diff --git a/src/ROUTES.ts b/src/ROUTES.ts
index 9f4555bb4c56..a52ca15ac597 100644
--- a/src/ROUTES.ts
+++ b/src/ROUTES.ts
@@ -3365,11 +3365,12 @@ const ROUTES = {
     },
     WORKSPACE_RULES: {
         route: 'workspaces/:policyID/rules',
-        getRoute: (policyID: string | undefined) => {
+        /** @param tab preselects a Rules tab. The page otherwise restores the last one used. */
+        getRoute: (policyID: string | undefined, tab?: string) => {
             if (!policyID) {
                 Log.warn('Invalid policyID is used to build the WORKSPACE_RULES route');
             }
-            return `workspaces/${policyID}/rules` as const;
+            return `workspaces/${policyID}/rules${tab ? `?tab=${tab}` : ''}` as const;
         },
     },
     WORKSPACE_DISTANCE_RATES: {
diff --git a/src/components/Rule/RuleCategoriesDisabledEmptyState.tsx b/src/components/Rule/RuleCategoriesDisabledEmptyState.tsx
index b04946666cff..52f88456bcb0 100644
--- a/src/components/Rule/RuleCategoriesDisabledEmptyState.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Rule/RuleCategoriesDisabledEmptyState.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 import Button from '@components/ButtonComposed';
 import FixedFooter from '@components/FixedFooter';
+import {ModalActions} from '@components/Modal/Global/ModalContext';
+import ScrollView from '@components/ScrollView';
 import WorkspaceEmptyStateSection from '@components/WorkspaceEmptyStateSection';
 
+import useConfirmModal from '@hooks/useConfirmModal';
 import {useMemoizedLazyIllustrations} from '@hooks/useLazyAsset';
 import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
 import usePolicyData from '@hooks/usePolicyData';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
 
 import {enablePolicyCategories, openPolicyCategoriesPage} from '@libs/actions/Policy/Category';
+import Navigation from '@libs/Navigation/Navigation';
+import {hasAccountingConnections} from '@libs/PolicyUtils';
 
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
+import ROUTES from '@src/ROUTES';
 
 import React from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
@@ -24,8 +30,25 @@ function RuleCategoriesDisabledEmptyState({policyID}: RuleCategoriesDisabledEmpt
     const {translate} = useLocalize();
     const illustrations = useMemoizedLazyIllustrations(['FolderOpen']);
     const policyData = usePolicyData(policyID);
+    const {showConfirmModal} = useConfirmModal();
+    const isConnectedToAccounting = hasAccountingConnections(policyData.policy);
+
+    const enableCategories = async () => {
+        // Accounting owns Categories while a connection is active, same as the Categories toggle on More features.
+        if (isConnectedToAccounting) {
+            const {action} = await showConfirmModal({
+                title: translate('workspace.moreFeatures.connectionsWarningModal.featureEnabledTitle'),
+                prompt: translate('workspace.moreFeatures.connectionsWarningModal.featureEnabledText'),
+                confirmText: translate('workspace.moreFeatures.connectionsWarningModal.manageSettings'),
+                cancelText: translate('common.cancel'),
+            });
+            if (action !== ModalActions.CONFIRM) {
+                return;
+            }
+            Navigation.navigate(ROUTES.POLICY_ACCOUNTING.getRoute(policyID));
+            return;
+        }
 
-    const enableCategories = () => {
         enablePolicyCategories(policyData, true, false);
 
         // The categories collection is empty while the feature is disabled, and enabling it only merges the
@@ -35,14 +58,15 @@ function RuleCategoriesDisabledEmptyState({policyID}: RuleCategoriesDisabledEmpt
 
     return (
         <View style={[styles.flex1]}>
-            <WorkspaceEmptyStateSection
-                shouldStyleAsCard={false}
-                icon={illustrations.FolderOpen}
-                title={translate('workspace.rules.categoriesDisabledEmptyState.title')}
-                subtitle={translate('workspace.rules.categoriesDisabledEmptyState.subtitle')}
-                containerStyle={[styles.flex1, styles.justifyContentCenter]}
-            />
-            <FixedFooter style={[styles.mtAuto, styles.pt5]}>
+            <ScrollView contentContainerStyle={[styles.flexGrow1, styles.justifyContentCenter, styles.alignItemsCenter]}>
+                <WorkspaceEmptyStateSection
+                    shouldStyleAsCard={false}
+                    icon={illustrations.FolderOpen}
+                    title={translate('workspace.rules.categoriesDisabledEmptyState.title')}
+                    subtitle={translate('workspace.rules.categoriesDisabledEmptyState.subtitle')}
+                />
+            </ScrollView>
+            <FixedFooter style={[styles.pt5]}>
                 <Button
                     variant={CONST.BUTTON_VARIANT.SUCCESS}
                     size={CONST.BUTTON_SIZE.LARGE}
diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/types.ts b/src/libs/Navigation/types.ts
index fde882542f08..f7857ff83002 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/types.ts
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/types.ts
@@ -3027,6 +3027,9 @@ type WorkspaceSplitNavigatorParamList = {
     };
     [SCREENS.WORKSPACE.RULES]: {
         policyID: string;
+
+        /** Preselects a Rules tab. The page otherwise restores the last one used. */
+        tab?: string;
     };
     [SCREENS.WORKSPACE.TIME_TRACKING]: {
         policyID: string;
diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/categories/CategorySettingsPage.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/categories/CategorySettingsPage.tsx
index 46ec252b4533..0f07a8683459 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/categories/CategorySettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/categories/CategorySettingsPage.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import Navigation from '@libs/Navigation/Navigation';
 import type {PlatformStackScreenProps} from '@libs/Navigation/PlatformStackNavigation/types';
 import {isDisablingOrDeletingLastEnabledCategory} from '@libs/OptionsListUtils';
 import {getPersonalDetailByEmail} from '@libs/PersonalDetailsUtils';
-import {arePolicyRulesEnabled, getWorkflowApprovalsUnavailable, hasTags, isAttendeeTrackingEnabled, isControlPolicy} from '@libs/PolicyUtils';
+import {arePolicyRulesEnabled, getWorkflowApprovalsUnavailable, hasTags, isAttendeeTrackingEnabled, isControlPolicy, tryNavigateToControlPolicyUpgrade} from '@libs/PolicyUtils';
 
 import type {SettingsNavigatorParamList} from '@navigation/types';
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ function CategorySettingsPage({route: {params, name}, navigation}: CategorySetti
     const policyCurrency = policy?.outputCurrency ?? CONST.CURRENCY.USD;
     const policyCategoryExpenseLimitType = policyCategory?.expenseLimitType ?? CONST.POLICY.EXPENSE_LIMIT_TYPES.EXPENSE;
     const decodedCategoryName = getDecodedCategoryName(policyCategory?.name ?? '');
-    const categoryRulesEnabled = arePolicyRulesEnabled(policy, policyCategories);
+    const categoryRulesEnabled = arePolicyRulesEnabled(policy, policyCategories, isRulesRevampEnabled);
 
     const contextualRules = useMemo(() => {
         if (!isRulesRevampEnabled || !policyCategory) {
@@ -273,6 +273,15 @@ function CategorySettingsPage({route: {params, name}, navigation}: CategorySetti
     const workflowApprovalsUnavailable = getWorkflowApprovalsUnavailable(policy);
     const approverDisabled = !policy?.areWorkflowsEnabled || workflowApprovalsUnavailable;
 
+    /** Collect sees this section but every destination is Control-only, so upgrade instead of hitting Not Found. */
+    const navigateToCategoryRule = (dynamicRouteSuffix: string) => {
+        const ruleRoute = createDynamicRoute(dynamicRouteSuffix);
+        if (tryNavigateToControlPolicyUpgrade(policy, CONST.UPGRADE_FEATURE_INTRO_MAPPING.rules.alias, ruleRoute)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        Navigation.navigate(ruleRoute);
+    };
+
     if (!policyCategory) {
         return <NotFoundPage />;
     }
@@ -391,7 +400,7 @@ function CategorySettingsPage({route: {params, name}, navigation}: CategorySetti
                                     title={policyCategory?.commentHint}
                                     description={translate('workspace.rules.categoryRules.descriptionHint')}
                                     onPress={() => {
-                                        Navigation.navigate(createDynamicRoute(DYNAMIC_ROUTES.WORKSPACE_CATEGORY_DESCRIPTION_HINT.path));
+                                        navigateToCategoryRule(DYNAMIC_ROUTES.WORKSPACE_CATEGORY_DESCRIPTION_HINT.path);
                                     }}
                                     interactive={canWriteCategories}
                                     shouldShowRightIcon={canWriteCategories}
@@ -402,7 +411,7 @@ function CategorySettingsPage({route: {params, name}, navigation}: CategorySetti
                                 title={approverText}
                                 description={translate('workspace.rules.categoryRules.approver')}
                                 onPress={() => {
-                                    Navigation.navigate(createDynamicRoute(DYNAMIC_ROUTES.WORKSPACE_CATEGORY_APPROVER.path));
+                                    navigateToCategoryRule(DYNAMIC_ROUTES.WORKSPACE_CATEGORY_APPROVER.path);
                                 }}
                                 interactive={canWriteCategories}
                                 shouldShowRightIcon={canWriteCategories}
@@ -419,7 +428,7 @@ function CategorySettingsPage({route: {params, name}, navigation}: CategorySetti
                                     title={defaultTaxRateText}
                                     description={translate('workspace.rules.categoryRules.defaultTaxRate')}
                                     onPress={() => {
-                                        Navigation.navigate(createDynamicRoute(DYNAMIC_ROUTES.WORKSPACE_CATEGORY_DEFAULT_TAX_RATE.path));
+                                        navigateToCategoryRule(DYNAMIC_ROUTES.WORKSPACE_CATEGORY_DEFAULT_TAX_RATE.path);
                                     }}
                                     interactive={canWriteCategories}
                                     shouldShowRightIcon={canWriteCategories}
@@ -561,7 +570,7 @@ function CategorySettingsPage({route: {params, name}, navigation}: CategorySetti
                                         title={rule.summary}
                                         numberOfLinesTitle={3}
                                         shouldShowBasicTitle
-                                        onPress={() => Navigation.navigate(createDynamicRoute(rule.dynamicRoutePath))}
+                                        onPress={() => navigateToCategoryRule(rule.dynamicRoutePath)}
                                         shouldShowRightIcon={!rule.isDisabled}
                                         interactive={!rule.isDisabled}
                                         disabled={rule.isDisabled}
@@ -572,7 +581,7 @@ function CategorySettingsPage({route: {params, name}, navigation}: CategorySetti
                                 <MenuItem
                                     icon={expensifyIcons.Plus}
                                     title={translate('workspace.rules.categoryRules.createNewRule')}
-                                    onPress={() => Navigation.navigate(createDynamicRoute(DYNAMIC_ROUTES.WORKSPACE_CATEGORY_RULES_NEW.path))}
+                                    onPress={() => navigateToCategoryRule(DYNAMIC_ROUTES.WORKSPACE_CATEGORY_RULES_NEW.path)}
                                 />
                             )}
                         </>
diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/rules/PolicyRulesPageRevamp.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/rules/PolicyRulesPageRevamp.tsx
index ea79e4428cc7..a21b34bfd853 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/rules/PolicyRulesPageRevamp.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/rules/PolicyRulesPageRevamp.tsx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const agentsRulesBannerDismissedSelector = (value: OnyxEntry<DismissedProductTra
 
 function PolicyRulesPageRevamp({route}: PolicyRulesPageRevampProps) {
     const {translate} = useLocalize();
-    const {policyID} = route.params;
+    const {policyID, tab: requestedTab} = route.params;
     const policy = usePolicy(policyID);
     useWorkspaceDocumentTitle(policy?.name, 'workspace.common.rules');
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
@@ -114,6 +114,16 @@ function PolicyRulesPageRevamp({route}: PolicyRulesPageRevampProps) {
         Tab.setSelectedTab(CONST.TAB.RULES_TAB_TYPE, RULES_TAB.GENERAL);
     }, [activeTab, policy]);
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        // The tab param is a one-shot entry hint; the selected tab lives in Onyx. Clear it so a refresh doesn't re-apply it.
+        if (!requestedTab || !isRulesTab(requestedTab)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Tab.setSelectedTab(CONST.TAB.RULES_TAB_TYPE, requestedTab);
+        Navigation.setParams({tab: undefined});
+    }, [requestedTab]);
+
     const clearAllTableSelection = useCallback(() => {
         setSelectedRuleKeysByTab((prev) => (Object.keys(prev).length > 0 ? {} : prev));
         turnOffMobileSelectionMode();
@@ -260,7 +270,8 @@ function PolicyRulesPageRevamp({route}: PolicyRulesPageRevampProps) {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (key !== RULES_TAB.GENERAL && tryNavigateToControlPolicyUpgrade(policy, rulesUpgradeAlias, rulesUpgradeBackTo)) {
+        // Come back to the tab the user asked for, so upgrading lands them where they were headed.
+        if (key !== RULES_TAB.GENERAL && tryNavigateToControlPolicyUpgrade(policy, rulesUpgradeAlias, ROUTES.WORKSPACE_RULES.getRoute(policyID, key))) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/rules/RequireFieldsRules/RequireFieldsRulePageBase.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/rules/RequireFieldsRules/RequireFieldsRulePageBase.tsx
index 252473ed5008..733a3dcaaaec 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/rules/RequireFieldsRules/RequireFieldsRulePageBase.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/rules/RequireFieldsRules/RequireFieldsRulePageBase.tsx
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ function RequireFieldsRulePageBase({policyID, categoryName, initialCategoryName,
         }
     }
 
+    // Otherwise cleared only on save, so backing out left the draft for the next rule to inherit.
+    useEffect(() => () => clearDraftRequireFieldsRule(), []);
+
     useEffect(() => {
         if (!isEditing) {
             if (initializedDraftForRuleKeyRef.current !== ROUTES.NEW) {
diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/tags/DynamicTagSettingsPage.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/tags/DynamicTagSettingsPage.tsx
index 677779b8451c..db39cd8e9ef2 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/tags/DynamicTagSettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/tags/DynamicTagSettingsPage.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import useDynamicBackPath from '@hooks/useDynamicBackPath';
 import useEnvironment from '@hooks/useEnvironment';
 import {useMemoizedLazyExpensifyIcons} from '@hooks/useLazyAsset';
 import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
+import usePermissions from '@hooks/usePermissions';
 import usePolicyData from '@hooks/usePolicyData';
 import usePolicyFeatureWriteAccess from '@hooks/usePolicyFeatureWriteAccess';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import {
     hasDependentTags as hasDependentTagsPolicyUtils,
     isControlPolicy,
     isMultiLevelTags as isMultiLevelTagsPolicyUtils,
+    tryNavigateToControlPolicyUpgrade,
 } from '@libs/PolicyUtils';
 
 import type {SettingsNavigatorParamList} from '@navigation/types';
@@ -62,6 +64,8 @@ function DynamicTagSettingsPage({route, navigation}: DynamicTagSettingsPageProps
     const policyData = usePolicyData(policyID);
     const {policy, tags: policyTags} = policyData;
     const {canWrite: canWriteTags, withReadOnlyFallback} = usePolicyFeatureWriteAccess(policy, CONST.POLICY.POLICY_FEATURE.TAGS);
+    const {isBetaEnabled} = usePermissions();
+    const isRulesRevampEnabled = isBetaEnabled(CONST.BETAS.RULES_REVAMP);
     const policyTag = getTagListByOrderWeight(policyTags, orderWeight);
     const {environmentURL} = useEnvironment();
     const hasAccountingConnections = hasAccountingConnectionsPolicyUtils(policy);
@@ -131,7 +135,12 @@ function DynamicTagSettingsPage({route, navigation}: DynamicTagSettingsPageProps
     };
 
     const navigateToEditTagApprover = () => {
-        Navigation.navigate(isQuickSettingsFlow ? createDynamicRoute(DYNAMIC_ROUTES.SETTINGS_TAG_APPROVER.path) : createDynamicRoute(DYNAMIC_ROUTES.WORKSPACE_TAG_APPROVER.path));
+        const approverRoute = isQuickSettingsFlow ? createDynamicRoute(DYNAMIC_ROUTES.SETTINGS_TAG_APPROVER.path) : createDynamicRoute(DYNAMIC_ROUTES.WORKSPACE_TAG_APPROVER.path);
+        // Collect sees this section but the approver page is Control-only, so upgrade instead of hitting Not Found.
+        if (tryNavigateToControlPolicyUpgrade(policy, CONST.UPGRADE_FEATURE_INTRO_MAPPING.rules.alias, approverRoute)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        Navigation.navigate(approverRoute);
     };
 
     const isThereAnyAccountingConnection = Object.keys(policy?.connections ?? {}).length !== 0;
@@ -209,7 +218,7 @@ function DynamicTagSettingsPage({route, navigation}: DynamicTagSettingsPageProps
                         </OfflineWithFeedback>
                     )}
 
-                    {arePolicyRulesEnabled(policy, policyData.categories) && !isMultiLevelTags && (
+                    {arePolicyRulesEnabled(policy, policyData.categories, isRulesRevampEnabled) && !isMultiLevelTags && (
                         <>
                             <View style={[styles.mh5, styles.mv3, styles.pt3, styles.borderTop]}>
                                 <Text style={[styles.textNormal, styles.textStrong, styles.mv3]}>{translate('workspace.tags.tagRules')}</Text>
diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/upgrade/WorkspaceUpgradePage.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/upgrade/WorkspaceUpgradePage.tsx
index d19965a595d2..987f6635617f 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/upgrade/WorkspaceUpgradePage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/upgrade/WorkspaceUpgradePage.tsx
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ function WorkspaceUpgradePage({route}: WorkspaceUpgradePageProps) {
             case CONST.UPGRADE_FEATURE_INTRO_MAPPING.companyCards.id:
                 return route.params.backTo ? Navigation.goBack(route.params.backTo) : Navigation.goBack();
             case CONST.UPGRADE_FEATURE_INTRO_MAPPING.rules.id:
-                return Navigation.goBack(route.params.backTo ?? ROUTES.WORKSPACE_MORE_FEATURES.getRoute(policyID));
+                // The Rules backTo can carry a tab, and comparing params would replace the mounted route instead of popping.
+                return Navigation.goBack(route.params.backTo ?? ROUTES.WORKSPACE_MORE_FEATURES.getRoute(policyID), {compareParams: false});
             case CONST.UPGRADE_FEATURE_INTRO_MAPPING.perDiem.id:
             case CONST.UPGRADE_FEATURE_INTRO_MAPPING.invoicing.id:
             case CONST.UPGRADE_FEATURE_INTRO_MAPPING.companyCardSubmit.id:
@@ -249,7 +250,10 @@ function WorkspaceUpgradePage({route}: WorkspaceUpgradePageProps) {
                 }
                 break;
             case CONST.UPGRADE_FEATURE_INTRO_MAPPING.rules.id:
-                enablePolicyRules(policy, true, false, policyDataRef.current);
+                // Re-enabling would re-run the sidebar's "just enabled" highlight on a row that already shows.
+                if (!policy?.areRulesEnabled) {
+                    enablePolicyRules(policy, true, false, policyDataRef.current);
+                }
                 break;
             case CONST.UPGRADE_FEATURE_INTRO_MAPPING.publicReceiptVisibility.id:
                 setPolicyReceiptVisibilityPublic(policyID, true, policy?.isReceiptVisibilityPublic);