diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.lasercontrol/plugin.xml b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.lasercontrol/plugin.xml
index 8bc554dbfe..e480fff300 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.lasercontrol/plugin.xml
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.lasercontrol/plugin.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <plugin>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.views">
     <view id="org.mitk.views.lasercontrol"
           name="OPO Laser Control"
+          category="Photoacoustics"
           class="OPOLaserControl"
           icon="resources/iconLaser.xpm" />
   </extension>
 
 </plugin>
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.photoacoustics.imageprocessing/plugin.xml b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.photoacoustics.imageprocessing/plugin.xml
index a1de5fb967..1ef31f0130 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.photoacoustics.imageprocessing/plugin.xml
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.photoacoustics.imageprocessing/plugin.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <plugin>
 
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.views">
     <view id="org.mitk.views.paimageprocessing"
           name="PA Image Processing"
+          category="Photoacoustics"
           class="PAImageProcessing"
           icon="resources/pai.svg" />
   </extension>
 
 </plugin>
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.photoacoustics.pausviewer/plugin.xml b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.photoacoustics.pausviewer/plugin.xml
index f2bda668ae..915faef1ce 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.photoacoustics.pausviewer/plugin.xml
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.photoacoustics.pausviewer/plugin.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <plugin>
   
   <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.views">
     <view id="org.mitk.views.photoacoustics.pausviewer"
           name="PA US Viewer"
+          category="Photoacoustics"
           class="QmitkPAUSViewerView"
           icon="resources/PAUSViewer.png" />
   </extension>
 
 </plugin>