diff --git a/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/services/categories.service.spec.ts b/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/services/categories.service.spec.ts
index 0fcc7589b82c..0b04fd7260ed 100644
--- a/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/services/categories.service.spec.ts
+++ b/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/services/categories.service.spec.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe('CategoriesService', () => {
         const inode = 'inode-identifier';
         spectator.service.getChildren(inode).subscribe();
         spectator.expectOne(
-            `${API_URL}/children?inode=${inode}&per_page=${ITEMS_PER_PAGE}&direction=ASC&showChildrenCount=true`,
+            `${API_URL}/children?inode=${inode}&per_page=${ITEMS_PER_PAGE}&direction=ASC&parentList=true&showChildrenCount=true`,
             HttpMethod.GET
         );
     });
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('CategoriesService', () => {
         const filter = 'query';
         spectator.service.getChildren(inode, { filter }).subscribe();
         spectator.expectOne(
-            `${API_URL}/children?inode=${inode}&per_page=${ITEMS_PER_PAGE}&direction=ASC&filter=${filter}&allLevels=true`,
+            `${API_URL}/children?inode=${inode}&per_page=${ITEMS_PER_PAGE}&direction=ASC&parentList=true&filter=${filter}&allLevels=true`,
 
             HttpMethod.GET
         );
diff --git a/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/services/categories.service.ts b/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/services/categories.service.ts
index a3a3b2964925..2d1163f95342 100644
--- a/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/services/categories.service.ts
+++ b/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/services/categories.service.ts
@@ -21,13 +21,15 @@ export interface GetChildrenParams {
     showChildrenCount: boolean;
     filter?: string;
     allLevels?: boolean;
+    parentList?: boolean;
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_PARAMS: Omit<GetChildrenParams, 'inode'> = {
     per_page: 7000,
     direction: 'ASC',
     showChildrenCount: true,
-    allLevels: false
+    allLevels: false,
+    parentList: true
 };
 
 /**
@@ -90,7 +92,8 @@ export class CategoriesService {
         let httpParams = new HttpParams()
             .set('inode', params.inode)
             .set('per_page', params.per_page.toString())
-            .set('direction', params.direction);
+            .set('direction', params.direction)
+            .set('parentList', params.parentList);
 
         if (!params.filter) {
             // No add showChildrenCount when we use filter
diff --git a/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/store/content-category-field.store.ts b/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/store/content-category-field.store.ts
index 7517ce64d67f..4b2363429754 100644
--- a/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/store/content-category-field.store.ts
+++ b/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/store/content-category-field.store.ts
@@ -295,27 +295,21 @@ export const CategoryFieldStore = signalStore(
                         return categoryService.getChildren(categoryInode).pipe(
                             tapResponse({
                                 next: (newCategories) => {
+                                    const changes: Partial<CategoryFieldState> = {
+                                        categories: removeEmptyArrays([
+                                            ...store.categories(),
+                                            newCategories
+                                        ]),
+                                        state: ComponentStatus.LOADED
+                                    };
                                     if (event) {
-                                        patchState(store, {
-                                            categories: removeEmptyArrays([
-                                                ...store.categories(),
-                                                newCategories
-                                            ]),
-                                            state: ComponentStatus.LOADED,
-                                            keyParentPath: [
-                                                ...store.keyParentPath(),
-                                                event.item.key
-                                            ]
-                                        });
-                                    } else {
-                                        patchState(store, {
-                                            categories: removeEmptyArrays([
-                                                ...store.categories(),
-                                                newCategories
-                                            ]),
-                                            state: ComponentStatus.LOADED
-                                        });
+                                        changes.keyParentPath = [
+                                            ...store.keyParentPath(),
+                                            event.item.key
+                                        ];
                                     }
+
+                                    patchState(store, changes);
                                 },
                                 error: () => {
                                     // TODO: Add Error Handler
diff --git a/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/utils/category-field.utils.spec.ts b/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/utils/category-field.utils.spec.ts
index 911fc813c050..4460829b522e 100644
--- a/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/utils/category-field.utils.spec.ts
+++ b/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/utils/category-field.utils.spec.ts
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ describe('CategoryFieldUtils', () => {
             const item: DotCategoryFieldKeyValueObj = {
                 key: CATEGORY_LEVEL_1[1].key,
                 value: CATEGORY_LEVEL_1[1].categoryName,
-                inode: CATEGORY_LEVEL_1[1].inode
+                inode: CATEGORY_LEVEL_1[1].inode,
+                path: ''
             };
 
             const expected: DotCategoryFieldKeyValueObj[] = [...storedSelected, item];
diff --git a/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/utils/category-field.utils.ts b/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/utils/category-field.utils.ts
index 2ce08ea45e23..6b96244a3643 100644
--- a/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/utils/category-field.utils.ts
+++ b/core-web/libs/edit-content/src/lib/fields/dot-edit-content-category-field/utils/category-field.utils.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const transformCategory = (
     const { key, inode, categoryName, childrenCount } = category;
     const hasChildren = childrenCount > 0;
 
-    const path = category.parentList ? getParentPath(category.parentList) : '';
+    const path = getParentPath(category.parentList ?? []);
 
     return {
         key,
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export const updateChecked = (
         if (!currentChecked.some((entry) => entry.key === item.key)) {
             currentChecked = [
                 ...currentChecked,
-                { key: item.key, value: item.value, inode: item.inode }
+                { key: item.key, value: item.value, inode: item.inode, path: item?.path ?? '' }
             ];
         }
     } else {
@@ -199,14 +199,14 @@ export const updateChecked = (
  * @param parentList
  */
 export const getParentPath = (parentList: DotCategoryParent[]): string => {
-    if (parentList) {
-        return parentList
-            .slice(1)
-            .map((parent) => parent.name)
-            .join(' / ');
+    if (parentList.length === 0) {
+        return '';
     }
 
-    return '';
+    return parentList
+        .slice(1)
+        .map((parent) => parent.name)
+        .join(' / ');
 };
 
 /**