diff --git a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/RulesImpl.java b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/RulesImpl.java
index ebc84d4d91..11ccde66b4 100644
--- a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/RulesImpl.java
+++ b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/RulesImpl.java
@@ -86,7 +86,11 @@ public class RulesImpl implements Rules
     public List<Rule> createRules(final String folderNodeId, final String ruleSetId, final List<Rule> rules)
     {
         final NodeRef folderNodeRef = validateFolderNode(folderNodeId);
-        validateRuleSetNode(ruleSetId, folderNodeRef);
+        // Don't validate the ruleset node if -default- is passed since we may need to create it.
+        if (RuleSet.isNotDefaultId(ruleSetId))
+        {
+            validateRuleSetNode(ruleSetId, folderNodeRef);
+        }
 
         return rules.stream()
                     .map(rule -> rule.toServiceModel(nodes))
diff --git a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/model/rules/Rule.java b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/model/rules/Rule.java
index 377aa61f51..5eeae3a7c8 100644
--- a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/model/rules/Rule.java
+++ b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/model/rules/Rule.java
@@ -26,12 +26,19 @@
 
 package org.alfresco.rest.api.model.rules;
 
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
+import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
+import org.alfresco.repo.action.ActionImpl;
+import org.alfresco.repo.action.executer.SetPropertyValueActionExecuter;
 import org.alfresco.rest.api.Nodes;
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.resource.UniqueId;
 import org.alfresco.service.Experimental;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.Action;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
+import org.alfresco.util.GUID;
 
 @Experimental
 public class Rule
@@ -59,9 +66,20 @@ public class Rule
     public org.alfresco.service.cmr.rule.Rule toServiceModel(Nodes nodes)
     {
         org.alfresco.service.cmr.rule.Rule ruleModel = new org.alfresco.service.cmr.rule.Rule();
-        NodeRef nodeRef = nodes.validateOrLookupNode(id, null);
-        ruleModel.setNodeRef(nodeRef);
+        if (id != null)
+        {
+            NodeRef nodeRef = nodes.validateOrLookupNode(id, null);
+            ruleModel.setNodeRef(nodeRef);
+        }
         ruleModel.setTitle(name);
+
+        // TODO: Once we have actions working properly then this needs to be replaced.
+        Map<String, Serializable> parameters = Map.of(
+                SetPropertyValueActionExecuter.PARAM_PROPERTY, ContentModel.PROP_TITLE,
+                SetPropertyValueActionExecuter.PARAM_VALUE, "UPDATED:" + GUID.generate());
+        Action action = new ActionImpl(null, GUID.generate(), SetPropertyValueActionExecuter.NAME, parameters);
+        ruleModel.setAction(action);
+
         return ruleModel;
     }
 
diff --git a/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/RulesImplTest.java b/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/RulesImplTest.java
index a031e207c2..90b3ae0efb 100644
--- a/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/RulesImplTest.java
+++ b/remote-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/RulesImplTest.java
@@ -313,8 +313,6 @@ public class RulesImplTest extends TestCase
     @Test
     public void testSaveRules_defaultRuleSet()
     {
-        NodeRef defaultRuleSetNodeRef = new NodeRef("default://rule/set");
-        given(ruleServiceMock.getRuleSetNode(folderNodeRef)).willReturn(defaultRuleSetNodeRef);
         Rule ruleBody = mock(Rule.class);
         List<Rule> ruleList = List.of(ruleBody);
         org.alfresco.service.cmr.rule.Rule serviceRuleBody = mock(org.alfresco.service.cmr.rule.Rule.class);
@@ -326,7 +324,6 @@ public class RulesImplTest extends TestCase
         // when
         List<Rule> actual = rules.createRules(folderNodeRef.getId(), DEFAULT_ID, ruleList);
 
-        then(ruleServiceMock).should().getRuleSetNode(folderNodeRef);
         then(ruleServiceMock).should().saveRule(folderNodeRef, ruleBody.toServiceModel(nodesMock));
         then(ruleServiceMock).shouldHaveNoMoreInteractions();
         List<Rule> expected = List.of(Rule.from(serviceRule));