diff --git a/backend/open_webui/models/chats.py b/backend/open_webui/models/chats.py
index 194823e96a..b9de2e5a4e 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/models/chats.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/models/chats.py
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ class ChatForm(BaseModel):
 class ChatImportForm(ChatForm):
     meta: Optional[dict] = {}
     pinned: Optional[bool] = False
-    folder_id: Optional[str] = None
     created_at: Optional[int] = None
     updated_at: Optional[int] = None
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/chats/index.ts b/src/lib/apis/chats/index.ts
index 68650aa214..b1e7d5f23b 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/chats/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/apis/chats/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { WEBUI_API_BASE_URL } from '$lib/constants';
 import { getTimeRange } from '$lib/utils';
 
-export const createNewChat = async (token: string, chat: object) => {
+export const createNewChat = async (token: string, chat: object, folderId: string | null) => {
 	let error = null;
 
 	const res = await fetch(`${WEBUI_API_BASE_URL}/chats/new`, {
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ export const createNewChat = async (token: string, chat: object) => {
 			authorization: `Bearer ${token}`
 		},
 		body: JSON.stringify({
-			chat: chat
+			chat: chat,
+			folder_id: folderId ?? null
 		})
 	})
 		.then(async (res) => {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
index c51a1dd8cd..6d0b31e85d 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
@@ -1979,18 +1979,22 @@
 		let _chatId = $chatId;
 
 		if (!$temporaryChatEnabled) {
-			chat = await createNewChat(localStorage.token, {
-				id: _chatId,
-				title: $i18n.t('New Chat'),
-				models: selectedModels,
-				system: $settings.system ?? undefined,
-				params: params,
-				history: history,
-				messages: createMessagesList(history, history.currentId),
-				tags: [],
-				...($selectedFolder ? { folder_id: $selectedFolder?.id } : {}),
-				timestamp: Date.now()
-			});
+			chat = await createNewChat(
+				localStorage.token,
+				{
+					id: _chatId,
+					title: $i18n.t('New Chat'),
+					models: selectedModels,
+					system: $settings.system ?? undefined,
+					params: params,
+					history: history,
+					messages: createMessagesList(history, history.currentId),
+					tags: [],
+
+					timestamp: Date.now()
+				},
+				$selectedFolder?.id
+			);
 
 			_chatId = chat.id;
 			await chatId.set(_chatId);