diff --git a/tests/System/integration/api/com_banners/Categories.cy.js b/tests/System/integration/api/com_banners/Categories.cy.js
index 66f54b16f50a5..20d30909877db 100644
--- a/tests/System/integration/api/com_banners/Categories.cy.js
+++ b/tests/System/integration/api/com_banners/Categories.cy.js
@@ -17,17 +17,27 @@ describe('Test that banners categories API endpoint', () => {
   });
 
   it('can create a category', () => {
-    cy.api_post('/banners/categories', { title: 'automated test banner category' })
-      .then((response) => cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
-        .its('title')
-        .should('include', 'automated test banner category'));
+    cy.api_post('/banners/categories', { title: 'automated test banner category', description: 'automated test banner category description' })
+      .then((response) => {
+        cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
+          .its('title')
+          .should('include', 'automated test banner category');
+        cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
+          .its('description')
+          .should('include', 'automated test banner category description');
+      });
   });
 
   it('can update a category', () => {
     cy.db_createCategory({ title: 'automated test banner category', extension: 'com_banners' })
-      .then((id) => cy.api_patch(`/banners/categories/${id}`, { title: 'updated automated test banner category' }))
-      .then((response) => cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
-        .its('title')
-        .should('include', 'updated automated test banner category'));
+      .then((id) => cy.api_patch(`/banners/categories/${id}`, { title: 'updated automated test banner category', description: 'automated test banner category description' }))
+      .then((response) => {
+        cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
+          .its('title')
+          .should('include', 'updated automated test banner category');
+        cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
+          .its('description')
+          .should('include', 'automated test banner category description');
+      });
   });
 });
diff --git a/tests/System/integration/api/com_contact/Categories.cy.js b/tests/System/integration/api/com_contact/Categories.cy.js
index 78093a74b6635..83478d45d09a1 100644
--- a/tests/System/integration/api/com_contact/Categories.cy.js
+++ b/tests/System/integration/api/com_contact/Categories.cy.js
@@ -17,17 +17,27 @@ describe('Test that contact categories API endpoint', () => {
   });
 
   it('can create a category', () => {
-    cy.api_post('/contacts/categories', { title: 'automated test contact category' })
-      .then((response) => cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
-        .its('title')
-        .should('include', 'automated test contact category'));
+    cy.api_post('/contacts/categories', { title: 'automated test contact category', description: 'automated test contact category description' })
+      .then((response) => {
+        cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
+          .its('title')
+          .should('include', 'automated test contact category');
+        cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
+          .its('description')
+          .should('include', 'automated test contact category description');
+      });
   });
 
   it('can update a category', () => {
     cy.db_createCategory({ title: 'automated test contact category', extension: 'com_contact' })
-      .then((id) => cy.api_patch(`/contacts/categories/${id}`, { title: 'updated automated test contact category' }))
-      .then((response) => cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
-        .its('title')
-        .should('include', 'updated automated test contact category'));
+      .then((id) => cy.api_patch(`/contacts/categories/${id}`, { title: 'updated automated test contact category', description: 'automated test contact category description' }))
+      .then((response) => {
+        cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
+          .its('title')
+          .should('include', 'updated automated test contact category');
+        cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
+          .its('description')
+          .should('include', 'automated test contact category description');
+      });
   });
 });
diff --git a/tests/System/integration/api/com_content/Categories.cy.js b/tests/System/integration/api/com_content/Categories.cy.js
index ae7629fe3a27e..a3dc570774889 100644
--- a/tests/System/integration/api/com_content/Categories.cy.js
+++ b/tests/System/integration/api/com_content/Categories.cy.js
@@ -17,17 +17,27 @@ describe('Test that content categories API endpoint', () => {
   });
 
   it('can create a category', () => {
-    cy.api_post('/content/categories', { title: 'automated test content category' })
-      .then((response) => cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
-        .its('title')
-        .should('include', 'automated test content category'));
+    cy.api_post('/content/categories', { title: 'automated test content category', description: 'automated test content category description' })
+      .then((response) => {
+        cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
+          .its('title')
+          .should('include', 'automated test content category');
+        cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
+          .its('description')
+          .should('include', 'automated test content category description');
+      });
   });
 
   it('can update a category', () => {
     cy.db_createCategory({ title: 'automated test content category', extension: 'com_content' })
-      .then((id) => cy.api_patch(`/content/categories/${id}`, { title: 'updated automated test content category' }))
-      .then((response) => cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
-        .its('title')
-        .should('include', 'updated automated test content category'));
+      .then((id) => cy.api_patch(`/content/categories/${id}`, { title: 'updated automated test content category', description: 'automated test content category description' }))
+      .then((response) => {
+        cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
+          .its('title')
+          .should('include', 'updated automated test content category');
+        cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
+          .its('description')
+          .should('include', 'automated test content category description');
+      });
   });
 });
diff --git a/tests/System/integration/api/com_newsfeed/Categories.cy.js b/tests/System/integration/api/com_newsfeed/Categories.cy.js
index 3174fb9abb1f9..3f323ceafc83b 100644
--- a/tests/System/integration/api/com_newsfeed/Categories.cy.js
+++ b/tests/System/integration/api/com_newsfeed/Categories.cy.js
@@ -5,4 +5,37 @@ describe('Test that newsfeed categories API endpoint', () => {
       .then(() => cy.api_get('/newsfeeds/categories'))
       .then((response) => cy.api_responseContains(response, 'title', 'automated test category'));
   });
+
+  it('can display a single category', () => {
+    cy.db_createCategory({ title: 'automated test feed category', extension: 'com_newsfeeds' })
+      .then((id) => cy.api_get(`/newsfeeds/categories/${id}`))
+      .then((response) => cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
+        .its('title')
+        .should('include', 'automated test feed category'));
+  });
+
+  it('can create a category', () => {
+    cy.api_post('/newsfeeds/categories', { title: 'automated test feed category', description: 'automated test feed category description' })
+      .then((response) => {
+        cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
+          .its('title')
+          .should('include', 'automated test feed category');
+        cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
+          .its('description')
+          .should('include', 'automated test feed category description');
+      });
+  });
+
+  it('can update a category', () => {
+    cy.db_createCategory({ title: 'automated test feed category', extension: 'com_newsfeeds' })
+      .then((id) => cy.api_patch(`/newsfeeds/categories/${id}`, { title: 'updated automated test feed category', description: 'automated test feed category description' }))
+      .then((response) => {
+        cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
+          .its('title')
+          .should('include', 'updated automated test feed category');
+        cy.wrap(response).its('body').its('data').its('attributes')
+          .its('description')
+          .should('include', 'automated test feed category description');
+      });
+  });
 });