diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/import_entities/import_groups/utils.js b/app/assets/javascripts/import_entities/import_groups/utils.js
index 07139d3f0cba3768d4e4e92b6d57ae8817a8ca00..098dc261fa69de610d18e8e2e2a6c3005c3d359d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/import_entities/import_groups/utils.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/import_entities/import_groups/utils.js
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ export function isAvailableForImport(group) {
 }
 
 export function isProjectCreationAllowed(group = {}) {
+  // When "No parent" is selected
+  if (group.fullPath === '') {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   return Boolean(group.projectCreationLevel) && group.projectCreationLevel !== 'noone';
 }
 
diff --git a/spec/frontend/import_entities/import_groups/utils_spec.js b/spec/frontend/import_entities/import_groups/utils_spec.js
index d663ed9594f193a6c4b12166b309a8cc8c3b6b23..4e2245074bb1047b10b910a0b45e2caa4a0264a2 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/import_entities/import_groups/utils_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/import_entities/import_groups/utils_spec.js
@@ -71,5 +71,9 @@ describe('Direct transfer status utils', () => {
         expect(isProjectCreationAllowed({ projectCreationLevel })).toBe(expected);
       },
     );
+
+    it('when "No parent" is selected, returns true', () => {
+      expect(isProjectCreationAllowed({ fullPath: '' })).toBe(true);
+    });
   });
 });