diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
index db5dcb6289aff7..7ac8591cd19318 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Display a list of all terms of a given taxonomy. ([Source](https://github.com/Wo
 
 -	**Name:** core/categories
 -	**Category:** widgets
--	**Supports:** align, interactivity (clientNavigation), spacing (margin, padding), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~html~~
+-	**Supports:** align, color (background, gradients, link, text), interactivity (clientNavigation), spacing (margin, padding), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~html~~
 -	**Attributes:** displayAsDropdown, label, showEmpty, showHierarchy, showLabel, showOnlyTopLevel, showPostCounts, taxonomy
 
 ## Code
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/categories/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/categories/block.json
index 3609bdf9ab97c0..8320fa912a175f 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/categories/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/categories/block.json
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@
 				"fontSize": true
 			}
 		},
+		"color": {
+			"gradients": true,
+			"link": true,
+			"__experimentalDefaultControls": {
+				"background": true,
+				"text": true,
+				"link": true
+			}
+		},
 		"interactivity": {
 			"clientNavigation": true
 		},