diff --git a/cmd/csaf_checker/processor.go b/cmd/csaf_checker/processor.go
index 1728e9c..edf92b7 100644
--- a/cmd/csaf_checker/processor.go
+++ b/cmd/csaf_checker/processor.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ type processor struct {
 	badDirListings       topicMessages
 	badROLIEfeed         topicMessages
 	badROLIEservice      topicMessages
+	badROLIEcategory     topicMessages
 
 	expr *util.PathEval
 }
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ func (p *processor) clean() {
 	p.badDirListings.reset()
 	p.badROLIEfeed.reset()
 	p.badROLIEservice.reset()
+	p.badROLIEcategory.reset()
 	p.labelChecker = nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/csaf_checker/reporters.go b/cmd/csaf_checker/reporters.go
index 85b1acd..c9d9ed9 100644
--- a/cmd/csaf_checker/reporters.go
+++ b/cmd/csaf_checker/reporters.go
@@ -358,8 +358,18 @@ func (r *rolieServiceReporter) report(p *processor, domain *Domain) {
 // documents by certain criteria
 // and sets the "message" field value
 // of the "Requirement" struct as a result of that.
-func (r *rolieCategoryReporter) report(_ *processor, _ *Domain) {
-	// TODO
+func (r *rolieCategoryReporter) report(p *processor, domain *Domain) {
+	req := r.requirement(domain)
+	if !p.badROLIEcategory.used() {
+		req.message(InfoType, "No checks on the existence of ROLIE category documents performed.")
+		return
+	}
+	if len(p.badROLIEcategory) == 0 {
+		req.message(InfoType, "All checked ROLIE category documents exist.")
+		return
+	}
+	req.Messages = p.badROLIEcategory
+
 }
 
 func (r *integrityReporter) report(p *processor, domain *Domain) {
diff --git a/cmd/csaf_checker/roliecheck.go b/cmd/csaf_checker/roliecheck.go
index 41e257b..30ac49d 100644
--- a/cmd/csaf_checker/roliecheck.go
+++ b/cmd/csaf_checker/roliecheck.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/csaf-poc/csaf_distribution/v2/csaf"
 	"github.com/csaf-poc/csaf_distribution/v2/util"
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ func (p *processor) processROLIEFeeds(feeds [][]csaf.Feed) error {
 			}
 
 			label := tlpLabel(feed.TLPLabel)
+			p.categoryCheck(feedBase, label)
 
 			p.labelChecker = &rolieLabelChecker{
 				feedURL:    feedURL.String(),
@@ -265,6 +267,26 @@ func containsAllKeys[K comparable, V any](m1, m2 map[K]V) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func (p *processor) categoryCheck(folderURL string, label csaf.TLPLabel) error {
+	labelname := strings.ToLower(string(label))
+	urlrc := folderURL + "category-" + labelname + ".json"
+
+	p.badROLIEcategory.use()
+	client := p.httpClient()
+	res, err := client.Get(urlrc)
+	if err != nil {
+		p.badROLIEcategory.error("Cannot fetch rolie category document %s: %v", urlrc, err)
+		return errContinue
+	}
+	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		p.badROLIEcategory.warn("Fetching %s failed. Status code %d (%s)",
+			urlrc, res.StatusCode, res.Status)
+		return errContinue
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (p *processor) serviceCheck(feeds [][]csaf.Feed) error {
 	// service category document should be next to the pmd
 	pmdURL, err := url.Parse(p.pmdURL)