diff --git a/InvenTree/part/forms.py b/InvenTree/part/forms.py
index 5dce37ac3b..88c6c11385 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/forms.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/forms.py
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ class EditCategoryForm(HelperForm):
             'parent',
             'name',
             'description',
-            'default_location'
+            'default_location',
+            'default_keywords',
         ]
 
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/migrations/0024_partcategory_default_keywords.py b/InvenTree/part/migrations/0024_partcategory_default_keywords.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..317d982f7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/InvenTree/part/migrations/0024_partcategory_default_keywords.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.2 on 2019-05-14 07:27
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('part', '0023_part_keywords'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='partcategory',
+            name='default_keywords',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, help_text='Default keywords for parts in this category', max_length=250),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/models.py b/InvenTree/part/models.py
index db9e79224b..3aeb94700a 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/models.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/models.py
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ from company.models import Company
 
 class PartCategory(InvenTreeTree):
     """ PartCategory provides hierarchical organization of Part objects.
+
+    Attributes:
+        name: Name of this category
+        parent: Parent category
+        default_location: Default storage location for parts in this category or child categories
+        default_keywords: Default keywords for parts created in this category
     """
 
     default_location = models.ForeignKey(
@@ -46,6 +52,8 @@ class PartCategory(InvenTreeTree):
         help_text='Default location for parts in this category'
     )
 
+    default_keywords = models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=250, help_text='Default keywords for parts in this category')
+
     def get_absolute_url(self):
         return reverse('category-detail', kwargs={'pk': self.id})