diff --git a/course/classes/local/entities/course_category.php b/course/classes/local/entities/course_category.php
index 65d25d9c992..c8d5fa6c156 100644
--- a/course/classes/local/entities/course_category.php
+++ b/course/classes/local/entities/course_category.php
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ namespace core_course\local\entities;
 
 use lang_string;
 use stdClass;
+use core_course_category;
 use core_reportbuilder\local\entities\base;
+use core_reportbuilder\local\filters\select;
 use core_reportbuilder\local\filters\text;
 use core_reportbuilder\local\report\column;
 use core_reportbuilder\local\report\filter;
@@ -145,13 +147,16 @@ class course_category extends base {
 
         // Name filter.
         $filters[] = (new filter(
-            text::class,
+            select::class,
             'name',
             new lang_string('categoryname'),
             $this->get_entity_name(),
-            "{$tablealias}.name"
+            "{$tablealias}.id",
         ))
-            ->add_joins($this->get_joins());
+            ->add_joins($this->get_joins())
+            ->set_options(
+                    core_course_category::make_categories_list('moodle/category:viewcourselist')
+            );
 
         // ID number filter.
         $filters[] = (new filter(