticles(target, filter = [''], offset = 0, maxCount
     }
 
     const result = await request.query(sql);
-    const [katMap, steuersaetze] = await Promise.all([
-        loadKatMap(pool),
+    const [categoryData, steuersaetze] = await Promise.all([
+        loadCategoryCache(pool),
         loadSteuersatz(),
     ]);
-    const katagg = buildKatAgg(result.recordset, katMap);
+    const categories = shapeCategories(
+        buildKatAgg(result.recordset, categoryData.parentMap),
+        categoryData.byId
+    );
     const length = result.recordset.length;
     const recordset = result.recordset
         .slice(start, start + count)
         .map((row) => shapeArticle(row, steuersaetze));
     
-        console.dir({ katagg, length, recordset }, { depth: null });
+    console.dir({ categories, length, recordset }, { depth: null });
 
-    return { katagg, length, recordset };
+    return { categories, length, recordset };
 }