diff --git a/jira.go b/jira.go
index 1317bd3e..6548c484 100644
--- a/jira.go
+++ b/jira.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	Priority       *PriorityService
 	Field          *FieldService
 	Resolution     *ResolutionService
+	StatusCategory *StatusCategoryService
 }
 
 // NewClient returns a new JIRA API client.
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ func NewClient(httpClient *http.Client, baseURL string) (*Client, error) {
 	c.Priority = &PriorityService{client: c}
 	c.Field = &FieldService{client: c}
 	c.Resolution = &ResolutionService{client: c}
+	c.StatusCategory = &StatusCategoryService{client: c}
 
 	return c, nil
 }
diff --git a/jira_test.go b/jira_test.go
index 43a888a6..32c6ea3e 100644
--- a/jira_test.go
+++ b/jira_test.go
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ func TestNewClient_WithServices(t *testing.T) {
 	if c.Resolution == nil {
 		t.Error("No ResolutionService provided")
 	}
+	if c.StatusCategory == nil {
+		t.Error("No StatusCategoryService provided")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestCheckResponse(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/mocks/all_statuscategories.json b/mocks/all_statuscategories.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec597113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mocks/all_statuscategories.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+[
+  {
+    "self": "https://issues.apache.org/jira/rest/api/2/statuscategory/1",
+    "id": 1,
+    "key": "undefined",
+    "colorName": "medium-gray",
+    "name": "No Category"
+  },
+  {
+    "self": "https://issues.apache.org/jira/rest/api/2/statuscategory/2",
+    "id": 2,
+    "key": "new",
+    "colorName": "blue-gray",
+    "name": "To Do"
+  },
+  {
+    "self": "https://issues.apache.org/jira/rest/api/2/statuscategory/4",
+    "id": 4,
+    "key": "indeterminate",
+    "colorName": "yellow",
+    "name": "In Progress"
+  },
+  {
+    "self": "https://issues.apache.org/jira/rest/api/2/statuscategory/3",
+    "id": 3,
+    "key": "done",
+    "colorName": "green",
+    "name": "Done"
+  }
+]
diff --git a/statuscategory.go b/statuscategory.go
index c5365568..05db4207 100644
--- a/statuscategory.go
+++ b/statuscategory.go
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 package jira
 
+// StatusCategoryService handles status categories for the JIRA instance / API.
+//
+// JIRA API docs: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/#api-Statuscategory
+type StatusCategoryService struct {
+	client *Client
+}
+
 // StatusCategory represents the category a status belongs to.
 // Those categories can be user defined in every JIRA instance.
 type StatusCategory struct {
@@ -17,3 +24,21 @@ const (
 	StatusCategoryToDo       = "new"
 	StatusCategoryUndefined  = "undefined"
 )
+
+// GetList gets all status categories from JIRA
+//
+// JIRA API docs: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/#api-api-2-statuscategory-get
+func (s *StatusCategoryService) GetList() ([]StatusCategory, *Response, error) {
+	apiEndpoint := "rest/api/2/statuscategory"
+	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("GET", apiEndpoint, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	statusCategoryList := []StatusCategory{}
+	resp, err := s.client.Do(req, &statusCategoryList)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, resp, NewJiraError(resp, err)
+	}
+	return statusCategoryList, resp, nil
+}
diff --git a/statuscategory_test.go b/statuscategory_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f8b7ecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statuscategory_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package jira
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestStatusCategoryService_GetList(t *testing.T) {
+	setup()
+	defer teardown()
+	testAPIEdpoint := "/rest/api/2/statuscategory"
+
+	raw, err := ioutil.ReadFile("./mocks/all_statuscategories.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err.Error())
+	}
+	testMux.HandleFunc(testAPIEdpoint, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		testMethod(t, r, "GET")
+		testRequestURL(t, r, testAPIEdpoint)
+		fmt.Fprint(w, string(raw))
+	})
+
+	statusCategory, _, err := testClient.StatusCategory.GetList()
+	if statusCategory == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected statusCategory list. StatusCategory list is nil")
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error given: %s", err)
+	}
+}