diff --git a/src/category.h b/src/category.h
--- a/src/category.h
+++ b/src/category.h
@@ -95,6 +95,24 @@
      */
     bool isValid() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the display name of the Category.
+     * This name is guaranteed to be user friendly, while name may be
+     * internal for the server
+     * @param name the new name
+     * @since 5.31
+     */
+    void setDisplayName(const QString &name);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the display name of the Category.
+     * This name is guaranteed to be user friendly, while name may be
+     * internal for the server
+     * @return the name
+     * @since 5.31
+     */
+    QString displayName() const;
+
 private:
     class Private;
     QSharedDataPointer<Private> d;
diff --git a/src/category.cpp b/src/category.cpp
--- a/src/category.cpp
+++ b/src/category.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 public:
     QString m_id;
     QString m_name;
+    QString m_displayName;
 };
 
 Category::Category() : d(new Private)
@@ -81,6 +82,16 @@
     return d->m_name;
 }
 
+void Category::setDisplayName(const QString &name)
+{
+    d->m_displayName = name;
+}
+
+QString Category::displayName() const
+{
+    return d->m_displayName;
+}
+
 bool Category::isValid() const
 {
     return !(d->m_id.isEmpty());
diff --git a/src/categoryparser.cpp b/src/categoryparser.cpp
--- a/src/categoryparser.cpp
+++ b/src/categoryparser.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
                 category.setId(xml.readElementText());
             } else if (xml.name() == QLatin1String("name")) {
                 category.setName(xml.readElementText());
+            } else if (xml.name() == QLatin1String("display_name")) {
+                category.setDisplayName(xml.readElementText());
             }
         } else if (xml.isEndElement() && xml.name() == QLatin1String("category")) {
             break;