diff --git a/src/pretix/base/models.py b/src/pretix/base/models.py
index fc9d0a8fd4..4faccccee3 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/models.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/models.py
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ class ItemCategory(Versionable):
         on_delete=models.CASCADE,
         related_name='categories',
     )
-    name = models.CharField(
+    name = I18nCharField(
         max_length=255,
         verbose_name=_("Category name"),
     )