diff --git a/app/views/transactions/bulk_updates/new.html.erb b/app/views/transactions/bulk_updates/new.html.erb
index 47b38bf3f..f899da713 100644
--- a/app/views/transactions/bulk_updates/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/transactions/bulk_updates/new.html.erb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <%= render DS::Disclosure.new(title: t(".transactions_section"), open: true) do %>
           <div class="space-y-2">
             <%= form.text_field :name, label: t(".name_label"), placeholder: t(".name_placeholder") %>
-            <%= form.collection_select :category_id, Current.family.categories.alphabetically, :id, :name, { prompt: t(".category_prompt"), label: t(".category_label"), class: "text-subdued" } %>
+            <%= form.collection_select :category_id, Current.family.categories.alphabetically, :id, :name, { prompt: t(".category_prompt"), label: t(".category_label"), class: "text-subdued", variant: :badge, searchable: true } %>
             <%= form.collection_select :merchant_id, Current.family.available_merchants_for(Current.user).alphabetically, :id, :name, { prompt: t(".merchant_prompt"), label: t(".merchant_label"), class: "text-subdued" } %>
             <%= form.select :tag_ids, Current.family.tags.alphabetically.pluck(:name, :id), { include_blank: t(".none"), multiple: true, label: t(".tags_label"), include_hidden: false } %>
             <%= form.text_area :notes, label: t(".notes_label"), placeholder: t(".notes_placeholder"), rows: 5 %>
diff --git a/app/views/transfers/show.html.erb b/app/views/transfers/show.html.erb
index f0a7b8836..aeaec2106 100644
--- a/app/views/transfers/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/transfers/show.html.erb
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
       <%= styled_form_with model: @transfer,
               data: { controller: "auto-submit-form" }, class: "space-y-2" do |f| %>
         <% if @transfer.categorizable? %>
-          <%= f.collection_select :category_id, @categories.alphabetically, :id, :name, { label: t(".category"), include_blank: t(".uncategorized"), selected: @transfer.outflow_transaction.category&.id }, "data-auto-submit-form-target": "auto" %>
+          <%= f.collection_select :category_id, @categories.alphabetically, :id, :name, { label: t(".category"), include_blank: t(".uncategorized"), selected: @transfer.outflow_transaction.category&.id, variant: :badge, searchable: true }, "data-auto-submit-form-target": "auto" %>
         <% end %>
         <%= f.text_area :notes,
                   label: t(".note_label"),