diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/linkingConfig/config.ts b/src/libs/Navigation/linkingConfig/config.ts
index cb9ee8486b71..4f8ccb7ec2c9 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/linkingConfig/config.ts
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/linkingConfig/config.ts
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ const config: LinkingOptions<RootStackParamList>['config'] = {
                         [SCREENS.WORKSPACE.CATEGORY_EDIT]: {
                             path: ROUTES.WORKSPACE_CATEGORY_EDIT.route,
                             parse: {
-                                categoryName: (categoryName: string) => decodeURI(categoryName),
+                                categoryName: (categoryName: string) => decodeURIComponent(categoryName),
                             },
                         },
                         [SCREENS.WORKSPACE.CREATE_DISTANCE_RATE]: {
diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/categories/EditCategoryPage.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/categories/EditCategoryPage.tsx
index 23cf2bd103a7..ab3c116d6900 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/categories/EditCategoryPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/categories/EditCategoryPage.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type EditCategoryPageProps = WorkspaceEditCategoryPageOnyxProps & StackScreenPro
 function EditCategoryPage({route, policyCategories}: EditCategoryPageProps) {
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
     const {translate} = useLocalize();
-    const currentCategoryName = decodeURIComponent(route.params.categoryName);
+    const currentCategoryName = route.params.categoryName;
 
     const editCategory = useCallback(
         (values: FormOnyxValues<typeof ONYXKEYS.FORMS.WORKSPACE_CATEGORY_FORM>) => {