diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/EbeanServer.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/EbeanServer.java
index 9f9ee078f..4098ad870 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/EbeanServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/EbeanServer.java
@@ -1869,4 +1869,56 @@ public interface EbeanServer {
    */
   <T> List<T> publish(Query<T> query);
 
+  /**
+   * Restore the draft bean back to the live state.
+   * <p>
+   * The values from the live beans are set back to the draft bean and the
+   * <code>@DraftDirty</code> and <code>@DraftReset</code> properties are reset.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @param <T>         the type of the entity bean
+   * @param beanType    the type of the entity bean
+   * @param id          the id of the entity bean to restore
+   * @param transaction the transaction the restore process should use (can be null)
+   */
+  <T> T draftRestore(Class<T> beanType, Object id, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Restore the draft bean back to the live state.
+   * <p>
+   * The values from the live beans are set back to the draft bean and the
+   * <code>@DraftDirty</code> and <code>@DraftReset</code> properties are reset.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @param <T>         the type of the entity bean
+   * @param beanType    the type of the entity bean
+   * @param id          the id of the entity bean to restore
+   */
+  <T> T draftRestore(Class<T> beanType, Object id);
+
+  /**
+   * Restore the draft beans matching the query back to the live state.
+   * <p>
+   * The values from the live beans are set back to the draft bean and the
+   * <code>@DraftDirty</code> and <code>@DraftReset</code> properties are reset.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @param <T>         the type of the entity bean
+   * @param query       the query used to select the draft beans to restore
+   * @param transaction the transaction the restore process should use (can be null)
+   */
+  <T> List<T> draftRestore(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Restore the draft beans matching the query back to the live state.
+   * <p>
+   * The values from the live beans are set back to the draft bean and the
+   * <code>@DraftDirty</code> and <code>@DraftReset</code> properties are reset.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @param <T>         the type of the entity bean
+   * @param query       the query used to select the draft beans to restore
+   */
+  <T> List<T> draftRestore(Query<T> query);
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
index 4a152b885..3be4ddb05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
@@ -1659,6 +1659,41 @@ public final class DefaultServer implements SpiServer, SpiEbeanServer {
     return (liveBeans.size() == 1) ? liveBeans.get(0) : null;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public <T> List<T> draftRestore(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction) {
+
+    TransWrapper wrap = initTransIfRequired(transaction);
+    try {
+      SpiTransaction trans = wrap.transaction;
+      List<T> beans = persister.draftRestore(query, trans);
+      wrap.commitIfCreated();
+
+      return beans;
+
+    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+      wrap.rollbackIfCreated();
+      throw e;
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public <T> T draftRestore(Class<T> beanType, Object id, Transaction transaction) {
+
+    Query<T> query = find(beanType).setId(id);
+    List<T> beans = draftRestore(query, transaction);
+    return (beans.size() == 1) ? beans.get(0) : null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public <T> T draftRestore(Class<T> beanType, Object id) {
+    return draftRestore(beanType, id, null);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public <T> List<T> draftRestore(Query<T> query) {
+    return draftRestore(query, null);
+  }
+
   private EntityBean checkEntityBean(Object bean) {
     if (bean == null) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException(Message.msg("bean.isnull"));
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/Persister.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/Persister.java
index 56994062b..a1e08d839 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/Persister.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/Persister.java
@@ -93,4 +93,9 @@ public interface Persister {
    */
   <T> List<T> publish(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
 
+  /**
+   * Restore the draft beans back to the matching live beans.
+   */
+  <T> List<T> draftRestore(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction);
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
index c54ee3868..abb9b245a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy;
 
 import com.avaje.ebean.OrderBy;
+import com.avaje.ebean.PersistenceContextScope;
 import com.avaje.ebean.Query;
 import com.avaje.ebean.SqlUpdate;
 import com.avaje.ebean.Transaction;
@@ -1953,6 +1954,8 @@ public class BeanDescriptor<T> implements MetaBeanInfo, SpiBeanType<T> {
    * Optimise the draft query fetching any draftable element relationships.
    */
   public void draftQueryOptimise(Query<T> query) {
+    // use per query PersistenceContext to ensure fresh beans loaded
+    query.setPersistenceContextScope(PersistenceContextScope.QUERY);
     draftHelp.draftQueryOptimise(query);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
index 7cf75ff6e..0be601320 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
@@ -127,49 +127,82 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
     return executeOrQueue(new PersistRequestUpdateSql(server, updSql, (SpiTransaction) t, persistExecute));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Restore draft beans to match live beans given the query.
+   */
   @Override
-  public <T> List<T> publish(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction) {
-
-    query.asDraft();
+  public <T> List<T> draftRestore(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction) {
 
     Class<T> beanType = query.getBeanType();
     BeanDescriptor<T> desc = server.getBeanDescriptor(beanType);
-    desc.draftQueryOptimise(query);
 
-    List<T> draftBeans = server.findList(query, transaction);
+    DraftHandler<T> draftHandler = new DraftHandler<T>(desc, transaction);
+
+    List<T> liveBeans = draftHandler.fetchSourceBeans(query, false);
+    PUB.debug("draftRestore [{}] count[{}]", desc.getName(), liveBeans.size());
+    if (liveBeans.isEmpty()) {
+      return Collections.emptyList();
+    }
+
+    draftHandler.fetchDestinationBeans(liveBeans, true);
+
+    BeanManager<T> mgr = beanDescriptorManager.getBeanManager(beanType);
+
+    for (T liveBean: liveBeans) {
+      T draftBean = draftHandler.publishToDestinationBean(liveBean);
+      // reset @DraftDirty and @DraftReset properties
+      draftHandler.resetDraft(draftBean);
+
+      PUB.trace("draftRestore bean [{}] id[{}]", desc.getName(), draftHandler.getId());
+      update(createRequest(draftBean, transaction, null, mgr, Type.UPDATE, true, false));
+    }
+
+    PUB.debug("draftRestore - complete for [{}]", desc.getName());
+    return draftHandler.getDrafts();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Helper method to return the list of Id values for the list of beans.
+   */
+  private <T> List<Object> getBeanIds(BeanDescriptor<T> desc, List<T> beans) {
+    List<Object> idList = new ArrayList<Object>();
+    for (T liveBean: beans) {
+      idList.add(desc.getBeanId(liveBean));
+    }
+    return idList;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Publish from draft to live given the query.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public <T> List<T> publish(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction) {
+
+    Class<T> beanType = query.getBeanType();
+    BeanDescriptor<T> desc = server.getBeanDescriptor(beanType);
+
+    DraftHandler<T> draftHandler = new DraftHandler<T>(desc, transaction);
+
+    List<T> draftBeans = draftHandler.fetchSourceBeans(query, true);
     PUB.debug("publish [{}] count[{}]", desc.getName(), draftBeans.size());
-
     if (draftBeans.isEmpty()) {
       return Collections.emptyList();
     }
 
-    // get the list of Id's
-    List<Object> idList = new ArrayList<Object>();
-    for (T draftBean: draftBeans) {
-      idList.add(desc.getBeanId(draftBean));
-    }
-
-    // fetch existing live beans to update (or insert if missing)
-    Query<T> liveBeansQuery = server.find(beanType).where().idIn(idList).query();
-    desc.draftQueryOptimise(liveBeansQuery);
-
-    Map<?, T> liveBeans = liveBeansQuery.findMap();
-
-    List<T> livePublish = new ArrayList<T>(idList.size());
+    draftHandler.fetchDestinationBeans(draftBeans, false);
 
     BeanManager<T> mgr = beanDescriptorManager.getBeanManager(beanType);
 
-    DraftHandler draftHandler = new DraftHandler(desc);
-
+    List<T> livePublish = new ArrayList<T>(draftBeans.size());
     for (T draftBean: draftBeans) {
-      Object draftID = desc.getBeanId(draftBean);
-      T existingLiveBean = liveBeans.get(draftID);
-
-      T liveBean = desc.publish(draftBean, existingLiveBean);
+      T liveBean = draftHandler.publishToDestinationBean(draftBean);
       livePublish.add(liveBean);
+      
+      // reset @DraftDirty and @DraftReset properties
+      draftHandler.resetDraft(draftBean);
 
-      Type persistType = (existingLiveBean == null) ? Type.INSERT : Type.UPDATE;
-      PUB.trace("publish bean [{}] id[{}] type[{}]", desc.getName(), draftID, persistType);
+      Type persistType = draftHandler.isInsert() ? Type.INSERT : Type.UPDATE;
+      PUB.trace("publish bean [{}] id[{}] type[{}]", desc.getName(), draftHandler.getId(), persistType);
 
       PersistRequestBean<T> request = createRequest(liveBean, transaction, null, mgr, persistType, true, true);
       if (persistType == Type.INSERT) {
@@ -177,8 +210,6 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
       } else {
         update(request);
       }
-
-      draftHandler.resetDraft(draftBean);
     }
 
     draftHandler.updateDrafts(transaction, mgr);
@@ -193,14 +224,38 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
   class DraftHandler<T> {
 
     final BeanDescriptor<T> desc;
+    final Transaction transaction;
     final BeanProperty draftDirty;
     final List<T> draftUpdates = new ArrayList<T>();
 
-    DraftHandler(BeanDescriptor<T> desc) {
+    /**
+     * Id value of the last published bean.
+     */
+    Object id;
+
+    /**
+     * True if the last published bean is new/insert.
+     */
+    boolean insert;
+
+    /**
+     * The destination beans to publish/restore to mapped by id.
+     */
+    Map<?, T> destBeans;
+
+    DraftHandler(BeanDescriptor<T> desc, Transaction transaction) {
       this.desc = desc;
+      this.transaction = transaction;
       this.draftDirty = desc.getDraftDirty();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return the list of draft beans with changes (to be persisted).
+     */
+    List<T> getDrafts() {
+      return draftUpdates;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the draft dirty state to false and reset any dirtyReset properties.
      */
@@ -224,6 +279,56 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
       }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Fetch the source beans based on the query.
+     */
+    List<T> fetchSourceBeans(Query<T> query, boolean asDraft) {
+      desc.draftQueryOptimise(query);
+      if (asDraft) {
+        query.asDraft();
+      }
+      return server.findList(query, transaction);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Fetch the destination beans that will be published to.
+     */
+    void fetchDestinationBeans(List<T> sourceBeans, boolean asDraft) {
+
+      List<Object> ids = getBeanIds(desc, sourceBeans);
+
+      Query<T> destQuery = server.find(desc.getBeanType()).where().idIn(ids).query();
+      if (asDraft) {
+        destQuery.asDraft();
+      }
+      desc.draftQueryOptimise(destQuery);
+      this.destBeans = server.findMap(destQuery, transaction);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Publish/restore the values from the sourceBean to the matching destination bean.
+     */
+    T publishToDestinationBean(T sourceBean) {
+      id = desc.getBeanId(sourceBean);
+      T destBean = destBeans.get(id);
+      insert = (destBean == null);
+      // apply changes from liveBean to draftBean
+      return desc.publish(sourceBean, destBean);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return true if the last publish resulted in an new bean to insert.
+     */
+    boolean isInsert() {
+      return insert;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the Id value of the last published/restored bean.
+     */
+    Object getId() {
+      return id;
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/api/TDSpiEbeanServer.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/api/TDSpiEbeanServer.java
index 51c3a878a..79bf7ad8a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/api/TDSpiEbeanServer.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/api/TDSpiEbeanServer.java
@@ -367,6 +367,26 @@ public class TDSpiEbeanServer implements SpiEbeanServer {
     return null;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public <T> T draftRestore(Class<T> beanType, Object id, Transaction transaction) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public <T> List<T> draftRestore(Query<T> query, Transaction transaction) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public <T> T draftRestore(Class<T> beanType, Object id) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public <T> List<T> draftRestore(Query<T> query) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Transaction createTransaction() {
     return null;