diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e850428a0..212c28a5f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ The format is a modified version of [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.co
 - `Other` - for technical stuff.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+- Add Category filtering for the Updates tab ([@MajorTanya](https://github.com/MajorTanya)) ([#3589](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/pull/3589))
 
 ## [v0.20.2] - 2026-08-01
 ### Added
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/updates/UpdatesFilterDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/updates/UpdatesFilterDialog.kt
index 8cf3f7328..d555a42ab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/updates/UpdatesFilterDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/updates/UpdatesFilterDialog.kt
@@ -14,12 +14,19 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.Switch
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.collectAsState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.runtime.toMutableStateList
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.compose.ui.util.fastForEachIndexed
+import eu.kanade.presentation.category.visualName
 import eu.kanade.presentation.components.TabbedDialog
 import eu.kanade.presentation.components.TabbedDialogPaddings
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.updates.UpdatesSettingsViewModel
+import tachiyomi.core.common.preference.TriState
 import tachiyomi.core.common.preference.getAndSet
 import tachiyomi.domain.updates.service.UpdatesPreferences
 import tachiyomi.i18n.MR
@@ -27,6 +34,7 @@ import tachiyomi.presentation.core.components.SettingsItemsPaddings
 import tachiyomi.presentation.core.components.TriStateItem
 import tachiyomi.presentation.core.components.material.padding
 import tachiyomi.presentation.core.i18n.stringResource
+import tachiyomi.presentation.core.screens.LoadingScreen
 import tachiyomi.presentation.core.util.collectAsState
 
 @Composable
@@ -38,14 +46,18 @@ fun UpdatesFilterDialog(
         onDismissRequest = onDismissRequest,
         tabTitles = listOf(
             stringResource(MR.strings.action_filter),
+            stringResource(MR.strings.categories),
         ),
-    ) {
+    ) { page ->
         Column(
             modifier = Modifier
                 .padding(vertical = TabbedDialogPaddings.Vertical)
                 .verticalScroll(rememberScrollState()),
         ) {
-            FilterSheet(viewModel = viewModel)
+            when (page) {
+                0 -> FilterSheet(viewModel = viewModel)
+                1 -> CategoryFilterSheet(viewModel = viewModel)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -108,3 +120,55 @@ private fun ColumnScope.FilterSheet(
         )
     }
 }
+
+@Composable
+private fun ColumnScope.CategoryFilterSheet(
+    viewModel: UpdatesSettingsViewModel,
+) {
+    Text(
+        stringResource(MR.strings.pref_filter_update_categories_details),
+        modifier = Modifier
+            .fillMaxWidth()
+            .padding(
+                horizontal = SettingsItemsPaddings.Horizontal,
+                vertical = SettingsItemsPaddings.Vertical,
+            ),
+    )
+
+    HorizontalDivider(modifier = Modifier.padding(MaterialTheme.padding.extraSmall))
+
+    val allCategories by viewModel.getCategories.subscribe().collectAsState(initial = emptyList())
+
+    if (allCategories.isEmpty()) {
+        // since it includes the system category, this should only happen when loading is required
+        LoadingScreen(modifier = Modifier.padding(16.dp))
+        return
+    }
+
+    val excluded by viewModel.updatesPreferences.filterExcludedCategories.collectAsState()
+    val included by viewModel.updatesPreferences.filterIncludedCategories.collectAsState()
+
+    val selected = remember {
+        allCategories.map { category ->
+            when (category.id) {
+                in included -> TriState.ENABLED_IS
+                in excluded -> TriState.ENABLED_NOT
+                else -> TriState.DISABLED
+            }
+        }.toMutableStateList()
+    }
+
+    Column {
+        allCategories.fastForEachIndexed { idx, category ->
+            val state = selected[idx]
+            TriStateItem(
+                label = category.visualName,
+                state = state,
+                onClick = {
+                    selected[idx] = state.next()
+                    viewModel.cycleCategory(category)
+                },
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/updates/UpdatesSettingsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/updates/UpdatesSettingsViewModel.kt
index f4f202994..4ca15163d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/updates/UpdatesSettingsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/updates/UpdatesSettingsViewModel.kt
@@ -4,14 +4,32 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import tachiyomi.core.common.preference.Preference
 import tachiyomi.core.common.preference.TriState
 import tachiyomi.core.common.preference.getAndSet
+import tachiyomi.domain.category.interactor.GetCategories
+import tachiyomi.domain.category.model.Category
 import tachiyomi.domain.updates.service.UpdatesPreferences
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.Injekt
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.api.get
 
 class UpdatesSettingsViewModel(
     val updatesPreferences: UpdatesPreferences = Injekt.get(),
+    val getCategories: GetCategories = Injekt.get(),
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
+    val includedCategories = updatesPreferences.filterIncludedCategories
+    val excludedCategories = updatesPreferences.filterExcludedCategories
+
+    fun cycleCategory(category: Category) {
+        when (category.id) {
+            in includedCategories.get() -> {
+                includedCategories.getAndSet { it - category.id }
+                excludedCategories.getAndSet { it + category.id }
+            }
+
+            in excludedCategories.get() -> excludedCategories.getAndSet { it - category.id }
+            else -> includedCategories.getAndSet { it + category.id }
+        }
+    }
+
     fun toggleFilter(preference: (UpdatesPreferences) -> Preference<TriState>) {
         preference(updatesPreferences).getAndSet {
             it.next()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/updates/UpdatesViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/updates/UpdatesViewModel.kt
index e19ecacdb..ca8d8661e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/updates/UpdatesViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/updates/UpdatesViewModel.kt
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ class UpdatesViewModel(
                             started = it.filterStarted.toBooleanOrNull(),
                             bookmarked = it.filterBookmarked.toBooleanOrNull(),
                             hideExcludedScanlators = it.filterExcludedScanlators,
+                            includedCategories = it.filterIncludedCategories,
+                            excludedCategories = it.filterExcludedCategories,
                         ).distinctUntilChanged()
                     },
                 downloadCache.changes,
@@ -423,13 +425,18 @@ class UpdatesViewModel(
             updatesPreferences.filterStarted.changes(),
             updatesPreferences.filterBookmarked.changes(),
             updatesPreferences.filterExcludedScanlators.changes(),
-        ) { downloaded, unread, started, bookmarked, excludedScanlators ->
+            updatesPreferences.filterIncludedCategories.changes(),
+            updatesPreferences.filterExcludedCategories.changes(),
+        ) {
+            @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
             ItemPreferences(
-                filterDownloaded = downloaded,
-                filterUnread = unread,
-                filterStarted = started,
-                filterBookmarked = bookmarked,
-                filterExcludedScanlators = excludedScanlators,
+                filterDownloaded = it[0] as TriState,
+                filterUnread = it[1] as TriState,
+                filterStarted = it[2] as TriState,
+                filterBookmarked = it[3] as TriState,
+                filterExcludedScanlators = it[4] as Boolean,
+                filterIncludedCategories = it[5] as List<Long>,
+                filterExcludedCategories = it[6] as List<Long>,
             )
         }
     }
@@ -445,6 +452,8 @@ class UpdatesViewModel(
         val filterStarted: TriState,
         val filterBookmarked: TriState,
         val filterExcludedScanlators: Boolean,
+        val filterIncludedCategories: List<Long>,
+        val filterExcludedCategories: List<Long>,
     )
 
     @Immutable
diff --git a/data/src/main/java/tachiyomi/data/updates/UpdatesRepositoryImpl.kt b/data/src/main/java/tachiyomi/data/updates/UpdatesRepositoryImpl.kt
index 8dc663381..7c1102233 100644
--- a/data/src/main/java/tachiyomi/data/updates/UpdatesRepositoryImpl.kt
+++ b/data/src/main/java/tachiyomi/data/updates/UpdatesRepositoryImpl.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class UpdatesRepositoryImpl(
         started: Boolean?,
         bookmarked: Boolean?,
         hideExcludedScanlators: Boolean,
+        includedCategories: List<Long>,
+        excludedCategories: List<Long>,
     ): Flow<List<UpdatesWithRelations>> {
         return database.updatesViewQueries
             .getRecentUpdatesWithFilters(
@@ -44,6 +46,10 @@ class UpdatesRepositoryImpl(
                 started = started?.toLong(),
                 bookmarked = bookmarked,
                 hideExcludedScanlators = hideExcludedScanlators.toLong(),
+                includedEmpty = includedCategories.isEmpty(),
+                excludedEmpty = excludedCategories.isEmpty(),
+                includedCategories = includedCategories,
+                excludedCategories = excludedCategories,
                 mapper = ::mapUpdatesWithRelations,
             )
             .subscribeToList()
diff --git a/data/src/main/sqldelight/tachiyomi/view/updatesView.sq b/data/src/main/sqldelight/tachiyomi/view/updatesView.sq
index cfe904cf1..5995b1bed 100644
--- a/data/src/main/sqldelight/tachiyomi/view/updatesView.sq
+++ b/data/src/main/sqldelight/tachiyomi/view/updatesView.sq
@@ -46,6 +46,33 @@ AND (:bookmarked IS NULL OR bookmark = :bookmarked)
 AND (
     (excludedScanlator IS NULL OR :hideExcludedScanlators = 0)
 )
+AND (
+    -- includedEmpty being true expresses "don't care" state and bypasses the membership filter
+    :includedEmpty
+    OR EXISTS (
+        SELECT 1 FROM mangas_categories
+        WHERE mangas_categories.manga_id = mangaId
+        AND COALESCE(mangas_categories.category_id, 0) IN :includedCategories
+    )
+    OR (0 IN :includedCategories AND NOT EXISTS (
+        SELECT 1 FROM mangas_categories mc WHERE mc.manga_id = mangaId)
+    )
+)
+AND (
+    -- excludedEmpty being true expresses "don't care" state and bypasses the membership filter
+    :excludedEmpty
+    OR (
+        NOT EXISTS (
+            SELECT 1 FROM mangas_categories
+            WHERE mangas_categories.manga_id = mangaId
+            AND COALESCE(mangas_categories.category_id, 0) IN :excludedCategories
+        )
+        AND (
+            0 NOT IN :excludedCategories
+            OR EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM mangas_categories WHERE mangas_categories.manga_id = mangaId)
+        )
+    )
+)
 LIMIT :limit;
 
 getUpdatesByReadStatus:
diff --git a/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/updates/interactor/GetUpdates.kt b/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/updates/interactor/GetUpdates.kt
index 8c4bea360..836358645 100644
--- a/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/updates/interactor/GetUpdates.kt
+++ b/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/updates/interactor/GetUpdates.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class GetUpdates(
         started: Boolean?,
         bookmarked: Boolean?,
         hideExcludedScanlators: Boolean,
+        includedCategories: List<Long>,
+        excludedCategories: List<Long>,
     ): Flow<List<UpdatesWithRelations>> {
         return repository.subscribeAll(
             instant.toEpochMilliseconds(),
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ class GetUpdates(
             started = started,
             bookmarked = bookmarked,
             hideExcludedScanlators = hideExcludedScanlators,
+            includedCategories = includedCategories,
+            excludedCategories = excludedCategories,
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/updates/repository/UpdatesRepository.kt b/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/updates/repository/UpdatesRepository.kt
index ca738f92d..a991f6822 100644
--- a/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/updates/repository/UpdatesRepository.kt
+++ b/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/updates/repository/UpdatesRepository.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ interface UpdatesRepository {
         started: Boolean?,
         bookmarked: Boolean?,
         hideExcludedScanlators: Boolean,
+        includedCategories: List<Long>,
+        excludedCategories: List<Long>,
     ): Flow<List<UpdatesWithRelations>>
 
     fun subscribeWithRead(read: Boolean, after: Long, limit: Long): Flow<List<UpdatesWithRelations>>
diff --git a/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/updates/service/UpdatesPreferences.kt b/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/updates/service/UpdatesPreferences.kt
index 3d2989126..47e650859 100644
--- a/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/updates/service/UpdatesPreferences.kt
+++ b/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/updates/service/UpdatesPreferences.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import tachiyomi.core.common.preference.Preference
 import tachiyomi.core.common.preference.PreferenceStore
 import tachiyomi.core.common.preference.TriState
 import tachiyomi.core.common.preference.getEnum
+import tachiyomi.core.common.preference.getLongArray
 
 class UpdatesPreferences(
     preferenceStore: PreferenceStore,
@@ -33,4 +34,14 @@ class UpdatesPreferences(
         "pref_filter_updates_hide_excluded_scanlators",
         false,
     )
+
+    val filterIncludedCategories: Preference<List<Long>> = preferenceStore.getLongArray(
+        "pref_filter_updates_included_categories",
+        emptyList(),
+    )
+
+    val filterExcludedCategories: Preference<List<Long>> = preferenceStore.getLongArray(
+        "pref_filter_updates_excluded_categories",
+        emptyList(),
+    )
 }
diff --git a/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml b/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
index a713612ab..05f54924a 100644
--- a/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
+++ b/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
@@ -861,6 +861,7 @@
     <string name="relative_time_span_never">Never</string>
     <string name="action_view_upcoming">View Upcoming Updates</string>
     <string name="action_filter_excluded_scanlators">Filter excluded scanlators</string>
+    <string name="pref_filter_update_categories_details">Updates in excluded categories will not be shown even if they are also in any included categories.</string>
 
     <!-- Upcoming -->
     <string name="upcoming_guide">Upcoming Guide</string>