diff --git a/src/Database/Database.php b/src/Database/Database.php
index ad7210cdf..c43109220 100644
--- a/src/Database/Database.php
+++ b/src/Database/Database.php
@@ -4101,8 +4101,8 @@ public function updateDocument(string $collection, string $id, Document $documen
         }
 
         $collection = $this->silent(fn () => $this->getCollection($collection));
-
-        $document = $this->withTransaction(function () use ($collection, $id, $document) {
+        $newUpdatedAt = $document->getUpdatedAt();
+        $document = $this->withTransaction(function () use ($collection, $id, $document, $newUpdatedAt) {
             $time = DateTime::now();
             $old = Authorization::skip(fn () => $this->silent(
                 fn () => $this->getDocument($collection->getId(), $id, forUpdate: true)
@@ -4251,8 +4251,7 @@ public function updateDocument(string $collection, string $id, Document $documen
             }
 
             if ($shouldUpdate) {
-                $updatedAt = $document->getUpdatedAt();
-                $document->setAttribute('$updatedAt', ($updatedAt === null || !$this->preserveDates) ? $time : $updatedAt);
+                $document->setAttribute('$updatedAt', ($newUpdatedAt === null || !$this->preserveDates) ? $time : $newUpdatedAt);
             }
 
             // Check if document was updated after the request timestamp
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Adapter/Scopes/DocumentTests.php b/tests/e2e/Adapter/Scopes/DocumentTests.php
index 1d5208df9..85ab0488d 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Adapter/Scopes/DocumentTests.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Adapter/Scopes/DocumentTests.php
@@ -4834,6 +4834,23 @@ public function testSingleDocumentDateOperations(): void
         $this->assertNotEquals($customDate, $updatedDoc7->getAttribute('$createdAt'));
         $this->assertNotEquals($customDate, $updatedDoc7->getAttribute('$updatedAt'));
 
+        // Test checking updatedAt updates even old document exists
+        $database->setPreserveDates(true);
+        $doc11 = $database->createDocument($collection, new Document([
+            '$id' => 'doc11',
+            '$permissions' => [Permission::read(Role::any()), Permission::write(Role::any()),Permission::update(Role::any())],
+            'string' => 'no_dates',
+            '$createdAt' => $customDate
+        ]));
+
+        $newUpdatedAt = $doc11->getUpdatedAt();
+
+        $newDoc11 = new Document([
+            'string' => 'no_dates_update',
+        ]);
+        $updatedDoc7 = $database->updateDocument($collection, 'doc11', $newDoc11);
+        $this->assertNotEquals($newUpdatedAt, $updatedDoc7->getAttribute('$updatedAt'));
+
         $database->setPreserveDates(false);
         $database->deleteCollection($collection);
     }