diff --git a/ios/Sources/CheckInView.swift b/ios/Sources/CheckInView.swift
index 4dc3651..c563854 100644
--- a/ios/Sources/CheckInView.swift
+++ b/ios/Sources/CheckInView.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ struct CheckInView: View {
     @State private var suggestion: LookupResult.Suggestion?
     @State private var suggestedGroupId: Int?
     @State private var suggestedGroupName: String?
+    @State private var suggestedCategoryId: Int?
     @State private var suggestedCategoryName: String?
     @State private var unknownCode: String?
     @State private var manualCodeShown = false
@@ -117,8 +118,8 @@ struct CheckInView: View {
     private func groupNote() -> some View {
         if let kategorie = suggestedCategoryName {
             noteRow(symbol: "square.grid.2x2",
-                    title: "Kategorie „\(kategorie)“ vorgeschlagen",
-                    detail: "Aus der Einordnung bei Open Food Facts.")
+                    title: "Wird der Kategorie „\(kategorie)“ zugeordnet",
+                    detail: "Aus der Einordnung bei Open Food Facts – im Formular änderbar.")
         }
         if let name = suggestedGroupName {
             noteRow(symbol: "tag",
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ struct CheckInView: View {
             groupNote()
             NavigationLink {
                 ProductFormView(prefillBarcode: item.barcode, groupId: suggestedGroupId,
-                                suggestion: item) { created in
+                                categoryId: suggestedCategoryId, suggestion: item) { created in
                     suggestion = nil
                     product = created
                 }
@@ -174,7 +175,8 @@ struct CheckInView: View {
                 .font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
             groupNote()
             NavigationLink {
-                ProductFormView(prefillBarcode: code, groupId: suggestedGroupId) { created in
+                ProductFormView(prefillBarcode: code, groupId: suggestedGroupId,
+                                categoryId: suggestedCategoryId) { created in
                     unknownCode = nil
                     product = created
                 }
@@ -202,6 +204,7 @@ struct CheckInView: View {
             let result = try await APIClient.shared.lookup(barcode: code)
             suggestedGroupId = result.groupId
             suggestedGroupName = result.groupName
+            suggestedCategoryId = result.categoryId
             suggestedCategoryName = result.categoryName
             if let existing = result.existingProduct {
                 product = existing
diff --git a/ios/Sources/ProductViews.swift b/ios/Sources/ProductViews.swift
index b311c2c..bbbe041 100644
--- a/ios/Sources/ProductViews.swift
+++ b/ios/Sources/ProductViews.swift
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ struct ProductSearchView: View {
 struct ProductFormView: View {
     let prefillBarcode: String?
     let groupId: Int?
+    /// Aus der Open-Food-Facts-Einordnung vorgeschlagene Kategorie.
+    var categoryId: Int?
     var suggestion: LookupResult.Suggestion?
     var onCreated: (Product) -> Void
 
@@ -153,8 +155,11 @@ struct ProductFormView: View {
 
     private func prefill() {
         barcode = suggestion?.barcode ?? prefillBarcode ?? ""
-        // Aus dem gescannten Code vorgeschlagene Gruppe uebernehmen.
+        // Aus dem gescannten Code vorgeschlagene Gruppe und Kategorie
+        // uebernehmen. Beides bleibt aenderbar - gespeichert wird erst mit
+        // "Anlegen & weiter".
         selectedGroupId = groupId
+        selectedCategoryId = categoryId
         if let suggestion {
             name = suggestion.name
             brand = suggestion.brand ?? ""