diff --git a/api/components/com_categories/Controller/CategoriesController.php b/api/components/com_categories/Controller/CategoriesController.php
index 1d8f22bbbab2d..bde1eceef9597 100644
--- a/api/components/com_categories/Controller/CategoriesController.php
+++ b/api/components/com_categories/Controller/CategoriesController.php
@@ -60,21 +60,14 @@ public function displayItem($id = null)
 	 */
 	public function displayList()
 	{
-		$this->input->set('model_state', ['filter.extension' => $this->getExtensionFromInput()]);
+		$this->input->set('model_state',
+			[
+				'filter.extension' => $this->input->get('extension', $this->input->post->get('extension')),
+				'filter.published' => $this->input->get('published', $this->input->post->get('published')),
+				'filter.language'  => $this->input->get('language', $this->input->post->get('language')),
+			]
+		);
 
 		return parent::displayList();
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Get extension from input
-	 *
-	 * @return string
-	 *
-	 * @since 4.0
-	 */
-	private function getExtensionFromInput()
-	{
-		return $this->input->exists('extension') ?
-			$this->input->get('extension') : $this->input->post->get('extension');
-	}
 }