diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/findOne.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/findOne.ts
index c5d499e4fa..4156e2b5c5 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/findOne.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/findOne.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,39 @@
-import type { Document, SanitizedGlobalConfig } from 'payload/types'
+import type { PayloadRequest } from 'payload/types'
 
 import { findOneOperation } from 'payload/operations'
+import { type Document, type SanitizedGlobalConfig } from 'payload/types'
 import { isolateObjectProperty } from 'payload/utilities'
 
 import type { Context } from '../types.js'
 
 export default function findOneResolver(globalConfig: SanitizedGlobalConfig): Document {
   return async function resolver(_, args, context: Context) {
-    if (args.locale) context.req.locale = args.locale
-    if (args.fallbackLocale) context.req.fallbackLocale = args.fallbackLocale
+    let { req } = context
+    const locale = req.locale
+    const fallbackLocale = req.fallbackLocale
+    req = isolateObjectProperty<PayloadRequest>(req, 'locale')
+    req = isolateObjectProperty<PayloadRequest>(req, 'fallbackLocale')
+    req.locale = args.locale || locale
+    req.fallbackLocale = args.fallbackLocale || fallbackLocale
 
-    const { slug } = globalConfig
+    if (!req.query) req.query = {}
+
+    const draft: boolean =
+      args.draft ?? req.query?.draft === 'false'
+        ? false
+        : req.query?.draft === 'true'
+          ? true
+          : undefined
+    if (typeof draft === 'boolean') req.query.draft = String(draft)
+
+    context.req = req
 
     const options = {
-      slug,
+      slug: globalConfig.slug,
       depth: 0,
       draft: args.draft,
       globalConfig,
-      req: isolateObjectProperty(context.req, 'transactionID'),
+      req: isolateObjectProperty<PayloadRequest>(req, 'transactionID'),
     }
 
     const result = await findOneOperation(options)
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/findVersionByID.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/findVersionByID.ts
index be6a072e14..d794726439 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/findVersionByID.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/findVersionByID.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-import type { Document, PayloadRequestWithData, SanitizedGlobalConfig } from 'payload/types'
+import type { PayloadRequest } from 'payload/types'
 
 import { findVersionByIDOperationGlobal } from 'payload/operations'
+import {
+  type Document,
+  type PayloadRequestWithData,
+  type SanitizedGlobalConfig,
+} from 'payload/types'
 import { isolateObjectProperty } from 'payload/utilities'
 
 import type { Context } from '../types.js'
@@ -20,15 +25,21 @@ export type Resolver = (
 
 export default function findVersionByIDResolver(globalConfig: SanitizedGlobalConfig): Resolver {
   return async function resolver(_, args, context: Context) {
-    if (args.locale) context.req.locale = args.locale
-    if (args.fallbackLocale) context.req.fallbackLocale = args.fallbackLocale
+    let { req } = context
+    const locale = req.locale
+    const fallbackLocale = req.fallbackLocale
+    req = isolateObjectProperty<PayloadRequest>(req, 'locale')
+    req = isolateObjectProperty<PayloadRequest>(req, 'fallbackLocale')
+    req.locale = args.locale || locale
+    req.fallbackLocale = args.fallbackLocale || fallbackLocale
+
+    context.req = req
 
     const options = {
       id: args.id,
       depth: 0,
-      draft: args.draft,
       globalConfig,
-      req: isolateObjectProperty(context.req, 'transactionID'),
+      req: isolateObjectProperty<PayloadRequest>(req, 'transactionID'),
     }
 
     const result = await findVersionByIDOperationGlobal(options)
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/restoreVersion.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/restoreVersion.ts
index f8eb61dcee..c7584f28e8 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/restoreVersion.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/restoreVersion.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import type { Document, PayloadRequestWithData, SanitizedGlobalConfig } from 'payload/types'
+import type {
+  Document,
+  PayloadRequest,
+  PayloadRequestWithData,
+  SanitizedGlobalConfig,
+} from 'payload/types'
 
 import { restoreVersionOperationGlobal } from 'payload/operations'
 import { isolateObjectProperty } from 'payload/utilities'
@@ -20,7 +25,7 @@ export default function restoreVersionResolver(globalConfig: SanitizedGlobalConf
       id: args.id,
       depth: 0,
       globalConfig,
-      req: isolateObjectProperty(context.req, 'transactionID'),
+      req: isolateObjectProperty<PayloadRequest>(context.req, 'transactionID'),
     }
 
     const result = await restoreVersionOperationGlobal(options)
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/update.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/update.ts
index 3b574af920..69982b67f6 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/update.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/update.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { GeneratedTypes } from 'payload'
-import type { PayloadRequestWithData, SanitizedGlobalConfig } from 'payload/types'
+import type { PayloadRequest, PayloadRequestWithData, SanitizedGlobalConfig } from 'payload/types'
 import type { DeepPartial } from 'ts-essentials'
 
 import { updateOperationGlobal } from 'payload/operations'
@@ -24,18 +24,32 @@ export default function updateResolver<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['globa
   globalConfig: SanitizedGlobalConfig,
 ): Resolver<TSlug> {
   return async function resolver(_, args, context: Context) {
-    if (args.locale) context.req.locale = args.locale
-    if (args.fallbackLocale) context.req.fallbackLocale = args.fallbackLocale
+    let { req } = context
+    const locale = req.locale
+    const fallbackLocale = req.fallbackLocale
+    req = isolateObjectProperty<PayloadRequest>(req, 'locale')
+    req = isolateObjectProperty<PayloadRequest>(req, 'fallbackLocale')
+    req.locale = args.locale || locale
+    req.fallbackLocale = args.fallbackLocale || fallbackLocale
+    if (!req.query) req.query = {}
 
-    const { slug } = globalConfig
+    const draft: boolean =
+      args.draft ?? req.query?.draft === 'false'
+        ? false
+        : req.query?.draft === 'true'
+          ? true
+          : undefined
+    if (typeof draft === 'boolean') req.query.draft = String(draft)
+
+    context.req = req
 
     const options = {
-      slug,
+      slug: globalConfig.slug,
       data: args.data,
       depth: 0,
       draft: args.draft,
       globalConfig,
-      req: isolateObjectProperty(context.req, 'transactionID'),
+      req: isolateObjectProperty<PayloadRequest>(req, 'transactionID'),
     }
 
     const result = await updateOperationGlobal<TSlug>(options)
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/utilities/isolateObjectProperty.ts b/packages/payload/src/utilities/isolateObjectProperty.ts
index 83b481f0c8..9e077d40f3 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/utilities/isolateObjectProperty.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/utilities/isolateObjectProperty.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * Creates a proxy for the given object that has its own property
  */
-export default function isolateObjectProperty<T>(object: T, key): T {
+export default function isolateObjectProperty<T>(object: T, key: keyof T): T {
   const delegate = {}
   const handler = {
     deleteProperty(target, p): boolean {
diff --git a/test/collections-graphql/config.ts b/test/collections-graphql/config.ts
index 7e791593b4..238be52268 100644
--- a/test/collections-graphql/config.ts
+++ b/test/collections-graphql/config.ts
@@ -373,6 +373,29 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
       ],
     },
   ],
+  globals: [
+    {
+      slug: 'global-1',
+      access: {
+        read: openAccess.read,
+        update: openAccess.update,
+      },
+      fields: [
+        {
+          type: 'text',
+          name: 'title',
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'relationship',
+          type: 'relationship',
+          relationTo: 'cyclical-relationship',
+        },
+      ],
+      versions: {
+        drafts: true,
+      },
+    },
+  ],
   graphQL: {
     queries: (GraphQL) => {
       return {
diff --git a/test/collections-graphql/int.spec.ts b/test/collections-graphql/int.spec.ts
index cbba179d90..f6f7055f63 100644
--- a/test/collections-graphql/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/collections-graphql/int.spec.ts
@@ -1117,6 +1117,63 @@ describe('collections-graphql', () => {
     expect(queriedDoc.media.title).toEqual('example')
   })
 
+  it('should cascade draft arg with globals', async () => {
+    // publish relationship doc
+    const newDoc = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'cyclical-relationship',
+      draft: false,
+      data: {
+        title: 'published relationship',
+      },
+    })
+
+    // save draft version relationship doc
+    await payload.update({
+      collection: 'cyclical-relationship',
+      id: newDoc.id,
+      draft: true,
+      data: {
+        title: 'draft relationship',
+      },
+    })
+
+    // update global (published data)
+    await payload.updateGlobal({
+      slug: 'global-1',
+      data: {
+        title: 'published title',
+        relationship: newDoc.id,
+      },
+    })
+
+    // update global (draft data)
+    await payload.updateGlobal({
+      slug: 'global-1',
+      draft: true,
+      data: {
+        title: 'draft title',
+      },
+    })
+
+    const query = `{
+      Global1(draft: true) {
+        title
+        relationship {
+          title
+        }
+      }
+    }`
+    const res1 = await restClient
+      .GRAPHQL_POST({
+        body: JSON.stringify({ query }),
+      })
+      .then((res) => res.json())
+
+    const queriedGlobal = res1.data.Global1
+    expect(queriedGlobal.title).toEqual('draft title')
+    expect(queriedGlobal.relationship.title).toEqual('draft relationship')
+  })
+
   describe('Error Handler', () => {
     it('should return have an array of errors when making a bad request', async () => {
       const query = `query {