diff --git a/app/views/items/_form.html.erb b/app/views/items/_form.html.erb
index f3ae7a92d9..eef492f5e2 100644
--- a/app/views/items/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/items/_form.html.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@
 
     <%= f.input :category, label: "Category", wrapper: :vertical_input_group do %>
       <span class="input-group-addon"><i class="fa fa-cubes"></i></span>
-      <%= f.input_field :category, class: "form-control" %>
+      <%= f.input_field :category, class: "form-control", list:"category" %>
+      <datalist id="category">
+        <%- Item.all.map(&:category).uniq.each do |category| %>
+          <option><%= category %></option>
+        <% end %>
+      </datalist>
     <% end %>
 
     <%= f.button :submit, class:"btn btn-info"%>