diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiQuery.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiQuery.java
index 4c5c35abd..c8a008351 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiQuery.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiQuery.java
@@ -417,6 +417,8 @@ public interface SpiQuery<T> extends Query<T>, SpiQueryFetch, TxnProfileEventCod
 
   /**
    * Return a copy of the query.
+   * <p>
+   * Note that this does NOT copy the forUpdate property. See #2762.
    */
   @Override
   SpiQuery<T> copy();
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultOrmQuery.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultOrmQuery.java
index fac507f80..86bb27c5a 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultOrmQuery.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultOrmQuery.java
@@ -708,6 +708,7 @@ public class DefaultOrmQuery<T> extends AbstractQuery implements SpiQuery<T> {
 
   @Override
   public SpiQuery<T> copy(SpiEbeanServer server) {
+    // forUpdate is NOT copied - see #2762
     DefaultOrmQuery<T> copy = new DefaultOrmQuery<>(beanDescriptor, server, expressionFactory);
     copy.transaction = transaction;
     copy.m2mIncludeJoin = m2mIncludeJoin;
@@ -748,7 +749,6 @@ public class DefaultOrmQuery<T> extends AbstractQuery implements SpiQuery<T> {
     copy.usageProfiling = usageProfiling;
     copy.autoTune = autoTune;
     copy.parentNode = parentNode;
-    copy.forUpdate = forUpdate;
     copy.rawSql = rawSql;
     setCancelableQuery(copy); // required to cancel findId query
     return copy;
diff --git a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/query/TestQueryFindPagedList.java b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/query/TestQueryFindPagedList.java
index 73ccb1c33..69092641e 100644
--- a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/query/TestQueryFindPagedList.java
+++ b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/query/TestQueryFindPagedList.java
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 package org.tests.query;
 
-import io.ebean.xtest.BaseTestCase;
 import io.ebean.DB;
 import io.ebean.PagedList;
+import io.ebean.Transaction;
 import io.ebean.test.LoggedSql;
+import io.ebean.xtest.BaseTestCase;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.tests.model.basic.Customer;
 import org.tests.model.basic.Order;
@@ -264,4 +265,27 @@ public class TestQueryFindPagedList extends BaseTestCase {
     assertThat(loggedSql.get(0)).contains("select count(*) from o_order b where b.id > 0");
     assertThat(trimSql(loggedSql.get(1), 3)).contains(" b.id, b.status, b.order_date");
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void test_forUpdate() {
+    ResetBasicData.reset();
+
+    try (Transaction txn = DB.beginTransaction()) {
+      PagedList<Order> pagedList = DB.find(Order.class).forUpdate().setMaxRows(2).findPagedList();
+
+      LoggedSql.start();
+      int totalCount = pagedList.getTotalCount();
+      assertThat(totalCount).isGreaterThan(2);
+
+      List<Order> list = pagedList.getList();
+      assertThat(list).hasSize(2);
+
+      List<String> sql = LoggedSql.stop();
+      assertThat(sql).hasSize(2);
+      assertThat(sql.get(0)).contains("select count(*) from o_order t0;");
+      if (isH2() || isPostgresCompatible()) {
+        assertThat(sql.get(1)).contains(" limit 2 for update;");
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }