diff --git a/admin/templates/default/categories.index.xet b/admin/templates/default/categories.index.xet
index 31746fd12a..fbe3111da3 100644
--- a/admin/templates/default/categories.index.xet
+++ b/admin/templates/default/categories.index.xet
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 				<row class="$row_cont[id] $row_cont[class]">
 					<et2-hbox  cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" >
 						<html id="${row}[level_spacer]" class="level_spacer"/>
-						<et2-description  id="${row}[name]" class="$row_cont[class]"></et2-description>
+						<et2-description  id="${row}[name]" class="$row_cont[class]" noLang="true"></et2-description>
 					</et2-hbox>
 					<et2-description  id="${row}[description]"></et2-description>
 					<et2-select  id="${row}[appname]" readonly="true"></et2-select>
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2SelectCategory.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2SelectCategory.ts
index 12ba26265a..d614d383ce 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2SelectCategory.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2SelectCategory.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ export class Et2SelectCategory extends Et2StaticSelectMixin(Et2Select)
 	constructor()
 	{
 		super();
+		// we should not translate categories name
+		this.noLang = true;
 	}
 
 	async connectedCallback()
