diff --git a/classes/import/ImportCategoryModelFromXML.php b/classes/import/ImportCategoryModelFromXML.php
index 50a84e5f..719359fc 100644
--- a/classes/import/ImportCategoryModelFromXML.php
+++ b/classes/import/ImportCategoryModelFromXML.php
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class ImportCategoryModelFromXML extends AbstractImportModelFromXML
     /** @var Category */
     protected $obModel;
 
+    protected $bHasChildrenField = false;
+
     /**
      * ImportCategoryModelFromCSV constructor.
      */
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ protected function prepareImportData()
      */
     protected function processModelObject()
     {
-        if ($this->obParentCategory === false) {
+        if ($this->obParentCategory === false || ($this->bHasChildrenField && empty($this->obParentCategory))) {
             $this->obModel->parent_id = null;
             $this->obModel->save();
         } elseif (!empty($this->obParentCategory)) {
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ protected function processModelObject()
      */
     protected function initParentCategory()
     {
-        if (!array_key_exists('parent_id', $this->arImportData)) {
+        if (!array_key_exists('parent_id', $this->arImportData) && !$this->bHasChildrenField) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ protected function prepareImportSettings()
         $this->sImageFolderPath = trim($this->sImageFolderPath, '/');
 
         $this->bDeactivate = (bool) XmlImportSettings::getValue('category_deactivate');
-        $this->arImportSettings = XmlImportSettings::getValue('category');
+        $this->arImportSettings = (array) XmlImportSettings::getValue('category');
         $this->sElementListPath = XmlImportSettings::getValue('category_path_to_list');
 
         $iFileNumber = XmlImportSettings::getValue('category_file_path');
@@ -167,5 +169,12 @@ protected function prepareImportSettings()
             $this->sMainFilePath = array_get($this->arXMLFileList, $iFileNumber.'.path');
             $this->sMainFilePath = trim($this->sMainFilePath, '/');
         }
+
+        foreach ($this->arImportSettings as $arFieldData) {
+            if (array_get($arFieldData, 'field') == 'children') {
+                $this->bHasChildrenField = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/updates/version.yaml b/updates/version.yaml
index cb87ddec..ebb8675c 100644
--- a/updates/version.yaml
+++ b/updates/version.yaml
@@ -95,4 +95,6 @@
 1.22.1:
     - 'Fixed command shopaholic:import_from_xml.'
 1.22.2:
-    - 'Added "deactivate" fields to config of XmlImportSettings model.'
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+    - 'Added "deactivate" fields to config of XmlImportSettings model.'
+1.22.3:
+    - 'Fixed attaching of children categories to parent category in script of import from XML.'
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