diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.spec.ts
index 51cd9ba04..ae51a85ee 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.spec.ts
@@ -688,6 +688,18 @@ describe('DocumentDetailComponent', () => {
     expect(navigateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['404'], { replaceUrl: true })
   })
 
+  it('discard should request the currently selected version', () => {
+    initNormally()
+    const getSpy = jest.spyOn(documentService, 'get')
+    getSpy.mockClear()
+    getSpy.mockReturnValueOnce(of(doc))
+
+    component.selectedVersionId = 10
+    component.discard()
+
+    expect(getSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(component.documentId, 10)
+  })
+
   it('should 404 on invalid id', () => {
     const navigateSpy = jest.spyOn(router, 'navigate')
     jest
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts
index e4e704aba..eff8103b0 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ export class DocumentDetailComponent
 
   discard() {
     this.documentsService
-      .get(this.documentId)
+      .get(this.documentId, this.selectedVersionId)
       .pipe(
         first(),
         takeUntil(this.unsubscribeNotifier),