diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Policy/Category.ts b/src/libs/actions/Policy/Category.ts
index ae8ed41f22c5..a1828c92216d 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Policy/Category.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Policy/Category.ts
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ function createPolicyCategory(policyID: string, categoryName: string) {
 }
 
 function renamePolicyCategory(policyID: string, policyCategory: {oldName: string; newName: string}) {
-    const policyCategoryToUpdate = allPolicyCategories?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_CATEGORIES}${policyID}`]?.[policyCategory.oldName] ?? {};
+    const policyCategoryToUpdate = allPolicyCategories?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_CATEGORIES}${policyID}`]?.[policyCategory.oldName];
 
     const onyxData: OnyxData = {
         optimisticData: [
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ function renamePolicyCategory(policyID: string, policyCategory: {oldName: string
                         name: policyCategory.newName,
                         pendingAction: CONST.RED_BRICK_ROAD_PENDING_ACTION.UPDATE,
                         pendingFields: {
+                            ...(policyCategoryToUpdate?.pendingFields ?? {}),
                             name: CONST.RED_BRICK_ROAD_PENDING_ACTION.UPDATE,
                         },
                         previousCategoryName: policyCategory.oldName,
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ function renamePolicyCategory(policyID: string, policyCategory: {oldName: string
                         errors: null,
                         pendingAction: null,
                         pendingFields: {
+                            ...(policyCategoryToUpdate?.pendingFields ?? {}),
                             name: null,
                         },
                     },