diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.js b/src/libs/ReportUtils.js
index 673cb09232de..820e21583dbc 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.js
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.js
@@ -2941,12 +2941,13 @@ function buildOptimisticChatReport(
     welcomeMessage = '',
 ) {
     const currentTime = DateUtils.getDBTime();
+    const isNewlyCreatedWorkspaceChat = chatType === CONST.REPORT.CHAT_TYPE.POLICY_EXPENSE_CHAT && isOwnPolicyExpenseChat;
     return {
         type: CONST.REPORT.TYPE.CHAT,
         chatType,
         hasOutstandingIOU: false,
         isOwnPolicyExpenseChat,
-        isPinned: reportName === CONST.REPORT.WORKSPACE_CHAT_ROOMS.ADMINS,
+        isPinned: reportName === CONST.REPORT.WORKSPACE_CHAT_ROOMS.ADMINS || isNewlyCreatedWorkspaceChat,
         lastActorAccountID: 0,
         lastMessageTranslationKey: '',
         lastMessageHtml: '',