diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/ActionGroup/AssertAdminProductIsAssignedToCategoryActionGroup.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/ActionGroup/AssertAdminProductIsAssignedToCategoryActionGroup.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e6b178937a2cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/ActionGroup/AssertAdminProductIsAssignedToCategoryActionGroup.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+ /**
+  * Copyright © Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
+  * See COPYING.txt for license details.
+  */
+-->
+
+<actionGroups xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
+              xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:mftf:Test/etc/actionGroupSchema.xsd">
+    <actionGroup name="AssertAdminProductIsAssignedToCategoryActionGroup">
+        <annotations>
+            <description>Checks if product is assigned to category (the Product Edit page should be opened in Admin prior this check).</description>
+        </annotations>
+        <arguments>
+            <argument name="categoryName" type="string"/>
+        </arguments>
+
+        <seeElement selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.categories(categoryName)}}" stepKey="seeCategoryName"/>
+
+    </actionGroup>
+</actionGroups>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Section/AdminProductFormSection/AdminProductFormSection.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Section/AdminProductFormSection/AdminProductFormSection.xml
index 1ca051e2f6669..d70c48f2b00e3 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Section/AdminProductFormSection/AdminProductFormSection.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Section/AdminProductFormSection/AdminProductFormSection.xml
@@ -77,5 +77,6 @@
         <element name="newAddedAttribute" type="text" selector="//fieldset[@class='admin__fieldset']//div[contains(@data-index,'{{attributeCode}}')]" parameterized="true"/>
         <element name="newCategoryButton" type="button" selector="button[data-index='create_category_button']" timeout="30"/>
         <element name="footerBlock" type="block" selector="//footer"/>
+        <element name="categories" type="text" selector="//*[@class='admin__action-multiselect-crumb']/span[contains(text(), '{{categoryName}}')]" parameterized="true"/>
     </section>
 </sections>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductTieredPriceTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductTieredPriceTest.xml
index 300b312612253..338df481e3794 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductTieredPriceTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductTieredPriceTest.xml
@@ -110,8 +110,12 @@
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productStockStatus}}" userInput="{{simpleProductTierPrice300InStock.status}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductStockStatus"/>
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productWeight}}" userInput="{{simpleProductTierPrice300InStock.weight}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductWeight"/>
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productWeightSelect}}" userInput="{{simpleProductTierPrice300InStock.weightSelect}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductWeightSelect"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.categoriesDropdown}}" stepKey="clickCategoriesDropDownToVerify"/>
-        <see selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.selectMultipleCategories}}" userInput="$$categoryEntity.name$$" stepKey="seeSelectedCategories"/>
+
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="clickCategoriesDropDownToVerify"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AssertAdminProductIsAssignedToCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="seeSelectedCategories">
+            <argument name="categoryName" value="$$categoryEntity.name$$"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+        
         <scrollTo selector="{{AdminProductSEOSection.sectionHeader}}" x="0" y="-80" stepKey="scrollToAdminProductSEOSection1"/>
         <click selector="{{AdminProductSEOSection.sectionHeader}}" stepKey="clickAdminProductSEOSection1"/>
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductSEOSection.urlKeyInput}}" userInput="{{simpleProductTierPrice300InStock.urlKey}}" stepKey="seeUrlKey"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockNotVisibleIndividuallyTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockNotVisibleIndividuallyTest.xml
index 86fac835ce44d..3d53501ede4cc 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockNotVisibleIndividuallyTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockNotVisibleIndividuallyTest.xml
@@ -84,8 +84,12 @@
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productQuantity}}" userInput="{{simpleProductNotVisibleIndividually.quantity}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductQuantity"/>
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productStockStatus}}" userInput="{{simpleProductNotVisibleIndividually.status}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductStockStatus"/>
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productWeight}}" userInput="{{simpleProductNotVisibleIndividually.weightNoDecimals}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductWeight"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.categoriesDropdown}}" stepKey="clickCategoriesDropDownToVerify"/>
-        <see selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.selectMultipleCategories}}" userInput="$$categoryEntity.name$$" stepKey="seeSelectedCategories" />
+
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="clickCategoriesDropDownToVerify"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AssertAdminProductIsAssignedToCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="seeSelectedCategories">
+            <argument name="categoryName" value="$$categoryEntity.name$$"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.visibility}}" userInput="{{simpleProductNotVisibleIndividually.visibility}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductVisibility"/>
         <scrollTo selector="{{AdminProductSEOSection.sectionHeader}}" x="0" y="-80" stepKey="scrollToAdminProductSEOSection"/>
         <click selector="{{AdminProductSEOSection.sectionHeader}}" stepKey="clickAdminProductSEOSectionHeader"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockVisibleInCatalogAndSearchTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockVisibleInCatalogAndSearchTest.xml
index 320edba5feeff..e121e239ad334 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockVisibleInCatalogAndSearchTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockVisibleInCatalogAndSearchTest.xml
@@ -84,8 +84,12 @@
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productQuantity}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPrice245InStock.quantity}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductQuantity"/>
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productStockStatus}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPrice245InStock.status}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductStockStatus"/>
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productWeight}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPrice245InStock.weight}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductWeight"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.categoriesDropdown}}" stepKey="clickCategoriesDropDownToVerify"/>
-        <see selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.selectMultipleCategories}}" userInput="$$categoryEntity.name$$" stepKey="selectedCategories" />
+
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="clickCategoriesDropDownToVerify"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AssertAdminProductIsAssignedToCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectedCategories">
+            <argument name="categoryName" value="$$categoryEntity.name$$"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+       
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.visibility}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPrice245InStock.visibility}}" stepKey="seeVisibility"/>
         <scrollTo selector="{{AdminProductSEOSection.sectionHeader}}" x="0" y="-80" stepKey="scrollToAdminProductSEOSection1"/>
         <click selector="{{AdminProductSEOSection.sectionHeader}}" stepKey="clickAdminProductSEOSection1"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockVisibleInCatalogOnlyTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockVisibleInCatalogOnlyTest.xml
index 77c3e7548a3cf..6ad01e59eea51 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockVisibleInCatalogOnlyTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockVisibleInCatalogOnlyTest.xml
@@ -84,8 +84,12 @@
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productQuantity}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPrice32501InStock.quantity}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductQuantity"/>
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productStockStatus}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPrice32501InStock.status}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductStockStatus"/>
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productWeight}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPrice32501InStock.weight}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductWeight"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.categoriesDropdown}}" stepKey="clickCategoriesDropDownToVerify"/>
-        <see selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.selectMultipleCategories}}" userInput="$$categoryEntity.name$$" stepKey="selectedCategories" />
+        
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="clickCategoriesDropDownToVerify"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AssertAdminProductIsAssignedToCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectedCategories">
+            <argument name="categoryName" value="$$categoryEntity.name$$"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.visibility}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPrice32501InStock.visibility}}" stepKey="seeVisibility"/>
         <scrollTo selector="{{AdminProductSEOSection.sectionHeader}}" x="0" y="-80" stepKey="scrollToAdminProductSEOSection1"/>
         <click selector="{{AdminProductSEOSection.sectionHeader}}" stepKey="clickAdminProductSEOSection1"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockVisibleInSearchOnlyTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockVisibleInSearchOnlyTest.xml
index 39dab0b08915c..ec4b0296e82c1 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockVisibleInSearchOnlyTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockVisibleInSearchOnlyTest.xml
@@ -84,8 +84,12 @@
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productQuantity}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPrice325InStock.quantity}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductQuantity"/>
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productStockStatus}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPrice325InStock.status}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductStockStatus"/>
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productWeight}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPrice325InStock.weight}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductWeight"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.categoriesDropdown}}" stepKey="clickCategoriesDropDownToVerify"/>
-        <see selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.selectMultipleCategories}}" userInput="$$categoryEntity.name$$" stepKey="selectedCategories" />
+
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="clickCategoriesDropDownToVerify"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AssertAdminProductIsAssignedToCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectedCategories">
+            <argument name="categoryName" value="$$categoryEntity.name$$"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.visibility}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPrice325InStock.visibility}}" stepKey="seeVisibility"/>
         <scrollTo selector="{{AdminProductSEOSection.sectionHeader}}" x="0" y="-80" stepKey="scrollToAdminProductSEOSection1"/>
         <click selector="{{AdminProductSEOSection.sectionHeader}}" stepKey="clickAdminProductSEOSection1"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockWithCustomOptionsTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockWithCustomOptionsTest.xml
index 670030d1d98ea..2a7d5c6c18a02 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockWithCustomOptionsTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockWithCustomOptionsTest.xml
@@ -97,8 +97,12 @@
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productQuantity}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPriceCustomOptions.quantity}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductQuantity"/>
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productStockStatus}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPriceCustomOptions.status}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductStockStatus"/>
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productWeight}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPriceCustomOptions.weight}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductWeight"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.categoriesDropdown}}" stepKey="clickCategoriesDropDownToVerify"/>
-        <see selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.selectMultipleCategories}}" userInput="$$categoryEntity.name$$" stepKey="selectedCategories" />
+        
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="clickCategoriesDropDownToVerify"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AssertAdminProductIsAssignedToCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectedCategories">
+            <argument name="categoryName" value="$$categoryEntity.name$$"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+
         <scrollTo selector="{{AdminProductSEOSection.sectionHeader}}" x="0" y="-80" stepKey="scrollToAdminProductSEOSection1"/>
         <click selector="{{AdminProductSEOSection.sectionHeader}}" stepKey="clickAdminProductSEOSection1"/>
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductSEOSection.urlKeyInput}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPriceCustomOptions.urlKey}}" stepKey="seeUrlKey"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceOutOfStockTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceOutOfStockTest.xml
index 441bc9b8f8005..170e731f38ba3 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceOutOfStockTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceOutOfStockTest.xml
@@ -84,8 +84,12 @@
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productQuantity}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPrice32503OutOfStock.quantity}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductQuantity"/>
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productStockStatus}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPrice32503OutOfStock.status}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductStockStatus"/>
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.productWeight}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPrice32503OutOfStock.weight}}" stepKey="seeSimpleProductWeight"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.categoriesDropdown}}" stepKey="clickCategoriesDropDownToVerify"/>
-        <see selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.selectMultipleCategories}}" userInput="$$categoryEntity.name$$" stepKey="selectedCategories" />
+
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="clickCategoriesDropDownToVerify"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AssertAdminProductIsAssignedToCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectedCategories">
+            <argument name="categoryName" value="$$categoryEntity.name$$"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+        
         <scrollTo selector="{{AdminProductSEOSection.sectionHeader}}" x="0" y="-80" stepKey="scrollToAdminProductSEOSection1"/>
         <click selector="{{AdminProductSEOSection.sectionHeader}}" stepKey="clickAdminProductSEOSection1"/>
         <seeInField selector="{{AdminProductSEOSection.urlKeyInput}}" userInput="{{simpleProductRegularPrice32503OutOfStock.urlKey}}" stepKey="seeUrlKey"/>