diff --git a/matrix/mautrix-discord/no-category-spaces.patch b/matrix/mautrix-discord/no-category-spaces.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca6f67a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matrix/mautrix-discord/no-category-spaces.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+diff --git a/portal.go b/portal.go
+index 25e0dc2..7a14a3d 100644
+--- a/portal.go
++++ b/portal.go
+@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func (portal *Portal) CreateMatrixRoom(user *User, channel *discordgo.Channel) e
+ 
+ 	creationContent := make(map[string]interface{})
+ 	if portal.Type == discordgo.ChannelTypeGuildCategory {
+-		creationContent["type"] = event.RoomTypeSpace
++		return nil
+ 	}
+ 	if !portal.bridge.Config.Bridge.FederateRooms {
+ 		creationContent["m.federate"] = false
+@@ -1777,11 +1777,7 @@ func (portal *Portal) UpdateParent(parentID string) bool {
+ 	}
+ 	portal.log.Debugfln("Updating parent ID %q -> %q", portal.ParentID, parentID)
+ 	portal.ParentID = parentID
+-	if portal.ParentID != "" {
+-		portal.Parent = portal.bridge.GetPortalByID(database.NewPortalKey(parentID, ""), discordgo.ChannelTypeGuildCategory)
+-	} else {
+-		portal.Parent = nil
+-	}
++	portal.Parent = nil
+ 	return true
+ }
+