diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/categories/EditCategoryPage.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/categories/EditCategoryPage.tsx
index 9576f307b5c6..5cf31b7e09e4 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/categories/EditCategoryPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/categories/EditCategoryPage.tsx
@@ -49,11 +49,15 @@ function EditCategoryPage({route}: EditCategoryPageProps) {
             if (currentCategoryName !== newCategoryName) {
                 Category.renamePolicyCategory(route.params.policyID, {oldName: currentCategoryName, newName: values.categoryName});
             }
-            Navigation.goBack(
-                isQuickSettingsFlow
-                    ? ROUTES.SETTINGS_CATEGORY_SETTINGS.getRoute(route.params.policyID, route.params.categoryName, backTo)
-                    : ROUTES.WORKSPACE_CATEGORY_SETTINGS.getRoute(route.params.policyID, route.params.categoryName),
-            );
+
+            // Ensure Onyx.update is executed before navigation to prevent UI blinking issues, affecting the category name and rate.
+            Navigation.setNavigationActionToMicrotaskQueue(() => {
+                Navigation.goBack(
+                    isQuickSettingsFlow
+                        ? ROUTES.SETTINGS_CATEGORY_SETTINGS.getRoute(route.params.policyID, route.params.categoryName, backTo)
+                        : ROUTES.WORKSPACE_CATEGORY_SETTINGS.getRoute(route.params.policyID, route.params.categoryName),
+                );
+            });
         },
         [isQuickSettingsFlow, currentCategoryName, route.params.categoryName, route.params.policyID, backTo],
     );