diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/CategoryLibrary.cpp b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/CategoryLibrary.cpp
index 7fbdc0c79ec..63ca8745277 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/CategoryLibrary.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/CategoryLibrary.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> CategoryLibrary::getCategories()
         "ContextObject",
         "Controller",
         "Engine",
+        "Exporter",
         "ForceField",
         "InteractionForceField",
         "LinearSolver",
@@ -188,6 +189,8 @@ void CategoryLibrary::getCategories(const objectmodel::BaseClass* mclass,
         v.push_back("Mapping");
     if (mclass->hasParent(DataEngine::GetClass()))
         v.push_back("Engine");
+    if (mclass->hasParent("BaseSimulationExporter"))
+        v.push_back("Exporter");
     if (mclass->hasParent(topology::TopologicalMapping::GetClass()))
         v.push_back("TopologicalMapping");
     if (mclass->hasParent(behavior::BaseMass::GetClass()))
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/CategoryLibrary.h b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/CategoryLibrary.h
index d6e3941adad..6ae3c72db49 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/CategoryLibrary.h
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/CategoryLibrary.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class SOFA_CORE_API CategoryLibrary
      *  CollisionAlgorithm, CollisionAlgorithm, CollisionAlgorithm,
      *  CollisionModel, ConfigurationSetting, ConstraintSet,
      *  ConstraintSolver, ConstraintSolver, ContextObject, Controller,
-     *  Engine, ForceField, InteractionForceField, LinearSolver, LinearSystem,
+     *  Engine, Exporter, ForceField, InteractionForceField, LinearSolver, LinearSystem,
      *  Loader, Mapping, Mass, MechanicalState, OdeSolver, OrderingMethod,
      *  ProjectiveConstraintSet, TopologicalMapping, Topology,
      *  TopologyObject, and VisualModel