diff --git a/app/dao/services_dao.py b/app/dao/services_dao.py
index 4bef1e99c..dae5f4f82 100644
--- a/app/dao/services_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/services_dao.py
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ def dao_create_service(
 
         service.organisation = organisation
 
-        if organisation.email_branding_id:
-            service.email_branding = organisation.email_branding_id
+        if organisation.email_branding:
+            service.email_branding = organisation.email_branding
 
-        if organisation.letter_branding_id and not service.letter_branding:
-            service.letter_branding = organisation.letter_branding_id
+        if organisation.letter_branding and not service.letter_branding:
+            service.letter_branding = organisation.letter_branding
 
     db.session.add(service)
 
diff --git a/tests/app/service/test_rest.py b/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
index 80d4eff42..d8032cfbb 100644
--- a/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ from tests.app.db import (
     create_letter_branding,
     create_organisation,
     create_domain,
+    create_email_branding,
 )
 from tests.app.db import create_user
 
@@ -306,6 +307,37 @@ def test_create_service_with_domain_sets_organisation(
         assert json_resp['data']['organisation'] is None
 
 
+def test_create_service_inherits_branding_from_organisation(
+    admin_request,
+    sample_user,
+):
+
+    org = create_organisation()
+    email_branding = create_email_branding()
+    org.email_branding = email_branding
+    letter_branding = create_letter_branding()
+    org.letter_branding = letter_branding
+    create_domain('example.gov.uk', org.id)
+    sample_user.email_address = 'test@example.gov.uk'
+
+    json_resp = admin_request.post(
+        'service.create_service',
+        _data={
+            'name': 'created service',
+            'user_id': str(sample_user.id),
+            'message_limit': 1000,
+            'restricted': False,
+            'active': False,
+            'email_from': 'created.service',
+            'created_by': str(sample_user.id),
+        },
+        _expected_status=201
+    )
+
+    assert json_resp['data']['email_branding'] == str(email_branding.id)
+    assert json_resp['data']['letter_branding'] == str(letter_branding.id)
+
+
 def test_create_service_with_domain_sets_letter_branding(admin_request, sample_user):
     letter_branding = create_letter_branding(
         name='test domain', filename='test-domain', domain='test.domain'