diff --git a/backend/src/routes/upload.ts b/backend/src/routes/upload.ts
index 16b65b0..0008d45 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/upload.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/upload.ts
@@ -5,19 +5,28 @@ import { randomUUID } from 'crypto'
 import { pipeline } from 'stream/promises'
 
 const UPLOADS_DIR = process.env.UPLOADS_DIR ?? join(process.cwd(), 'uploads')
+const CDN_HOST    = process.env.CDN_HOST ?? 'cdn.hotelsync.ru'
 
-// Ensure uploads directory exists
-mkdirSync(UPLOADS_DIR, { recursive: true })
+const ALLOWED_FOLDERS = ['categories', 'rooms', 'hotels', 'guests'] as const
+type UploadFolder = typeof ALLOWED_FOLDERS[number]
 
 const ALLOWED_TYPES = ['image/jpeg', 'image/png', 'image/webp', 'image/gif']
 const MAX_SIZE = 10 * 1024 * 1024 // 10MB
 
+// Ensure base uploads directory exists
+mkdirSync(UPLOADS_DIR, { recursive: true })
+
 const upload: FastifyPluginAsync = async (fastify) => {
-  // POST /api/upload — upload a single image, returns { url }
+  // POST /api/upload?folder=categories — upload a single image, returns { url }
   fastify.post(
     '/api/upload',
     { onRequest: [fastify.authenticate] },
     async (request, reply) => {
+      const { folder } = request.query as { folder?: string }
+      const dir: UploadFolder = ALLOWED_FOLDERS.includes(folder as UploadFolder)
+        ? (folder as UploadFolder)
+        : 'rooms'
+
       const data = await request.file({ limits: { fileSize: MAX_SIZE } })
       if (!data) return reply.code(400).send({ error: 'No file provided' })
 
@@ -25,14 +34,16 @@ const upload: FastifyPluginAsync = async (fastify) => {
         return reply.code(400).send({ error: 'Only images allowed (jpg, png, webp, gif)' })
       }
 
-      const ext = extname(data.filename) || '.jpg'
+      const subDir = join(UPLOADS_DIR, dir)
+      mkdirSync(subDir, { recursive: true })
+
+      const ext      = extname(data.filename) || '.jpg'
       const filename = `${randomUUID()}${ext}`
-      const filepath = join(UPLOADS_DIR, filename)
+      const filepath = join(subDir, filename)
 
       await pipeline(data.file, createWriteStream(filepath))
 
-      const cdnHost = process.env.CDN_HOST ?? 'cdn.hotelsync.ru'
-      return { url: `https://${cdnHost}/${filename}` }
+      return { url: `https://${CDN_HOST}/${dir}/${filename}` }
     },
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/api.ts b/src/lib/api.ts
index 43f570e..4e8390b 100644
--- a/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -346,11 +346,11 @@ export const api = {
 
   // ── File Upload ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   upload: {
-    photo: async (file: File): Promise<string> => {
+    photo: async (file: File, folder: 'categories' | 'rooms' | 'hotels' | 'guests' = 'rooms'): Promise<string> => {
       const token = localStorage.getItem('access_token')
       const fd = new FormData()
       fd.append('file', file)
-      const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/api/upload`, {
+      const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/api/upload?folder=${folder}`, {
         method: 'POST',
         headers: token ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } : {},
         body: fd,
diff --git a/src/pages/RoomCategoriesPage.tsx b/src/pages/RoomCategoriesPage.tsx
index 2e79420..a2ca48f 100644
--- a/src/pages/RoomCategoriesPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/RoomCategoriesPage.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function CategoryForm({ category, onClose, onSave }: CategoryFormProps) {
     if (!list.length) return
     setUploading(true)
     try {
-      const urls = await Promise.all(list.map(f => api.upload.photo(f)))
+      const urls = await Promise.all(list.map(f => api.upload.photo(f, 'categories')))
       setPhotos(prev => {
         const next = [...prev, ...urls]
         setPhotoIdx(next.length - 1)