diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/DocumentPaneProvider.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/DocumentPaneProvider.tsx
index 9a7e50042856..4de933bc723d 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/DocumentPaneProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/DocumentPaneProvider.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
   useCopyPaste,
   useDocumentOperation,
   useDocumentValuePermissions,
+  useDocumentVersions,
   useEditState,
   useFormState,
   useInitialValue,
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ export const DocumentPaneProvider = memo((props: DocumentPaneProviderProps) => {
   const params = useUnique(paneRouter.params) || EMPTY_PARAMS
 
   const perspective = usePerspective()
+  const {data: documentVersions} = useDocumentVersions({documentId})
 
   const {isReleaseLocked, selectedReleaseId, selectedPerspectiveName} = useMemo(() => {
     // TODO: COREL - Remove this after updating sanity-assist to use <PerspectiveProvider>
@@ -168,10 +170,22 @@ export const DocumentPaneProvider = memo((props: DocumentPaneProviderProps) => {
 
   const initialValue = useUnique(initialValueRaw)
   const isInitialValueLoading = initialValue.loading
+  const onlyHasVersions =
+    documentVersions && documentVersions.length === 1 && isVersionId(documentVersions[0])
 
   const {patch} = useDocumentOperation(documentId, documentType, selectedReleaseId)
   const schemaType = schema.get(documentType) as ObjectSchemaType | undefined
-  const editState = useEditState(documentId, documentType, 'default', selectedReleaseId)
+  const editState = useEditState(
+    documentId,
+    documentType,
+    'default',
+    // check if the selected version is the only version, if it isn't and it doesn't exist in hte release
+    // then it needs to use the doucmentverisons
+    !documentVersions || !onlyHasVersions
+      ? selectedReleaseId
+      : getVersionFromId(documentVersions[0]),
+  )
+
   const {validation: validationRaw} = useValidationStatus(
     documentId,
     documentType,
@@ -190,6 +204,10 @@ export const DocumentPaneProvider = memo((props: DocumentPaneProviderProps) => {
         (liveEdit ? initialValue.value : {_id: documentId, _type: documentType})
       )
     }
+    // if no version is selected, but there is only version, it should default to the version version it finds
+    if (!selectedPerspectiveName && onlyHasVersions) {
+      return editState.version || editState.draft || editState.published || initialValue.value
+    }
     return editState.draft || editState.published || initialValue.value
   }, [
     documentId,
@@ -199,6 +217,7 @@ export const DocumentPaneProvider = memo((props: DocumentPaneProviderProps) => {
     editState.version,
     initialValue.value,
     liveEdit,
+    onlyHasVersions,
     selectedPerspectiveName,
     selectedReleaseId,
   ])
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/documentPanel/DocumentPanel.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/documentPanel/DocumentPanel.tsx
index 95f1cfa0e7ba..ce100ae77aff 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/documentPanel/DocumentPanel.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/documentPanel/DocumentPanel.tsx
@@ -150,19 +150,14 @@ export const DocumentPanel = function DocumentPanel(props: DocumentPanelProps) {
     if (params?.historyVersion) {
       return <ArchivedReleaseDocumentBanner />
     }
-    const isCreatingDocument = displayed && !displayed._createdAt
     const isScheduledRelease =
       isReleaseDocument(selectedPerspective) && isReleaseScheduledOrScheduling(selectedPerspective)
 
     if (isScheduledRelease) {
       return <ScheduledReleaseBanner currentRelease={selectedPerspective as ReleaseDocument} />
     }
-    if (
-      displayed?._id &&
-      getVersionFromId(displayed._id) !== selectedReleaseId &&
-      ready &&
-      !isCreatingDocument
-    ) {
+
+    if (displayed?._id && getVersionFromId(displayed._id) !== selectedReleaseId && ready) {
       return (
         <AddToReleaseBanner
           documentId={value._id}
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/documentPanel/header/perspective/DocumentPerspectiveList.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/documentPanel/header/perspective/DocumentPerspectiveList.tsx
index 56746e2a63e6..9ce3f294599f 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/documentPanel/header/perspective/DocumentPerspectiveList.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/panes/document/documentPanel/header/perspective/DocumentPerspectiveList.tsx
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ export const DocumentPerspectiveList = memo(function DocumentPerspectiveList() {
   const {editState, displayed, documentType, documentId} = useDocumentPane()
   const {data: documentVersions} = useDocumentVersions({documentId})
   const isCreatingDocument = displayed && !displayed._createdAt
+  const onlyHasVersions =
+    (!editState?.published && !editState?.draft && documentVersions?.length > 0) ||
+    isCreatingDocument
 
   const filteredReleases: FilterReleases = useMemo(() => {
     if (!documentVersions) return {notCurrentReleases: [], currentReleases: [], inCreation: null}
@@ -231,7 +234,7 @@ export const DocumentPerspectiveList = memo(function DocumentPerspectiveList() {
 
   const isDraftDisabled: boolean = useMemo(() => {
     // Draft is disabled when the document has no published or draft but has versions
-    if (!editState?.published && !editState?.draft && documentVersions?.length) {
+    if (onlyHasVersions) {
       return true
     }
 
@@ -244,14 +247,7 @@ export const DocumentPerspectiveList = memo(function DocumentPerspectiveList() {
     if (isCreatingDocument && selectedReleaseId) return true
     if (isLiveEdit) return true
     return false
-  }, [
-    documentVersions?.length,
-    editState?.draft,
-    editState?.published,
-    isCreatingDocument,
-    isLiveEdit,
-    selectedReleaseId,
-  ])
+  }, [editState?.draft, isCreatingDocument, isLiveEdit, onlyHasVersions, selectedReleaseId])
 
   return (
     <>