diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/category/CategoryHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/category/CategoryHolder.kt
index 405df98b6b..b0330be2cb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/category/CategoryHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/category/CategoryHolder.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.category
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint
 import android.content.Context
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable
-import android.text.InputType
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.WindowManager
 import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ class CategoryHolder(view: View, val adapter: CategoryAdapter) : BaseFlexibleVie
         binding.title.visibility = if (editing) View.INVISIBLE else View.VISIBLE
         binding.editText.visibility = if (!editing) View.INVISIBLE else View.VISIBLE
         if (editing) {
-            binding.editText.inputType = InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_AUTO_CORRECT
             binding.editText.requestFocus()
             binding.editText.selectAll()
             binding.editButton.setImageDrawable(ContextCompat.getDrawable(itemView.context, R.drawable.ic_check_24dp))
@@ -123,7 +121,6 @@ class CategoryHolder(view: View, val adapter: CategoryAdapter) : BaseFlexibleVie
                 .onCategoryRename(flexibleAdapterPosition, binding.editText.text.toString())
             ) {
                 isEditing(false)
-                binding.editText.inputType = InputType.TYPE_NULL
                 if (!createCategory) {
                     binding.title.text = binding.editText.text.toString()
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/categories_item.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/categories_item.xml
index 13f4e903ae..1f73be7a5c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/categories_item.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/categories_item.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
         android:background="@null"
         android:imeOptions="actionDone"
         android:inputType="textCapSentences"
+        android:hint="@string/category"
         android:maxLines="1"
         android:singleLine="true"
         android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorPrimary"
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@
         app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/title"
         app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@id/title"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/title"
-        tools:text="Title" />
+        tools:text="Title"
+        android:autofillHints="" />
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/title"
@@ -67,7 +69,6 @@
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:gravity="center|start"
         android:layout_marginStart="3dp"
-        android:inputType="none"
         android:maxLines="1"
         android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorPrimary"
         android:textSize="16sp"