diff --git a/workflow/engine/classes/model/Process.php b/workflow/engine/classes/model/Process.php
index 0084e7401..a9ad04ba2 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/classes/model/Process.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/classes/model/Process.php
@@ -327,6 +327,9 @@ class Process extends BaseProcess
                     if (isset($aData['PRO_PROCESS_OWNER'])) {
                         $oPro->setProCreateUser($aData['PRO_PROCESS_OWNER']);
                     }
+                    if (isset($aData['CATEGORY_ID'])) {
+                        $oPro->setCategoryId((!empty($aData["CATEGORY_ID"])) ? $aData["CATEGORY_ID"]: 0);
+                    }
                     $res = $oPro->save();
                     $con->commit();
 
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Services/Api/Project.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Services/Api/Project.php
index ffa1c3dbe..5ffbeddc7 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Services/Api/Project.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Services/Api/Project.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use Luracast\Restler\RestException;
 use \ProcessMaker\BusinessModel\Migrator\GranularExporter;
 use \ProcessMaker\BusinessModel\Migrator\ExportObjects;
 use \ProcessMaker\BusinessModel\Validator;
+use ProcessMaker\Model\ProcessCategory;
 use \ProcessMaker\Project\Adapter;
 use ProcessMaker\Project\Adapter\BpmnWorkflow;
 use ProcessMaker\Project\Bpmn;
@@ -326,6 +327,9 @@ class Project extends Api
             $process->setFormatFieldNameInUppercase(false);
             $process->setArrayFieldNameForException(array("processUid" => "prj_uid"));
 
+            $processCategory = new ProcessCategory();
+            $categoryId = $processCategory->getCategoryId($request_data['pro_category']);
+            $request_data['category_id'] = $categoryId;
             $arrayData = $process->update($prj_uid, DateTime::convertDataToUtc($request_data, $this->arrayFieldIso8601));
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             throw (new RestException(Api::STAT_APP_EXCEPTION, $e->getMessage()));