diff --git a/docs/scarpet/Full.md b/docs/scarpet/Full.md
index 45d8eb9e..68206456 100644
--- a/docs/scarpet/Full.md
+++ b/docs/scarpet/Full.md
@@ -2532,6 +2532,9 @@ Returns `null` if the argument is not a player, otherwise:
 *   `shadow`: any carpet-shadowed real player
 *   `realms`: ?
 
+### `query(e, 'category')`
+Returns a lowercase string containing the category of the entity (hostile, passive, water, ambient, misc)
+
 ### `query(e, 'team')`
 
 Team name for entity, or `null` if no team is assigned.
diff --git a/docs/scarpet/api/Entities.md b/docs/scarpet/api/Entities.md
index 3bd7634f..9b808752 100644
--- a/docs/scarpet/api/Entities.md
+++ b/docs/scarpet/api/Entities.md
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ Returns `null` if the argument is not a player, otherwise:
 *   `shadow`: any carpet-shadowed real player
 *   `realms`: ?
 
+### `query(e, 'category')`
+Returns a lowercase string containing the category of the entity (hostile, passive, water, ambient, misc)
+
 ### `query(e, 'team')`
 
 Team name for entity, or `null` if no team is assigned.
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/script/value/EntityValue.java b/src/main/java/carpet/script/value/EntityValue.java
index 56808b73..f92ec87f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/script/value/EntityValue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/script/value/EntityValue.java
@@ -479,6 +479,8 @@ public class EntityValue extends Value
                 return new NBTSerializableValue(nbttagcompound);
             return new NBTSerializableValue(nbttagcompound).get(a);
         });
+
+        put("category",(e,a)->{return new StringValue(e.getType().getCategory().toString().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT));});
     }};
 
     public void set(String what, Value toWhat)