diff --git a/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/model/dto/CategoryOutputDTO.java b/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/model/dto/CategoryOutputDTO.java
index 9391095c1..f83a32161 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/model/dto/CategoryOutputDTO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/model/dto/CategoryOutputDTO.java
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import lombok.Data;
 @Data
 public class CategoryOutputDTO implements OutputConverter<CategoryOutputDTO, Category> {
 
+    private Integer id;
+
     private String name;
 
     private String slugName;
diff --git a/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/model/vo/CategoryVO.java b/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/model/vo/CategoryVO.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32182a6dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/model/vo/CategoryVO.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package cc.ryanc.halo.model.vo;
+
+import cc.ryanc.halo.model.dto.CategoryOutputDTO;
+import lombok.Data;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Category vo.
+ *
+ * @author johnniang
+ * @date 3/21/19
+ */
+@Data
+public class CategoryVO extends CategoryOutputDTO {
+
+    private List<CategoryVO> children;
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/service/CategoryService.java b/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/service/CategoryService.java
index 5830f3c45..15b9b22bb 100755
--- a/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/service/CategoryService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/service/CategoryService.java
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 package cc.ryanc.halo.service;
 
 import cc.ryanc.halo.model.entity.Category;
+import cc.ryanc.halo.model.vo.CategoryVO;
 import cc.ryanc.halo.service.base.CrudService;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
+import org.springframework.lang.NonNull;
+
+import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * Category service.
@@ -15,5 +20,15 @@ public interface CategoryService extends CrudService<Category, Integer> {
      *
      * @param id id
      */
-    void remove(Integer id);
+    @Deprecated
+    void remove(@NonNull Integer id);
+
+    /**
+     * List as category tree.
+     *
+     * @param sort sort info must not be null
+     * @return a category tree
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    List<CategoryVO> listAsTree(@NonNull Sort sort);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/service/impl/CategoryServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/service/impl/CategoryServiceImpl.java
index 1983a431e..827bb0ef0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/service/impl/CategoryServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/service/impl/CategoryServiceImpl.java
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 package cc.ryanc.halo.service.impl;
 
 import cc.ryanc.halo.model.entity.Category;
+import cc.ryanc.halo.model.vo.CategoryVO;
 import cc.ryanc.halo.repository.CategoryRepository;
 import cc.ryanc.halo.service.CategoryService;
 import cc.ryanc.halo.service.base.AbstractCrudService;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
+import org.springframework.lang.NonNull;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 /**
  * CategoryService implementation class
@@ -31,4 +41,78 @@ public class CategoryServiceImpl extends AbstractCrudService<Category, Integer>
     public void remove(Integer id) {
         // TODO 删除分类，以及和文章的对应关系
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<CategoryVO> listAsTree(Sort sort) {
+        Assert.notNull(sort, "Sort info must not be null");
+
+        // List all category
+        List<Category> categories = listAll(sort);
+
+        if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(categories)) {
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
+
+        // Create top category
+        CategoryVO topLevelCategory = createTopLevelCategory();
+
+        // Concrete the tree
+        concreteTree(topLevelCategory, categories);
+
+        return topLevelCategory.getChildren();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Concrete category tree.
+     *
+     * @param parentCategory parent category vo must not be null
+     * @param categories     a list of category
+     */
+    private void concreteTree(CategoryVO parentCategory, List<Category> categories) {
+        Assert.notNull(parentCategory, "Parent category must not be null");
+
+        if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(categories)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Create children container for removing after
+        List<Category> children = new LinkedList<>();
+
+        categories.forEach(category -> {
+            if (parentCategory.getId().equals(category.getParentId())) {
+                // Save child category
+                children.add(category);
+
+                // Convert to child category vo
+                CategoryVO child = new CategoryVO().convertFrom(category);
+
+                // Init children if absent
+                Optional.ofNullable(parentCategory.getChildren()).orElseGet(LinkedList::new).add(child);
+            }
+        });
+
+        // Remove all child categories
+        categories.removeAll(children);
+
+        // Foreach children vos
+        if (!CollectionUtils.isEmpty(parentCategory.getChildren())) {
+            parentCategory.getChildren().forEach(childCategory -> concreteTree(childCategory, categories));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a top level category.
+     *
+     * @return top level category with id 0
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    private CategoryVO createTopLevelCategory() {
+        CategoryVO topCategory = new CategoryVO();
+        // Set default value
+        topCategory.setId(0);
+        topCategory.setChildren(new LinkedList<>());
+        topCategory.setParentId(-1);
+
+        return topCategory;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/web/controller/admin/api/CategoryController.java b/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/web/controller/admin/api/CategoryController.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c08224111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/web/controller/admin/api/CategoryController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package cc.ryanc.halo.web.controller.admin.api;
+
+import cc.ryanc.halo.model.vo.CategoryVO;
+import cc.ryanc.halo.service.CategoryService;
+import io.swagger.annotations.ApiOperation;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
+import org.springframework.data.web.SortDefault;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Direction.DESC;
+
+/**
+ * Category controller.
+ *
+ * @author johnniang
+ * @date 3/21/19
+ */
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/admin/api/categories")
+public class CategoryController {
+
+    private final CategoryService categoryService;
+
+    public CategoryController(CategoryService categoryService) {
+        this.categoryService = categoryService;
+    }
+
+    @GetMapping("tree")
+    @ApiOperation("List as category tree")
+    public List<CategoryVO> listAsTree(@SortDefault(sort = "name", direction = DESC) Sort sort) {
+        return categoryService.listAsTree(sort);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/web/controller/admin/api/PostController.java b/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/web/controller/admin/api/PostController.java
index 5e9021196..e04c40645 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/web/controller/admin/api/PostController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cc/ryanc/halo/web/controller/admin/api/PostController.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class PostController {
     }
 
     @GetMapping("status/{status}")
-    @ApiOperation("")
+    @ApiOperation("Gets a page of post by post status")
     public Page<PostSimpleOutputDTO> pageByStatus(@PathVariable(name = "status") PostStatus status,
                                                   @PageableDefault(sort = "updateTime", direction = DESC) Pageable pageable) {
         return postService.pageSimpleDtoByStatus(status, PostType.POST, pageable);