diff --git a/apps/console/src/pages/organizations/cookie-banners/configuration/trackers/_components/TrackerPatternPropertiesSection.tsx b/apps/console/src/pages/organizations/cookie-banners/configuration/trackers/_components/TrackerPatternPropertiesSection.tsx
index 1bdbf9261..42f830708 100644
--- a/apps/console/src/pages/organizations/cookie-banners/configuration/trackers/_components/TrackerPatternPropertiesSection.tsx
+++ b/apps/console/src/pages/organizations/cookie-banners/configuration/trackers/_components/TrackerPatternPropertiesSection.tsx
@@ -34,13 +34,10 @@ const trackerPatternPropertiesSectionFragment = graphql`
       name
     }
     thirdParty {
-      id
       name
     }
     commonThirdParty {
-      id
       name
-      logoUrl
     }
   }
 `;
diff --git a/pkg/cookiebanner/tracker_mapping_worker.go b/pkg/cookiebanner/tracker_mapping_worker.go
index 0daf5f342..6b3bfa07a 100644
--- a/pkg/cookiebanner/tracker_mapping_worker.go
+++ b/pkg/cookiebanner/tracker_mapping_worker.go
@@ -90,11 +90,13 @@ func (h *trackerMappingHandler) Claim(ctx context.Context) (coredata.TrackerPatt
 }
 
 // Process resolves the catalog mapping (when missing) and then promotes
-// the pattern to an org ThirdParty (when eligible). When a pattern is
-// re-triggered by a manual move (it already carries a
-// common_tracker_pattern_id), we MUST NOT re-resolve the catalog: the
-// existing link is preserved and we jump straight to third-party
-// promotion.
+// the pattern to an org ThirdParty (when eligible). Promotion is
+// skipped for patterns still in the uncategorised category — the user
+// must categorize a tracker before it creates or links an org
+// ThirdParty. When a pattern is re-triggered by a manual move (it
+// already carries a common_tracker_pattern_id), we MUST NOT re-resolve
+// the catalog: the existing link is preserved and we jump straight to
+// third-party promotion.
 func (h *trackerMappingHandler) Process(ctx context.Context, tp coredata.TrackerPattern) error {
 	return h.pg.WithTx(
 		ctx,
@@ -139,12 +141,21 @@ func (h *trackerMappingHandler) Process(ctx context.Context, tp coredata.Tracker
 			if thirdPartyID == nil &&
 				commonPatternID != nil &&
 				(tp.Source == nil || *tp.Source != coredata.CookieSourceExtension) {
-				promoted, err := h.promoteThirdParty(ctx, tx, tp, *commonPatternID)
-				if err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("cannot promote third party: %w", err)
+				scope := coredata.NewScopeFromObjectID(tp.ID)
+
+				var category coredata.CookieCategory
+				if err := category.LoadByID(ctx, tx, scope, tp.CookieCategoryID); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("cannot load cookie category: %w", err)
 				}
 
-				thirdPartyID = promoted
+				if category.Kind != coredata.CookieCategoryKindUncategorised {
+					promoted, err := h.promoteThirdParty(ctx, tx, tp, *commonPatternID)
+					if err != nil {
+						return fmt.Errorf("cannot promote third party: %w", err)
+					}
+
+					thirdPartyID = promoted
+				}
 			}
 
 			if commonPatternID != nil || thirdPartyID != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/cookiebanner/tracker_mapping_worker_test.go b/pkg/cookiebanner/tracker_mapping_worker_test.go
index c07c504e8..b7dbaac24 100644
--- a/pkg/cookiebanner/tracker_mapping_worker_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cookiebanner/tracker_mapping_worker_test.go
@@ -339,6 +339,51 @@ func TestProcess_PreservesCatalogMappingOnReTrigger(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NotNil(t, reloaded.ThirdPartyID, "the worker should have promoted to an org ThirdParty")
 }
 
+// TestProcess_UncategorisedPatternIsNotPromoted asserts that a pattern
+// still in the uncategorised category gets its catalog mapping
+// resolved but is NOT promoted to an org ThirdParty.
+func TestProcess_UncategorisedPatternIsNotPromoted(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	client := newTestPgClient(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	fx := seedPromotionFixture(t, ctx, client)
+
+	require.NoError(t, client.WithTx(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, tx pg.Tx) error {
+		_, err := tx.Exec(
+			ctx,
+			`UPDATE tracker_patterns
+			   SET cookie_category_id = $1,
+			       mapping_requested_at = $2
+			 WHERE id = $3`,
+			fx.uncategorisedID,
+			time.Now().UTC().Truncate(time.Microsecond),
+			fx.trackerPattern.ID,
+		)
+
+		return err
+	}))
+
+	var reloadedBefore coredata.TrackerPattern
+
+	require.NoError(t, client.WithConn(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, conn pg.Querier) error {
+		return reloadedBefore.LoadByID(ctx, conn, fx.scope, fx.trackerPattern.ID)
+	}))
+
+	h := newMappingHandler(client)
+	require.NoError(t, h.Process(ctx, reloadedBefore))
+
+	var reloaded coredata.TrackerPattern
+
+	require.NoError(t, client.WithConn(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, conn pg.Querier) error {
+		return reloaded.LoadByID(ctx, conn, fx.scope, fx.trackerPattern.ID)
+	}))
+
+	require.NotNil(t, reloaded.CommonTrackerPatternID, "catalog mapping must still be resolved")
+	assert.Equal(t, fx.commonPatternID, *reloaded.CommonTrackerPatternID)
+	assert.Nil(t, reloaded.ThirdPartyID, "uncategorised pattern must not be promoted to org ThirdParty")
+}
+
 // TestProcess_ExtensionPatternIsNotPromoted asserts that even when a
 // pattern has a catalog link, a Source=EXTENSION pattern stays
 // un-promoted.