diff --git a/airflow/models/backfill.py b/airflow/models/backfill.py
index 31ace35777d45..efec15e536feb 100644
--- a/airflow/models/backfill.py
+++ b/airflow/models/backfill.py
@@ -200,16 +200,32 @@ def _get_latest_dag_run_row_query(info, session):
     )
 
 
-def _get_dag_run_no_create_reason(dr, reprocess_behavior: ReprocessBehavior) -> str | None:
-    non_create_reason = None
+def _dag_run_skip_reason_or_clear(
+    dr, reprocess_behavior: ReprocessBehavior
+) -> tuple[BackfillDagRunExceptionReason | None, bool]:
+    """Determine whether to clear the DAG run or return a reason for skipping."""
+    # If DAG run is in progress, it cannot be reprocessed
     if dr.state not in (DagRunState.SUCCESS, DagRunState.FAILED):
-        non_create_reason = BackfillDagRunExceptionReason.IN_FLIGHT
-    elif reprocess_behavior is ReprocessBehavior.NONE:
-        non_create_reason = BackfillDagRunExceptionReason.ALREADY_EXISTS
-    elif reprocess_behavior is ReprocessBehavior.FAILED:
-        if dr.state != DagRunState.FAILED:
-            non_create_reason = BackfillDagRunExceptionReason.ALREADY_EXISTS
-    return non_create_reason
+        return BackfillDagRunExceptionReason.IN_FLIGHT, False
+
+    # If reprocessing is disabled, indicate that the DAG run already exists
+    if reprocess_behavior is ReprocessBehavior.NONE:
+        return BackfillDagRunExceptionReason.ALREADY_EXISTS, False
+
+    # Allow clearing if the DAG run state matches the reprocess behavior
+    if (dr.state == DagRunState.SUCCESS and reprocess_behavior == ReprocessBehavior.COMPLETED) or (
+        dr.state == DagRunState.FAILED and reprocess_behavior == ReprocessBehavior.FAILED
+    ):
+        return None, True
+    # If reprocessing only failed runs, but the DAG run was successful, do not clear
+    if dr.state != DagRunState.FAILED and reprocess_behavior == ReprocessBehavior.FAILED:
+        return BackfillDagRunExceptionReason.ALREADY_EXISTS, False
+
+    # If reprocessing only completed runs, but the DAG run was failed, do not clear
+    if dr.state == DagRunState.FAILED and reprocess_behavior == ReprocessBehavior.COMPLETED:
+        return BackfillDagRunExceptionReason.ALREADY_EXISTS, False
+
+    return None, False  # Default case: no reason to skip, no need to clear
 
 
 def _validate_backfill_params(dag, reverse, from_date, to_date, reprocess_behavior: ReprocessBehavior | None):
@@ -257,7 +273,7 @@ def _do_dry_run(*, dag_id, from_date, to_date, reverse, reprocess_behavior, sess
             statement=_get_latest_dag_run_row_query(info, session),
         )
         if dr:
-            non_create_reason = _get_dag_run_no_create_reason(dr, reprocess_behavior)
+            non_create_reason, _ = _dag_run_skip_reason_or_clear(dr, reprocess_behavior)
             if not non_create_reason:
                 logical_dates.append(info.logical_date)
         else:
@@ -266,24 +282,28 @@ def _do_dry_run(*, dag_id, from_date, to_date, reverse, reprocess_behavior, sess
 
 
 def should_create_backfill_dag_run(
-    info, reprocess_behavior, backfill_id, backfill_sort_ordinal, session
+    dag, info, reprocess_behavior, backfill_id, backfill_sort_ordinal, session
 ) -> bool:
     """Determine if a backfill DAG run should be created and add a BackfillDagRun if required."""
-    dr = session.scalar(_get_latest_dag_run_row_query(info, session))
+    dr = session.scalar(
+        statement=_get_latest_dag_run_row_query(info, session),
+    )
     if not dr:
         return False
-    non_create_reason = _get_dag_run_no_create_reason(dr, reprocess_behavior)
-    if non_create_reason:
-        session.add(
-            BackfillDagRun(
-                backfill_id=backfill_id,
-                dag_run_id=None,
-                logical_date=info.logical_date,
-                exception_reason=non_create_reason,
-                sort_ordinal=backfill_sort_ordinal,
-            )
-        )
+
+    non_create_reason, do_clear_run = _dag_run_skip_reason_or_clear(dr, reprocess_behavior)
+    print(f"dr is {dr.logical_date}")
+    print(f"state is {dr.state}")
+    print(f"non_create_reason is {non_create_reason}")
+    print(f"do_clear_run is {do_clear_run}")
+    if non_create_reason and not do_clear_run:
+        _handle_non_create_reason(session, backfill_id, info, non_create_reason, backfill_sort_ordinal)
+        return True
+
+    if do_clear_run:
+        _handle_clear_run(session, dag, dr, info, backfill_id, backfill_sort_ordinal)
         return True
+
     return False
 
 
@@ -301,7 +321,7 @@ def _create_backfill_dag_run(
 
     with session.begin_nested():
         should_skip_create_backfill = should_create_backfill_dag_run(
-            info, reprocess_behavior, backfill_id, backfill_sort_ordinal, session
+            dag, info, reprocess_behavior, backfill_id, backfill_sort_ordinal, session
         )
         if should_skip_create_backfill:
             return
@@ -343,7 +363,7 @@ def _create_backfill_dag_run(
             session.rollback()
 
             should_create_backfill_dag_run(
-                info, reprocess_behavior, backfill_id, backfill_sort_ordinal, session
+                dag, info, reprocess_behavior, backfill_id, backfill_sort_ordinal, session
             )
 
 
@@ -443,3 +463,53 @@ def _create_backfill(
                 info,
             )
     return br
+
+
+def _handle_non_create_reason(session, backfill_id, info, reason, sort_ordinal):
+    """Record why a backfill DAG run was not created."""
+    session.add(
+        BackfillDagRun(
+            backfill_id=backfill_id,
+            dag_run_id=None,
+            logical_date=info.logical_date,
+            exception_reason=reason,
+            sort_ordinal=sort_ordinal,
+        )
+    )
+
+
+def _handle_clear_run(session, dag, dr, info, backfill_id, sort_ordinal):
+    """Clear the existing DAG run and update backfill metadata."""
+    from sqlalchemy.sql import update
+
+    from airflow.models import DagRun
+    from airflow.utils.state import DagRunState
+    from airflow.utils.types import DagRunType
+
+    dag.clear(
+        run_id=dr.run_id,
+        dag_run_state=DagRunState.QUEUED,
+        session=session,
+        confirm_prompt=False,
+        dry_run=False,
+    )
+
+    # Update backfill_id and run_type in DagRun table
+    session.execute(
+        update(DagRun)
+        .where(DagRun.logical_date == info.logical_date)
+        .values(
+            backfill_id=backfill_id,
+            run_type=DagRunType.BACKFILL_JOB,
+            triggered_by=DagRunTriggeredByType.BACKFILL,
+        )
+    )
+
+    session.add(
+        BackfillDagRun(
+            backfill_id=backfill_id,
+            dag_run_id=dr.id,
+            logical_date=info.logical_date,
+            sort_ordinal=sort_ordinal,
+        )
+    )
diff --git a/tests/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_backfills.py b/tests/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_backfills.py
index 04f61d736b152..b8464dc4a0e97 100644
--- a/tests/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_backfills.py
+++ b/tests/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_backfills.py
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@ class TestCreateBackfillDryRun(TestBackfillEndpoint):
                 [
                     {"logical_date": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"},
                     {"logical_date": "2024-01-02T00:00:00Z"},  # Reprocess all
-                    {"logical_date": "2024-01-03T00:00:00Z"},
                     {"logical_date": "2024-01-04T00:00:00Z"},
                     {"logical_date": "2024-01-05T00:00:00Z"},
                 ],
diff --git a/tests/models/test_backfill.py b/tests/models/test_backfill.py
index 0a1ad5e134921..3170c59047613 100644
--- a/tests/models/test_backfill.py
+++ b/tests/models/test_backfill.py
@@ -152,11 +152,6 @@ def test_create_backfill_simple(reverse, existing, dag_maker, session):
     assert all(x.conf == expected_run_conf for x in dag_runs)
 
 
-# Marking test xfail as backfill reprocess behaviour impacted by restoring logical date unique constraints in #46295
-# TODO: Fix backfill reprocess behaviour as per #46295
-@pytest.mark.xfail(
-    reason="Backfill reprocess behaviour impacted by restoring logical date unique constraints."
-)
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "reprocess_behavior, run_counts",
     [
@@ -164,6 +159,10 @@ def test_create_backfill_simple(reverse, existing, dag_maker, session):
             ReprocessBehavior.NONE,
             {
                 "2021-01-01": 1,
+                "2021-01-03": 1,
+                "2021-01-04": 1,
+                "2021-01-06": 1,
+                "2021-01-07": 1,
                 "2021-01-09": 1,
             },
         ),
@@ -173,7 +172,9 @@ def test_create_backfill_simple(reverse, existing, dag_maker, session):
                 "2021-01-01": 1,
                 "2021-01-02": 1,
                 "2021-01-03": 1,
+                "2021-01-04": 1,
                 "2021-01-06": 1,
+                "2021-01-07": 1,
                 "2021-01-09": 1,
             },
         ),
@@ -181,11 +182,11 @@ def test_create_backfill_simple(reverse, existing, dag_maker, session):
             ReprocessBehavior.COMPLETED,
             {
                 "2021-01-01": 1,
-                "2021-01-02": 1,
                 "2021-01-03": 1,
                 "2021-01-04": 1,
                 "2021-01-05": 1,
                 "2021-01-06": 1,
+                "2021-01-07": 1,
                 "2021-01-09": 1,
             },
         ),
@@ -210,12 +211,8 @@ def test_reprocess_behavior(reprocess_behavior, run_counts, dag_maker, session):
                 # whether a dag run is created for backfill depends on
                 # the last run for a logical date
                 ("2021-01-02", ["failed"]),
-                ("2021-01-03", ["success", "failed"]),  # <-- 2021-01-03 is "failed"
-                ("2021-01-04", ["failed", "success"]),  # <-- 2021-01-04 is "success"
-                ("2021-01-05", ["success", "success"]),
-                ("2021-01-06", ["failed", "failed"]),
-                ("2021-01-07", ["running", "running"]),
-                ("2021-01-08", ["failed", "running"]),
+                ("2021-01-05", ["success"]),
+                ("2021-01-08", ["running"]),
             ]
             for state in states
         ]
@@ -271,7 +268,7 @@ def _get_bdr(date):
 
     # 2021-01-04 is "failed" so it may or may not be reprocessed depending
     # on the configuration
-    bdr = _get_bdr("2021-01-04")
+    bdr = _get_bdr("2021-01-05")
     actual_reason = bdr.exception_reason
     if reprocess_behavior is ReprocessBehavior.FAILED:
         assert actual_reason == BackfillDagRunExceptionReason.ALREADY_EXISTS