diff --git a/src/cmap/data/glasbey/record.json b/src/cmap/data/glasbey/record.json
index a317073c8..c370531e4 100644
--- a/src/cmap/data/glasbey/record.json
+++ b/src/cmap/data/glasbey/record.json
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
   ],
   "colormaps": {
     "glasbey": {
-      "category": "miscellaneous",
-      "data": "cmap.data.glasbey.prebuilt:glasbey"
+      "category": "qualitative",
+      "data": "cmap.data.glasbey.prebuilt:glasbey",
+      "interpolation": false
     }
   },
   "license": "CC0",
diff --git a/tests/test_glasbey.py b/tests/test_glasbey.py
index 4b427df59..f061c6aab 100644
--- a/tests/test_glasbey.py
+++ b/tests/test_glasbey.py
@@ -38,3 +38,12 @@ def test_glasbey_create_palette(
             grid_size=grid_size,
             cvd_severity=cvd_severity,
         )
+
+
+def test_glasbey_is_qualitative() -> None:
+    """Glasbey's palette is 256 maximally distinct categories, not a ramp."""
+    from cmap import Colormap
+
+    cm = Colormap("glasbey:glasbey")
+    assert cm.category == "qualitative"
+    assert cm.interpolation == "nearest"