diff --git a/inc/abstractitiltarget.class.php b/inc/abstractitiltarget.class.php
index 7a1fb8d6c..fc286023d 100644
--- a/inc/abstractitiltarget.class.php
+++ b/inc/abstractitiltarget.class.php
@@ -2290,6 +2290,8 @@ public function getDefaultData(PluginFormcreatorFormAnswer $formanswer): array {
 
       $data = $targetItemtype::getDefaultValues();
 
+      $data = $this->setTargetCategory($data, $formanswer);
+
       $this->fields[$targetTemplateFk] = $this->getTargetTemplate($data);
 
       // Get predefined Fields
@@ -2323,6 +2325,11 @@ public function getDefaultData(PluginFormcreatorFormAnswer $formanswer): array {
          unset($predefined_fields['_groups_id_assign']);
       }
 
+      if (isset($predefined_fields['itilcategories_id'])) {
+         $data['itilcategories_id'] = $predefined_fields['itilcategories_id'];
+         unset($predefined_fields['itilcategories_id']);
+      }
+
       // Manage special values
       if (!isset($predefined_fields['date']) || isset($predefined_fields['date']) && $predefined_fields['date'] == 'NOW') {
          $predefined_fields['date'] = $_SESSION['glpi_currenttime'];
@@ -2330,8 +2337,6 @@ public function getDefaultData(PluginFormcreatorFormAnswer $formanswer): array {
 
       $data = array_merge($data, $predefined_fields);
 
-      $data = $this->setTargetCategory($data, $formanswer);
-
       if (($data['requesttypes_id'] ?? 0) == 0) {
          unset($data['requesttypes_id']);
       }