diff --git a/openslides/motions/static/js/motions/pdf.js b/openslides/motions/static/js/motions/pdf.js
index 070918641..084ef2f04 100644
--- a/openslides/motions/static/js/motions/pdf.js
+++ b/openslides/motions/static/js/motions/pdf.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ angular.module('OpenSlidesApp.motions.pdf', ['OpenSlidesApp.core.pdf'])
                 }
 
                 // category
-                if (motion.category) {
+                if (params.include.category && motion.category) {
                     metaTableBody.push([
                         {
                             text: gettextCatalog.getString('Category') + ':',
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ angular.module('OpenSlidesApp.motions.pdf', ['OpenSlidesApp.core.pdf'])
                         margin: [0, 0, 0, 20],
                         layout: '{{motion-placeholder-to-insert-functions-here}}'
                     };
+                    params.include.metatable = true;
                     return metaTable;
                 } else {
                     return {};
@@ -329,11 +330,13 @@ angular.module('OpenSlidesApp.motions.pdf', ['OpenSlidesApp.core.pdf'])
 
             // motion title
             var motionTitle = function() {
-                if (params.include.text && !motion.isParagraphBasedAmendment()) {
+                if (params.include.metatable && params.include.text && !motion.isParagraphBasedAmendment()) {
                     return [{
                         text: titlePlain,
                         style: 'heading3'
                     }];
+                } else {
+                    return {};
                 }
             };
 
diff --git a/openslides/motions/static/js/motions/site.js b/openslides/motions/static/js/motions/site.js
index 19fe7be53..ecb02d566 100644
--- a/openslides/motions/static/js/motions/site.js
+++ b/openslides/motions/static/js/motions/site.js
@@ -852,10 +852,17 @@ angular.module('OpenSlidesApp.motions.site', [
                         disabled = {};
                     }
                     var options = [
-                        {name: gettextCatalog.getString('State'), id: 'state', disabled: disabled.state},
                         {name: gettextCatalog.getString('Submitters'), id: 'submitters', disabled: disabled.submitters},
+                        {name: gettextCatalog.getString('State'), id: 'state', disabled: disabled.state},
                         {name: gettextCatalog.getString('Voting result'), id: 'votingresult', disabled: disabled.votingResult}
                     ];
+                    if (_.some(motions, function (motion) { return motion.category; })) {
+                        options.push({
+                            name: gettextCatalog.getString('Category'),
+                            id: 'category',
+                            disabled: disabled.category,
+                        });
+                    }
                     if (_.some(motions, function (motion) { return motion.motionBlock; })) {
                         options.push({
                             name: gettextCatalog.getString('Motion block'),