From d69db3689f77670f3e0d52b6141ecae194fabade Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yurii <yurikuzn@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 19:10:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] create category fix

---
 client/src/utils.js                               | 1 +
 client/src/views/record/list-nested-categories.js | 7 +++++--
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/src/utils.js b/client/src/utils.js
index 2080d78d64..dde58a6b0a 100644
--- a/client/src/utils.js
+++ b/client/src/utils.js
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ Espo.Utils = {
         else if (typeof view[method] === 'function') {
             if (view?.events[`click [data-action="${action}"]`]) {
                 // Prevents from firing if a handler is already assigned. Important.
+                // Does not prevent if handled from a nested view. @todo
                 return false;
             }
 
diff --git a/client/src/views/record/list-nested-categories.js b/client/src/views/record/list-nested-categories.js
index 8e422a07bc..517f831f7d 100644
--- a/client/src/views/record/list-nested-categories.js
+++ b/client/src/views/record/list-nested-categories.js
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class ListNestedCategoriesRecordView extends View {
         this.listenTo(this.collection, 'sync', () => this.reRender());
         this.listenTo(this.itemCollection, 'sync', () => this.reRender());
 
-        this.addActionHandler('createCategory', () => this.actionCreateCategory());
+        this.addActionHandler('createCategory', event => this.handleCreateCategory(event));
     }
 
     // noinspection JSUnusedGlobalSymbols
@@ -211,9 +211,12 @@ class ListNestedCategoriesRecordView extends View {
     }
 
     /**
+     * @param {MouseEvent} event
      * @private
      */
-    async actionCreateCategory() {
+    async handleCreateCategory(event) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+
         const categoryData = this.collection.categoryData || {};
 
         const view = await new RecordModalHelper().showCreate(this, {