diff --git a/spotipy/client.py b/spotipy/client.py
index c13be53..7c726c1 100644
--- a/spotipy/client.py
+++ b/spotipy/client.py
@@ -1453,8 +1453,25 @@ class Spotify(object):
             "browse/new-releases", country=country, limit=limit, offset=offset
         )
 
+    def category(self, category_id, country=None, locale=None):
+        """ Get info about a category
+
+            Parameters:
+                - category_id - The Spotify category ID for the category.
+
+                - country - An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
+                - locale - The desired language, consisting of an ISO 639
+                  language code and an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, joined
+                  by an underscore.
+        """
+        return self._get(
+            "browse/categories/" + category_id,
+            country=country,
+            locale=locale,
+        )
+
     def categories(self, country=None, locale=None, limit=20, offset=0):
-        """ Get a list of new album releases featured in Spotify
+        """ Get a list of categories
 
             Parameters:
                 - country - An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
@@ -1480,7 +1497,7 @@ class Spotify(object):
     def category_playlists(
         self, category_id=None, country=None, limit=20, offset=0
     ):
-        """ Get a list of new album releases featured in Spotify
+        """ Get a list of playlists for a specific Spotify category
 
             Parameters:
                 - category_id - The Spotify category ID for the category.
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_user_endpoints.py b/tests/integration/test_user_endpoints.py
index ad6aa52..36de8d9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_user_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_user_endpoints.py
@@ -297,6 +297,10 @@ class SpotipyBrowseApiTests(unittest.TestCase):
         token = prompt_for_user_token(username)
         cls.spotify = Spotify(auth=token)
 
+    def test_category(self):
+        response = self.spotify.category('rock')
+        self.assertTrue('name' in response)
+
     def test_categories(self):
         response = self.spotify.categories()
         self.assertGreater(len(response['categories']), 0)