diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/server/accounts/sync.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/server/accounts/sync.ts
index 9209026d262..b453a5b88d4 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/server/accounts/sync.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/server/accounts/sync.ts
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ async function normalizeTransactions(
     trans.account = acctId;
     trans.payee = await resolvePayee(trans, payee_name, payeesToCreate);
 
+    trans.category = trans.category ?? null;
+
     normalized.push({
       payee_name,
       subtransactions: subtransactions
@@ -294,6 +296,7 @@ async function normalizeBankSyncTransactions(transactions, acctId) {
         account: trans.account,
         date: trans.date,
         notes: notes.trim().replace('#', '##'),
+        category: trans.category ?? null,
         imported_id: trans.transactionId,
         imported_payee: trans.imported_payee,
         cleared: trans.cleared,
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/3572.md b/upcoming-release-notes/3572.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e0802aca51f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/3572.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Bugfix
+authors: [davidmartos96]
+---
+
+Fix "category is nothing" rules not matching