diff --git a/Source/MetaCoreEditor/Private/MetaCoreEditorApp.cpp b/Source/MetaCoreEditor/Private/MetaCoreEditorApp.cpp
index 291f5ce..8e2bbb0 100644
--- a/Source/MetaCoreEditor/Private/MetaCoreEditorApp.cpp
+++ b/Source/MetaCoreEditor/Private/MetaCoreEditorApp.cpp
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ void MetaCoreConfigureChineseFont() {
 void MetaCoreDrawSceneViewContextMenu(MetaCoreEditorContext& editorContext, MetaCoreId contextObjectId) {
     const MetaCoreGameObject contextObject = editorContext.GetScene().FindGameObject(contextObjectId);
     const bool hasContextObject = static_cast<bool>(contextObject);
-    const std::optional<MetaCoreId> forcedParentId = hasContextObject ? std::optional<MetaCoreId>(contextObjectId) : std::nullopt;
+    const std::optional<MetaCoreId> forcedParentId = hasContextObject ? std::optional<MetaCoreId>(contextObjectId) : std::optional<MetaCoreId>(0);
 
     if (hasContextObject) {
         ImGui::TextDisabled("Object: %s", contextObject.GetName().c_str());
diff --git a/tests/MetaCoreSmokeTests.cpp b/tests/MetaCoreSmokeTests.cpp
index 6e31a45..11bdfc3 100644
--- a/tests/MetaCoreSmokeTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/MetaCoreSmokeTests.cpp
@@ -356,6 +356,18 @@ void MetaCoreTestHierarchyEditingCommandsDirtyAndUndo() {
     MetaCoreExpect(scenePersistenceService->SaveCurrentScene(editorContext), "Hierarchy command scene should save after create");
     MetaCoreExpect(!scenePersistenceService->IsSceneDirty(), "Hierarchy command scene should be clean after create save");
 
+    editorContext.SelectOnly(*createdId);
+    const auto forcedRootId = sceneEditingService->CreateGameObject(
+        editorContext,
+        "ForcedRootObject",
+        false,
+        std::optional<MetaCore::MetaCoreId>{0}
+    );
+    MetaCoreExpect(forcedRootId.has_value(), "CreateGameObject with forced root parent should create an object");
+    MetaCoreExpect(scene.FindGameObject(*forcedRootId).GetParentId() == 0, "CreateGameObject forced root parent should ignore active selection");
+    MetaCoreExpect(scenePersistenceService->SaveCurrentScene(editorContext), "Hierarchy command scene should save after forced root create");
+    MetaCoreExpect(!scenePersistenceService->IsSceneDirty(), "Hierarchy command scene should be clean after forced root create save");
+
     MetaCoreExpect(sceneEditingService->RenameGameObject(editorContext, *createdId, "HierarchyObjectRenamed"), "RenameGameObject command should rename object");
     MetaCoreExpect(scenePersistenceService->IsSceneDirty(), "RenameGameObject command should mark scene dirty");
     MetaCoreExpect(editorContext.UndoCommand(), "Undo RenameGameObject should succeed");