diff --git a/app/Entities/Controllers/PageController.php b/app/Entities/Controllers/PageController.php
index 82edfbc27..03069f807 100644
--- a/app/Entities/Controllers/PageController.php
+++ b/app/Entities/Controllers/PageController.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use BookStack\Activity\Tools\CommentTree;
 use BookStack\Activity\Tools\UserEntityWatchOptions;
 use BookStack\Entities\Models\Book;
 use BookStack\Entities\Models\Chapter;
+use BookStack\Entities\Models\Page;
 use BookStack\Entities\Queries\EntityQueries;
 use BookStack\Entities\Queries\PageQueries;
 use BookStack\Entities\Repos\PageRepo;
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ class PageController extends Controller
     }
 
     /**
-     * Show form to continue editing a draft page.
+     * Show a form to continue editing a draft page.
      *
      * @throws NotFoundException
      */
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ class PageController extends Controller
     {
         $draft = $this->queries->findVisibleByIdOrFail($pageId);
         $this->checkOwnablePermission(Permission::PageCreate, $draft->getParent());
+        $this->ensureDraftAccess($draft);
 
         $editorData = new PageEditorData($draft, $this->entityQueries, $request->query('editor', ''));
         $this->setPageTitle(trans('entities.pages_edit_draft'));
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ class PageController extends Controller
 
         $draftPage = $this->queries->findVisibleByIdOrFail($pageId);
         $this->checkOwnablePermission(Permission::PageCreate, $draftPage->getParent());
+        $this->ensureDraftAccess($draftPage);
 
         $page = $this->pageRepo->publishDraft($draftPage, $request->all());
 
@@ -235,6 +238,7 @@ class PageController extends Controller
      * Save a draft update as a revision.
      *
      * @throws NotFoundException
+     * @throws PermissionsException
      */
     public function saveDraft(Request $request, int $pageId)
     {
@@ -245,6 +249,10 @@ class PageController extends Controller
             return $this->jsonError(trans('errors.guests_cannot_save_drafts'), 500);
         }
 
+        if ($page->draft) {
+            $this->ensureDraftAccess($page);
+        }
+
         $draft = $this->pageRepo->updatePageDraft($page, $request->only(['name', 'html', 'markdown']));
         $warnings = (new PageEditActivity($page))->getWarningMessagesForDraft($draft);
 
@@ -294,11 +302,14 @@ class PageController extends Controller
      * Show the deletion page for the specified page.
      *
      * @throws NotFoundException
+     * @throws PermissionsException
      */
     public function showDeleteDraft(string $bookSlug, int $pageId)
     {
         $page = $this->queries->findVisibleByIdOrFail($pageId);
         $this->checkOwnablePermission(Permission::PageUpdate, $page);
+        $this->ensureDraftAccess($page);
+
         $this->setPageTitle(trans('entities.pages_delete_draft_named', ['pageName' => $page->getShortName()]));
         $usedAsTemplate =
             $this->entityQueries->books->start()->where('default_template_id', '=', $page->id)->count() > 0 ||
@@ -340,7 +351,9 @@ class PageController extends Controller
         $page = $this->queries->findVisibleByIdOrFail($pageId);
         $book = $page->book;
         $chapter = $page->chapter;
+
         $this->checkOwnablePermission(Permission::PageUpdate, $page);
+        $this->ensureDraftAccess($page);
 
         $this->pageRepo->destroy($page);
 
@@ -470,4 +483,14 @@ class PageController extends Controller
 
         return redirect($pageCopy->getUrl());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws PermissionsException
+     */
+    protected function ensureDraftAccess(Page $draft): void
+    {
+        if (!$draft->draft || $draft->created_by !== user()->id) {
+            throw new PermissionsException('This page is already published or does not belong to you.');
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Entities/Repos/PageRepo.php b/app/Entities/Repos/PageRepo.php
index 4dfca90a7..375bf1d2b 100644
--- a/app/Entities/Repos/PageRepo.php
+++ b/app/Entities/Repos/PageRepo.php
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ class PageRepo
      */
     public function publishDraft(Page $draft, array $input): Page
     {
-        if (!$draft->draft || $draft->created_by !== user()->id) {
-            throw new PermissionsException('This page is already published or does not belong to you.');
-        }
-
         return (new DatabaseTransaction(function () use ($draft, $input) {
             $draft->draft = false;
             $draft->revision_count = 1;
diff --git a/app/Uploads/Controllers/ImageController.php b/app/Uploads/Controllers/ImageController.php
index da67639c1..164d10e6b 100644
--- a/app/Uploads/Controllers/ImageController.php
+++ b/app/Uploads/Controllers/ImageController.php
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class ImageController extends Controller
     }
 
     /**
-     * Check related page permission and ensure type is drawio or gallery.
+     * Check related page permission and ensure the type is drawio or gallery.
      * @throws NotifyException
      */
     protected function checkImagePermission(Image $image): void
diff --git a/tests/Entity/PageDraftTest.php b/tests/Entity/PageDraftTest.php
index ff2ba01e1..3f1eff1bd 100644
--- a/tests/Entity/PageDraftTest.php
+++ b/tests/Entity/PageDraftTest.php
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class PageDraftTest extends TestCase
         ]);
     }
 
-    public function test_draft_published_can_only_be_used_on_draft_pages()
+    public function test_draft_publish_can_only_be_used_on_draft_pages()
     {
         $page = $this->entities->page();
         $this->withoutExceptionHandling();
@@ -263,4 +263,27 @@ class PageDraftTest extends TestCase
         $page->refresh();
         $this->assertNotEquals('My published drafty', $page->name);
     }
+
+    public function test_destroy_draft_can_only_be_used_on_draft_pages()
+    {
+        $page = $this->entities->page();
+        $this->withoutExceptionHandling();
+
+        $exception = null;
+        try {
+            $this->asEditor()->delete($page->book->getUrl("/draft/{$page->id}"));
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $exception = $e;
+        }
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(PermissionsException::class, $exception);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('This page is already published or does not belong to you', $exception->getMessage());
+
+        $page->refresh();
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('entities', [
+            'id' => $page->id,
+            'type' => 'page',
+            'deleted_at' => null
+        ]);
+    }
 }