diff --git a/api/app/account/models.py b/api/app/account/models.py
index 5380f19..a3866a3 100644
--- a/api/app/account/models.py
+++ b/api/app/account/models.py
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@ from uuid import UUID, uuid4
 from enum import Enum
 
 from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel, select
+from pydantic import Field as PydField
 
 from category.models import CategoryRead
 
 
 class AccountType(Enum):
-
     Asset = "Asset"                # < Denotes a generic asset account.
     Checkings = "Checkings"            # < Standard checking account
     Savings = "Savings"              # < Typical savings account
     Cash = "Cash"                 # < Denotes a shoe-box or pillowcase stuffed with cash
+
     Liability = "Liability"  # < Denotes a generic liability account.
     CreditCard = "CreditCard"           # < Credit card accounts
     Loan = "Loan"                 # < Loan and mortgage accounts (liability)
@@ -69,10 +70,19 @@ class Account(AccountBaseId, table=True):
         session.commit()
 
 class AccountRead(AccountBaseId):
-    default_category: CategoryRead
+    # default_category: CategoryRead
+    pass
 
 class AccountWrite(AccountBase):
-    pass
+    default_category_id: UUID = PydField(default=None, json_schema_extra={
+        "foreign_key": {
+            "reference": {
+                "resource": "categories",
+                "schema": "CategoryRead",
+                "label": "name"
+            }
+        }
+    })
 
 class AccountCreate(AccountWrite):
     pass
diff --git a/gui/app/src/common/crud/crud-form.tsx b/gui/app/src/common/crud/crud-form.tsx
index e437996..b38b478 100644
--- a/gui/app/src/common/crud/crud-form.tsx
+++ b/gui/app/src/common/crud/crud-form.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import validator from "@rjsf/validator-ajv8";
 import Form from "@rjsf/mui";
+import { RegistryWidgetsType } from "@rjsf/utils";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { jsonschemaProvider } from "../../providers/jsonschema-provider";
 import { useForm } from "@refinedev/core";
+//import TextWidget from "@rjsf/core/src/components/widgets/TextWidget";
+import CrudTextWidget from "./widgets/crud-text-widget";
 
 type Props = {
     schemaName: string,
@@ -11,6 +14,8 @@ type Props = {
     //onSubmit: (data: IChangeEvent, event: FormEvent<any>) => void
 }
 
+const customWidgets: RegistryWidgetsType = { TextWidget: CrudTextWidget };
+
 export const CrudForm: React.FC<Props> = ({schemaName, resource, id}) => {
   const { onFinish, query, formLoading } = useForm({
     resource: resource,
@@ -47,6 +52,7 @@ export const CrudForm: React.FC<Props> = ({schemaName, resource, id}) => {
       onSubmit={(e) => onFinish(e.formData)}
       validator={validator}
       omitExtraData={true}
+      widgets={customWidgets}
     />
   )
 }
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diff --git a/gui/app/src/common/crud/widgets/crud-text-widget.tsx b/gui/app/src/common/crud/widgets/crud-text-widget.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..094ce65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/app/src/common/crud/widgets/crud-text-widget.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import TextWidget from "@rjsf/core/lib/components/widgets/TextWidget";
+import {FormContextType, getTemplate, RJSFSchema, StrictRJSFSchema, WidgetProps} from "@rjsf/utils";
+
+import {ForeignKeyWidget} from "./foreign-key";
+
+
+export default function CrudTextWidget<T = any, S extends StrictRJSFSchema = RJSFSchema, F extends FormContextType = any>(
+  props: WidgetProps<T, S, F>
+) {
+  if (props.schema.hasOwnProperty("foreign_key")) {
+    return (<ForeignKeyWidget {...props} />);
+  }else {
+    return (<CrudTextWidget {...props} />);
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/gui/app/src/common/crud/widgets/foreign-key.tsx b/gui/app/src/common/crud/widgets/foreign-key.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..756ebc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/app/src/common/crud/widgets/foreign-key.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { RJSFSchema, UiSchema, WidgetProps, RegistryWidgetsType } from '@rjsf/utils';
+import validator from '@rjsf/validator-ajv8';
+import {Autocomplete, AutocompleteRenderInputParams, debounce} from "@mui/material";
+import {useAutocomplete} from "@refinedev/mui";
+import { Controller } from "react-hook-form";
+import {useState, useEffect, useCallback} from "react";
+import TextField from "@mui/material/TextField";
+import {axiosInstance} from "@refinedev/simple-rest";
+import {useList} from "@refinedev/core";
+
+export const ForeignKeyWidget = (props: WidgetProps) => {
+  const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState("");
+  const [selectedValue, setSelectedValue] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const resource = props.schema.foreign_key.reference.resource
+
+  const { data, isLoading } = useList({
+    resource: resource,
+    pagination: { current: 1, pageSize: 10 },
+    sorters: [{ field: "name", order: "asc" }],
+    filters: [{ field: "name", operator: "contains", value: "input" }],
+  });
+
+  const options = data?.data || [];
+
+  // const fetchOptions = async (input: string) => {
+  //   try {
+  //
+  //   } catch (error) {
+  //     console.error("Error fetching options:", error);
+  //   }
+  // };
+
+  // // Debounced version of the fetch function
+  // const debouncedFetch = useCallback(debounce(fetchOptions, 300), []);
+  // // Trigger fetch whenever the inputValue changes
+  // useEffect(() => {
+  //   if (inputValue) {
+  //     debouncedFetch(inputValue);
+  //   } else {
+  //     setOptions([]); // Clear options when input is empty
+  //   }
+  // }, [inputValue, debouncedFetch]);
+
+
+  return (
+    <Autocomplete
+      value={selectedValue}
+      onChange={(event, newValue) => setSelectedValue(String(newValue))}
+      inputValue={inputValue}
+      onInputChange={(event, newInputValue) => setInputValue(newInputValue)}
+      options={options}
+      getOptionLabel={(option) => option.name}
+      loading={isLoading}
+      renderInput={(params) => (
+        <TextField {...params} label="Search" variant="outlined" />
+      )}
+    />
+  );
+};
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