diff --git a/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.vue b/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.vue
index 9e211ccf9..74265803b 100644
--- a/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.vue
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
       <div class="filter-menu-options">
         <h2 class="title">{{ $t('filter-menu.filter-by') }}</h2>
         <following-filter />
+        <categories-filter v-if="categoriesActive" />
       </div>
       <div class="filter-menu-options">
         <h2 class="title">{{ $t('filter-menu.order-by') }}</h2>
@@ -28,12 +29,19 @@ import Dropdown from '~/components/Dropdown'
 import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 import FollowingFilter from './FollowingFilter'
 import OrderByFilter from './OrderByFilter'
+import CategoriesFilter from './CategoriesFilter'
 
 export default {
   components: {
     Dropdown,
     FollowingFilter,
     OrderByFilter,
+    CategoriesFilter,
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      categoriesActive: this.$env.CATEGORIES_ACTIVE,
+    }
   },
   props: {
     placement: { type: String },
diff --git a/webapp/layouts/default.vue b/webapp/layouts/default.vue
index 8a0e7aa34..48279efd1 100644
--- a/webapp/layouts/default.vue
+++ b/webapp/layouts/default.vue
@@ -28,15 +28,6 @@
                 </ds-text>
               </nuxt-link>
             </ds-flex-item>
-            <ds-flex-item
-              v-if="categoriesActive && isLoggedIn"
-              :class="{ 'hide-mobile-menu': !toggleMobileMenu }"
-              style="flex-grow: 0; flex-basis: auto; margin-right: 20px"
-            >
-              <client-only>
-                <categories-menu></categories-menu>
-              </client-only>
-            </ds-flex-item>
             <ds-flex-item
               :width="{ base: '40%', sm: '40%', md: '40%', lg: '0%' }"
               class="mobile-hamburger-menu"
@@ -125,7 +116,6 @@ import FilterMenu from '~/components/FilterMenu/FilterMenu.vue'
 import PageFooter from '~/components/PageFooter/PageFooter'
 import AvatarMenu from '~/components/AvatarMenu/AvatarMenu'
 import InviteButton from '~/components/InviteButton/InviteButton'
-import CategoriesMenu from '~/components/FilterMenu/CategoriesMenu.vue'
 
 export default {
   components: {
@@ -138,7 +128,6 @@ export default {
     FilterMenu,
     PageFooter,
     InviteButton,
-    CategoriesMenu,
   },
   mixins: [seo],
   data() {