diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CategoriesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CategoriesController.php
index 6e9866f90..8a7603d05 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CategoriesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CategoriesController.php
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class CategoriesController extends Controller
 
         $categories = Category::select([
             'id',
+            'created_by',
             'created_at',
             'updated_at',
             'name', 'category_type',
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ class CategoriesController extends Controller
             'eula_text',
             'require_acceptance',
             'checkin_email',
-            'image'
+            'image',
             ])->withCount('accessories as accessories_count', 'consumables as consumables_count', 'components as components_count', 'licenses as licenses_count');
 
 
@@ -91,13 +92,33 @@ class CategoriesController extends Controller
             $categories->where('checkin_email', '=', $request->input('checkin_email'));
         }
 
+        if ($request->filled('created_by')) {
+            $categories->where('created_by', '=', $request->input('created_by'));
+        }
+
+        if ($request->filled('created_at')) {
+            $categories->where('created_at', '=', $request->input('created_at'));
+        }
+
+        if ($request->filled('updated_at')) {
+            $categories->where('updated_at', '=', $request->input('updated_at'));
+        }
+
         // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
         $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $categories->count()) ? $categories->count() : app('api_offset_value');
         $limit = app('api_limit_value');
-
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
-        $sort = in_array($request->input('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? $request->input('sort') : 'assets_count';
-        $categories->orderBy($sort, $order);
+        $sort_override =  $request->input('sort');
+        $column_sort = in_array($sort_override, $allowed_columns) ? $sort_override : 'created_at';
+
+        switch ($sort_override) {
+            case 'created_by':
+                $categories = $categories->OrderByCreatedBy($order);
+                break;
+            default:
+                $categories = $categories->orderBy($column_sort, $order);
+                break;
+        }
 
         $total = $categories->count();
         $categories = $categories->skip($offset)->take($limit)->get();
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CompaniesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CompaniesController.php
index 0d78df9ac..12508aa42 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CompaniesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CompaniesController.php
@@ -56,17 +56,29 @@ class CompaniesController extends Controller
             $companies->where('email', '=', $request->input('email'));
         }
 
+        if ($request->filled('created_by')) {
+            $companies->where('created_by', '=', $request->input('created_by'));
+        }
+
 
         // Make sure the offset and limit are actually integers and do not exceed system limits
         $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $companies->count()) ? $companies->count() : app('api_offset_value');
         $limit = app('api_limit_value');
-
-
         $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
-        $sort = in_array($request->input('sort'), $allowed_columns) ? $request->input('sort') : 'created_at';
-        $companies->orderBy($sort, $order);
+        $sort_override =  $request->input('sort');
+        $column_sort = in_array($sort_override, $allowed_columns) ? $sort_override : 'created_at';
+
+        switch ($sort_override) {
+            case 'created_by':
+                $companies = $companies->OrderByCreatedBy($order);
+                break;
+            default:
+                $companies = $companies->orderBy($column_sort, $order);
+                break;
+        }
 
         $total = $companies->count();
+
         $companies = $companies->skip($offset)->take($limit)->get();
         return (new CompaniesTransformer)->transformCompanies($companies, $total);
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Transformers/CategoriesTransformer.php b/app/Http/Transformers/CategoriesTransformer.php
index d5e1ceb51..2dd82b3b7 100644
--- a/app/Http/Transformers/CategoriesTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Transformers/CategoriesTransformer.php
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ class CategoriesTransformer
                 'consumables_count' => (int) $category->consumables_count,
                 'components_count' => (int) $category->components_count,
                 'licenses_count' => (int) $category->licenses_count,
+                'created_by' => ($category->adminuser) ? [
+                    'id' => (int) $category->adminuser->id,
+                    'name'=> e($category->adminuser->present()->fullName()),
+                ] : null,
                 'created_at' => Helper::getFormattedDateObject($category->created_at, 'datetime'),
                 'updated_at' => Helper::getFormattedDateObject($category->updated_at, 'datetime'),
             ];
diff --git a/app/Http/Transformers/CompaniesTransformer.php b/app/Http/Transformers/CompaniesTransformer.php
index fe8befc27..530df3204 100644
--- a/app/Http/Transformers/CompaniesTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Transformers/CompaniesTransformer.php
@@ -30,14 +30,18 @@ class CompaniesTransformer
                 'fax' => ($company->fax!='') ? e($company->fax): null,
                 'email' => ($company->email!='') ? e($company->email): null,
                 'image' =>   ($company->image) ? Storage::disk('public')->url('companies/'.e($company->image)) : null,
-                'created_at' => Helper::getFormattedDateObject($company->created_at, 'datetime'),
-                'updated_at' => Helper::getFormattedDateObject($company->updated_at, 'datetime'),
                 'assets_count' => (int) $company->assets_count,
                 'licenses_count' => (int) $company->licenses_count,
                 'accessories_count' => (int) $company->accessories_count,
                 'consumables_count' => (int) $company->consumables_count,
                 'components_count' => (int) $company->components_count,
                 'users_count' => (int) $company->users_count,
+                'created_by' => ($company->adminuser) ? [
+                    'id' => (int) $company->adminuser->id,
+                    'name'=> e($company->adminuser->present()->fullName()),
+                ] : null,
+                'created_at' => Helper::getFormattedDateObject($company->created_at, 'datetime'),
+                'updated_at' => Helper::getFormattedDateObject($company->updated_at, 'datetime'),
             ];
 
             $permissions_array['available_actions'] = [
diff --git a/app/Models/Category.php b/app/Models/Category.php
index f2626363f..5965404f5 100755
--- a/app/Models/Category.php
+++ b/app/Models/Category.php
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ class Category extends SnipeModel
         return $this->hasMany(\App\Models\AssetModel::class, 'category_id');
     }
 
+    public function adminuser()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(\App\Models\User::class, 'created_by');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Checks for a category-specific EULA, and if that doesn't exist,
      * checks for a settings level EULA
@@ -286,4 +291,9 @@ class Category extends SnipeModel
     {
         return $query->where('require_acceptance', '=', true);
     }
+
+    public function scopeOrderByCreatedBy($query, $order)
+    {
+        return $query->leftJoin('users as admin_sort', 'categories.created_by', '=', 'admin_sort.id')->select('categories.*')->orderBy('admin_sort.first_name', $order)->orderBy('admin_sort.last_name', $order);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/Company.php b/app/Models/Company.php
index 4bfc5c6e4..7d2fd466e 100644
--- a/app/Models/Company.php
+++ b/app/Models/Company.php
@@ -295,6 +295,12 @@ final class Company extends SnipeModel
 
     }
 
+    public function adminuser()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(\App\Models\User::class, 'created_by');
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * I legit do not know what this method does, but we can't remove it (yet).
      *
@@ -330,4 +336,13 @@ final class Company extends SnipeModel
         }
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * Query builder scope to order on the user that created it
+     */
+    public function scopeOrderByCreatedBy($query, $order)
+    {
+        return $query->leftJoin('users as admin_sort', 'companies.created_by', '=', 'admin_sort.id')->select('companies.*')->orderBy('admin_sort.first_name', $order)->orderBy('admin_sort.last_name', $order);
+    }
+
 }