diff --git a/alexandria/core/migrations/0017_category_sort.py b/alexandria/core/migrations/0017_category_sort.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3a167d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alexandria/core/migrations/0017_category_sort.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.25 on 2024-05-06 13:44
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("alexandria_core", "0016_category_allowed_mime_types"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="category",
+            name="sort",
+            field=models.IntegerField(blank=True, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/alexandria/core/models.py b/alexandria/core/models.py
index a867083c..a7261e27 100644
--- a/alexandria/core/models.py
+++ b/alexandria/core/models.py
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ class Category(SlugModel):
         null=True,
         related_name="children",
     )
+    sort = models.IntegerField(blank=True, null=True)
 
 
 class TagSynonymGroup(BaseModel):
diff --git a/alexandria/core/serializers.py b/alexandria/core/serializers.py
index 7abccc7a..03d7168b 100644
--- a/alexandria/core/serializers.py
+++ b/alexandria/core/serializers.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class Meta:
             "color",
             "parent",
             "children",
+            "sort",
         )