diff --git a/.changeset/early-kangaroos-guess.md b/.changeset/early-kangaroos-guess.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ba9471bad513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/early-kangaroos-guess.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-cloudflare": minor
+---
+
+feat: allow users going back to the project name prompt
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/e2e-tests/cli.test.ts b/packages/create-cloudflare/e2e-tests/cli.test.ts
index 7edd30085ea5..5030d40bef6b 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/e2e-tests/cli.test.ts
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/e2e-tests/cli.test.ts
@@ -244,8 +244,20 @@ describe.skipIf(experimental || frameworkToTest || isQuarantineMode())(
 			"Going back and forth between the category, type, framework and lang prompts",
 			async ({ logStream, project }) => {
 				const { output } = await runC3(
-					[project.path, "--git=false", "--no-deploy"],
+					["/invalid-project-name", "--git=false", "--no-deploy"],
 					[
+						{
+							matcher: /What would you like to start with\?/,
+							input: {
+								type: "select",
+								target: "Go back",
+							},
+						},
+						{
+							matcher:
+								/In which directory do you want to create your application/,
+							input: [project.path, keys.enter],
+						},
 						{
 							matcher: /What would you like to start with\?/,
 							input: {
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/src/templates.ts b/packages/create-cloudflare/src/templates.ts
index c61c5f77f2cf..14a2f821fe3f 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/src/templates.ts
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/src/templates.ts
@@ -296,11 +296,15 @@ export const createContext = async (
 
 	// Allows the users to go back to the previous step
 	// By moving the cursor up to a certain line and clearing the screen
-	const goBack = async (from: "type" | "framework" | "lang") => {
+	const goBack = async (from: "category" | "type" | "framework" | "lang") => {
 		const currentArgs = { ...args };
 		let linesPrinted = 0;
 
 		switch (from) {
+			case "category":
+				linesPrinted = 6;
+				args.projectName = undefined;
+				break;
 			case "type":
 				linesPrinted = 9;
 				args.category = undefined;
@@ -341,7 +345,7 @@ export const createContext = async (
 		type: "text",
 		question: `In which directory do you want to create your application?`,
 		helpText: "also used as application name",
-		defaultValue: defaultName,
+		defaultValue: prevArgs?.projectName ?? defaultName,
 		label: "dir",
 		validate: (value) =>
 			validateProjectDirectory(String(value) || C3_DEFAULTS.projectName, args),
@@ -372,6 +376,7 @@ export const createContext = async (
 		},
 		// This is used only if the type is `pre-existing`
 		{ label: "Others", value: "others", hidden: true },
+		backOption,
 	];
 
 	const category = await processArgument(args, "category", {
@@ -382,6 +387,10 @@ export const createContext = async (
 		defaultValue: prevArgs?.category ?? C3_DEFAULTS.category,
 	});
 
+	if (category === BACK_VALUE) {
+		return goBack("category");
+	}
+
 	let template: TemplateConfig;
 
 	if (category === "web-framework") {