diff --git a/client/src/app/core/ui-services/base-filter-list.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/ui-services/base-filter-list.service.ts
index 41c20e573..3764c2f8a 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/ui-services/base-filter-list.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/ui-services/base-filter-list.service.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface OsFilterOption {
     condition: OsFilterOptionCondition;
     isActive?: boolean;
     isChild?: boolean;
+    children?: OsFilterOption[];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -54,12 +55,13 @@ export interface OsFilterIndicator {
  */
 interface HierarchyModel extends BaseViewModel {
     parent: BaseViewModel;
+    children: BaseViewModel<any>[];
 }
 
 /**
  * Define the type of a filter condition
  */
-type OsFilterOptionCondition = string | boolean | number | number[];
+export type OsFilterOptionCondition = string | boolean | number | number[];
 
 /**
  * Filter for the list view. List views can subscribe to its' dataService (providing filter definitions)
@@ -292,7 +294,16 @@ export abstract class BaseFilterListService<V extends BaseViewModel> {
                         return {
                             condition: model.id,
                             label: model.getTitle(),
-                            isChild: !!model.parent
+                            isChild: !!model.parent,
+                            children:
+                                model.children && model.children.length
+                                    ? model.children.map(child => {
+                                          return {
+                                              label: child.getTitle(),
+                                              condition: child.id
+                                          };
+                                      })
+                                    : undefined
                         };
                     });
 
@@ -373,6 +384,7 @@ export abstract class BaseFilterListService<V extends BaseViewModel> {
      */
     protected addFilterOption(filterProperty: string, option: OsFilterOption): void {
         const filter = this.filterDefinitions.find(f => f.property === filterProperty);
+
         if (filter) {
             const filterOption = filter.options.find(
                 o => typeof o !== 'string' && o.condition === option.condition
@@ -387,6 +399,12 @@ export abstract class BaseFilterListService<V extends BaseViewModel> {
                 } else {
                     filter.count += 1;
                 }
+
+                if (filterOption.children && filterOption.children.length) {
+                    for (const child of filterOption.children) {
+                        this.addFilterOption(filterProperty, child);
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -420,6 +438,12 @@ export abstract class BaseFilterListService<V extends BaseViewModel> {
                 if (filter.count) {
                     filter.count -= 1;
                 }
+
+                if (filterOption.children && filterOption.children.length) {
+                    for (const child of filterOption.children) {
+                        this.removeFilterOption(filterProperty, child);
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-category.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-category.ts
index 7854a2b08..43db386aa 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-category.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-category.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ export class ViewCategory extends BaseViewModel<Category> implements CategoryTit
         return this._parent;
     }
 
+    public get oldestParent(): ViewCategory {
+        if (!this.parent_id) {
+            return this;
+        } else {
+            return this.parent.oldestParent;
+        }
+    }
+
     public get children(): ViewCategory[] {
         return this._children || [];
     }
@@ -64,6 +72,17 @@ export class ViewCategory extends BaseViewModel<Category> implements CategoryTit
         return this.prefix ? this.prefix + ' - ' + this.name : this.name;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The amount of all motions on this category and all children
+     */
+    public get totalAmountOfMotions(): number {
+        let totalAmount = this.motions.length;
+        for (const child of this.children) {
+            totalAmount += child.totalAmountOfMotions;
+        }
+        return totalAmount;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @returns the name with all parents in brackets: "<Cat> (<CatParent>, <CatParentParent>)"
      */
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.html b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.html
index 879e7d01d..d0de72002 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.html
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
             <div class="column-state innerTable">
                 <!-- Category -->
                 <div class="ellipsis-overflow" *ngIf="motion.category">
-                    <os-icon-container icon="device_hub">
+                    <os-icon-container icon="category">
                         {{ motion.category.nameWithParentAbove }}
                     </os-icon-container>
                 </div>
@@ -169,32 +169,38 @@
 <ng-template #tiles>
     <os-grid-layout>
         <os-block-tile
-            *ngFor="let tileCategory of tileCategories"
-            (clicked)="changeToViewWithTileCategory(tileCategory)"
+            *ngFor="let tile of listTiles"
+            (clicked)="changeToViewWithTileCategory(tile)"
             [orientation]="'horizontal'"
             [only]="'title'"
             [blockType]="'node'"
-            [data]="tileCategory"
-            title="{{ tileCategory.name | translate }}"
+            [data]="tile"
+            title="{{ tile.name | translate }}"
         >
             <ng-container class="block-node">
                 <table
-                    matTooltip="{{ tileCategory.amountOfMotions }} {{ 'Motions' | translate }} – {{
-                        tileCategory.name | translate
-                    }}"
+                    matTooltip="{{ tile.amountOfMotions }} {{ 'Motions' | translate }} – {{ tile.name | translate }}"
                 >
                     <tbody>
                         <tr>
                             <td>
                                 <span
                                     class="tile-block-title"
-                                    [matBadge]="tileCategory.amountOfMotions"
+                                    [matBadge]="tile.amountOfMotions"
                                     [matBadgeColor]="'accent'"
-                                    [ngSwitch]="tileCategory.name"
+                                    [ngSwitch]="tile.name"
                                 >
                                     <span *ngSwitchCase="'Favorites'"><mat-icon>star</mat-icon></span>
                                     <span *ngSwitchCase="'No category'"><mat-icon>block</mat-icon></span>
-                                    <span *ngSwitchDefault>{{ tileCategory.prefix }}</span>
+                                    <span *ngSwitchCase="'Personal Note'"><mat-icon>speaker_notes</mat-icon></span>
+                                    <span *ngSwitchDefault>
+                                        <span *ngIf="tile.prefix">
+                                            {{ tile.prefix }}
+                                        </span>
+                                        <span *ngIf="!tile.prefix">
+                                            <mat-icon>category</mat-icon>
+                                        </span>
+                                    </span>
                                 </span>
                             </td>
                         </tr>
@@ -221,7 +227,7 @@
         </div>
         <div *ngIf="perms.isAllowed('manage') || categories.length">
             <button mat-menu-item routerLink="category">
-                <mat-icon>device_hub</mat-icon>
+                <mat-icon>category</mat-icon>
                 <span translate>Categories</span>
             </button>
         </div>
@@ -305,7 +311,7 @@
                 *ngIf="categories.length"
                 (click)="multiselectWrapper(multiselectService.setCategory(selectedRows))"
             >
-                <mat-icon>device_hub</mat-icon>
+                <mat-icon>category</mat-icon>
                 <!-- TODO: icon -->
                 <span translate>Set category</span>
             </button>
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.ts
index 29c0ff36a..1ab33d3ae 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { MotionBlockRepositoryService } from 'app/core/repositories/motions/moti
 import { MotionRepositoryService } from 'app/core/repositories/motions/motion-repository.service';
 import { WorkflowRepositoryService } from 'app/core/repositories/motions/workflow-repository.service';
 import { TagRepositoryService } from 'app/core/repositories/tags/tag-repository.service';
+import { OsFilterOptionCondition } from 'app/core/ui-services/base-filter-list.service';
 import { ConfigService } from 'app/core/ui-services/config.service';
 import { ColumnRestriction } from 'app/shared/components/list-view-table/list-view-table.component';
 import { infoDialogSettings, largeDialogSettings } from 'app/shared/utils/dialog-settings';
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ interface TileCategoryInformation {
     filter: string;
     name: string;
     prefix?: string;
-    condition: number | boolean | null;
+    condition: OsFilterOptionCondition;
     amountOfMotions: number;
 }
 
@@ -157,12 +158,11 @@ export class MotionListComponent extends BaseListViewComponent<ViewMotion> imple
      * List of `TileCategoryInformation`.
      * Necessary to not iterate over the values of the map below.
      */
-    public tileCategories: TileCategoryInformation[] = [];
+    public listTiles: TileCategoryInformation[];
 
-    /**
-     * Map of information about the categories relating to their id.
-     */
-    public informationOfMotionsInTileCategories: { [id: number]: TileCategoryInformation } = {};
+    private motionTiles: TileCategoryInformation[] = [];
+
+    private categoryTiles: TileCategoryInformation[] = [];
 
     /**
      * The verbose name for the motions.
@@ -257,34 +257,87 @@ export class MotionListComponent extends BaseListViewComponent<ViewMotion> imple
 
         this.motionRepo.getViewModelListObservable().subscribe(motions => {
             if (motions && motions.length) {
-                this.createTiles(motions);
+                this.createMotionTiles(motions);
             }
         });
     }
 
-    private createTiles(motions: ViewMotion[]): void {
-        this.informationOfMotionsInTileCategories = {};
-        for (const motion of motions) {
-            if (motion.star) {
-                this.countMotions(-1, true, 'star', 'Favorites');
-            }
+    /**
+     * Publishes the tileList
+     */
+    private createTileList(): void {
+        this.listTiles = this.categoryTiles.concat(this.motionTiles);
+    }
 
-            if (motion.category_id) {
-                this.countMotions(
-                    motion.category_id,
-                    motion.category_id,
-                    'category',
-                    motion.category.name,
-                    motion.category.prefix
-                );
+    /**
+     * Creates the tiles for categories.
+     * Filters thous without parent, sorts them by theit weight, maps them to TileInfo and publishes
+     * the result
+     */
+    private createCategoryTiles(categories: ViewCategory[]): void {
+        this.categoryTiles = categories
+            .filter(category => !category.parent_id && !!category.totalAmountOfMotions)
+            .sort((a, b) => a.weight - b.weight)
+            .map(category => {
+                return {
+                    filter: 'category',
+                    name: category.name,
+                    condition: category.id,
+                    amountOfMotions: category.totalAmountOfMotions,
+                    prefix: category.prefix
+                };
+            });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates the tiles for motions
+     * @param motions
+     */
+    private createMotionTiles(motions: ViewMotion[]): void {
+        this.motionTiles = [];
+        let favoriteMotions = 0;
+        let motionsWithNotes = 0;
+        let motionsWithoutCategory = 0;
+        const localCategories = new Set<ViewCategory>();
+
+        for (const motion of motions) {
+            if (!motion.category_id) {
+                motionsWithoutCategory++;
             } else {
-                this.countMotions(-2, null, 'category', 'No category');
+                localCategories.add(motion.category.oldestParent);
             }
+            favoriteMotions += +this.motionHasProp(motion, 'star');
+            motionsWithNotes += +this.motionHasProp(motion, 'hasNotes');
         }
 
-        this.tileCategories = Object.values(this.informationOfMotionsInTileCategories).sort((a, b) =>
-            ('' + a.prefix).localeCompare(b.prefix)
-        );
+        this.addToTileInfo('Favorites', 'star', true, favoriteMotions);
+        this.addToTileInfo('Personal Note', 'hasNote', true, motionsWithNotes);
+        this.addToTileInfo('No category', 'category', null, motionsWithoutCategory);
+
+        this.createCategoryTiles(Array.from(localCategories));
+
+        this.createTileList();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @returns true if the motion has the given prop
+     */
+    private motionHasProp(motion: ViewMotion, property: string, positive: boolean = true): boolean {
+        return !!motion[property] === positive ? true : false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Helper function to add new tile information to the tileCategories-List
+     */
+    private addToTileInfo(name: string, filter: string, condition: OsFilterOptionCondition, amount: number): void {
+        if (amount) {
+            this.motionTiles.push({
+                filter: filter,
+                name: name,
+                condition: condition,
+                amountOfMotions: amount
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -338,37 +391,6 @@ export class MotionListComponent extends BaseListViewComponent<ViewMotion> imple
         });
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Function to count the motions in their related categories.
-     *
-     * @param id The key of TileCategory in `informationOfMotionsInTileCategories` object
-     * @param condition The condition, if the tile is selected
-     * @param filter The filter, if the tile is selected
-     * @param name The title of the tile
-     * @param prefix The prefix of the category
-     */
-    private countMotions(
-        id: number,
-        condition: number | boolean | null,
-        filter: string,
-        name: string,
-        prefix?: string
-    ): void {
-        let info = this.informationOfMotionsInTileCategories[id];
-        if (info) {
-            ++info.amountOfMotions;
-        } else {
-            info = {
-                filter,
-                name,
-                condition,
-                prefix,
-                amountOfMotions: 1
-            };
-        }
-        this.informationOfMotionsInTileCategories[id] = info;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Wraps multiselect actions to close the multiselect mode or throw an error if one happens.
      *