diff --git a/src/services/status_notifier/item.cpp b/src/services/status_notifier/item.cpp
index 42847399..7b3bb3cf 100644
--- a/src/services/status_notifier/item.cpp
+++ b/src/services/status_notifier/item.cpp
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ DBusResult<Status::Enum> DBusDataTransform<Status::Enum>::fromWire(const QString
 
 DBusResult<Category::Enum> DBusDataTransform<Category::Enum>::fromWire(const QString& wire) {
 	if (wire == "ApplicationStatus") return DBusResult(Category::ApplicationStatus);
+	if (wire == "Communications") return DBusResult(Category::Communications);
 	if (wire == "SystemServices") return DBusResult(Category::SystemServices);
 	if (wire == "Hardware") return DBusResult(Category::Hardware);
 
diff --git a/src/services/status_notifier/item.hpp b/src/services/status_notifier/item.hpp
index cd3bfaba..1c28364a 100644
--- a/src/services/status_notifier/item.hpp
+++ b/src/services/status_notifier/item.hpp
@@ -44,13 +44,15 @@ Q_NAMESPACE;
 QML_ELEMENT;
 
 enum Enum : quint8 {
-	/// The fallback category for general applications or anything that does
-	/// not fit into a different category.
-	ApplicationStatus = 0,
+	/// Hardware controls like battery indicators or volume control.
+	Hardware = 0,
 	/// System services such as IMEs or disk indexing.
 	SystemServices = 1,
-	/// Hardware controls like battery indicators or volume control.
-	Hardware = 2,
+	/// The fallback category for general applications or anything that does
+	/// not fit into a different category.
+	ApplicationStatus = 2,
+	/// Communication related applications such as instant messengers or email clients.
+	Communications = 3,
 };
 Q_ENUM_NS(Enum);
 } // namespace Category
diff --git a/src/services/status_notifier/qml.cpp b/src/services/status_notifier/qml.cpp
index 15231ff6..5f865c44 100644
--- a/src/services/status_notifier/qml.cpp
+++ b/src/services/status_notifier/qml.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "qml.hpp"
 
+#include <qnamespace.h>
 #include <qobject.h>
 
 #include "../../core/model.hpp"
@@ -28,9 +29,6 @@ void SystemTray::onItemRegistered(StatusNotifierItem* item) {
 void SystemTray::onItemUnregistered(StatusNotifierItem* item) { this->mItems.removeObject(item); }
 ObjectModel<StatusNotifierItem>* SystemTray::items() { return &this->mItems; }
 
-bool SystemTray::compareItems(
-    qs::service::sni::StatusNotifierItem* a,
-    qs::service::sni::StatusNotifierItem* b
-) {
-	return a->category() > b->category() || a->id().compare(b->id(), Qt::CaseInsensitive) >= 0;
+bool SystemTray::compareItems(StatusNotifierItem* a, StatusNotifierItem* b) {
+	return a->category() < b->category() || a->id().compare(b->id(), Qt::CaseInsensitive) >= 0;
 }