diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
index 89d601d02aad18..9993087ba7d993 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Display a list of all categories. ([Source](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenbe
 
 -	**Name:** core/categories
 -	**Category:** widgets
--	**Supports:** align, ~~html~~
+-	**Supports:** align, typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~html~~
 -	**Attributes:** displayAsDropdown, showEmpty, showHierarchy, showOnlyTopLevel, showPostCounts
 
 ## Code
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/categories/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/categories/block.json
index 7abc2c84668724..c24641655899ad 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/categories/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/categories/block.json
@@ -30,7 +30,20 @@
 	},
 	"supports": {
 		"align": true,
-		"html": false
+		"html": false,
+		"typography": {
+			"fontSize": true,
+			"lineHeight": true,
+			"__experimentalFontFamily": true,
+			"__experimentalFontWeight": true,
+			"__experimentalFontStyle": true,
+			"__experimentalTextTransform": true,
+			"__experimentalTextDecoration": true,
+			"__experimentalLetterSpacing": true,
+			"__experimentalDefaultControls": {
+				"fontSize": true
+			}
+		}
 	},
 	"editorStyle": "wp-block-categories-editor",
 	"style": "wp-block-categories"