diff --git a/assets/languages/strings_de.arb b/assets/languages/strings_de.arb
index 7ed95d199..a2227dc18 100644
--- a/assets/languages/strings_de.arb
+++ b/assets/languages/strings_de.arb
@@ -444,8 +444,10 @@
   "transactionBuy": "Kauf",
   "transactionHistory": "Transaktionshistorie",
   "transactionPending": "In Bearbeitung",
+  "transactionReceived": "Empfangen",
   "transactions": "Transaktionen",
   "transactionSell": "Verkauf",
+  "transactionSent": "Gesendet",
   "transactionWaitingForPayment": "Warte auf Zahlung",
   "twoFa": "2-Faktor Authentifizierung",
   "twoFaCodeRequired": "Code ist erforderlich",
diff --git a/assets/languages/strings_en.arb b/assets/languages/strings_en.arb
index 44db6efe9..b89ba9b10 100644
--- a/assets/languages/strings_en.arb
+++ b/assets/languages/strings_en.arb
@@ -444,8 +444,10 @@
   "transactionBuy": "Buy",
   "transactionHistory": "Transaction history",
   "transactionPending": "Processing",
+  "transactionReceived": "Received",
   "transactions": "Transactions",
   "transactionSell": "Sell",
+  "transactionSent": "Sent",
   "transactionWaitingForPayment": "Waiting for payment",
   "twoFa": "Two-factor authentication",
   "twoFaCodeRequired": "Code is required",
diff --git a/lib/models/dfx_transaction.dart b/lib/models/dfx_transaction.dart
index 58e582c23..db5f81fbf 100644
--- a/lib/models/dfx_transaction.dart
+++ b/lib/models/dfx_transaction.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class DfxTransaction extends Transaction {
     required super.amount,
     required super.asset,
     required super.type,
+    super.category,
     required super.note,
     required super.data,
     required super.timestamp,
diff --git a/lib/models/transaction.dart b/lib/models/transaction.dart
index 0b5b247ae..97f74a34b 100644
--- a/lib/models/transaction.dart
+++ b/lib/models/transaction.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,28 @@ import 'package:realunit_wallet/packages/service/transaction_history_service.dar
 
 enum TransactionTypes { transfer, genericContractCall, tokenTransfer, savingsAdd, savingsRemove }
 
+/// Business classification of a REALU transfer, resolved by the API (decision authority):
+/// the Brokerbot as counterparty marks a share purchase or sale, everything else is a plain
+/// token movement. Unknown or missing values stay null, so the UI falls back to the
+/// direction-based labels used before the category existed.
+enum TransferCategory {
+  purchase('purchase'),
+  sale('sale'),
+  transferIn('transferIn'),
+  transferOut('transferOut');
+
+  final String value;
+  const TransferCategory(this.value);
+
+  static TransferCategory? fromValue(String? value) {
+    if (value == null) return null;
+    return TransferCategory.values.cast<TransferCategory?>().firstWhere(
+          (e) => e?.value == value,
+          orElse: () => null,
+        );
+  }
+}
+
 /// Transaction with on-chain metadata
 class Transaction {
   final int height;
@@ -13,6 +35,7 @@ class Transaction {
   final BigInt amount;
   final Asset asset;
   final TransactionTypes type;
+  final TransferCategory? category;
   final String? note;
   final String? data;
   final DateTime timestamp;
@@ -26,6 +49,7 @@ class Transaction {
     required this.amount,
     required this.asset,
     required this.type,
+    this.category,
     required this.note,
     required this.data,
     required this.timestamp,
diff --git a/lib/packages/repository/transaction_repository.dart b/lib/packages/repository/transaction_repository.dart
index 2d9335b30..1c0f83d02 100644
--- a/lib/packages/repository/transaction_repository.dart
+++ b/lib/packages/repository/transaction_repository.dart
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class TransactionRepository {
     transaction.amount.toRadixString(16),
     transaction.asset.id,
     transaction.type.index,
+    transaction.category?.value ?? '',
     transaction.note ?? '',
     transaction.data ?? '',
     transaction.timestamp,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ class TransactionRepository {
     amount: transaction.amount.toRadixString(16),
     asset: transaction.asset.id,
     type: transaction.type.index,
+    category: transaction.category?.value ?? '',
     note: transaction.note ?? '',
     data: transaction.data ?? '',
     timeStamp: transaction.timestamp,
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ class TransactionRepository {
             amount: BigInt.parse(txData.amount, radix: 16),
             asset: asset,
             type: txType,
+            category: TransferCategory.fromValue(txData.category),
             note: txData.note,
             data: txData.data,
             timestamp: txData.timeStamp,
@@ -125,6 +128,7 @@ class TransactionRepository {
           amount: BigInt.parse(txData.amount, radix: 16),
           asset: asset,
           type: txType,
+          category: TransferCategory.fromValue(txData.category),
           note: txData.note,
           data: txData.data,
           timestamp: txData.timeStamp,
@@ -203,6 +207,7 @@ class TransactionRepository {
                   amount: BigInt.parse(transactionData.amount, radix: 16),
                   asset: asset,
                   type: txType,
+                  category: TransferCategory.fromValue(transactionData.category),
                   note: transactionData.note,
                   data: transactionData.data,
                   timestamp: transactionData.timeStamp,
@@ -219,6 +224,7 @@ class TransactionRepository {
                   amount: BigInt.parse(transactionData.amount, radix: 16),
                   asset: asset,
                   type: txType,
+                  category: TransferCategory.fromValue(transactionData.category),
                   note: transactionData.note,
                   data: transactionData.data,
                   timestamp: transactionData.timeStamp,
diff --git a/lib/packages/service/dfx/models/history/dto/account_history_dto.dart b/lib/packages/service/dfx/models/history/dto/account_history_dto.dart
index e4c3d905e..cadd091b9 100644
--- a/lib/packages/service/dfx/models/history/dto/account_history_dto.dart
+++ b/lib/packages/service/dfx/models/history/dto/account_history_dto.dart
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ class HistoryEventDto {
   final DateTime timestamp;
   final String txHash;
   final TransferDto? transfer;
+  final String? category;
 
   const HistoryEventDto({
     required this.timestamp,
     required this.txHash,
     this.transfer,
+    this.category,
   });
 
   factory HistoryEventDto.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ class HistoryEventDto {
       transfer: json['transfer'] != null
           ? TransferDto.fromJson(json['transfer'] as Map<String, dynamic>)
           : null,
+      category: json['category'] as String?,
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/packages/service/transaction_history_service.dart b/lib/packages/service/transaction_history_service.dart
index 2212fa5d9..3d5fd1d89 100644
--- a/lib/packages/service/transaction_history_service.dart
+++ b/lib/packages/service/transaction_history_service.dart
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class TransactionHistoryService extends DFXAuthService {
           amount: BigInt.parse(transfer.value),
           asset: appStore.apiConfig.asset,
           type: TransactionTypes.tokenTransfer,
+          category: TransferCategory.fromValue(entry.category),
           note: '',
           data: null,
           timestamp: entry.timestamp,
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ class TransactionHistoryService extends DFXAuthService {
           amount: BigInt.parse(transfer.value),
           asset: appStore.apiConfig.asset,
           type: TransactionTypes.tokenTransfer,
+          category: TransferCategory.fromValue(entry.category),
           note: '',
           data: null,
           timestamp: entry.timestamp,
diff --git a/lib/packages/storage/database.dart b/lib/packages/storage/database.dart
index 7247fcdbf..45c1aca7a 100644
--- a/lib/packages/storage/database.dart
+++ b/lib/packages/storage/database.dart
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class AppDatabase extends _$AppDatabase {
   AppDatabase.forTesting(super.executor);
 
   @override
-  int get schemaVersion => 2;
+  int get schemaVersion => 3;
 
   @override
   MigrationStrategy get migration => MigrationStrategy(
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ class AppDatabase extends _$AppDatabase {
       if (from < 2) {
         await m.createTable(dfxTransactionDetails);
       }
+      if (from < 3) {
+        await m.addColumn(transactions, transactions.category);
+      }
     },
   );
 
diff --git a/lib/packages/storage/transaction_storage.dart b/lib/packages/storage/transaction_storage.dart
index adc53e5d6..b83f13b90 100644
--- a/lib/packages/storage/transaction_storage.dart
+++ b/lib/packages/storage/transaction_storage.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ extension TransactionStorage on AppDatabase {
     String amount,
     int asset,
     int type,
+    String category,
     String note,
     String data,
     DateTime timeStamp,
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ extension TransactionStorage on AppDatabase {
       amount: amount,
       asset: asset,
       type: type,
+      category: Value(category),
       note: note,
       data: data,
       timeStamp: timeStamp,
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ extension TransactionStorage on AppDatabase {
     String? amount,
     int? asset,
     int? type,
+    String? category,
     String? note,
     String? data,
     DateTime? timeStamp,
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ extension TransactionStorage on AppDatabase {
       amount: Value.absentIfNull(amount),
       asset: Value.absentIfNull(asset),
       type: Value.absentIfNull(type),
+      category: Value.absentIfNull(category),
       note: Value.absentIfNull(note),
       data: Value.absentIfNull(data),
       timeStamp: Value.absentIfNull(timeStamp),
@@ -156,6 +160,10 @@ class Transactions extends Table {
 
   IntColumn get type => integer()(); // coverage:ignore-line
 
+  // Business category of the transfer as delivered by the API ('' = uncategorized, legacy
+  // rows and events without a category). Added in schema v3.
+  TextColumn get category => text().withDefault(const Constant(''))(); // coverage:ignore-line
+
   TextColumn get note => text()(); // coverage:ignore-line
 
   TextColumn get data => text()(); // coverage:ignore-line
diff --git a/lib/screens/dashboard/widgets/transaction_row.dart b/lib/screens/dashboard/widgets/transaction_row.dart
index cb2b412c4..b558d86f8 100644
--- a/lib/screens/dashboard/widgets/transaction_row.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/dashboard/widgets/transaction_row.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:realunit_wallet/models/transaction.dart';
 import 'package:realunit_wallet/styles/colors.dart';
 import 'package:realunit_wallet/styles/icons.dart';
 import 'package:realunit_wallet/widgets/hide_amount_text.dart';
+import 'package:realunit_wallet/widgets/transaction_title_label.dart';
 
 class TransactionRow extends StatelessWidget {
   final Transaction transaction;
@@ -77,11 +78,8 @@ class TransactionRow extends StatelessWidget {
                         crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
                         children: [
                           Text(
-                            _isOutbound
-                                ? S.of(context).transactionSell
-                                : S.of(context).transactionBuy,
-                            style: const TextStyle(
-                              fontSize: 16,
+                            transactionTitleLabel(context, transaction, isOutbound: _isOutbound),
+                            style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.bodyLarge?.copyWith(
                               fontWeight: FontWeight.w600,
                               height: 20 / 16,
                             ),
diff --git a/lib/screens/transaction_history/widgets/transaction_history_row.dart b/lib/screens/transaction_history/widgets/transaction_history_row.dart
index da3382ea6..33d4e9877 100644
--- a/lib/screens/transaction_history/widgets/transaction_history_row.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/transaction_history/widgets/transaction_history_row.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_bloc/flutter_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:intl/intl.dart';
 import 'package:open_file/open_file.dart';
-import 'package:realunit_wallet/generated/i18n.dart';
 import 'package:realunit_wallet/models/transaction.dart';
 import 'package:realunit_wallet/packages/service/dfx/real_unit_pdf_service.dart';
 import 'package:realunit_wallet/screens/settings/bloc/settings_bloc.dart';
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ import 'package:realunit_wallet/screens/transaction_history/cubits/receipt/trans
 import 'package:realunit_wallet/setup/di.dart';
 import 'package:realunit_wallet/styles/colors.dart';
 import 'package:realunit_wallet/widgets/hide_amount_text.dart';
+import 'package:realunit_wallet/widgets/transaction_title_label.dart';
 
 class TransactionHistoryRow extends StatelessWidget {
   final Transaction transaction;
@@ -101,9 +101,8 @@ class TransactionHistoryRowView extends StatelessWidget {
                       crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
                       children: [
                         Text(
-                          isOutbound ? S.of(context).transactionSell : S.of(context).transactionBuy,
-                          style: const TextStyle(
-                            fontSize: 16,
+                          transactionTitleLabel(context, transaction, isOutbound: isOutbound),
+                          style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.bodyLarge?.copyWith(
                             fontWeight: FontWeight.w600,
                             height: 20 / 16,
                           ),
diff --git a/lib/widgets/transaction_title_label.dart b/lib/widgets/transaction_title_label.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..897f63815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/widgets/transaction_title_label.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
+import 'package:realunit_wallet/generated/i18n.dart';
+import 'package:realunit_wallet/models/dfx_transaction.dart';
+import 'package:realunit_wallet/models/transaction.dart';
+
+/// Resolves the list title of a transaction.
+///
+/// DFX-backed transactions (bank buys and sells) keep the direction-based Buy/Sell labels.
+/// For pure on-chain transfers the API-provided [TransferCategory] decides: Brokerbot
+/// counterparty means a share purchase or sale, everything else is a plain received/sent
+/// token movement. Without a category (legacy rows, older API) the previous direction-based
+/// labels remain, so nothing breaks while backend and app roll out independently.
+String transactionTitleLabel(BuildContext context, Transaction transaction, {required bool isOutbound}) {
+  final s = S.of(context);
+
+  if (transaction is! DfxTransaction) {
+    switch (transaction.category) {
+      case TransferCategory.purchase:
+        return s.transactionBuy;
+      case TransferCategory.sale:
+        return s.transactionSell;
+      case TransferCategory.transferIn:
+        return s.transactionReceived;
+      case TransferCategory.transferOut:
+        return s.transactionSent;
+      case null:
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return isOutbound ? s.transactionSell : s.transactionBuy;
+}
diff --git a/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/dashboard_hidden_amounts.png b/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/dashboard_hidden_amounts.png
index 214c26bc5..edc1c2256 100644
Binary files a/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/dashboard_hidden_amounts.png and b/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/dashboard_hidden_amounts.png differ
diff --git a/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/dashboard_recent_transactions.png b/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/dashboard_recent_transactions.png
index 006cbc517..bd44cd284 100644
Binary files a/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/dashboard_recent_transactions.png and b/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/dashboard_recent_transactions.png differ
diff --git a/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/handbook_persona_dca.png b/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/handbook_persona_dca.png
index ee1c22e4b..2ad2def13 100644
Binary files a/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/handbook_persona_dca.png and b/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/handbook_persona_dca.png differ
diff --git a/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/handbook_persona_lump.png b/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/handbook_persona_lump.png
index 0f089fe28..3d1c649e8 100644
Binary files a/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/handbook_persona_lump.png and b/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/handbook_persona_lump.png differ
diff --git a/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/handbook_persona_mix.png b/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/handbook_persona_mix.png
index 91b0e4e33..9498ad2eb 100644
Binary files a/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/handbook_persona_mix.png and b/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/handbook_persona_mix.png differ
diff --git a/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/handbook_persona_scale.png b/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/handbook_persona_scale.png
index 6aa7b2e2d..08d8f1787 100644
Binary files a/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/handbook_persona_scale.png and b/test/goldens/screens/dashboard/goldens/macos/handbook_persona_scale.png differ
diff --git a/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/goldens/macos/transaction_history_page_list.png b/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/goldens/macos/transaction_history_page_list.png
index 727e916b9..0e11855fa 100644
Binary files a/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/goldens/macos/transaction_history_page_list.png and b/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/goldens/macos/transaction_history_page_list.png differ
diff --git a/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/goldens/macos/transaction_history_row_receipt_failure.png b/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/goldens/macos/transaction_history_row_receipt_failure.png
index 30277a55e..97306966e 100644
Binary files a/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/goldens/macos/transaction_history_row_receipt_failure.png and b/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/goldens/macos/transaction_history_row_receipt_failure.png differ
diff --git a/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/goldens/macos/transaction_history_row_receipt_loading.png b/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/goldens/macos/transaction_history_row_receipt_loading.png
index 369aae906..c40a717e3 100644
Binary files a/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/goldens/macos/transaction_history_row_receipt_loading.png and b/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/goldens/macos/transaction_history_row_receipt_loading.png differ
diff --git a/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/goldens/macos/transaction_history_transfer_labels.png b/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/goldens/macos/transaction_history_transfer_labels.png
index d5ff10cbd..37dca3983 100644
Binary files a/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/goldens/macos/transaction_history_transfer_labels.png and b/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/goldens/macos/transaction_history_transfer_labels.png differ
diff --git a/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/transaction_history_transfer_labels_golden_test.dart b/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/transaction_history_transfer_labels_golden_test.dart
index 4f2f92a94..c34715721 100644
--- a/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/transaction_history_transfer_labels_golden_test.dart
+++ b/test/goldens/screens/transaction_history/transaction_history_transfer_labels_golden_test.dart
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ import 'package:realunit_wallet/screens/transaction_history/transaction_history_
 
 import '../../../helper/helper.dart';
 
-// Pins direction-only labels (inbound → Kauf, outbound → Verkauf) so a
-// follow-up PR can recategorise the same four rows and replace the same
-// `transaction_history_transfer_labels` PNG for a pixel before/after.
+// Recategorises the #967 baseline under the same fileName
+// `transaction_history_transfer_labels`: the four rows stay in place, but
+// inbound 10 is now Empfangen (transferIn) instead of Kauf, so GitHub's
+// pixel-diff shows Kauf/Empfangen/Gesendet/Verkauf.
 
 class _MockTransactionHistoryFilterCubit
     extends MockCubit<TransactionHistoryFilterState>
@@ -39,8 +40,12 @@ void main() {
   final transactionRepository = _MockTransactionRepository();
 
   // decimals of realUnitAsset is 0 → amounts are plain share counts.
-  // Direction alone drives the title today; no TransferCategory on this branch.
-  Transaction inbound(String txId, int shares, DateTime timestamp) =>
+  Transaction inbound(
+    String txId,
+    int shares,
+    DateTime timestamp, {
+    TransferCategory? category,
+  }) =>
       Transaction(
         height: 200,
         txId: txId,
@@ -50,12 +55,18 @@ void main() {
         amount: BigInt.from(shares),
         asset: realUnitAsset,
         type: TransactionTypes.tokenTransfer,
+        category: category,
         note: null,
         data: null,
         timestamp: timestamp,
       );
 
-  Transaction outbound(String txId, int shares, DateTime timestamp) =>
+  Transaction outbound(
+    String txId,
+    int shares,
+    DateTime timestamp, {
+    TransferCategory? category,
+  }) =>
       Transaction(
         height: 199,
         txId: txId,
@@ -65,21 +76,37 @@ void main() {
         amount: BigInt.from(shares),
         asset: realUnitAsset,
         type: TransactionTypes.tokenTransfer,
+        category: category,
         note: null,
         data: null,
         timestamp: timestamp,
       );
 
-  // Same four rows the fix PR will recategorise (order + timestamps fixed).
   final transactions = <Transaction>[
-    // looks like Kauf; later PR: purchase
-    inbound('0xtx1', 100, DateTime.utc(2026, 5, 20, 10, 30)),
-    // THE BUG (Bojan); later PR: transferIn / Empfangen
-    inbound('0xtx2', 10, DateTime.utc(2026, 5, 19, 12)),
-    // looks like Verkauf; later PR: transferOut / Gesendet
-    outbound('0xtx3', 10, DateTime.utc(2026, 5, 18, 14)),
-    // looks like Verkauf; later PR: sale
-    outbound('0xtx4', 20, DateTime.utc(2026, 5, 15, 9, 15)),
+    inbound(
+      '0xtx1',
+      100,
+      DateTime.utc(2026, 5, 20, 10, 30),
+      category: TransferCategory.purchase,
+    ),
+    inbound(
+      '0xtx2',
+      10,
+      DateTime.utc(2026, 5, 19, 12),
+      category: TransferCategory.transferIn,
+    ),
+    outbound(
+      '0xtx3',
+      10,
+      DateTime.utc(2026, 5, 18, 14),
+      category: TransferCategory.transferOut,
+    ),
+    outbound(
+      '0xtx4',
+      20,
+      DateTime.utc(2026, 5, 15, 9, 15),
+      category: TransferCategory.sale,
+    ),
   ];
 
   final pinnedClock = Clock.fixed(DateTime.utc(2026, 5, 23));
@@ -124,7 +151,7 @@ void main() {
         );
 
     goldenTest(
-      'inbound from an external wallet labelled Kauf',
+      'API category labels purchase, received, sent, sale',
       fileName: 'transaction_history_transfer_labels',
       constraints: phoneConstraints,
       builder: () {
diff --git a/test/packages/service/dfx/models/history/account_history_dto_test.dart b/test/packages/service/dfx/models/history/account_history_dto_test.dart
index 963471624..70f7b4bca 100644
--- a/test/packages/service/dfx/models/history/account_history_dto_test.dart
+++ b/test/packages/service/dfx/models/history/account_history_dto_test.dart
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ void main() {
 
       expect(dto.transfer, isNull);
     });
+
+    test('parses a string category', () {
+      final dto = HistoryEventDto.fromJson({
+        'timestamp': '2026-05-15T10:00:00Z',
+        'txHash': '0xabc',
+        'category': 'transferIn',
+      });
+
+      expect(dto.category, 'transferIn');
+    });
   });
 
   group('$AccountHistoryDto.fromJson', () {
diff --git a/test/packages/service/transaction_history_service_sync_test.dart b/test/packages/service/transaction_history_service_sync_test.dart
index 5f7c4751d..a08634672 100644
--- a/test/packages/service/transaction_history_service_sync_test.dart
+++ b/test/packages/service/transaction_history_service_sync_test.dart
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Map<String, dynamic> _historyEntry({
   String to = _wallet,
   String value = '1000000',
   String timestamp = '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+  String? category,
 }) =>
     {
       'timestamp': timestamp,
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ Map<String, dynamic> _historyEntry({
         'to': to,
         'value': value,
       },
+      if (category != null) 'category': category,
     };
 
 Map<String, dynamic> _accountHistory(List<Map<String, dynamic>> events) => {
@@ -170,9 +172,48 @@ void main() {
       ).captured.single as Transaction;
       expect(captured.txId, '0xabc');
       expect(captured.amount, BigInt.from(1000000));
+      expect(captured.category, isNull);
       verifyNever(() => txRepo.insertDfxTransaction(any()));
     });
 
+    test('carries the API transfer category into the stored transaction', () async {
+      final client = MockClient((request) async {
+        if (request.url.path.endsWith('/history')) {
+          return http.Response(
+            jsonEncode(_accountHistory([_historyEntry(txHash: '0xabc', category: 'transferIn')])),
+            200,
+          );
+        }
+        return http.Response('[]', 200);
+      });
+
+      await build(client).apiBasedSync();
+
+      final captured = verify(
+        () => txRepo.insertTransaction(captureAny()),
+      ).captured.single as Transaction;
+      expect(captured.category, TransferCategory.transferIn);
+    });
+
+    test('ignores an unknown category value instead of failing the sync', () async {
+      final client = MockClient((request) async {
+        if (request.url.path.endsWith('/history')) {
+          return http.Response(
+            jsonEncode(_accountHistory([_historyEntry(txHash: '0xabc', category: 'somethingNew')])),
+            200,
+          );
+        }
+        return http.Response('[]', 200);
+      });
+
+      await build(client).apiBasedSync();
+
+      final captured = verify(
+        () => txRepo.insertTransaction(captureAny()),
+      ).captured.single as Transaction;
+      expect(captured.category, isNull);
+    });
+
     test('inserts a DFX-enriched transaction when /v1/transaction has a matching id', () async {
       final client = MockClient((request) async {
         if (request.url.path.endsWith('/history')) {
diff --git a/test/packages/storage/database_migration_test.dart b/test/packages/storage/database_migration_test.dart
index 6409031be..01c1d1c51 100644
--- a/test/packages/storage/database_migration_test.dart
+++ b/test/packages/storage/database_migration_test.dart
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   group('AppDatabase schema', () {
-    test('schema version is 2', () {
-      expect(db.schemaVersion, 2);
+    test('schema version is 3', () {
+      expect(db.schemaVersion, 3);
     });
 
     test('creates all expected tables on fresh database', () async {
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ void main() {
         0,
         '',
         '',
+        '',
         DateTime.now(),
       );
 
@@ -94,17 +95,17 @@ void main() {
       expect(tables, isNotEmpty);
     });
 
-    test('onUpgrade from v1 → v2 creates the dfx_transaction_details table', () async {
-      // Simulate a pre-v2 database: drop the dfx_transaction_details
-      // table (added in v2) and then drive the migration manually via
-      // the strategy exposed by `AppDatabase.migration`. After
-      // onUpgrade(1, 2) the table must exist again, exercising the
-      // `from < 2` branch in the migration callback.
+    test('onUpgrade from v1 → v3 creates the dfx table and the category column', () async {
+      // Simulate a pre-v2 database: drop the dfx_transaction_details table (added in v2)
+      // and the transactions.category column (added in v3), then drive the migration
+      // manually via the strategy exposed by `AppDatabase.migration`. After
+      // onUpgrade(1, 3) both must exist again, exercising both `from <` branches.
       await db.customStatement('DROP TABLE dfx_transaction_details');
+      await db.customStatement('ALTER TABLE transactions DROP COLUMN category');
 
       final strategy = db.migration;
       final migrator = Migrator(db);
-      await strategy.onUpgrade(migrator, 1, 2);
+      await strategy.onUpgrade(migrator, 1, 3);
 
       final rows = await db
           .customSelect(
@@ -112,19 +113,32 @@ void main() {
           )
           .get();
       expect(rows, hasLength(1));
+
+      final columns = await db.customSelect("PRAGMA table_info('transactions')").get();
+      expect(columns.map((r) => r.read<String>('name')), contains('category'));
     });
 
-    test('onUpgrade does nothing when starting at v2 or later', () async {
-      // The `if (from < 2)` guard means an upgrade from v2 → v3 (a
-      // future version) must NOT try to recreate the table. We assert
-      // that by leaving the table in place and running the callback,
-      // which would throw "table already exists" if the guard
-      // regressed.
+    test('onUpgrade from v2 → v3 adds the category column with its default', () async {
+      await db.customStatement('ALTER TABLE transactions DROP COLUMN category');
+
       final strategy = db.migration;
       final migrator = Migrator(db);
-      // from == 2 → guard short-circuits, no SQL executed.
       await strategy.onUpgrade(migrator, 2, 3);
 
+      final columns = await db.customSelect("PRAGMA table_info('transactions')").get();
+      expect(columns.map((r) => r.read<String>('name')), contains('category'));
+    });
+
+    test('onUpgrade does nothing when starting at v3 or later', () async {
+      // The `if (from <` guards mean an upgrade from v3 → v4 (a future
+      // version) must NOT try to recreate the table or the column. We
+      // assert that by leaving both in place and running the callback,
+      // which would throw "already exists" if a guard regressed.
+      final strategy = db.migration;
+      final migrator = Migrator(db);
+      // from == 3 → guards short-circuit, no SQL executed.
+      await strategy.onUpgrade(migrator, 3, 4);
+
       final rows = await db
           .customSelect(
             "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='dfx_transaction_details'",
diff --git a/test/packages/storage/dfx_transaction_storage_test.dart b/test/packages/storage/dfx_transaction_storage_test.dart
index db1bd5370..6fa9da91c 100644
--- a/test/packages/storage/dfx_transaction_storage_test.dart
+++ b/test/packages/storage/dfx_transaction_storage_test.dart
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ void main() {
     0,
     '',
     '',
+    '',
     DateTime.utc(2025, 1, 1),
   );
 
diff --git a/test/packages/storage/transaction_storage_test.dart b/test/packages/storage/transaction_storage_test.dart
index a0cba132b..283d41e5a 100644
--- a/test/packages/storage/transaction_storage_test.dart
+++ b/test/packages/storage/transaction_storage_test.dart
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ void main() {
           0,
           '',
           '',
+          '',
           DateTime.utc(2025, 1, 1),
         );
         // One row for a different asset → must be excluded.
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ void main() {
           0,
           '',
           '',
+          '',
           DateTime.utc(2025, 1, 1),
         );
 
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ void main() {
       type,
       '',
       '',
+      '',
       DateTime.utc(2025, 1, 1),
     );
 
@@ -110,6 +113,30 @@ void main() {
       expect(rows.map((r) => r.txId), ['tx-sender']);
     });
 
+    test('persists the transfer category and defaults it to empty', () async {
+      await db.insertTransactions(
+        1,
+        'tx-cat',
+        chainId,
+        checksummed,
+        other,
+        '0xff',
+        assetId,
+        2,
+        'transferIn',
+        '',
+        '',
+        DateTime.utc(2025, 1, 1),
+      );
+
+      final row = await db.getTransaction('tx-cat');
+      expect(row!.category, 'transferIn');
+
+      await insert('tx-nocat', checksummed, other, 2);
+      final plain = await db.getTransaction('tx-nocat');
+      expect(plain!.category, '');
+    });
+
     test('watchTransfersOfAssets matches a checksummed receiver', () async {
       await insert('tx-receiver', other, checksummed, 2);
 
diff --git a/test/widgets/transaction_title_label_test.dart b/test/widgets/transaction_title_label_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5592db143
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/widgets/transaction_title_label_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:realunit_wallet/generated/i18n.dart';
+import 'package:realunit_wallet/models/asset.dart';
+import 'package:realunit_wallet/models/dfx_transaction.dart';
+import 'package:realunit_wallet/models/transaction.dart';
+import 'package:realunit_wallet/widgets/transaction_title_label.dart';
+
+import '../helper/helper.dart';
+
+const _wallet = '0x000000000000000000000000000000000000bEEF';
+const _other = '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000001234';
+
+const _asset = Asset(chainId: 1, address: '0xToken', name: 'RealUnit', symbol: 'REALU', decimals: 0);
+
+Transaction _tx({TransferCategory? category, String sender = _other, String receiver = _wallet}) => Transaction(
+      height: 1,
+      txId: '0xabc',
+      chainId: 1,
+      senderAddress: sender,
+      receiverAddress: receiver,
+      amount: BigInt.from(20),
+      asset: _asset,
+      type: TransactionTypes.tokenTransfer,
+      category: category,
+      note: '',
+      data: null,
+      timestamp: DateTime.utc(2026, 9, 1),
+    );
+
+DfxTransaction _dfxTx({
+  TransferCategory? category,
+  String sender = _wallet,
+  String receiver = _other,
+}) =>
+    DfxTransaction(
+      dfxId: 42,
+      height: 1,
+      txId: '0xabc',
+      chainId: 1,
+      senderAddress: sender,
+      receiverAddress: receiver,
+      amount: BigInt.from(20),
+      asset: _asset,
+      type: TransactionTypes.tokenTransfer,
+      category: category,
+      note: '',
+      data: null,
+      timestamp: DateTime.utc(2026, 9, 1),
+    );
+
+void main() {
+  Future<(S, String)> label(WidgetTester tester, Transaction tx, {required bool isOutbound}) async {
+    late S s;
+    late String result;
+    await tester.pumpApp(Builder(
+      builder: (context) {
+        s = S.of(context);
+        result = transactionTitleLabel(context, tx, isOutbound: isOutbound);
+        return const SizedBox.shrink();
+      },
+    ));
+    return (s, result);
+  }
+
+  group('transactionTitleLabel', () {
+    testWidgets('labels a Brokerbot purchase as a buy', (tester) async {
+      final (sBuy, buy) = await label(tester, _tx(category: TransferCategory.purchase), isOutbound: false);
+      final (sSale, sale) = await label(
+        tester,
+        _tx(category: TransferCategory.sale, sender: _wallet, receiver: _other),
+        isOutbound: true,
+      );
+      expect(buy, sBuy.transactionBuy);
+      expect(sale, sSale.transactionSell);
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('labels plain transfers as received/sent, not as buy/sell', (tester) async {
+      final (s, received) = await label(tester, _tx(category: TransferCategory.transferIn), isOutbound: false);
+      final (_, sent) = await label(
+        tester,
+        _tx(category: TransferCategory.transferOut, sender: _wallet, receiver: _other),
+        isOutbound: true,
+      );
+      expect(received, s.transactionReceived);
+      expect(sent, s.transactionSent);
+      expect(received, isNot(s.transactionBuy));
+      expect(sent, isNot(s.transactionSell));
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('falls back to direction labels without a category (legacy rows, older API)',
+        (tester) async {
+      final (s, inbound) = await label(tester, _tx(), isOutbound: false);
+      expect(inbound, s.transactionBuy);
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('keeps direction labels for DFX-backed transactions regardless of category',
+        (tester) async {
+      final (s, outbound) = await label(
+        tester,
+        _dfxTx(category: TransferCategory.purchase),
+        isOutbound: true,
+      );
+      expect(outbound, s.transactionSell);
+    });
+  });
+}