diff --git a/android/jni/com/mapswithme/maps/bookmarks/data/BookmarkManager.cpp b/android/jni/com/mapswithme/maps/bookmarks/data/BookmarkManager.cpp
index 8059c7ee3f..bba8499927 100644
--- a/android/jni/com/mapswithme/maps/bookmarks/data/BookmarkManager.cpp
+++ b/android/jni/com/mapswithme/maps/bookmarks/data/BookmarkManager.cpp
@@ -373,7 +373,17 @@ JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL
 Java_com_mapswithme_maps_bookmarks_data_BookmarkManager_nativeGetCategoryName(
      JNIEnv * env, jobject thiz, jlong catId)
 {
-  return ToJavaString(env, frm()->GetBookmarkManager().GetCategoryName(static_cast<kml::MarkGroupId>(catId)));
+  return ToJavaString(env, frm()->GetBookmarkManager().GetCategoryName(
+                      static_cast<kml::MarkGroupId>(catId)));
+}
+
+JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL
+Java_com_mapswithme_maps_bookmarks_data_BookmarkManager_nativeGetCategoryAuthor(
+        JNIEnv * env, jobject thiz, jlong catId)
+{
+  auto const & data = frm()->GetBookmarkManager().GetCategoryData(
+    static_cast<kml::MarkGroupId>(catId));
+  return ToJavaString(env, data.m_authorName);
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
diff --git a/android/src/com/mapswithme/maps/bookmarks/data/BookmarkManager.java b/android/src/com/mapswithme/maps/bookmarks/data/BookmarkManager.java
index 207438edbe..b48efa5e78 100644
--- a/android/src/com/mapswithme/maps/bookmarks/data/BookmarkManager.java
+++ b/android/src/com/mapswithme/maps/bookmarks/data/BookmarkManager.java
@@ -450,6 +450,12 @@ public enum BookmarkManager
     return nativeIsCategoryFromCatalog(catId);
   }
 
+  @NonNull
+  private String getCategoryAuthor(long catId)
+  {
+    return nativeGetCategoryAuthor(catId);
+  }
+
   private native int nativeGetCategoriesCount();
 
   private native int nativeGetCategoryPositionById(long catId);
@@ -479,6 +485,9 @@ public enum BookmarkManager
 
   private native void nativeSetCategoryName(long catId, @NonNull String n);
 
+  @NonNull
+  private native String nativeGetCategoryAuthor(long catId);
+
   private static native void nativeLoadBookmarks();
 
   private native boolean nativeDeleteCategory(long catId);
diff --git a/map/bookmark_manager.cpp b/map/bookmark_manager.cpp
index b146bb359e..8a1d7e18f2 100644
--- a/map/bookmark_manager.cpp
+++ b/map/bookmark_manager.cpp
@@ -760,19 +760,33 @@ void BookmarkManager::ClearGroup(kml::MarkGroupId groupId)
 std::string BookmarkManager::GetCategoryName(kml::MarkGroupId categoryId) const
 {
   CHECK_THREAD_CHECKER(m_threadChecker, ());
-  return GetBmCategory(categoryId)->GetName();
+  auto const category = GetBmCategory(categoryId);
+  CHECK(category != nullptr, ());
+  return category->GetName();
 }
 
 void BookmarkManager::SetCategoryName(kml::MarkGroupId categoryId, std::string const & name)
 {
   CHECK_THREAD_CHECKER(m_threadChecker, ());
-  GetBmCategory(categoryId)->SetName(name);
+  auto category = GetBmCategory(categoryId);
+  CHECK(category != nullptr, ());
+  category->SetName(name);
 }
 
 std::string BookmarkManager::GetCategoryFileName(kml::MarkGroupId categoryId) const
 {
   CHECK_THREAD_CHECKER(m_threadChecker, ());
-  return GetBmCategory(categoryId)->GetFileName();
+  auto const category = GetBmCategory(categoryId);
+  CHECK(category != nullptr, ());
+  return category->GetFileName();
+}
+
+kml::CategoryData const & BookmarkManager::GetCategoryData(kml::MarkGroupId categoryId) const
+{
+  CHECK_THREAD_CHECKER(m_threadChecker, ());
+  auto const category = GetBmCategory(categoryId);
+  CHECK(category != nullptr, ());
+  return category->GetCategoryData();
 }
 
 kml::MarkGroupId BookmarkManager::GetCategoryId(std::string const & name) const
diff --git a/map/bookmark_manager.hpp b/map/bookmark_manager.hpp
index 4df7b40a22..f40585d31d 100644
--- a/map/bookmark_manager.hpp
+++ b/map/bookmark_manager.hpp
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ public:
 
   std::string GetCategoryName(kml::MarkGroupId categoryId) const;
   std::string GetCategoryFileName(kml::MarkGroupId categoryId) const;
+  kml::CategoryData const & GetCategoryData(kml::MarkGroupId categoryId) const;
 
   kml::MarkGroupId GetCategoryId(std::string const & name) const;