diff --git a/src/controllers/categories.js b/src/controllers/categories.js
index 187653268d..d5cfda79c8 100644
--- a/src/controllers/categories.js
+++ b/src/controllers/categories.js
@@ -333,7 +333,12 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 			res.locals.linkTags.push(rel);
 		});
 
-		res.render('category', data);
+		plugins.fireHook('filter:category.build', {req: req, res: res, templateData: data}, function(err, data) {
+			if (err) {
+				return next(err);
+			}
+			res.render('category', data.templateData);
+		});
 	});
 };
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index 498a3d81db..1d756b4189 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -266,7 +266,13 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 		});
 
 		topics.increaseViewCount(tid);
-		res.render('topic', data);
+		
+		plugins.fireHook('filter:topic.build', {req: req, res: res, templateData: data}, function(err, data) {
+			if (err) {
+				return next(err);
+			}
+			res.render('topic', data.templateData);
+		});
 	});
 };