diff --git a/protocol/chat.go b/protocol/chat.go
index fcdae635b..7be7d7127 100644
--- a/protocol/chat.go
+++ b/protocol/chat.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ const (
 	MuteFor1Week
 	MuteTillUnmuted
 	MuteTill1Min
+	Unmuted
 )
 
 const pkStringLength = 68
diff --git a/protocol/communities_messenger_test.go b/protocol/communities_messenger_test.go
index 3fe2203e8..87429056e 100644
--- a/protocol/communities_messenger_test.go
+++ b/protocol/communities_messenger_test.go
@@ -3093,7 +3093,11 @@ func (s *MessengerCommunitiesSuite) TestSetMutePropertyOnChatsByCategory() {
 		categoryID = k
 	}
 
-	err = s.alice.SetMutePropertyOnChatsByCategory(newCommunity.IDString(), categoryID, true)
+	err = s.alice.SetMutePropertyOnChatsByCategory(&requests.MuteCategory{
+		CommunityID: newCommunity.IDString(),
+		CategoryID:  categoryID,
+		MutedType:   MuteTillUnmuted,
+	}, true)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	for _, chat := range s.alice.Chats() {
@@ -3102,7 +3106,11 @@ func (s *MessengerCommunitiesSuite) TestSetMutePropertyOnChatsByCategory() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = s.alice.SetMutePropertyOnChatsByCategory(newCommunity.IDString(), categoryID, false)
+	err = s.alice.SetMutePropertyOnChatsByCategory(&requests.MuteCategory{
+		CommunityID: newCommunity.IDString(),
+		CategoryID:  categoryID,
+		MutedType:   Unmuted,
+	}, false)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	for _, chat := range s.alice.Chats() {
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_communities.go b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
index f7972c7f6..2ba19bc0a 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_communities.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
@@ -532,17 +532,20 @@ func (m *Messenger) SetMuted(communityID types.HexBytes, muted bool) error {
 	return m.communitiesManager.SetMuted(communityID, muted)
 }
 
-func (m *Messenger) SetMutePropertyOnChatsByCategory(communityID string, categoryID string, muted bool) error {
-	community, err := m.communitiesManager.GetByIDString(communityID)
+func (m *Messenger) SetMutePropertyOnChatsByCategory(request *requests.MuteCategory, muted bool) error {
+	if err := request.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	community, err := m.communitiesManager.GetByIDString(request.CommunityID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	for _, chatID := range community.ChatsByCategoryID(categoryID) {
+	for _, chatID := range community.ChatsByCategoryID(request.CategoryID) {
 		if muted {
-			_, err = m.MuteChat(&requests.MuteChat{ChatID: communityID + chatID, MutedType: MuteTillUnmuted})
+			_, err = m.MuteChat(&requests.MuteChat{ChatID: request.CommunityID + chatID, MutedType: request.MutedType})
 		} else {
-			err = m.UnmuteChat(communityID + chatID)
+			err = m.UnmuteChat(request.CommunityID + chatID)
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/protocol/requests/mute_category_request.go b/protocol/requests/mute_category_request.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3c223cab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol/requests/mute_category_request.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package requests
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+)
+
+var ErrInvalidMuteCategoryParams = errors.New("mute-category: invalid params")
+
+type MuteCategory struct {
+	CommunityID string
+	CategoryID  string
+	MutedType   MutingVariation
+}
+
+func (a *MuteCategory) Validate() error {
+	if len(a.CommunityID) == 0 || len(a.CategoryID) == 0 {
+		return ErrInvalidMuteCategoryParams
+	}
+
+	if a.MutedType < 0 {
+		return ErrInvalidMuteCategoryParams
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/services/ext/api.go b/services/ext/api.go
index a55da1ae8..507b62ed9 100644
--- a/services/ext/api.go
+++ b/services/ext/api.go
@@ -295,12 +295,12 @@ func (api *PublicAPI) DeleteChat(parent context.Context, chatID string) error {
 	return api.service.messenger.DeleteChat(chatID)
 }
 
-func (api *PublicAPI) MuteCommunityCategory(communityID string, categoryID string) error {
-	return api.service.messenger.SetMutePropertyOnChatsByCategory(communityID, categoryID, true)
+func (api *PublicAPI) MuteCommunityCategory(request *requests.MuteCategory) error {
+	return api.service.messenger.SetMutePropertyOnChatsByCategory(request, true)
 }
 
 func (api *PublicAPI) UnmuteCommunityCategory(communityID string, categoryID string) error {
-	return api.service.messenger.SetMutePropertyOnChatsByCategory(communityID, categoryID, false)
+	return api.service.messenger.SetMutePropertyOnChatsByCategory(&requests.MuteCategory{CommunityID: communityID, CategoryID: categoryID, MutedType: protocol.Unmuted}, false)
 }
 
 func (api *PublicAPI) MuteChatV2(parent context.Context, request *requests.MuteChat) (time.Time, error) {