diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index d5cefaa76..266562bc3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ Added
   did before v0.8.0.
 - New `:rl-unix-filename-rubout` command which is similar to readline's
   `unix-filename-rubout`.
+- New `fonts -> completion.category` setting to customize the font used for
+  completion category headers.
 
 Changed
 ~~~~~~~
diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index 3a8000c7c..96d246334 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ Contributors, sorted by the number of commits in descending order:
 * error800
 * Liam BEGUIN
 * skinnay
+* nanjekyejoannah
 * Zach-Button
 * Tomasz Kramkowski
 * Ismail S
diff --git a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
index d12fa472f..0b75d1fc0 100644
--- a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@
 |Setting|Description
 |<<fonts-_monospace,_monospace>>|Default monospace fonts.
 |<<fonts-completion,completion>>|Font used in the completion widget.
+|<<fonts-completion.category,completion.category>>|Font used in the completion categories.
 |<<fonts-tabbar,tabbar>>|Font used in the tab bar.
 |<<fonts-statusbar,statusbar>>|Font used in the statusbar.
 |<<fonts-downloads,downloads>>|Font used for the downloadbar.
@@ -2100,6 +2101,12 @@ Font used in the completion widget.
 
 Default: +pass:[8pt ${_monospace}]+
 
+[[fonts-completion.category]]
+=== completion.category
+Font used in the completion categories.
+
+Default: +pass:[bold ${completion}]+
+
 [[fonts-tabbar]]
 === tabbar
 Font used in the tab bar.
diff --git a/qutebrowser/completion/completiondelegate.py b/qutebrowser/completion/completiondelegate.py
index ab7b3ad88..d63658cc3 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/completion/completiondelegate.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/completion/completiondelegate.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class CompletionItemDelegate(QStyledItemDelegate):
             else:
                 self._doc.setPlainText(self._opt.text)
         else:
-            self._doc.setHtml('<b>{}</b>'.format(html.escape(self._opt.text)))
+            self._doc.setHtml(html.escape(self._opt.text))
 
     def _draw_focus_rect(self):
         """Draw the focus rectangle of an ItemViewItem."""
diff --git a/qutebrowser/completion/completionwidget.py b/qutebrowser/completion/completionwidget.py
index 80e87dbe4..1ac49f28a 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/completion/completionwidget.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/completion/completionwidget.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class CompletionView(QTreeView):
                 {{ color['completion.category.border.top'] }};
             border-bottom: 1px solid
                 {{ color['completion.category.border.bottom'] }};
+            font: {{ font['completion.category'] }};
         }
 
         QTreeView::item:selected, QTreeView::item:selected:hover {
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
index 9506b2f70..4898c7ab1 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
@@ -1244,6 +1244,10 @@ def data(readonly=False):
              SettingValue(typ.Font(), DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE + ' ${_monospace}'),
              "Font used in the completion widget."),
 
+            ('completion.category',
+              SettingValue(typ.Font(), 'bold ${completion}'),
+             "Font used in the completion categories."),
+
             ('tabbar',
              SettingValue(typ.QtFont(), DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE + ' ${_monospace}'),
              "Font used in the tab bar."),