diff --git a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/restoreVersion.ts b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/restoreVersion.ts
index cf0d5d46f79..ccddff15f54 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/restoreVersion.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/restoreVersion.ts
@@ -262,13 +262,15 @@ export const restoreVersionOperation = async <
     result.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString()
     // Ensure status respects restoreAsDraft arg
     result._status = draftArg ? 'draft' : result._status
-    result = await req.payload.db.updateOne({
-      id: parentDocID,
-      collection: collectionConfig.slug,
-      data: result,
-      req,
-      select,
-    })
+    if (!draftArg) {
+      result = await req.payload.db.updateOne({
+        id: parentDocID,
+        collection: collectionConfig.slug,
+        data: result,
+        req,
+        select,
+      })
+    }
 
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // Save restored doc as a new version
diff --git a/test/versions/e2e.spec.ts b/test/versions/e2e.spec.ts
index 26df5fb63eb..172bb4400d7 100644
--- a/test/versions/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/versions/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ describe('Versions', () => {
 
       await expect(page.locator('#field-title')).toHaveValue('v2')
       await page.goto(`${savedDocURL}/api`)
+      await page.locator('#field-draft').check()
       const values = page.locator('.query-inspector__value')
       const count = await values.count()