diff --git a/src/hooks/useSearchBulkActions.ts b/src/hooks/useSearchBulkActions.ts
index 84b580b9b103..835d89cf1cfc 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSearchBulkActions.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSearchBulkActions.ts
@@ -892,7 +892,8 @@ function useSearchBulkActions({queryJSON, deleteTransactionsOnSearch}: UseSearch
         const selectedTransactionsList = Object.values(selectedTransactions)
             .map((transaction) => transaction.transaction)
             .filter((transaction): transaction is Transaction => !!transaction);
-        const canEditMultiple = canEditMultipleTransactions(selectedTransactionsList, allReportActions, allReports, policies, isExpenseReportSearch) && isBetaEnabled(CONST.BETAS.BULK_EDIT);
+        const canEditMultiple =
+            canEditMultipleTransactions(selectedTransactionsList, allReportActions, allReports, policies, isExpenseReportSearch, searchResults?.data) && isBetaEnabled(CONST.BETAS.BULK_EDIT);
 
         if (canEditMultiple) {
             options.push({
diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index f02df86b287a..dffd85af8af6 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import type {
     ReportMetadata,
     ReportNameValuePairs,
     ReportViolationName,
+    SearchResults,
     Task,
     Transaction,
     TransactionViolation,
@@ -4876,6 +4877,7 @@ function canEditMultipleTransactions(
     reports: OnyxCollection<Report>,
     policies: OnyxCollection<Policy>,
     areReportsSelected = false,
+    searchSnapshotData?: SearchResults['data'],
 ): boolean {
     if (areReportsSelected) {
         return false;
@@ -4896,7 +4898,9 @@ function canEditMultipleTransactions(
             return false;
         }
 
-        const reportAction = getIOUActionForTransactionID(Object.values(reportActions?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS}${transaction.reportID}`] ?? {}), transaction.transactionID);
+        const reportActionsKey = `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS}${transaction.reportID}` as const;
+        const actionsForReport = {...(searchSnapshotData?.[reportActionsKey] ?? {}), ...(reportActions?.[reportActionsKey] ?? {})};
+        const reportAction = getIOUActionForTransactionID(Object.values(actionsForReport), transaction.transactionID);
         const report = reports?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${transaction.reportID}`];
         const policy = policies?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY}${report?.policyID}`];
 
diff --git a/src/libs/Violations/ViolationsUtils.ts b/src/libs/Violations/ViolationsUtils.ts
index df71b0ac05d4..cac955656ee1 100644
--- a/src/libs/Violations/ViolationsUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/Violations/ViolationsUtils.ts
@@ -377,12 +377,12 @@ const ViolationsUtils = {
             }
 
             // Remove 'missingCategory' violation if category is valid according to policy
-            if (hasMissingCategoryViolation && (isCategoryInPolicy || isSelfDM)) {
+            if (hasMissingCategoryViolation && (isCategoryInPolicy || isSelfDM || isInvoiceTransaction)) {
                 newTransactionViolations = reject(newTransactionViolations, {name: 'missingCategory'});
             }
 
             // Add 'missingCategory' violation if category is required and not set
-            if (!hasMissingCategoryViolation && policyRequiresCategories && !categoryKey && !isSelfDM) {
+            if (!hasMissingCategoryViolation && policyRequiresCategories && !categoryKey && !isSelfDM && !isInvoiceTransaction) {
                 newTransactionViolations.push({name: 'missingCategory', type: CONST.VIOLATION_TYPES.VIOLATION, showInReview: true});
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/pages/Search/SearchEditMultiple/SearchEditMultiplePage.tsx b/src/pages/Search/SearchEditMultiple/SearchEditMultiplePage.tsx
index 243fd6b6203e..1e841610fabc 100644
--- a/src/pages/Search/SearchEditMultiple/SearchEditMultiplePage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Search/SearchEditMultiple/SearchEditMultiplePage.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React, {useEffect} from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
+import type {OnyxCollection} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import type {ValueOf} from 'type-fest';
 import Button from '@components/Button';
 import HeaderWithBackButton from '@components/HeaderWithBackButton';
@@ -24,13 +25,50 @@ import CONST from '@src/CONST';
 import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
 import ROUTES from '@src/ROUTES';
 import type {Route} from '@src/ROUTES';
+import type {ReportActions, SearchResults, Transaction} from '@src/types/onyx';
 import type {TransactionChanges} from '@src/types/onyx/Transaction';
 import {getTransactionEditContext} from './SearchEditMultipleUtils';
 
+/**
+ * After a hard refresh, invoice transaction and report action data may only exist in the search snapshot,
+ * not in the main Onyx collections. These helpers fill gaps from the snapshot so bulk edit can work.
+ */
+function withSnapshotTransactions(onyxTransactions: OnyxCollection<Transaction> | undefined, snapshotData: SearchResults['data'] | undefined): OnyxCollection<Transaction> | undefined {
+    if (!snapshotData) {
+        return onyxTransactions;
+    }
+    const merged = {...onyxTransactions};
+    for (const key of Object.keys(snapshotData)) {
+        if (!key.startsWith(ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.TRANSACTION)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        const typedKey = key as `${typeof ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.TRANSACTION}${string}`;
+        if (!merged[typedKey]) {
+            merged[typedKey] = snapshotData[typedKey] ?? null;
+        }
+    }
+    return merged;
+}
+
+function withSnapshotReportActions(onyxReportActions: OnyxCollection<ReportActions> | undefined, snapshotData: SearchResults['data'] | undefined): OnyxCollection<ReportActions> | undefined {
+    if (!snapshotData) {
+        return onyxReportActions;
+    }
+    const merged = {...onyxReportActions};
+    for (const key of Object.keys(snapshotData)) {
+        if (!key.startsWith(ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        const typedKey = key as `${typeof ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS}${string}`;
+        merged[typedKey] = {...(snapshotData[typedKey] ?? {}), ...(merged[typedKey] ?? {})};
+    }
+    return merged;
+}
+
 function SearchEditMultiplePage() {
     const {translate} = useLocalize();
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
-    const {currentSearchHash} = useSearchStateContext();
+    const {currentSearchHash, currentSearchResults} = useSearchStateContext();
     const {clearSelectedTransactions} = useSearchActionsContext();
     const [policies] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY);
     const [activePolicyID] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.NVP_ACTIVE_POLICY_ID);
@@ -39,10 +77,14 @@ function SearchEditMultiplePage() {
     const [allReports] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT);
     const [allReportActions] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS);
 
+    const snapshotData = currentSearchResults?.data;
+    const mergedTransactions = withSnapshotTransactions(allTransactions, snapshotData);
+    const mergedReportActions = withSnapshotReportActions(allReportActions, snapshotData);
+
     const selectedTransactionIDs = draftTransaction?.selectedTransactionIDs ?? [];
 
     const selectedTransactionContexts = selectedTransactionIDs.flatMap((transactionID) => {
-        const context = getTransactionEditContext(transactionID, allTransactions, allReports, allReportActions, policies);
+        const context = getTransactionEditContext(transactionID, mergedTransactions, allReports, mergedReportActions, policies);
         return context ? [context] : [];
     });
 
@@ -85,7 +127,7 @@ function SearchEditMultiplePage() {
         return !isIOUReport(report) && !isInvoiceReport(report) && transactionPolicy?.disabledFields?.reimbursable === false && !isManagedCardTransaction(transaction);
     });
 
-    const policyID = getSearchBulkEditPolicyID(selectedTransactionIDs, activePolicyID, allTransactions, allReports);
+    const policyID = getSearchBulkEditPolicyID(selectedTransactionIDs, activePolicyID, mergedTransactions, allReports);
 
     const policy = policyID ? policies?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY}${policyID}`] : undefined;
     const [policyCategories] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_CATEGORIES}${policyID}`);
@@ -152,8 +194,8 @@ function SearchEditMultiplePage() {
             changes,
             policy,
             reports: allReports,
-            transactions: allTransactions,
-            reportActions: allReportActions,
+            transactions: mergedTransactions,
+            reportActions: mergedReportActions,
             policyCategories,
             hash: currentSearchHash,
             allPolicies: policies,