diff --git a/.changeset/lemon-poems-join.md b/.changeset/lemon-poems-join.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80f13ad53e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lemon-poems-join.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@medusajs/medusa": patch
+---
+
+fix(medusa): update default admin query with product categories
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/products/index.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/products/index.ts
index 68391429b6..1645a74766 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/products/index.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/products/index.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,18 @@ export const defaultAdminProductRemoteQueryObject = {
     fields: ["title", "handle", "id", "created_at", "updated_at", "deleted_at"],
   },
 
+  categories: {
+    fields: [
+      "id",
+      "name",
+      "description",
+      "handle",
+      "is_active",
+      "is_internal",
+      "parent_category_id",
+    ],
+  },
+
   options: {
     fields: [
       "id",
@@ -503,4 +515,3 @@ export * from "./set-metadata"
 export * from "./update-option"
 export * from "./update-product"
 export * from "./update-variant"
-