diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
index 006d7bc600..74e3088da8 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 """InvenTree API version information."""
 
 # InvenTree API version
-INVENTREE_API_VERSION = 365
+INVENTREE_API_VERSION = 366
 
 """Increment this API version number whenever there is a significant change to the API that any clients need to know about."""
 
 INVENTREE_API_TEXT = """
 
+v366 -> 2025-07-09 : https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/pull/9987
+    - Adds "category" filter to BomItem API endpoint
+
 v365 -> 2025-07-09 : https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/pull/9984
     - Allow filtering of DataOutput API by "user" field
     - Allow individual deletion of DataOutput objects via the API
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/part/api.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/part/api.py
index e9c41248f8..90ee0e5197 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/part/api.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/part/api.py
@@ -1631,10 +1631,24 @@ class BomFilter(rest_filters.FilterSet):
         queryset=Part.objects.all(), method='filter_part', label=_('Part')
     )
 
+    @extend_schema_field(OpenApiTypes.INT)
     def filter_part(self, queryset, name, part):
         """Filter the queryset based on the specified part."""
         return queryset.filter(part.get_bom_item_filter())
 
+    category = rest_filters.ModelChoiceFilter(
+        queryset=PartCategory.objects.all(),
+        method='filter_category',
+        label=_('Category'),
+    )
+
+    @extend_schema_field(OpenApiTypes.INT)
+    def filter_category(self, queryset, name, category):
+        """Filter the queryset based on the specified PartCategory."""
+        cats = category.get_descendants(include_self=True)
+
+        return queryset.filter(sub_part__category__in=cats)
+
     uses = rest_filters.ModelChoiceFilter(
         queryset=Part.objects.all(), method='filter_uses', label=_('Uses')
     )
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/tables/Filter.tsx b/src/frontend/src/tables/Filter.tsx
index 627600644e..4a0edc6cc7 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/tables/Filter.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/tables/Filter.tsx
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ export function IssuedByFilter(): TableFilter {
 export function PartCategoryFilter(): TableFilter {
   return {
     name: 'category',
-    label: t`Category`,
+    label: t`Part Category`,
     description: t`Filter by part category`,
     apiUrl: apiUrl(ApiEndpoints.category_list),
     model: ModelType.partcategory,
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/tables/bom/BomTable.tsx b/src/frontend/src/tables/bom/BomTable.tsx
index 0d9686b7c3..46f0600a7d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/tables/bom/BomTable.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/tables/bom/BomTable.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
   NoteColumn,
   ReferenceColumn
 } from '../ColumnRenderers';
+import { PartCategoryFilter } from '../Filter';
 import { InvenTreeTable } from '../InvenTreeTable';
 import { type RowAction, RowDeleteAction, RowEditAction } from '../RowActions';
 import { TableHoverCard } from '../TableHoverCard';
@@ -369,7 +370,8 @@ export function BomTable({
         name: 'has_pricing',
         label: t`Has Pricing`,
         description: t`Show items with pricing`
-      }
+      },
+      PartCategoryFilter()
     ];
   }, [partId, params]);
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/tests/pages/pui_build.spec.ts b/src/frontend/tests/pages/pui_build.spec.ts
index 25c8e0b458..f22248b9a4 100644
--- a/src/frontend/tests/pages/pui_build.spec.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/tests/pages/pui_build.spec.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ test('Build Order - Calendar', async ({ browser }) => {
   await page.getByLabel('calendar-select-filters').click();
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Add Filter' }).click();
   await page.getByPlaceholder('Select filter').fill('category');
-  await page.getByRole('option', { name: 'Category', exact: true }).click();
+  await page
+    .getByRole('option', { name: 'Part Category', exact: true })
+    .click();
   await page.getByLabel('related-field-filter-category').click();
   await page.getByText('Part category, level 1').waitFor();