diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3e11c65..44bcf7dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 - 🏗️ (ds_proxy) introduce how to use ds_proxy with Drive
 
+### Changed
+
+- 🔥(backend) remove usage of atomic transaction for item creation
+
 ## [v0.11.1] - 2026-01-13
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py b/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
index fd357256..e9431035 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
@@ -572,7 +572,6 @@ class ItemViewSet(
 
         return drf.response.Response(serializer.data)
 
-    @transaction.atomic
     def perform_create(self, serializer):
         """Set the current user as creator and owner of the newly created object."""
         obj = models.Item.objects.create_child(
@@ -911,12 +910,11 @@ class ItemViewSet(
                     )
                 )
 
-            with transaction.atomic():
-                child_item = models.Item.objects.create_child(
-                    creator=request.user,
-                    parent=item,
-                    **serializer.validated_data,
-                )
+            child_item = models.Item.objects.create_child(
+                creator=request.user,
+                parent=item,
+                **serializer.validated_data,
+            )
 
             # Set the created instance to the serializer
             serializer.instance = child_item