diff --git a/public/src/client/unread.js b/public/src/client/unread.js
index 96c54e7536..994d4e1ddb 100644
--- a/public/src/client/unread.js
+++ b/public/src/client/unread.js
@@ -123,25 +123,20 @@ define('forum/unread', ['forum/recent', 'topicSelect', 'forum/infinitescroll'],
 	}
 
 	function createCategoryLinks(categories) {
-		categories = categories.filter(function(category) {
-			return !category.disabled;
-		});
-
-		for(var i=0; i<categories.length; ++i) {
+		for (var i=0; i<categories.length; ++i) {
 			createCategoryLink(categories[i]);
 		}
 	}
 
 	function createCategoryLink(category) {
-
 		var link = $('<a role="menuitem" href="#"></a>');
+		
 		if (category.icon) {
 			link.append('<i class="fa fa-fw ' + category.icon + '"></i> ' + category.name);
 		} else {
 			link.append(category.name);
 		}
 
-
 		$('<li role="presentation" class="category" data-cid="' + category.cid + '"></li>')
 			.append(link)
 			.appendTo($('.markread .dropdown-menu'));
diff --git a/src/categories.js b/src/categories.js
index a4b6ce2092..87c540aaf1 100644
--- a/src/categories.js
+++ b/src/categories.js
@@ -121,13 +121,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 			},
 			function(cids, next) {
 				Categories.getCategories(cids, uid, next);
-			},
-			function(categories, next) {
-				categories = categories.filter(function(category) {
-					return !category.disabled;
-				});
-				next(null, categories);
-			}
+			}			
 		], callback);
 	};
 
@@ -286,10 +280,9 @@ var async = require('async'),
 				Categories.getCategoriesData(cids, next);
 			},
 			function (categories, next) {
-				// Filter categories to isolate children, and remove disabled categories
 				async.map(cids, function(cid, next) {
 					next(null, categories.filter(function(category) {
-						return category && parseInt(category.parentCid, 10) === parseInt(cid, 10) && !category.disabled;
+						return category && parseInt(category.parentCid, 10) === parseInt(cid, 10);
 					}));
 				}, next);
 			}
diff --git a/src/privileges/categories.js b/src/privileges/categories.js
index 267c9e2c81..4a623eaa27 100644
--- a/src/privileges/categories.js
+++ b/src/privileges/categories.js
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 		});
 
 		async.parallel({
+			categories: function(next) {
+				categories.getMultipleCategoryFields(cids, ['disabled'], next);
+			},
 			allowedTo: function(next) {
 				helpers.isUserAllowedTo(privilege, uid, cids, next);
 			},
@@ -98,6 +101,10 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 				return callback(err);
 			}
 
+			cids = cids.filter(function(cid, index) {
+				return !results.categories[index].disabled;
+			});
+			
 			if (results.isAdmin) {
 				return callback(null, cids);
 			}