diff --git a/plugins/community_track/lib/community_track_plugin/track_list_block.rb b/plugins/community_track/lib/community_track_plugin/track_list_block.rb
index dd5e2e5..d664984 100644
--- a/plugins/community_track/lib/community_track_plugin/track_list_block.rb
+++ b/plugins/community_track/lib/community_track_plugin/track_list_block.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ class CommunityTrackPlugin::TrackListBlock < Block
     settings[:category_ids] = ids.uniq.map{|item| item.to_i unless item.to_i.zero?}.compact
   end
 
+  def categories
+    Category.find(category_ids)
+  end
+
   def all_tracks
     tracks = owner.articles.where(:type => 'CommunityTrackPlugin::Track')
     if !category_ids.empty?
diff --git a/plugins/community_track/test/unit/community_track_plugin/track_list_block_test.rb b/plugins/community_track/test/unit/community_track_plugin/track_list_block_test.rb
index 2e716e4..d47edf2 100644
--- a/plugins/community_track/test/unit/community_track_plugin/track_list_block_test.rb
+++ b/plugins/community_track/test/unit/community_track_plugin/track_list_block_test.rb
@@ -99,4 +99,16 @@ class TrackListBlockTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert !condition[:environment].empty?
   end
 
+  should 'return track list block categories' do
+    category1 = fast_create(Category)
+    category2 = fast_create(Category)
+    @block.category_ids = [category1.id, category2.id]
+    assert_equivalent [category1, category2], @block.categories
+  end
+
+  should 'return nothing if track list block has no categories' do
+    @block.category_ids = []
+    assert_equivalent [], @block.categories
+  end
+
 end
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