diff --git a/res/values-ru/strings.xml b/res/values-ru/strings.xml
index 057c9d14b..d67c37962 100644
--- a/res/values-ru/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values-ru/strings.xml
@@ -155,4 +155,20 @@
   <string name="repo_disabled_notification">\"%1$s\" отключен. Вам нужно повторно включить этот репозиторий для установки приложений из него.</string>
   <string name="minsdk_or_later">%s или позднее</string>
   <string name="up_to_maxsdk">до %s</string>
+
+  <string name="Children">Детские</string>
+  <string name="Development">Разработка</string>
+  <string name="Games">Игры</string>
+  <string name="Internet">Интернет</string>
+  <string name="Mathematics">Математика</string>
+  <string name="Multimedia">Мультимедиа</string>
+  <string name="Navigation">Навигация</string>
+  <string name="News">Новости</string>
+  <string name="Office">Офис</string>
+  <string name="Phone_SMS">Связь</string>
+  <string name="Reading">Чтение</string>
+  <string name="Science_Education">Научные</string>
+  <string name="Security">Безопасность</string>
+  <string name="System">Системные</string>
+  <string name="Wallpaper">Обои</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 6f15f3a5e..0d0861e7c 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -216,4 +216,20 @@
     <string name="app_icon">App icon</string>
     <string name="repo_icon">Repo icon</string>
 
+    <string name="Children">Children</string>
+    <string name="Development">Development</string>
+    <string name="Games">Games</string>
+    <string name="Internet">Internet</string>
+    <string name="Mathematics">Mathematics</string>
+    <string name="Multimedia">Multimedia</string>
+    <string name="Navigation">Navigation</string>
+    <string name="News">News</string>
+    <string name="Office">Office</string>
+    <string name="Phone_SMS">Phone &amp; SMS</string>
+    <string name="Reading">Reading</string>
+    <string name="Science_Education">Science &amp; Education</string>
+    <string name="Security">Security</string>
+    <string name="System">System</string>
+    <string name="Wallpaper">Wallpaper</string>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/AvailableAppsFragment.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/AvailableAppsFragment.java
index 98f70d35a..b7f452d53 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/AvailableAppsFragment.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/AvailableAppsFragment.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.fdroid.fdroid.views.fragments;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.database.ContentObserver;
 import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.net.Uri;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import org.fdroid.fdroid.data.AppProvider;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.views.AppListAdapter;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.views.AvailableAppListAdapter;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class AvailableAppsFragment extends AppListFragment implements
@@ -86,13 +88,22 @@ public class AvailableAppsFragment extends AppListFragment implements
 
         final List<String> categories = AppProvider.Helper.categories(getActivity());
 
+        // attempt to translate category names with fallback to default name
+        List<String> translatedCategories = new ArrayList<>(categories.size());
+        Resources res = getResources();
+        for (String category:categories)
+        {
+            int id = res.getIdentifier(category.replace(" & ", "_"), "string", getActivity().getPackageName());
+            translatedCategories.add(id == 0 ? category : getString(id));
+        }
+
         categorySpinner = new Spinner(getActivity());
         // Giving it an ID lets the default save/restore state
         // functionality do its stuff.
         categorySpinner.setId(R.id.categorySpinner);
 
         ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(
-            getActivity(), android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, categories);
+            getActivity(), android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, translatedCategories);
         adapter.setDropDownViewResource(
             android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
         categorySpinner.setAdapter(adapter);