diff --git a/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts b/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
index de1ba6779b28..c02426ecdfb9 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
@@ -7392,6 +7392,8 @@ function submitReport(expenseReport: OnyxTypes.Report) {
     const adminAccountID = policy?.role === CONST.POLICY.ROLE.ADMIN ? currentUserPersonalDetails?.accountID : undefined;
     const optimisticSubmittedReportAction = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticSubmittedReportAction(expenseReport?.total ?? 0, expenseReport.currency ?? '', expenseReport.reportID, adminAccountID);
     const optimisticNextStep = NextStepUtils.buildNextStep(expenseReport, isSubmitAndClosePolicy ? CONST.REPORT.STATUS_NUM.CLOSED : CONST.REPORT.STATUS_NUM.SUBMITTED);
+    const approvalChain = ReportUtils.getApprovalChain(policy, expenseReport);
+    const managerID = PersonalDetailsUtils.getAccountIDsByLogins(approvalChain).at(0);
 
     const optimisticData: OnyxUpdate[] = !isSubmitAndClosePolicy
         ? [
@@ -7410,6 +7412,7 @@ function submitReport(expenseReport: OnyxTypes.Report) {
                   key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${expenseReport.reportID}`,
                   value: {
                       ...expenseReport,
+                      managerID,
                       lastMessageText: ReportActionsUtils.getReportActionText(optimisticSubmittedReportAction),
                       lastMessageHtml: ReportActionsUtils.getReportActionHtml(optimisticSubmittedReportAction),
                       stateNum: CONST.REPORT.STATE_NUM.SUBMITTED,