diff --git a/app/Http/routes.php b/app/Http/routes.php
index ab1bd91d3273..e9c0c14e0dd0 100644
--- a/app/Http/routes.php
+++ b/app/Http/routes.php
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ if (!defined('CONTACT_EMAIL')) {
     define('ENTITY_EXPENSE_ACTIVITY', 'expense_activity');
     define('ENTITY_BANK_ACCOUNT', 'bank_account');
     define('ENTITY_BANK_SUBACCOUNT', 'bank_subaccount');
+    define('ENTITY_EXPENSE_CATEGORIES', 'expense_categories');
 
     define('INVOICE_TYPE_STANDARD', 1);
     define('INVOICE_TYPE_QUOTE', 2);
diff --git a/app/Models/Account.php b/app/Models/Account.php
index 7df9218438bf..fcc195bede60 100644
--- a/app/Models/Account.php
+++ b/app/Models/Account.php
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ class Account extends Eloquent
         return $this->belongsTo('App\Models\Company');
     }
 
+    public function expenseCategories()
+    {
+        $this->hasMany('App\Models\ExpenseCategories','account_id','id')->withTrashed();
+    }
+
     public function setIndustryIdAttribute($value)
     {
         $this->attributes['industry_id'] = $value ?: null;
@@ -213,8 +218,6 @@ class Account extends Eloquent
         $this->attributes['size_id'] = $value ?: null;
     }
 
-
-
     public function isGatewayConfigured($gatewayId = 0)
     {
         if ( ! $this->relationLoaded('account_gateways')) {
@@ -729,6 +732,7 @@ class Account extends Eloquent
             'tax_rates' => [],
             'expenses' => ['client', 'invoice', 'vendor'],
             'payments' => ['invoice'],
+            'expenseCategories' => [],
         ];
 
         foreach ($map as $key => $values) {
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Transformers/AccountTransformer.php b/app/Ninja/Transformers/AccountTransformer.php
index f56635bad2b1..9637efb4ea1a 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Transformers/AccountTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Transformers/AccountTransformer.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use App\Models\Product;
 use App\Models\TaxRate;
 use League\Fractal;
 use League\Fractal\TransformerAbstract;
+use App\Models\ExpenseCategory;
 
 class AccountTransformer extends EntityTransformer
 {
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ class AccountTransformer extends EntityTransformer
         'users',
         'products',
         'taxRates',
+        'expense_categories'
     ];
 
     protected $availableIncludes = [
@@ -22,6 +24,12 @@ class AccountTransformer extends EntityTransformer
         'payments',
     ];
 
+    public function includeExpenseCategories(Account $account)
+    {
+        $transformer = new ExpenseTransformer($account, $this->serializer);
+        return $this->includeCollection($account->expenseCategories, $transformer, ENTITY_EXPENSE_CATEGORIES);
+    }
+
     public function includeUsers(Account $account)
     {
         $transformer = new UserTransformer($account, $this->serializer);