diff --git a/oarepo_doi/types/doi.py b/oarepo_doi/types/doi.py
index 0353926..118c519 100644
--- a/oarepo_doi/types/doi.py
+++ b/oarepo_doi/types/doi.py
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 from typing_extensions import override
 from oarepo_requests.utils import is_auto_approved, request_identity_matches
 from ..actions.doi import CreateDoiAction, ValidateDataForDoiAction
-
-
+from invenio_requests.records.api import Request
+from invenio_records_resources.services.uow import RecordCommitOp, UnitOfWork
+from invenio_requests.proxies import current_requests_service
 class AssignDoiRequestType(NonDuplicableOARepoRequestType):
     type_id = "assign_doi"
     name = _("Assign Doi")
@@ -45,6 +46,12 @@ def is_applicable_to(self, identity, topic, *args, **kwargs):
         else:
             return super().is_applicable_to(identity, topic, *args, **kwargs)
 
+
+    def topic_change(self, request: Request, new_topic: dict, uow: UnitOfWork) -> None:
+        """Change the topic of the request."""
+        request.topic = new_topic
+        uow.register(RecordCommitOp(request, indexer=current_requests_service.indexer))
+
     @override
     def stateful_name(self, identity, *, topic, request=None, **kwargs):
         if is_auto_approved(self, identity=identity, topic=topic):