diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/Account.js b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/Account.js
index 7e204540a087523b54ff7948ebd1a18cf1c79537..874bb5f824e36574fd1d70904e4ee42e5fb5ebb5 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/Account.js
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/Account.js
@@ -1706,7 +1706,7 @@ class AccountInternal extends React.PureComponent {
         {
           op: 'set',
           field: 'category',
-          value: null,
+          value: transactions[0].category,
           type: 'id',
         },
       ],
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/886.md b/upcoming-release-notes/886.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d7899a5d5145ef1d0ec97dfa8921b6d8cfde6eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/886.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Bugfix
+authors: [shall0pass]
+---
+
+Fill category field when selecting 'Create rule' from accounts screen