diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/jscript/Classification.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/jscript/Classification.java
index c89b7f45d7..2253d2080e 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/jscript/Classification.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/jscript/Classification.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
+import org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest;
 import org.alfresco.service.ServiceRegistry;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
@@ -138,6 +139,23 @@ public final class Classification extends BaseScopableProcessorExtension
         return Context.getCurrentContext().newArray(getScope(), cats);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get ordered, filtered and paged root categories in a classification.
+     * 
+     * @param aspect
+     * @param filter
+     * @param maxItems
+     * @param skipCount (offset)
+     * @return
+     */
+    public Scriptable getRootCategories(String aspect, String filter, int maxItems, int skipCount)
+    {
+        PagingRequest pagingRequest = new PagingRequest(skipCount, maxItems);
+        List<ChildAssociationRef> rootCategories = services.getCategoryService().getRootCategories(storeRef, createQName(aspect), pagingRequest, true, filter).getPage();
+        Object[] cats = buildCategoryNodes(rootCategories);
+        return Context.getCurrentContext().newArray(getScope(), cats);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the category usage count.
      * 
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/lucene/LuceneCategoryServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/lucene/LuceneCategoryServiceImpl.java
index 66a929f222..1df297a022 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/lucene/LuceneCategoryServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/lucene/LuceneCategoryServiceImpl.java
@@ -370,6 +370,11 @@ public class LuceneCategoryServiceImpl implements CategoryService
     }
 
     public PagingResults<ChildAssociationRef> getRootCategories(StoreRef storeRef, QName aspectName, PagingRequest pagingRequest, boolean sortByName)
+    {
+        return getRootCategories(storeRef, aspectName, pagingRequest, sortByName, null);
+    }
+
+    public PagingResults<ChildAssociationRef> getRootCategories(StoreRef storeRef, QName aspectName, PagingRequest pagingRequest, boolean sortByName, String filter)
     {
         final List<ChildAssociationRef> assocs = new LinkedList<ChildAssociationRef>();
         Set<NodeRef> nodeRefs = getClassificationNodes(storeRef, aspectName);
@@ -382,7 +387,7 @@ public class LuceneCategoryServiceImpl implements CategoryService
 
         OUTER: for(NodeRef nodeRef : nodeRefs)
         {
-        	Collection<ChildAssociationRef> children = getChildren(nodeRef, Mode.SUB_CATEGORIES, Depth.IMMEDIATE, sortByName, null);
+        	Collection<ChildAssociationRef> children = getChildren(nodeRef, Mode.SUB_CATEGORIES, Depth.IMMEDIATE, sortByName, filter);
         	for(ChildAssociationRef child : children)
         	{
         		count++;
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/search/CategoryService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/search/CategoryService.java
index 4c75c1c422..2a49c28adf 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/search/CategoryService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/search/CategoryService.java
@@ -116,6 +116,19 @@ public interface CategoryService
      */
     @Auditable(parameters = {"storeRef", "aspectName", "pagingRequest", "sortByName"})
     PagingResults<ChildAssociationRef> getRootCategories(StoreRef storeRef, QName aspectName, PagingRequest pagingRequest, boolean sortByName);
+    
+    /**
+     * Get a paged list of the root categories for an aspect/classification
+     * 
+     * @param storeRef
+     * @param aspectName
+     * @param pagingRequest
+     * @param sortByName
+     * @param filter
+     * @return
+     */
+    @Auditable(parameters = {"storeRef", "aspectName", "pagingRequest", "sortByName", "filter"})
+    PagingResults<ChildAssociationRef> getRootCategories(StoreRef storeRef, QName aspectName, PagingRequest pagingRequest, boolean sortByName, String filter);
 
     /**
      * Get the root categories for an aspect/classification with names that start with filter
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/lucene/ADMLuceneCategoryTest.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/lucene/ADMLuceneCategoryTest.java
index a996db28ab..7a6df0e12d 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/lucene/ADMLuceneCategoryTest.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/lucene/ADMLuceneCategoryTest.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import javax.transaction.UserTransaction;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
 import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
+import org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest;
 import org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.DictionaryDAO;
 import org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.IndexTokenisationMode;
 import org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.M2Aspect;
@@ -782,6 +783,22 @@ public class ADMLuceneCategoryTest extends TestCase
      
         
         tx.rollback();
+        
+        tx = transactionService.getUserTransaction();
+        tx.begin();
+        for ( int i=0; i<=5; i++)
+        {
+            categoryService.createRootCategory(rootNodeRef.getStoreRef(), QName.createQName(TEST_NAMESPACE, "assetClass"), "FirstTestCategory" + i);
+            categoryService.createRootCategory(rootNodeRef.getStoreRef(), QName.createQName(TEST_NAMESPACE, "assetClass"), "SecondTestCategory" + i);
+        }
+        tx.commit();
+        tx = transactionService.getUserTransaction();
+        tx.begin();
+        PagingRequest pagingRequest = new PagingRequest(10);
+        assertEquals(10,categoryService.getRootCategories(rootNodeRef.getStoreRef(),QName.createQName(TEST_NAMESPACE, "assetClass"), pagingRequest, true, null).getPage().size());
+        assertEquals(6,categoryService.getRootCategories(rootNodeRef.getStoreRef(),QName.createQName(TEST_NAMESPACE, "assetClass"), pagingRequest, true, "FirstTestCategory").getPage().size());
+        assertEquals(6,categoryService.getRootCategories(rootNodeRef.getStoreRef(),QName.createQName(TEST_NAMESPACE, "assetClass"), pagingRequest, true, "SecondTestCategory").getPage().size());
+        tx.commit();
     }
 
     /**