diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/model/request/AddCategoryRequest.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/model/request/AddCategoryRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb4acddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/model/request/AddCategoryRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package com.commafeed.frontend.model.request;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
+
+import com.wordnik.swagger.annotations.ApiClass;
+import com.wordnik.swagger.annotations.ApiProperty;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+@XmlRootElement
+@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+@ApiClass("Add Category Request")
+public class AddCategoryRequest implements Serializable {
+
+	@ApiProperty(value = "name", required = true)
+	private String name;
+
+	@ApiProperty(value = "parent category id, if any")
+	private String parentId;
+
+	public String getName() {
+		return name;
+	}
+
+	public void setName(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+	}
+
+	public String getParentId() {
+		return parentId;
+	}
+
+	public void setParentId(String parentId) {
+		this.parentId = parentId;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/CategoryREST.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/CategoryREST.java
index 545bc77d..8ccaa997 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/CategoryREST.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/CategoryREST.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import com.commafeed.frontend.model.Category;
 import com.commafeed.frontend.model.Entries;
 import com.commafeed.frontend.model.Entry;
 import com.commafeed.frontend.model.Subscription;
+import com.commafeed.frontend.model.request.AddCategoryRequest;
 import com.commafeed.frontend.model.request.CollapseRequest;
 import com.commafeed.frontend.model.request.IDRequest;
 import com.commafeed.frontend.model.request.MarkRequest;
@@ -116,13 +117,14 @@ public class CategoryREST extends AbstractResourceREST {
 	@POST
 	@ApiOperation(value = "Add a category", notes = "Add a new feed category")
 	public Response addCategory(
-			@ApiParam(value = "new name", required = true) @QueryParam("name") String name,
-			@ApiParam(value = "parent category id, if any") @QueryParam("parentId") String parentId) {
-		Preconditions.checkNotNull(name);
+			@ApiParam(required = true) AddCategoryRequest req) {
+		Preconditions.checkNotNull(req);
+		Preconditions.checkNotNull(req.getName());
 
 		FeedCategory cat = new FeedCategory();
-		cat.setName(name);
+		cat.setName(req.getName());
 		cat.setUser(getUser());
+		String parentId = req.getParentId();
 		if (parentId != null && !ALL.equals(parentId)) {
 			FeedCategory parent = new FeedCategory();
 			parent.setId(Long.valueOf(parentId));