diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/articles.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/articles.ts
index 5c048bd..f5d79b3 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/articles.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/articles.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { builder } from "../builder";
 import { ArticleType, ArticleListType, AdminArticleListType } from "../types/index";
 import { articles, users } from "../../db/schema/index";
-import { eq, and, lte, desc, asc, ilike, or, count, arrayContains, type SQL } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { eq, and, lte, desc, asc, ilike, or, count, arrayContains, isNotNull, type SQL } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { requireAdmin } from "../../lib/acl";
 import type { DB } from "../../db/connection";
 
@@ -74,6 +74,20 @@ builder.queryField("articles", (t) =>
   }),
 );
 
+builder.queryField("articleCategories", (t) =>
+  t.field({
+    type: ["String"],
+    resolve: async (_root, _args, ctx) => {
+      const rows = await ctx.db
+        .selectDistinct({ category: articles.category })
+        .from(articles)
+        .where(and(lte(articles.publish_date, new Date()), isNotNull(articles.category)))
+        .orderBy(asc(articles.category));
+      return rows.map((r) => r.category!);
+    },
+  }),
+);
+
 builder.queryField("article", (t) =>
   t.field({
     type: ArticleType,
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/lib/services.ts b/packages/frontend/src/lib/services.ts
index 5c87929..407db69 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/lib/services.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/lib/services.ts
@@ -298,6 +298,23 @@ export async function getArticles(
   });
 }
 
+const ARTICLE_CATEGORIES_QUERY = gql`
+  query GetArticleCategories {
+    articleCategories
+  }
+`;
+
+export async function getArticleCategories(
+  fetchFn?: typeof globalThis.fetch,
+): Promise<string[]> {
+  return loggedApiCall("getArticleCategories", async () => {
+    const data = await getGraphQLClient(fetchFn).request<{ articleCategories: string[] }>(
+      ARTICLE_CATEGORIES_QUERY,
+    );
+    return data.articleCategories;
+  });
+}
+
 const ARTICLE_BY_SLUG_QUERY = gql`
   query GetArticleBySlug($slug: String!) {
     article(slug: $slug) {
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/routes/magazine/+page.server.ts b/packages/frontend/src/routes/magazine/+page.server.ts
index ab8e039..55b9e37 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/routes/magazine/+page.server.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/routes/magazine/+page.server.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getArticles } from "$lib/services";
+import { getArticles, getArticleCategories } from "$lib/services";
 
 const LIMIT = 24;
 
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ export async function load({ fetch, url }) {
   const page = Math.max(1, parseInt(url.searchParams.get("page") || "1", 10));
   const offset = (page - 1) * LIMIT;
 
-  const result = await getArticles({ search, sortBy: sort, category, offset, limit: LIMIT }, fetch);
-  return { ...result, search, sort, category, page, limit: LIMIT };
+  const [result, categories] = await Promise.all([
+    getArticles({ search, sortBy: sort, category, offset, limit: LIMIT }, fetch),
+    getArticleCategories(fetch),
+  ]);
+  return { ...result, search, sort, category, page, limit: LIMIT, categories };
 }
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/routes/magazine/+page.svelte b/packages/frontend/src/routes/magazine/+page.svelte
index 0180b2d..91182b8 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/routes/magazine/+page.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/routes/magazine/+page.svelte
@@ -82,12 +82,10 @@
         value={data.category ?? "all"}
         options={[
           { value: "all", label: $_("magazine.categories.all") },
-          { value: "photography", label: $_("magazine.categories.photography") },
-          { value: "production", label: $_("magazine.categories.production") },
-          { value: "interview", label: $_("magazine.categories.interview") },
-          { value: "psychology", label: $_("magazine.categories.psychology") },
-          { value: "trends", label: $_("magazine.categories.trends") },
-          { value: "spotlight", label: $_("magazine.categories.spotlight") },
+          ...data.categories.map((c) => ({
+            value: c,
+            label: $_(`magazine.categories.${c}`, { default: c }),
+          })),
         ]}
         onchange={(v) => setParam("category", v)}
       />