diff --git a/addons/default/visiosoft/cats-module/src/Category/CategoryRepository.php b/addons/default/visiosoft/cats-module/src/Category/CategoryRepository.php
index 363628ab3..7a07bb582 100644
--- a/addons/default/visiosoft/cats-module/src/Category/CategoryRepository.php
+++ b/addons/default/visiosoft/cats-module/src/Category/CategoryRepository.php
@@ -24,6 +24,19 @@ class CategoryRepository extends EntryRepository implements CategoryRepositoryIn
             ->orderBy('sort_order')
             ->get();
     }
+    public function getSubCatById($id)
+    {
+        $cats = $this->model->newQuery()
+            ->where('parent_category_id', $id)
+            ->get();
+
+        foreach ($cats as $cat) {
+            $subCount = $this->model->newQuery()->where('parent_category_id', $cat->id)->count();
+            $cat->hasChild = !!$subCount;
+        }
+
+        return $cats;
+    }
 
     public function getCategoriesLevel2()
     {
diff --git a/addons/default/visiosoft/cats-module/src/Category/Contract/CategoryRepositoryInterface.php b/addons/default/visiosoft/cats-module/src/Category/Contract/CategoryRepositoryInterface.php
index 55ce654a0..a7852f6fb 100644
--- a/addons/default/visiosoft/cats-module/src/Category/Contract/CategoryRepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/addons/default/visiosoft/cats-module/src/Category/Contract/CategoryRepositoryInterface.php
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ interface CategoryRepositoryInterface extends EntryRepositoryInterface
 
     public function getCategoryById($id);
 
+    public function getSubCatById($id);
+
     public function findBySlug($slug);
 
     public function getParentCategoryById($id);