diff --git a/lib/torque/provider/filterableJson.js b/lib/torque/provider/filterableJson.js
index 5398cfc..374a9f6 100644
--- a/lib/torque/provider/filterableJson.js
+++ b/lib/torque/provider/filterableJson.js
@@ -622,6 +622,18 @@ var Profiler = require('../profiler');
       }.bind(this));
     },
 
+    categorySearch: function(attr, query, callback) {
+      var sql = format("select category_value as category, category_count as \"value\" from {table}_{varName}_category_statistics where category_value like '{query}%' limit 100", {
+        table: this.options.table,
+        varName: attr,
+        query: query
+      })
+
+      this.sql(sql, function(data) {
+        callback(JSON.parse(data.responseText).rows);
+      });
+    },
+
     _getHistogramForTiles: function(varName, start, end, bins, tiles, table, own_filter, callback){
 
       var sql = [