diff --git a/client/cashcompass/lib/screens/add_category/add_category_screen.dart b/client/cashcompass/lib/screens/add_category/add_category_screen.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e06812
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/cashcompass/lib/screens/add_category/add_category_screen.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import 'package:cashcompass_hook/src/accounts/category/category_icons.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/cupertino.dart';
+
+class AddCategoryScreen extends StatefulWidget {
+  const AddCategoryScreen({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
+
+  @override
+  State<AddCategoryScreen> createState() => _AddCategoryScreenState();
+}
+
+class _AddCategoryScreenState extends State<AddCategoryScreen> {
+  CategoryIcons selectedIcon = CategoryIcons.values[0];
+
+  _showPicker() async {
+    await showCupertinoModalPopup<void>(
+      context: context,
+      builder: (BuildContext context) {
+        return Container(
+          height: 200,
+          padding: EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
+          color: CupertinoColors.white, // non-transparent background
+          child: CupertinoPicker(
+            itemExtent: 35,
+            onSelectedItemChanged: (index) {
+              setState(() {
+                selectedIcon = CategoryIcons.values[index];
+              });
+            },
+            children: CategoryIcons.values
+                .map((icon) => Row(
+                      children: [
+                        Icon(icon.icon),
+                        SizedBox(
+                          width: 10,
+                        ),
+                        Text(icon.name),
+                      ],
+                    ))
+                .toList(),
+          ),
+        );
+      },
+    );
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return CupertinoPageScaffold(
+      navigationBar: CupertinoNavigationBar(
+        middle: const Text("Add Category"),
+      ),
+      child: SafeArea(
+        child: Padding(
+          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
+          child: ListView(
+            children: [
+              const Padding(
+                padding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 8.0),
+                child: Row(
+                  children: [
+                    SizedBox(
+                      width: 25,
+                    ),
+                    Text("Title"),
+                    SizedBox(
+                      width: 50,
+                    ),
+                    Expanded(
+                      child: CupertinoTextField(),
+                    )
+                  ],
+                ),
+              ),
+              Padding(
+                padding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 8.0),
+                child: Row(
+                  children: [
+                    SizedBox(
+                      width: 25,
+                    ),
+                    Text("Icon"),
+                    SizedBox(
+                      width: 50,
+                    ),
+                    Expanded(
+                      child: CupertinoButton(
+                        child: Row(
+                            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,
+                            children: [
+                              Icon(selectedIcon.icon)
+                            ]), // aligned to the left
+                        onPressed: _showPicker,
+                      ),
+                    ),
+                  ],
+                ),
+              ),
+              const SizedBox(
+                height: 10,
+              ),
+              Center(
+                child: CupertinoButton(
+                  color: CupertinoColors.systemGreen,
+                  onPressed: handleSaveNewCategory,
+                  child: const Text("SAVE"),
+                ),
+              ),
+            ],
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  void handleSaveNewCategory() {}
+}
diff --git a/client/cashcompass/lib/screens/categories_screen/categories_screen.dart b/client/cashcompass/lib/screens/categories_screen/categories_screen.dart
index 0628290..01c7a51 100644
--- a/client/cashcompass/lib/screens/categories_screen/categories_screen.dart
+++ b/client/cashcompass/lib/screens/categories_screen/categories_screen.dart
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import 'package:cashcompass/controller/controller.dart';
+import 'package:cashcompass/screens/add_category/add_category_screen.dart';
+import 'package:cashcompass_hook/src/accounts/category/category.dart';
+import 'package:cashcompass_hook/src/accounts/category/category_icons.dart';
+import 'package:cashcompass_hook/src/chart_of_accounts.dart/chart_of_accounts.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/cupertino.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
 import '../../widgets/balance_overview/balance_overview.dart';
-import 'package:cashcompass_hook/src/chart_of_accounts.dart/chart_of_accounts.dart';
-import 'package:cashcompass_hook/src/data_storage/accout_manager.dart';
 import '../../widgets/balance_overview/mock_transaction.dart';
-import 'package:cashcompass_hook/src/accounts/category/category.dart';
-import 'package:cashcompass_hook/src/accounts/category/category_icons.dart';
 
 class CategoriesScreen extends StatefulWidget {
   const CategoriesScreen({super.key});
@@ -54,8 +55,15 @@ class _CategoriesScreenState extends State<CategoriesScreen> {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return CupertinoPageScaffold(
-      navigationBar: const CupertinoNavigationBar(
-        middle: Text("Categories"),
+      navigationBar: CupertinoNavigationBar(
+        middle: const Text("Categories"),
+        trailing: GestureDetector(
+          onTap: handleCreateCategory,
+          child: Icon(
+            CupertinoIcons.add,
+            size: 30.0, //you can adjust the size as needed
+          ),
+        ),
       ),
       child: SafeArea(
         child: SingleChildScrollView(
@@ -67,7 +75,7 @@ class _CategoriesScreenState extends State<CategoriesScreen> {
                 expenses: c2,
               ),
               ListView.builder(
-                physics: NeverScrollableScrollPhysics(),
+                physics: const NeverScrollableScrollPhysics(),
                 shrinkWrap: true,
                 itemCount: list.length + 1,
                 itemBuilder: (context, index) {
@@ -134,6 +142,11 @@ class _CategoriesScreenState extends State<CategoriesScreen> {
   void _handleCategoryListTileTapped() {
     throw UnsupportedError("Not yet implemented");
   }
+
+  void handleCreateCategory() {
+    Navigator.of(context).push(
+        CupertinoPageRoute(builder: (context) => const AddCategoryScreen()));
+  }
 }
 
 class InterpretedCategory {
diff --git a/client/cashcompass/pubspec.lock b/client/cashcompass/pubspec.lock
index e52914b..5b7f306 100644
--- a/client/cashcompass/pubspec.lock
+++ b/client/cashcompass/pubspec.lock
@@ -223,6 +223,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.15.0"
+  nested:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: nested
+      sha256: "03bac4c528c64c95c722ec99280375a6f2fc708eec17c7b3f07253b626cd2a20"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.0.0"
   path:
     dependency: transitive
     description: