diff --git a/include/section_init.inc.php b/include/section_init.inc.php
index d311b5043..2f751864e 100644
--- a/include/section_init.inc.php
+++ b/include/section_init.inc.php
@@ -613,6 +613,14 @@ elseif ('search'==$page['section'])
 {
   $page['meta_robots']=array('noindex'=>1, 'nofollow'=>1);
 }
+elseif ('categories' == $page['section'])
+{
+  if (isset($page['combined_categories']))
+  {
+    $page['meta_robots'] = array('noindex'=>1, 'nofollow'=>1);
+  }
+}
+
 if ( $filter['enabled'] )
 {
   $page['meta_robots']['noindex']=1;
diff --git a/themes/default/template/menubar_related_categories.tpl b/themes/default/template/menubar_related_categories.tpl
index 302421c60..fea1ccfa5 100644
--- a/themes/default/template/menubar_related_categories.tpl
+++ b/themes/default/template/menubar_related_categories.tpl
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
   {/if}
     <li>
   {if isset($cat.TITLE)}
-      <a href="{if isset($cat.url)}{$cat.url}{/if}" title="{$cat.TITLE}">{$cat.name}</a>
+      <a href="{if isset($cat.url)}{$cat.url}{/if}" title="{$cat.TITLE}" rel="nofollow">{$cat.name}</a>
   {else}
-      <a href="{if isset($cat.url)}{$cat.url}{/if}">{$cat.name}</a>
+      <a href="{if isset($cat.url)}{$cat.url}{/if}" rel="nofollow">{$cat.name}</a>
   {/if}
   {if isset($cat.count_images) and $cat.count_images > 0}
       <span class="badge" title="{$cat.count_images|translate_dec:'%d photo':'%d photos'}">{$cat.count_images}</span>