diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/model/fileplancomponents/FilePlanComponentType.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/model/fileplancomponents/FilePlanComponentType.java
index aa4eda6563..e76c58c938 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/model/fileplancomponents/FilePlanComponentType.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/model/fileplancomponents/FilePlanComponentType.java
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ public enum FilePlanComponentType
     HOLD_TYPE("rma:hold"),
     UNFILED_RECORD_FOLDER_TYPE("rma:unfiledRecordFolder"),
     HOLD_CONTAINER_TYPE("rma:holdContainer"),
+    TRANSFER_TYPE("rma:transfer"),
     TRANSFER_CONTAINER_TYPE("rma:transferContainer"),
-    UNFILED_CONTAINER_TYPE("rma:unfiledRecordContainer");
+    UNFILED_CONTAINER_TYPE("rma:unfiledRecordContainer"),
+    FOLDER_TYPE("cm:folder"),
+    CONTENT_TYPE("cm:content");
 
     private String type;
 
diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/base/TestData.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/base/TestData.java
index 9adde5de57..46b634a7c1 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/base/TestData.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/base/TestData.java
@@ -15,10 +15,15 @@ import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentAli
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentAlias.HOLDS_ALIAS;
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentAlias.TRANSFERS_ALIAS;
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentAlias.UNFILED_RECORDS_CONTAINER_ALIAS;
+import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentType.CONTENT_TYPE;
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentType.FILE_PLAN_TYPE;
+import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentType.FOLDER_TYPE;
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentType.HOLD_CONTAINER_TYPE;
+import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentType.HOLD_TYPE;
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentType.TRANSFER_CONTAINER_TYPE;
+import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentType.TRANSFER_TYPE;
 import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentType.UNFILED_CONTAINER_TYPE;
+import static org.alfresco.rest.rm.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentType.UNFILED_RECORD_FOLDER_TYPE;
 import static org.alfresco.utility.data.RandomData.getRandomAlphanumeric;
 
 import org.testng.annotations.DataProvider;
@@ -98,4 +103,28 @@ public interface TestData
      * The default FOLDER title used when creating categories
      */
     public static  String FOLDER_TITLE = "FOLDER TITLE" + getRandomAlphanumeric();
+
+
+    /**
+     * Data Provider with:
+     * with the object types not allowed as children for a record category
+     *
+     * @return file plan component alias
+     */
+    @DataProvider
+    public static Object[][] childrenNotAllowedForCategory()
+    {
+        return new Object[][] {
+            { FILE_PLAN_TYPE.toString() },
+            { TRANSFER_CONTAINER_TYPE.toString() },
+            { HOLD_CONTAINER_TYPE.toString() },
+            { UNFILED_CONTAINER_TYPE.toString() },
+            { UNFILED_RECORD_FOLDER_TYPE.toString()},
+            { HOLD_TYPE.toString()},
+            { TRANSFER_TYPE.toString()},
+            { FOLDER_TYPE.toString()},
+            { CONTENT_TYPE.toString()}
+        };
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/fileplancomponents/RecordCategoryTest.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/fileplancomponents/RecordCategoryTest.java
index d1f18bd2eb..93f7137f2e 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/fileplancomponents/RecordCategoryTest.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/fileplancomponents/RecordCategoryTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import static org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.CREATED;
 import static org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND;
 import static org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT;
 import static org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.OK;
+import static org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertNotNull;
@@ -35,8 +36,9 @@ import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 
-import org.alfresco.rest.rm.base.BaseRestTest;
 import org.alfresco.rest.core.RestWrapper;
+import org.alfresco.rest.rm.base.BaseRestTest;
+import org.alfresco.rest.rm.base.TestData;
 import org.alfresco.rest.rm.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponent;
 import org.alfresco.rest.rm.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentProperties;
 import org.alfresco.rest.rm.model.fileplancomponents.FilePlanComponentType;
@@ -333,6 +335,39 @@ public class RecordCategoryTest extends BaseRestTest
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * <pre>
+     * Given that a record category exists
+     * When I ask to create a  object type which is not  a record category or a record folder as a child
+     * Then the children are not created  and the 422 response code is returned
+     */
+    @Test
+        (
+            description = "Create object types not allowed inside a category",
+            dataProviderClass = TestData.class,
+            dataProvider = "childrenNotAllowedForCategory"
+
+        )
+    public void createTypesNotAllowedInCategory(String nodeType) throws Exception
+    {
+        String COMPONENT_NAME="Component"+getRandomAlphanumeric();
+        // Authenticate with admin user
+        filePlanComponentAPI.usingRestWrapper().authenticateUser(dataUser.getAdminUser());
+        FilePlanComponent category = createCategory(FILE_PLAN_ALIAS.toString(), COMPONENT_NAME);
+
+        JsonObject componentProperties = buildObject()
+            .add(NAME, COMPONENT_NAME)
+            .add(NODE_TYPE, nodeType)
+            .addObject(PROPERTIES)
+            .add(PROPERTIES_TITLE, "Title for " + COMPONENT_NAME)
+            .end()
+            .getJson();
+
+        FilePlanComponent fpc = filePlanComponentAPI.createFilePlanComponent(componentProperties, category.getId());
+        filePlanComponentAPI.usingRestWrapper().assertStatusCodeIs(UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY);
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * Helper method to create child category
      *