diff --git a/src/tir/schedule/primitive/sampling.cc b/src/tir/schedule/primitive/sampling.cc
index ec12b045d3f0..e84e171811eb 100644
--- a/src/tir/schedule/primitive/sampling.cc
+++ b/src/tir/schedule/primitive/sampling.cc
@@ -391,9 +391,22 @@ struct SampleCategoricalTraits : public UnpackedInstTraits<SampleCategoricalTrai
 
   static ExprRV UnpackedApplyToSchedule(Schedule sch,               //
                                         Array<Integer> candidates,  //
-                                        Array<FloatImm> probs,      //
+                                        Array<ObjectRef> probs,     //
                                         Optional<Integer> decision) {
-    return sch->SampleCategorical(candidates, probs, decision);
+    Array<FloatImm> probs_float = probs.Map([](const ObjectRef& prob) {
+      const auto* prob_float = prob.as<FloatImmNode>();
+      if (prob_float != nullptr) {
+        return GetRef<FloatImm>(prob_float);
+      }
+      const auto* prob_int = prob.as<IntImmNode>();
+      if (prob_int != nullptr) {
+        return FloatImm(DataType::Float(32), static_cast<double>(prob_int->value));
+      }
+      LOG(FATAL)
+          << "SampleCategorical does not accept probability with type other than float or int.";
+      throw;
+    });
+    return sch->SampleCategorical(candidates, probs_float, decision);
   }
 
   static String UnpackedAsPython(Array<String> outputs,      //
diff --git a/tests/python/unittest/test_tir_schedule_trace.py b/tests/python/unittest/test_tir_schedule_trace.py
index 916db184e09b..a87fd4ed5b56 100644
--- a/tests/python/unittest/test_tir_schedule_trace.py
+++ b/tests/python/unittest/test_tir_schedule_trace.py
@@ -316,6 +316,30 @@ def test_apply_json_to_schedule_1():
     tvm.ir.assert_structural_equal(elementwise_inlined, sch.mod["main"])
 
 
+def test_apply_json_to_schedule_sample_categorical():
+    var = tir.Var("v", "int32")
+    trace1 = Trace(
+        insts=[
+            Instruction(
+                kind=InstructionKind.get("SampleCategorical"),
+                inputs=[],
+                attrs=[[tvm.tir.IntImm("int32", 3)], [tvm.tir.FloatImm("float32", 1.0)]],
+                outputs=[var],
+            )
+        ],
+        decisions={},
+    )
+    json = trace1.as_json()
+    assert json == [[["SampleCategorical", [], [[3], [1]], ["v0"]]], []]
+
+    sch = tir.Schedule(elementwise, debug_mask="all")
+    # As long as the application does not fail, it is fine.
+    Trace.apply_json_to_schedule(json, sch)
+    python_str = sch.trace.as_python()
+    assert len(python_str) == 1
+    assert python_str[0] == "v0 = sch.sample_categorical(candidates=[3], probs=[1], decision=0)"
+
+
 def _test_apply_annotation_trace_from_json(annotation: str):
     """Test applying an annotation works without crashing.
 
@@ -367,5 +391,4 @@ def test_apply_annotation_from_json():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    test_trace_simplified_2()
-    # tvm.testing.main()
+    tvm.testing.main()