diff --git a/app/helpers/admin/products_helper.rb b/app/helpers/admin/products_helper.rb
index ea18887e04d..b2f7beada98 100644
--- a/app/helpers/admin/products_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/admin/products_helper.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ def prepare_new_variant(product, producer_options)
       # e.g producer_options = [['producer name', id]]
       product.variants.build do |new_variant|
         new_variant.supplier_id = producer_options.first.second if producer_options.one?
+        new_variant.tax_category_id = product.variants.first.tax_category_id
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/helpers/admin/products_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/admin/products_helper_spec.rb
index cfd04180d99..d0583488af2 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/admin/products_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/admin/products_helper_spec.rb
@@ -46,4 +46,19 @@
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#prepare_new_variant' do
+    let(:zone) { create(:zone_with_member) }
+    let(:product) {
+      create(:taxed_product, zone:, price: 12.54, tax_rate_amount: 0,
+                             included_in_price: true)
+    }
+
+    context 'when tax category is present for first varient' do
+      it 'sets tax category for new variant' do
+        first_variant_tax_id = product.variants.first.tax_category_id
+        expect(helper.prepare_new_variant(product, []).tax_category_id).to eq(first_variant_tax_id)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end