diff --git a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/CategoryList.tsx b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/CategoryList.tsx
index 37f3476e..81dcb97f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/CategoryList.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/CategoryList.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { useState } from 'react'
+import { ChevronDown, ChevronUp } from 'lucide-react'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 
 interface CategoryItem {
@@ -13,16 +15,23 @@ interface CategoryListProps {
   onSelect: (id: string | null) => void
 }
 
+const VISIBLE_COUNT = 4
+
 export function CategoryList({ categories, activeId, onSelect }: CategoryListProps) {
+  const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false)
+
   if (categories.length === 0) return null
 
+  const hasMore = categories.length > VISIBLE_COUNT
+  const visible = expanded ? categories : categories.slice(0, VISIBLE_COUNT)
+
   return (
     <div className="px-3 py-2">
       <p className="mb-2 px-3 font-heading text-[0.6875rem] font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.04em] text-muted-foreground">
         Categories
       </p>
       <div className="space-y-0.5">
-        {categories.map(cat => (
+        {visible.map(cat => (
           <button
             key={cat.id}
             onClick={() => onSelect(activeId === cat.id ? null : cat.id)}
@@ -41,6 +50,24 @@ export function CategoryList({ categories, activeId, onSelect }: CategoryListPro
             <span className="font-label text-[0.6875rem] text-[hsl(var(--text-dimmed))]">{cat.count}</span>
           </button>
         ))}
+        {hasMore && (
+          <button
+            onClick={() => setExpanded(v => !v)}
+            className="flex w-full items-center gap-2.5 rounded-lg px-3 py-1.5 text-[0.8125rem] text-muted-foreground hover:bg-[hsl(var(--sidebar-hover))] hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+          >
+            {expanded ? (
+              <>
+                <ChevronUp className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                <span>Show less</span>
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <>
+                <ChevronDown className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                <span>{categories.length - VISIBLE_COUNT} more</span>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </button>
+        )}
       </div>
     </div>
   )