diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0df83c03a2..d09ed46dbf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ These changes are available on the `master` branch, but have not yet been releas
 - Fixed `Guild.create_test_entitlement()` and `User.create_test_entitlement()` using the
   guild/user ID instead of the application ID.
   ([#2595](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2595))
+- Fixed commands with `BucketType.cagegory` cooldown causing issues in private channels.
+  ([#2603](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2603))
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/cooldowns.py b/discord/ext/commands/cooldowns.py
index 55792aba36..6e58d37f7a 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/cooldowns.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/cooldowns.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from collections import deque
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Deque, TypeVar
 
+import discord.abc
 from discord.enums import Enum
 
 from ...abc import PrivateChannel
@@ -69,7 +70,12 @@ def get_key(self, msg: Message) -> Any:
         elif self is BucketType.member:
             return (msg.guild and msg.guild.id), msg.author.id
         elif self is BucketType.category:
-            return (msg.channel.category or msg.channel).id  # type: ignore
+            return (
+                msg.channel.category.id
+                if isinstance(msg.channel, discord.abc.GuildChannel)
+                and msg.channel.category
+                else msg.channel.id
+            )
         elif self is BucketType.role:
             # we return the channel id of a private-channel as there are only roles in guilds
             # and that yields the same result as for a guild with only the @everyone role