diff --git a/webapp/components/FilterPosts/FilterPosts.vue b/webapp/components/FilterPosts/FilterPosts.vue
index cac6e44c4..2dfaa7bf4 100644
--- a/webapp/components/FilterPosts/FilterPosts.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/FilterPosts/FilterPosts.vue
@@ -4,24 +4,191 @@
       <ds-icon style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 10px;" name="filter" size="large" />
       <ds-icon style="margin-left: 2px" size="xx-small" name="angle-down" />
     </a>
-    <ds-menu slot="popover" slot-scope="{ toggleMenu }" :routes="routes">
-      <ds-menu-item
-        slot="menuitem"
-        slot-scope="item"
-        :route="item.route"
-        @click.stop.prevent="filterPosts(item.route.name, toggleMenu)"
-        class="categories-menu"
-      >
-        <ds-flex class="categories-list">
+    <template slot="popover">
+      <ds-container>
+        <ds-space />
+        <ds-flex>
           <ds-flex-item width="20%">
-            <ds-button :icon="item.route.icon" primary />
+            <ds-space margin-bottom="x-small" />
+            <ds-flex>
+              <ds-heading tag="h4">{{ $t('filter-posts.header') }}</ds-heading>
+              <ds-flex-item width="10%" />
+              <ds-flex-item width="100%" style="text-align:center;">
+                <ds-button
+                  icon="check"
+                  @click.stop.prevent="toggleCategory()"
+                  :primary="allCategories"
+                />
+                <ds-flex-item>
+                  <label>{{ $t('filter-posts.all') }}</label>
+                </ds-flex-item>
+                <ds-space />
+              </ds-flex-item>
+            </ds-flex>
           </ds-flex-item>
-          <ds-flex-item width="80%">
-            <ds-flex>{{ item.route.name }}</ds-flex>
+          <ds-flex-item width="10%">
+            <ds-flex v-for="category in firstGroup" :key="category.id" class="categories-list">
+              <ds-flex>
+                <ds-flex-item width="100%">
+                  <ds-button
+                    :icon="category.icon"
+                    :primary="isActive(category.id)"
+                    @click.stop.prevent="toggleCategory(category.id)"
+                  />
+                  <ds-space margin-bottom="small" />
+                </ds-flex-item>
+                <ds-flex>
+                  <ds-flex-item>
+                    <label>{{ category.name }}</label>
+                  </ds-flex-item>
+                  <ds-space margin-bottom="xx-large" />
+                </ds-flex>
+              </ds-flex>
+            </ds-flex>
+          </ds-flex-item>
+          <ds-flex-item width="10%">
+            <ds-flex v-for="category in secondGroup" :key="category.id" class="categories-list">
+              <ds-flex>
+                <ds-flex-item width="100%">
+                  <ds-button
+                    :icon="category.icon"
+                    :primary="isActive(category.id)"
+                    @click.stop.prevent="toggleCategory(category.id)"
+                  />
+                  <ds-space margin-bottom="small" />
+                </ds-flex-item>
+                <ds-flex class="categories-list">
+                  <ds-flex-item>
+                    <label>{{ category.name }}</label>
+                  </ds-flex-item>
+                  <ds-space margin-bottom="xx-large" />
+                </ds-flex>
+              </ds-flex>
+            </ds-flex>
+          </ds-flex-item>
+          <ds-flex-item width="10%">
+            <ds-flex v-for="category in thirdGroup" :key="category.id" class="categories-list">
+              <ds-flex>
+                <ds-flex-item width="100%">
+                  <ds-button
+                    :icon="category.icon"
+                    :primary="isActive(category.id)"
+                    @click.stop.prevent="toggleCategory(category.id)"
+                  />
+                  <ds-space margin-bottom="small" />
+                </ds-flex-item>
+                <ds-flex>
+                  <ds-flex-item>
+                    <label>{{ category.name }}</label>
+                  </ds-flex-item>
+                  <ds-space margin-bottom="xx-large" />
+                </ds-flex>
+              </ds-flex>
+            </ds-flex>
+          </ds-flex-item>
+          <ds-flex-item width="10%">
+            <ds-flex v-for="category in fourthGroup" :key="category.id" class="categories-list">
+              <ds-flex>
+                <ds-flex-item width="100%">
+                  <ds-button
+                    :icon="category.icon"
+                    :primary="isActive(category.id)"
+                    @click.stop.prevent="toggleCategory(category.id)"
+                  />
+                  <ds-space margin-bottom="small" />
+                </ds-flex-item>
+                <ds-flex>
+                  <ds-flex-item>
+                    <label>{{ category.name }}</label>
+                  </ds-flex-item>
+                  <ds-space margin-bottom="xx-large" />
+                </ds-flex>
+              </ds-flex>
+            </ds-flex>
+          </ds-flex-item>
+          <ds-flex-item width="10%">
+            <ds-flex v-for="category in fifthGroup" :key="category.id" class="categories-list">
+              <ds-flex>
+                <ds-flex-item width="100%">
+                  <ds-button
+                    :icon="category.icon"
+                    :primary="isActive(category.id)"
+                    @click.stop.prevent="toggleCategory(category.id)"
+                  />
+                  <ds-space margin-bottom="small" />
+                </ds-flex-item>
+                <ds-flex>
+                  <ds-flex-item>
+                    <label>{{ category.name }}</label>
+                  </ds-flex-item>
+                  <ds-space margin-bottom="xx-large" />
+                </ds-flex>
+              </ds-flex>
+            </ds-flex>
+          </ds-flex-item>
+          <ds-flex-item width="10%">
+            <ds-flex v-for="category in sixthGroup" :key="category.id" class="categories-list">
+              <ds-flex>
+                <ds-flex-item width="100%">
+                  <ds-button
+                    :icon="category.icon"
+                    :primary="isActive(category.id)"
+                    @click.stop.prevent="toggleCategory(category.id)"
+                  />
+                  <ds-space margin-bottom="small" />
+                </ds-flex-item>
+                <ds-flex>
+                  <ds-flex-item>
+                    <label>{{ category.name }}</label>
+                  </ds-flex-item>
+                  <ds-space margin-bottom="xx-large" />
+                </ds-flex>
+              </ds-flex>
+            </ds-flex>
+          </ds-flex-item>
+          <ds-flex-item width="10%">
+            <ds-flex v-for="category in seventhGroup" :key="category.id" class="categories-list">
+              <ds-flex>
+                <ds-flex-item width="100%">
+                  <ds-button
+                    :icon="category.icon"
+                    :primary="isActive(category.id)"
+                    @click.stop.prevent="toggleCategory(category.id)"
+                  />
+                  <ds-space margin-bottom="small" />
+                </ds-flex-item>
+                <ds-flex>
+                  <ds-flex-item>
+                    <label>{{ category.name }}</label>
+                  </ds-flex-item>
+                  <ds-space margin-bottom="xx-large" />
+                </ds-flex>
+              </ds-flex>
+            </ds-flex>
+          </ds-flex-item>
+          <ds-flex-item width="10%">
+            <ds-flex v-for="category in eigthGroup" :key="category.id" class="categories-list">
+              <ds-flex>
+                <ds-flex-item width="100%">
+                  <ds-button
+                    :icon="category.icon"
+                    :primary="isActive(category.id)"
+                    @click.stop.prevent="toggleCategory(category.id)"
+                  />
+                  <ds-space margin-bottom="small" />
+                </ds-flex-item>
+                <ds-flex>
+                  <ds-flex-item>
+                    <label>{{ category.name }}</label>
+                  </ds-flex-item>
+                  <ds-space margin-bottom="xx-large" />
+                </ds-flex>
+              </ds-flex>
+            </ds-flex>
           </ds-flex-item>
         </ds-flex>
-      </ds-menu-item>
-    </ds-menu>
+      </ds-container>
+    </template>
   </dropdown>
 </template>
 <script>
@@ -41,31 +208,60 @@ export default {
   data() {
     return {
       pageSize: 12,
+      firstGroup: [],
+      secondGroup: [],
+      thirdGroup: [],
+      fourthGroup: [],
+      fifthGroup: [],
+      sixthGroup: [],
+      seventhGroup: [],
+      eigthGroup: [],
+      selectedCategoryIds: [],
+      allCategories: true,
     }
   },
   computed: {
-    routes() {
-      let routes = this.categories.map(category => {
-        return {
-          name: category.name,
-          id: category.id,
-          icon: category.icon,
+    chunk() {
+      const groupedCategories = []
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.categories.length; i++) {
+        const last = groupedCategories[groupedCategories.length - 1]
+        if (!last || last.length === 2) {
+          groupedCategories.push([this.categories[i]])
+        } else {
+          last.push(this.categories[i])
         }
-      })
-      return routes
+      }
+      return groupedCategories
     },
   },
+  mounted() {
+    this.groupCategories()
+  },
   methods: {
     ...mapMutations({
       setPosts: 'posts/SET_POSTS',
     }),
-    filterPosts(name) {
-      this.filter = { categories_some: { name } }
+    groupCategories() {
+      const groupedCategories = this.chunk
+      this.firstGroup = groupedCategories[0]
+      this.secondGroup = groupedCategories[1]
+      this.thirdGroup = groupedCategories[2]
+      this.fourthGroup = groupedCategories[3]
+      this.fifthGroup = groupedCategories[4]
+      this.sixthGroup = groupedCategories[5]
+      this.seventhGroup = groupedCategories[6]
+      this.eigthGroup = groupedCategories[7]
+    },
+    filterPosts(categoryIds) {
+      const filter = categoryIds.length
+        ? { categories_in: { id_in: this.selectedCategoryIds } }
+        : {}
+      filter.categories_in ? (this.allCategories = false) : (this.allCategories = true)
       this.$apollo
         .query({
           query: filterPosts(this.$i18n),
           variables: {
-            filter: this.filter,
+            filter: filter,
             first: this.pageSize,
             offset: 0,
           },
@@ -75,20 +271,28 @@ export default {
         })
         .catch(error => this.$toast.error(error.message))
     },
+    isActive(id) {
+      const index = this.selectedCategoryIds.indexOf(id)
+      if (index > -1) {
+        return true
+      }
+      return false
+    },
+    toggleCategory(id) {
+      const index = this.selectedCategoryIds.indexOf(id)
+      if (index > -1) {
+        this.selectedCategoryIds.splice(index, 1)
+      } else {
+        this.selectedCategoryIds.push(id)
+      }
+      if (!id) this.selectedCategoryIds = []
+      this.filterPosts(this.selectedCategoryIds)
+    },
   },
 }
 </script>
 <style lang="scss">
-.categories-menu {
-  width: 300px;
-}
-.category-menu-item {
-  text-align: center;
-  padding-bottom: 20px;
-}
-
 .categories-list {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: baseline;
+  text-align: center;
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/webapp/layouts/default.vue b/webapp/layouts/default.vue
index 1f9f4a1a2..6135d95ee 100644
--- a/webapp/layouts/default.vue
+++ b/webapp/layouts/default.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
           <ds-flex class="main-navigation-flex">
             <ds-flex-item :width="{ lg: '5%' }" />
             <ds-flex-item :width="{ base: '80%', sm: '80%', md: '80%', lg: '15%' }">
-              <a @click="$router.go('/')">
+              <a @click="$router.push('/').go('/')">
                 <ds-logo />
               </a>
             </ds-flex-item>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
               :class="{ 'hide-mobile-menu': !toggleMobileMenu }"
             >
               <no-ssr>
-                <filter-posts placement="bottom" offset="23" :categories="categories" />
+                <filter-posts placement="bottom-end" offset="23" :categories="getCategories" />
               </no-ssr>
             </ds-flex-item>
             <ds-flex-item
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import { mapGetters, mapActions } from 'vuex'
+import gql from 'graphql-tag'
+import { mapGetters, mapActions, mapMutations } from 'vuex'
 import LocaleSwitch from '~/components/LocaleSwitch/LocaleSwitch'
 import SearchInput from '~/components/SearchInput.vue'
 import Modal from '~/components/Modal'
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ export default {
       isAdmin: 'auth/isAdmin',
       quickSearchResults: 'search/quickResults',
       quickSearchPending: 'search/quickPending',
-      categories: 'categories/categories',
+      getCategories: 'categories/categories',
     }),
     userName() {
       const { name } = this.user || {}
@@ -203,14 +204,13 @@ export default {
       return routes
     },
   },
-  mounted() {
-    this.fetchCategories()
-  },
   methods: {
     ...mapActions({
       quickSearchClear: 'search/quickClear',
       quickSearch: 'search/quickSearch',
-      fetchCategories: 'categories/fetchCategories',
+    }),
+    ...mapMutations({
+      setCategories: 'categories/SET_CATEGORIES',
     }),
     goToPost(item) {
       this.$nextTick(() => {
@@ -237,6 +237,23 @@ export default {
       this.toggleMobileMenu = !this.toggleMobileMenu
     },
   },
+  apollo: {
+    Category: {
+      query() {
+        return gql(`{
+          Category {
+            id
+            name
+            icon
+          }
+        }`)
+      },
+      result(result) {
+        this.setCategories(result.data.Category)
+      },
+      fetchPolicy: 'cache-and-network',
+    },
+  },
 }
 </script>
 <style>
diff --git a/webapp/locales/de.json b/webapp/locales/de.json
index 430402c84..64e69e053 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/de.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/de.json
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 {
   "filter-menu": {
-    "title": "Deine Filterblase"
+    "title": "Deine Filterblase",
+    "all": "Alle"
+  },
+  "filter-posts": {
+    "header": "Themenkategorien"
   },
   "login": {
     "copy": "Wenn Du bereits ein Konto bei Human Connection hast, melde Dich bitte hier an.",
@@ -344,5 +348,4 @@
       "infoSelectedNoOfMaxCategories": "{chosen} von {max} Kategorien ausgewählt"
     }
   }
-
 }
diff --git a/webapp/locales/en.json b/webapp/locales/en.json
index de5884f61..e6c109020 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/en.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/en.json
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
   "filter-menu": {
     "title": "Your filter bubble"
   },
+  "filter-posts": {
+    "header": "Categories of Content",
+    "all": "All"
+  },
   "login": {
     "copy": "If you already have a human-connection account, login here.",
     "login": "Login",
@@ -195,7 +199,6 @@
       "more": "show more",
       "less": "show less"
     }
-
   },
   "quotes": {
     "african": {