diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/categories/WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPage.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/categories/WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPage.tsx
index 0ec937b19ba2..57c69be49809 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/categories/WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/categories/WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPage.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import type {StackScreenProps} from '@react-navigation/stack';
 import React from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
+import type {OnyxEntry} from 'react-native-onyx';
+import {withOnyx} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import HeaderWithBackButton from '@components/HeaderWithBackButton';
 import OfflineWithFeedback from '@components/OfflineWithFeedback';
 import ScreenWrapper from '@components/ScreenWrapper';
@@ -9,16 +11,24 @@ import Text from '@components/Text';
 import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
 import {setWorkspaceRequiresCategory} from '@libs/actions/Policy';
+import * as OptionsListUtils from '@libs/OptionsListUtils';
 import type {SettingsNavigatorParamList} from '@navigation/types';
 import AdminPolicyAccessOrNotFoundWrapper from '@pages/workspace/AdminPolicyAccessOrNotFoundWrapper';
 import FeatureEnabledAccessOrNotFoundWrapper from '@pages/workspace/FeatureEnabledAccessOrNotFoundWrapper';
 import PaidPolicyAccessOrNotFoundWrapper from '@pages/workspace/PaidPolicyAccessOrNotFoundWrapper';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
+import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
 import type SCREENS from '@src/SCREENS';
+import type * as OnyxTypes from '@src/types/onyx';
 
-type WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPageProps = StackScreenProps<SettingsNavigatorParamList, typeof SCREENS.WORKSPACE.CATEGORIES_SETTINGS>;
+type WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPageOnyxProps = {
+    /** Collection of categories attached to a policy */
+    policyCategories: OnyxEntry<OnyxTypes.PolicyCategories>;
+};
 
-function WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPage({route}: WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPageProps) {
+type WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPageProps = WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPageOnyxProps & StackScreenProps<SettingsNavigatorParamList, typeof SCREENS.WORKSPACE.CATEGORIES_SETTINGS>;
+
+function WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPage({route, policyCategories}: WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPageProps) {
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
     const {translate} = useLocalize();
 
@@ -26,6 +36,7 @@ function WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPage({route}: WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPag
         setWorkspaceRequiresCategory(route.params.policyID, value);
     };
 
+    const policyCategoriesCount = OptionsListUtils.getEnabledCategoriesCount(policyCategories ?? {});
     return (
         <AdminPolicyAccessOrNotFoundWrapper policyID={route.params.policyID}>
             <PaidPolicyAccessOrNotFoundWrapper policyID={route.params.policyID}>
@@ -53,7 +64,7 @@ function WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPage({route}: WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPag
                                                 isOn={policy?.requiresCategory ?? false}
                                                 accessibilityLabel={translate('workspace.categories.requiresCategory')}
                                                 onToggle={updateWorkspaceRequiresCategory}
-                                                disabled={!policy?.areCategoriesEnabled}
+                                                disabled={!policy?.areCategoriesEnabled || policyCategoriesCount === 0}
                                             />
                                         </View>
                                     </View>
@@ -69,4 +80,8 @@ function WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPage({route}: WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPag
 
 WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPage.displayName = 'WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPage';
 
-export default WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPage;
+export default withOnyx<WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPageProps, WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPageOnyxProps>({
+    policyCategories: {
+        key: ({route}) => `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_CATEGORIES}${route.params.policyID}`,
+    },
+})(WorkspaceCategoriesSettingsPage);