diff --git a/src/common/__tests__/catalog-entity.test.ts b/src/common/__tests__/catalog-entity.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3785ed1d49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/__tests__/catalog-entity.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+
+import { CatalogCategory, CatalogCategorySpec } from "../catalog";
+
+class TestCatalogCategory extends CatalogCategory {
+  public readonly apiVersion = "catalog.k8slens.dev/v1alpha1";
+  public readonly kind = "CatalogCategory";
+  public metadata = {
+    name: "Test Category",
+    icon: "",
+  };
+  public spec: CatalogCategorySpec = {
+    group: "entity.k8slens.dev",
+    versions: [],
+    names: {
+      kind: "Test",
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+describe("CatalogCategory", () => {
+  it("returns name", () => {
+    const category = new TestCatalogCategory();
+
+    expect(category.getName()).toEqual("Test Category");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/common/catalog/catalog-entity.ts b/src/common/catalog/catalog-entity.ts
index daff2e6017..2704bed2e0 100644
--- a/src/common/catalog/catalog-entity.ts
+++ b/src/common/catalog/catalog-entity.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,13 @@ export abstract class CatalogCategory extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEm
     return `${this.spec.group}/${this.spec.names.kind}`;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the name of this category
+   */
+  public getName(): string {
+    return this.metadata.name;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Add a filter for menu items of catalogAddMenu
    * @param fn The function that should return a truthy value if that menu item should be displayed
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog.tsx
index e8738f135a..a3af640fc5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+catalog/catalog.tsx
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class NonInjectedCatalog extends React.Component<CatalogProps & Dependencies> {
       name: "catalog",
       action: "change-category",
       params: {
-        category: activeCategory ? activeCategory?.metadata?.name : "Browse",
+        category: activeCategory ? activeCategory.getName() : "Browse",
       },
     });