diff --git a/application/src/main/java/run/halo/app/theme/finders/CategoryFinder.java b/application/src/main/java/run/halo/app/theme/finders/CategoryFinder.java
index f8023fb6c0..80bd684bf8 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/run/halo/app/theme/finders/CategoryFinder.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/run/halo/app/theme/finders/CategoryFinder.java
@@ -30,4 +30,6 @@ public interface CategoryFinder {
     Flux<CategoryTreeVo> listAsTree(String name);
 
     Mono<CategoryVo> getParentByName(String name);
+
+    Flux<CategoryVo> getBreadcrumbs(String name);
 }
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/run/halo/app/theme/finders/impl/CategoryFinderImpl.java b/application/src/main/java/run/halo/app/theme/finders/impl/CategoryFinderImpl.java
index af479c1169..11c592424f 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/run/halo/app/theme/finders/impl/CategoryFinderImpl.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/run/halo/app/theme/finders/impl/CategoryFinderImpl.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import static run.halo.app.extension.index.query.QueryFactory.notEqual;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.ObjectUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 import run.halo.app.content.CategoryService;
@@ -101,8 +103,17 @@ public Flux<CategoryVo> listAll() {
             .map(CategoryVo::from);
     }
 
+    Flux<CategoryVo> listAllFor(String parentName) {
+        return categoryService.isCategoryHidden(parentName)
+            .flatMapMany(
+                isHidden -> client.listAll(Category.class, new ListOptions(), defaultSort())
+                    .filter(category -> isHidden || !category.getSpec().isHideFromList())
+                    .map(CategoryVo::from)
+            );
+    }
+
     Flux<CategoryTreeVo> toCategoryTreeVoFlux(String name) {
-        return listAll()
+        return listAllFor(name)
             .collectList()
             .flatMapIterable(categoryVos -> {
                 Map<String, CategoryTreeVo> nameIdentityMap = categoryVos.stream()
@@ -153,6 +164,7 @@ private CategoryTreeVo dummyVirtualRoot(List<CategoryTreeVo> treeNodes) {
         Category.CategorySpec categorySpec = new Category.CategorySpec();
         categorySpec.setSlug("/");
         return CategoryTreeVo.builder()
+            .metadata(new Metadata())
             .spec(categorySpec)
             .postCount(0)
             .children(treeNodes)
@@ -214,6 +226,48 @@ public Mono<CategoryVo> getParentByName(String name) {
             .map(CategoryVo::from);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Flux<CategoryVo> getBreadcrumbs(String name) {
+        return listAsTree()
+            .collectList()
+            .flatMapMany(treeNodes -> {
+                var rootNode = dummyVirtualRoot(treeNodes);
+                var paths = new ArrayList<CategoryVo>();
+                findPathHelper(rootNode, name, paths);
+                return Flux.fromIterable(paths);
+            });
+    }
+
+    private static boolean findPathHelper(CategoryTreeVo node, String targetName,
+        List<CategoryVo> path) {
+        Assert.notNull(targetName, "Target name must not be null");
+        if (node == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // null name is just a virtual root
+        if (node.getMetadata().getName() != null) {
+            path.add(CategoryTreeVo.toCategoryVo(node));
+        }
+
+        // node maybe a virtual root node so it may have null name
+        if (targetName.equals(node.getMetadata().getName())) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        for (CategoryTreeVo child : node.getChildren()) {
+            if (findPathHelper(child, targetName, path)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // if the target node is not in the current subtree, remove the current node to roll back
+        if (!path.isEmpty()) {
+            path.remove(path.size() - 1);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     int pageNullSafe(Integer page) {
         return ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(page, 1);
     }
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/run/halo/app/theme/finders/vo/CategoryTreeVo.java b/application/src/main/java/run/halo/app/theme/finders/vo/CategoryTreeVo.java
index d6780a3e5a..b429af6af7 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/run/halo/app/theme/finders/vo/CategoryTreeVo.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/run/halo/app/theme/finders/vo/CategoryTreeVo.java
@@ -51,6 +51,19 @@ public static CategoryTreeVo from(CategoryVo category) {
             .build();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Convert {@link CategoryTreeVo} to {@link CategoryVo}.
+     */
+    public static CategoryVo toCategoryVo(CategoryTreeVo categoryTreeVo) {
+        Assert.notNull(categoryTreeVo, "The category tree vo must not be null");
+        return CategoryVo.builder()
+            .metadata(categoryTreeVo.getMetadata())
+            .spec(categoryTreeVo.getSpec())
+            .status(categoryTreeVo.getStatus())
+            .postCount(categoryTreeVo.getPostCount())
+            .build();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String nodeText() {
         return String.format("%s (%s)%s", getSpec().getDisplayName(), getPostCount(),
diff --git a/application/src/test/java/run/halo/app/theme/finders/impl/CategoryFinderImplTest.java b/application/src/test/java/run/halo/app/theme/finders/impl/CategoryFinderImplTest.java
index 2156c20dff..1e03078714 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/run/halo/app/theme/finders/impl/CategoryFinderImplTest.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/run/halo/app/theme/finders/impl/CategoryFinderImplTest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.lenient;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ class CategoryFinderImplTest {
     @BeforeEach
     void setUp() {
         categoryFinder = new CategoryFinderImpl(client, categoryService);
+        lenient().when(categoryService.isCategoryHidden(any())).thenReturn(Mono.just(false));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -227,6 +229,44 @@ void computePostCountFromTree() {
                         └── IndependentChild4 (3)
                 """);
         }
+
+        @Test
+        void getBreadcrumbsTest() {
+            // first level
+            var breadcrumbs = categoryFinder.getBreadcrumbs("全部").collectList().block();
+            assertThat(toNames(breadcrumbs)).containsSequence("全部");
+
+            // second level
+            breadcrumbs = categoryFinder.getBreadcrumbs("AnotherRootChild").collectList().block();
+            assertThat(toNames(breadcrumbs)).containsSequence("全部", "AnotherRootChild");
+
+            // more levels
+            breadcrumbs = categoryFinder.getBreadcrumbs("DeepNode5").collectList().block();
+            assertThat(toNames(breadcrumbs)).containsSequence("全部", "AnotherRootChild", "Child1",
+                "SubChild2", "DeepNode3", "DeepNode5");
+
+            breadcrumbs = categoryFinder.getBreadcrumbs("IndependentChild4").collectList().block();
+            assertThat(toNames(breadcrumbs)).containsSequence("全部", "FIT2CLOUD",
+                "IndependentNode",
+                "IndependentChild4");
+
+            breadcrumbs = categoryFinder.getBreadcrumbs("SubNode4").collectList().block();
+            assertThat(toNames(breadcrumbs)).containsSequence("全部", "AnotherRootChild", "Child2",
+                "IndependentSubNode", "SubNode4");
+
+            // not exist
+            breadcrumbs = categoryFinder.getBreadcrumbs("not-exist").collectList().block();
+            assertThat(toNames(breadcrumbs)).isEmpty();
+        }
+
+        static List<String> toNames(List<CategoryVo> categories) {
+            if (categories == null) {
+                return List.of();
+            }
+            return categories.stream()
+                .map(category -> category.getMetadata().getName())
+                .toList();
+        }
     }
 
     private List<Category> categoriesForTree() {