diff --git a/grails-app/conf/application.groovy b/grails-app/conf/application.groovy
index 824370f..cb3567b 100644
--- a/grails-app/conf/application.groovy
+++ b/grails-app/conf/application.groovy
@@ -161,3 +161,13 @@ elasticSearch {
     maxBulkRequest = 250
 }
 
+attachement {
+    categories = [
+                  [key:"National Best Practice Manual", value:"National Best Practice Manual"],
+                  [key:"National Weed Management Guide", value:"National Weed Management Guide"],
+                  [key:"National Strategic Plan", value:"National Strategic Plan"],
+                  [key:"Management", value:"Management"],
+                  [key:"Other Management Resources", value:"Other Management Resources"],
+                  [key:"General", value:"General"]
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/OpusController.groovy b/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/OpusController.groovy
index 222df75..bf7c3da 100644
--- a/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/OpusController.groovy
+++ b/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/OpusController.groovy
@@ -438,6 +438,11 @@ class OpusController extends BaseController {
         }
     }
 
+    def getCategories() {
+        def categories = grailsApplication.config.getProperty('attachement.categories', List)
+        render(categories as JSON)
+    }
+
     def getTags() {
         render([tags: Tag.list()] as JSON)
     }
diff --git a/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/UrlMappings.groovy b/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/UrlMappings.groovy
index da84434..d4b1f56 100644
--- a/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/UrlMappings.groovy
+++ b/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/UrlMappings.groovy
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class UrlMappings {
         "/opus/$opusId/attachment/$attachmentId/download" controller: "opus", action: [GET: "downloadAttachment"]
         "/opus/$opusId/attachment/$attachmentId" controller: "opus", action: [GET: "getAttachmentMetadata", DELETE: "deleteAttachment"]
         "/opus/$opusId/attachment/" controller: "opus", action: [GET: "getAttachmentMetadata", POST: "saveAttachment"]
+        "/attachment/categories" controller: "opus", action: [GET: "getCategories"]
 
         "/opus/$opusId" controller: "opus", action: [GET: "show", POST: "updateOpus", DELETE: "deleteOpus"]
 
diff --git a/grails-app/domain/au/org/ala/profile/Attachment.groovy b/grails-app/domain/au/org/ala/profile/Attachment.groovy
index 5140099..2fa09ca 100644
--- a/grails-app/domain/au/org/ala/profile/Attachment.groovy
+++ b/grails-app/domain/au/org/ala/profile/Attachment.groovy
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ class Attachment {
     }
 
     static constraints = {
-        category blank: true,  inList: ['Management', 'General']
+        category blank: true,  validator: {grailsApplication.config.getProperty('attachement.categories',List).value.contains(val)}
     }
 }