diff --git a/src/controllers/categoriesController.ts b/src/controllers/categoriesController.ts
index b3a31a61..978da633 100644
--- a/src/controllers/categoriesController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/categoriesController.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,40 @@
 import { Request, Response } from 'express';
-import { Category, CategoryCreationAttributes } from '../database/models/Category';
+import { Category } from '../database/models/Category';
 import logger from '../logs/config';
+import uploadImage from '../helpers/claudinary';
 
 export const createCategory = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   try {
-    const { name, description } = req.body as CategoryCreationAttributes;
-    await Category.create({
-      name,
-      description,
-    });
-    res.status(201).json({ ok: true, message: 'New category created successully!' });
-  } catch (error) {
+    const { name, description } = req.body as { name: string; description: string };
+    const image = req.file;
+
+    if (image) {
+      const imageBuffer: Buffer = image.buffer;
+      try {
+        const url = await uploadImage(imageBuffer);
+
+        await Category.create({ name, description, image: url });
+
+        return res.status(201).json({
+          ok: true,
+          message: 'New category created successfully!',
+          imageUrl: url,
+        });
+      } catch (error: any) {
+        return res.status(500).json({ message: 'Error uploading image', error: error.message });
+      }
+    } else {
+      return res.status(400).json({ message: 'Image is required' });
+    }
+  } catch (error: any) {
     if (error instanceof Error) {
       logger.error(error.message);
     }
-    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to create category' });
+    return res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to create category', message: error.message });
   }
 };
-export const getAllCategories = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+
+export const getAllCategories: any = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   try {
     const categories = await Category.findAll();
     res.status(200).json({ ok: true, data: categories });
diff --git a/src/database/migrations/20240620145819-add-image-to-categories.js b/src/database/migrations/20240620145819-add-image-to-categories.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aacf842c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/database/migrations/20240620145819-add-image-to-categories.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+'use strict';
+
+/** @type {import('sequelize-cli').Migration} */
+module.exports = {
+  async up(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    await queryInterface.addColumn('categories', 'image', {
+      type: Sequelize.STRING,
+      allowNull: true,
+    });
+  },
+
+  async down(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    await queryInterface.removeColumn('categories', 'image');
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/database/models/Category.ts b/src/database/models/Category.ts
index 8226ac10..2c49e632 100644
--- a/src/database/models/Category.ts
+++ b/src/database/models/Category.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ interface CategoryAttributes {
   id: number;
   name: string;
   description?: string;
+  image?: string;
 }
 
 export interface CategoryCreationAttributes extends Optional<CategoryAttributes, 'id'> {}
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ export class Category extends Model<CategoryAttributes, CategoryCreationAttribut
   public id!: number;
   public name!: string;
   public description!: string;
+  public image?: string;
 }
 
 Category.init(
@@ -32,6 +34,10 @@ Category.init(
       type: DataTypes.TEXT,
       allowNull: true,
     },
+    image: {
+      type: DataTypes.STRING,
+      allowNull: true,
+    },
   },
   {
     sequelize,
diff --git a/src/routes/categoryRouter.ts b/src/routes/categoryRouter.ts
index fdf10033..8d0c0b80 100644
--- a/src/routes/categoryRouter.ts
+++ b/src/routes/categoryRouter.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 import express from 'express';
 import { checkUserRoles, isAuthenticated } from '../middlewares/authMiddlewares';
 import { createCategory, getAllCategories } from '../controllers/categoriesController';
+import multerUpload from '../helpers/multer';
 
 export const categoryRouter = express.Router();
 
 categoryRouter
   .route('/')
-  .post(isAuthenticated, checkUserRoles('admin'), createCategory)
+  .post(isAuthenticated, multerUpload.single('image'), checkUserRoles('admin'), createCategory)
   .get(isAuthenticated, checkUserRoles('seller'), getAllCategories);