diff --git a/app/components/DuplicateDialog.tsx b/app/components/DuplicateDialog.tsx
index 2a6992ad6..95785ec44 100644
--- a/app/components/DuplicateDialog.tsx
+++ b/app/components/DuplicateDialog.tsx
@@ -19,9 +19,17 @@ function DuplicateDialog({ document, onSubmit }: Props) {
   const defaultTitle = t(`Copy of {{ documentName }}`, {
     documentName: document.title,
   });
+  const [publish, setPublish] = React.useState<boolean>(!!document.publishedAt);
   const [recursive, setRecursive] = React.useState<boolean>(true);
   const [title, setTitle] = React.useState<string>(defaultTitle);
 
+  const handlePublishChange = React.useCallback(
+    (ev: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+      setPublish(ev.target.checked);
+    },
+    []
+  );
+
   const handleRecursiveChange = React.useCallback(
     (ev: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
       setRecursive(ev.target.checked);
@@ -38,6 +46,7 @@ function DuplicateDialog({ document, onSubmit }: Props) {
 
   const handleSubmit = async () => {
     const result = await document.duplicate({
+      publish,
       recursive,
       title,
     });
@@ -56,15 +65,26 @@ function DuplicateDialog({ document, onSubmit }: Props) {
         defaultValue={defaultTitle}
       />
       {document.publishedAt && !document.isTemplate && (
-        <Text size="small">
-          <Switch
-            name="recursive"
-            label={t("Include nested documents")}
-            labelPosition="right"
-            checked={recursive}
-            onChange={handleRecursiveChange}
-          />
-        </Text>
+        <>
+          <Text size="small">
+            <Switch
+              name="publish"
+              label={t("Published")}
+              labelPosition="right"
+              checked={publish}
+              onChange={handlePublishChange}
+            />
+          </Text>
+          <Text size="small">
+            <Switch
+              name="recursive"
+              label={t("Include nested documents")}
+              labelPosition="right"
+              checked={recursive}
+              onChange={handleRecursiveChange}
+            />
+          </Text>
+        </>
       )}
     </ConfirmationDialog>
   );
diff --git a/app/models/Document.ts b/app/models/Document.ts
index c2b465ba7..048a50a27 100644
--- a/app/models/Document.ts
+++ b/app/models/Document.ts
@@ -509,8 +509,11 @@ export default class Document extends ParanoidModel {
   move = (collectionId: string, parentDocumentId?: string | undefined) =>
     this.store.move(this.id, collectionId, parentDocumentId);
 
-  duplicate = (options?: { title?: string; recursive?: boolean }) =>
-    this.store.duplicate(this, options);
+  duplicate = (options?: {
+    title?: string;
+    publish?: boolean;
+    recursive?: boolean;
+  }) => this.store.duplicate(this, options);
 
   @computed
   get pinned(): boolean {
diff --git a/app/stores/DocumentsStore.ts b/app/stores/DocumentsStore.ts
index 0391b824b..6b7a52881 100644
--- a/app/stores/DocumentsStore.ts
+++ b/app/stores/DocumentsStore.ts
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ export default class DocumentsStore extends Store<Document> {
     document: Document,
     options?: {
       title?: string;
+      publish?: boolean;
       recursive?: boolean;
     }
   ): Promise<Document[]> => {
diff --git a/server/commands/documentDuplicator.test.ts b/server/commands/documentDuplicator.test.ts
index 4c06e1d90..4816c7f82 100644
--- a/server/commands/documentDuplicator.test.ts
+++ b/server/commands/documentDuplicator.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ describe("documentDuplicator", () => {
     expect(response[0].title).toEqual(original.title);
     expect(response[0].text).toEqual(original.text);
     expect(response[0].emoji).toEqual(original.emoji);
+    expect(response[0].publishedAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
   });
 
   it("should duplicate document with title override", async () => {
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ describe("documentDuplicator", () => {
     expect(response[0].title).toEqual("New title");
     expect(response[0].text).toEqual(original.text);
     expect(response[0].emoji).toEqual(original.emoji);
+    expect(response[0].publishedAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
   });
 
   it("should duplicate child documents with recursive=true", async () => {
@@ -81,4 +83,29 @@ describe("documentDuplicator", () => {
 
     expect(response).toHaveLength(2);
   });
+
+  it("should duplicate existing document as draft", async () => {
+    const user = await buildUser();
+    const original = await buildDocument({
+      userId: user.id,
+      teamId: user.teamId,
+    });
+
+    const response = await sequelize.transaction((transaction) =>
+      documentDuplicator({
+        document: original,
+        collection: original.collection,
+        transaction,
+        publish: false,
+        user,
+        ip,
+      })
+    );
+
+    expect(response).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(response[0].title).toEqual(original.title);
+    expect(response[0].text).toEqual(original.text);
+    expect(response[0].emoji).toEqual(original.emoji);
+    expect(response[0].publishedAt).toBeNull();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json b/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
index 07d94457c..3c80f20f3 100644
--- a/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
+++ b/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@
   "Viewed {{ timeAgo }}": "Viewed {{ timeAgo }}",
   "Copy of {{ documentName }}": "Copy of {{ documentName }}",
   "Title": "Title",
+  "Published": "Published",
   "Include nested documents": "Include nested documents",
   "Emoji Picker": "Emoji Picker",
   "Remove": "Remove",