diff --git a/src/api/main_simple.py b/src/api/main_simple.py
index 78d4d94..94cd2c7 100644
--- a/src/api/main_simple.py
+++ b/src/api/main_simple.py
@@ -557,7 +557,11 @@ def _build_sub_capture(content: bytes, filename: str, entry: dict,
             {
                 "device_name": m.device_name,
                 "manufacturer": m.manufacturer,
-                "category": m.match_details.get("predicted_category"),
+                # Per-device category is that device's own catalog category
+                # (e.g. an Acurite sensor stays "Weather Sensor"). The overall
+                # ML call lives in the top-level `device_category` field.
+                "category": m.match_details.get("device_category")
+                or m.match_details.get("predicted_category"),
                 "confidence": m.confidence,
                 "method": m.match_method,
                 "details": m.match_details,
diff --git a/src/matcher/engine.py b/src/matcher/engine.py
index ef36cbd..144c68b 100644
--- a/src/matcher/engine.py
+++ b/src/matcher/engine.py
@@ -87,7 +87,14 @@ class SignatureMatcher:
                     manufacturer=device_match.manufacturer or "Unknown",
                     confidence=device_match.confidence,
                     match_method=device_match.match_method,
-                    match_details=device_match.details
+                    # Preserve each device's own catalog category so the API can
+                    # surface it per-device (e.g. an Acurite sensor stays
+                    # "Weather Sensor"); the ML overall call remains in the
+                    # match_details' predicted_category.
+                    match_details={
+                        **device_match.details,
+                        "device_category": device_match.category,
+                    }
                 ))
 
             return match_results