diff --git a/src/main/java/com/uspray/uspray/exception/ErrorStatus.java b/src/main/java/com/uspray/uspray/exception/ErrorStatus.java
index 5c268734..896a462f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/uspray/uspray/exception/ErrorStatus.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/uspray/uspray/exception/ErrorStatus.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public enum ErrorStatus {
   INVALID_TOKEN_INFO_EXCEPTION(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "토큰 혹은 만료시간 설정이 잘못되었습니다."),
   SENDER_RECEIVER_SAME_EXCEPTION(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "자신에게는 기도제목을 공유할 수 없습니다."),
   CATEGORY_ALREADY_EXIST_EXCEPTION(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "이미 존재하는 카테고리입니다."),
+  CATEGORY_LIMIT_EXCEPTION(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "카테고리는 최대 7개까지 생성 가능합니다."),
 
   /*
    * 401 UNAUTHORIZED
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/uspray/uspray/infrastructure/CategoryRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/uspray/uspray/infrastructure/CategoryRepository.java
index 7578e3e5..e7d8245f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/uspray/uspray/infrastructure/CategoryRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/uspray/uspray/infrastructure/CategoryRepository.java
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ public interface CategoryRepository extends JpaRepository<Category, Long> {
   Category getCategoryById(Long categoryId);
 
   boolean existsCategoryByNameAndMember(String name, Member member);
+
+  int countCategoryByMember(Member member);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/uspray/uspray/service/CategoryService.java b/src/main/java/com/uspray/uspray/service/CategoryService.java
index bc74d245..dc75156c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/uspray/uspray/service/CategoryService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/uspray/uspray/service/CategoryService.java
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ public CategoryResponseDto createCategory(String username,
       throw new NotFoundException(ErrorStatus.CATEGORY_ALREADY_EXIST_EXCEPTION,
           ErrorStatus.CATEGORY_ALREADY_EXIST_EXCEPTION.getMessage());
     }
+    if (categoryRepository.countCategoryByMember(member) > 7) {
+      throw new NotFoundException(ErrorStatus.CATEGORY_LIMIT_EXCEPTION,
+          ErrorStatus.CATEGORY_LIMIT_EXCEPTION.getMessage());
+    }
     Category category = categoryRequestDto.toEntity(member);
     categoryRepository.save(category);
     return CategoryResponseDto.of(category);