diff --git a/apps/api/prisma/migrations/20260901000000_add_category_sort_order/migration.sql b/apps/api/prisma/migrations/20260901000000_add_category_sort_order/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67ec1e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/prisma/migrations/20260901000000_add_category_sort_order/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- AlterTable
+ALTER TABLE "categories" ADD COLUMN "sort_order" INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
diff --git a/apps/api/prisma/schema.prisma b/apps/api/prisma/schema.prisma
index 2833af3..489ad57 100644
--- a/apps/api/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/apps/api/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ model Category {
   categoryName     String   @map("category_name")
   categoryIcon     String?  @map("category_icon")
   sdsCategoryId    String?  @unique @map("sds_category_id")
+  sortOrder        Int      @default(0) @map("sort_order")
   createdAt        DateTime @default(now()) @map("created_at") @db.Timestamptz(6)
   updatedAt        DateTime @default(now()) @updatedAt @map("updated_at") @db.Timestamptz(6)