diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
index dd49d156857249..db7b56b2d047cc 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Display a list of all terms of a given taxonomy. ([Source](https://github.com/Wo
 
 -	**Name:** core/categories
 -	**Category:** widgets
--	**Supports:** align, interactivity (clientNavigation), spacing (margin, padding), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~html~~
+-	**Supports:** align, color (background, gradients, link, text), interactivity (clientNavigation), spacing (margin, padding), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~html~~
 -	**Attributes:** displayAsDropdown, label, showEmpty, showHierarchy, showLabel, showOnlyTopLevel, showPostCounts, taxonomy
 
 ## Code
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/categories/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/categories/block.json
index 3609bdf9ab97c0..7213c320b9e4e8 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/categories/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/categories/block.json
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@
 	"usesContext": [ "enhancedPagination" ],
 	"supports": {
 		"align": true,
+		"color": {
+			"gradients": true,
+			"link": true,
+			"__experimentalDefaultControls": {
+				"background": true,
+				"text": true,
+				"link": true
+			}
+		},
 		"html": false,
 		"spacing": {
 			"margin": true,