diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/workspace-creation-drafts/creation-draft-session.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/workspace-creation-drafts/creation-draft-session.test.ts
index 75d1dce7473..e97ee88bd5b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/workspace-creation-drafts/creation-draft-session.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/workspace-creation-drafts/creation-draft-session.test.ts
@@ -150,3 +150,13 @@ it('preserves the open recovered draft when another writer deletes it', async ()
   await loadCreationDrafts(true)
   expect(useCreationDraftSession.getState().entries).toEqual({})
 })
+
+it('retains discovered buffer identity and revision when the database record changes', async () => {
+  database.listDrafts.mockResolvedValue([{ ...draft('original'), revision: 1 }])
+  await loadCreationDrafts()
+  const original = useCreationDraftSession.getState().entries['create-1']
+  database.listDrafts.mockResolvedValue([{ ...draft('external update'), revision: 2 }])
+  await loadCreationDrafts(true)
+  expect(useCreationDraftSession.getState().entries['create-1']).toBe(original)
+  expect(original.storedRevision).toBe(1)
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/workspace-creation-drafts/creation-draft-session.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/workspace-creation-drafts/creation-draft-session.ts
index b5cb711bd09..d63e7e3869d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/workspace-creation-drafts/creation-draft-session.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/workspace-creation-drafts/creation-draft-session.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export function loadCreationDrafts(refresh = false): Promise<void> {
           }
         }
         for (const draft of drafts) {
-          if (!entries[draft.id] || isUntouched(draft.id)) {
+          if (!entries[draft.id]) {
             entries[draft.id] = fromStored(draft)
           }
         }