diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Expense/StoreExpenseRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Expense/StoreExpenseRequest.php
index 019099c54f24..a36369f01e90 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Expense/StoreExpenseRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Expense/StoreExpenseRequest.php
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ class StoreExpenseRequest extends Request
             $rules['client_id'] = 'bail|sometimes|exists:clients,id,company_id,'.auth()->user()->company()->id;
         }
 
+        $rules['category_id'] = 'bail|nullable|sometimes|exists:expense_categories,id,company_id,'.auth()->user()->company()->id.',is_deleted,0';
+
         return $this->globalRules($rules);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Expense/UpdateExpenseRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Expense/UpdateExpenseRequest.php
index d8107dd3b4c9..348cad69ddba 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Expense/UpdateExpenseRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Expense/UpdateExpenseRequest.php
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class UpdateExpenseRequest extends Request
             $rules['number'] = Rule::unique('expenses')->where('company_id', auth()->user()->company()->id)->ignore($this->expense->id);
         }
 
+        $rules['category_id'] = 'bail|sometimes|nullable|exists:expense_categories,id,company_id,'.auth()->user()->company()->id.',is_deleted,0';
+
         return $this->globalRules($rules);
     }