diff --git a/include/interface.h b/include/interface.h
index a33b71f78..27028493d 100644
--- a/include/interface.h
+++ b/include/interface.h
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ u32         default_dgst_pos3               (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *ha
 u32         default_dgst_size               (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra);
 u64         default_esalt_size              (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra);
 u32         default_forced_outfile_format   (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra);
+u32         default_hash_category           (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra);
 const char *default_hash_name               (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra);
 u32         default_hash_mode               (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra);
 u32         default_hash_type               (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra);
diff --git a/include/modules.h b/include/modules.h
index 374040eec..e8d2b9618 100644
--- a/include/modules.h
+++ b/include/modules.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ u32         module_dgst_pos3                (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *ha
 u32         module_dgst_size                (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra);
 u64         module_esalt_size               (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra);
 u32         module_forced_outfile_format    (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra);
+u32         module_hash_category            (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra);
 const char *module_hash_name                (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra);
 u32         module_hash_mode                (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra);
 u32         module_hash_type                (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra);
diff --git a/include/types.h b/include/types.h
index 9eaeec3c4..5f1778f63 100644
--- a/include/types.h
+++ b/include/types.h
@@ -943,6 +943,7 @@ struct hashconfig
   const char *st_hash;
   const char *st_pass;
 
+  u32         hash_category;
   const char *hash_name;
 
   const char *benchmark_mask;
@@ -2264,6 +2265,7 @@ typedef struct module_ctx
   u32         (*module_dgst_size)               (const hashconfig_t *, const user_options_t *, const user_options_extra_t *);
   u64         (*module_esalt_size)              (const hashconfig_t *, const user_options_t *, const user_options_extra_t *);
   u32         (*module_forced_outfile_format)   (const hashconfig_t *, const user_options_t *, const user_options_extra_t *);
+  u32         (*module_hash_category)           (const hashconfig_t *, const user_options_t *, const user_options_extra_t *);
   const char *(*module_hash_name)               (const hashconfig_t *, const user_options_t *, const user_options_extra_t *);
   u32         (*module_hash_mode)               (const hashconfig_t *, const user_options_t *, const user_options_extra_t *);
   u32         (*module_hash_type)               (const hashconfig_t *, const user_options_t *, const user_options_extra_t *);
@@ -2464,3 +2466,11 @@ typedef enum hash_type
   HASH_TYPE_ODF11               = 73,
 
 } hash_type_t;
+
+typedef enum hash_category
+{
+  HASH_CATEGORY_UNDEFINED = 0,
+  HASH_CATEGORY_RAW_HASH  = 1,
+
+
+} hash_category_t;
diff --git a/modules/module_01000.c b/modules/module_01000.c
index d94480d71..0c87e0107 100644
--- a/modules/module_01000.c
+++ b/modules/module_01000.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ static const u32   DGST_POS1      = 3;
 static const u32   DGST_POS2      = 2;
 static const u32   DGST_POS3      = 1;
 static const u32   DGST_SIZE      = DGST_SIZE_4_4;
+static const u32   HASH_CATEGORY  = HASH_CATEGORY_RAW_HASH;
 static const char *HASH_NAME      = "NTLM";
 static const u32   HASH_TYPE      = HASH_TYPE_MD4;
 static const u64   KERN_TYPE      = 1000;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ u32         module_dgst_pos1      (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig,
 u32         module_dgst_pos2      (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra) { return DGST_POS2;       }
 u32         module_dgst_pos3      (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra) { return DGST_POS3;       }
 u32         module_dgst_size      (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra) { return DGST_SIZE;       }
+u32         module_hash_category  (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra) { return HASH_CATEGORY;   }
 const char *module_hash_name      (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra) { return HASH_NAME;       }
 u32         module_hash_type      (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra) { return HASH_TYPE;       }
 u64         module_kern_type      (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra) { return KERN_TYPE;       }
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ void module_init (module_ctx_t *module_ctx)
   module_ctx->module_hash_encode_status       = MODULE_DEFAULT;
   module_ctx->module_hash_encode              = module_hash_encode;
   module_ctx->module_hash_mode                = MODULE_DEFAULT;
+  module_ctx->module_hash_category            = module_hash_category;
   module_ctx->module_hash_name                = module_hash_name;
   module_ctx->module_hash_type                = module_hash_type;
   module_ctx->module_hlfmt_disable            = MODULE_DEFAULT;
diff --git a/src/interface.c b/src/interface.c
index 37c4c9e70..4a61c9b49 100644
--- a/src/interface.c
+++ b/src/interface.c
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ int hashconfig_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   hashconfig->dictstat_disable        = default_dictstat_disable        (hashconfig, user_options, user_options_extra);
   hashconfig->esalt_size              = default_esalt_size              (hashconfig, user_options, user_options_extra);
   hashconfig->forced_outfile_format   = default_forced_outfile_format   (hashconfig, user_options, user_options_extra);
+  hashconfig->hash_category           = default_hash_category           (hashconfig, user_options, user_options_extra);
   hashconfig->hash_mode               = default_hash_mode               (hashconfig, user_options, user_options_extra);
   hashconfig->hash_name               = default_hash_name               (hashconfig, user_options, user_options_extra);
   hashconfig->hash_type               = default_hash_type               (hashconfig, user_options, user_options_extra);
@@ -726,6 +727,7 @@ int hashconfig_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   if (module_ctx->module_dictstat_disable         != MODULE_DEFAULT) hashconfig->dictstat_disable        = module_ctx->module_dictstat_disable         (hashconfig, user_options, user_options_extra);
   if (module_ctx->module_esalt_size               != MODULE_DEFAULT) hashconfig->esalt_size              = module_ctx->module_esalt_size               (hashconfig, user_options, user_options_extra);
   if (module_ctx->module_forced_outfile_format    != MODULE_DEFAULT) hashconfig->forced_outfile_format   = module_ctx->module_forced_outfile_format    (hashconfig, user_options, user_options_extra);
+  if (module_ctx->module_hash_category            != MODULE_DEFAULT) hashconfig->hash_category           = module_ctx->module_hash_category            (hashconfig, user_options, user_options_extra);
   if (module_ctx->module_hash_mode                != MODULE_DEFAULT) hashconfig->hash_mode               = module_ctx->module_hash_mode                (hashconfig, user_options, user_options_extra);
   if (module_ctx->module_hash_name                != MODULE_DEFAULT) hashconfig->hash_name               = module_ctx->module_hash_name                (hashconfig, user_options, user_options_extra);
   if (module_ctx->module_hash_type                != MODULE_DEFAULT) hashconfig->hash_type               = module_ctx->module_hash_type                (hashconfig, user_options, user_options_extra);
@@ -1108,6 +1110,13 @@ const char *default_hash_name (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYB
   return hash_name;
 }
 
+u32 default_hash_category (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra)
+{
+  const u32 hash_category = HASH_CATEGORY_UNDEFINED;
+
+  return hash_category;
+}
+
 u32 default_pw_min (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra)
 {
   const bool optimized_kernel = (hashconfig->opti_type & OPTI_TYPE_OPTIMIZED_KERNEL);