diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-import.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-import.yml
index fc964681e81..12eba953853 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-import.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-import.yml
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           PR_JSON=$(gh pr view ${{ github.event.inputs.subrepo-pr-number }} \
             --repo ${{ github.event.inputs.subrepo-upstream }} \
-            --json title,body,headRefName,headRepository \
-            --jq '{title: .title, body: .body, head_ref: .headRefName, head_repo: .headRepository.cloneUrl}')
+            --json title,body,headRefName,headRepository,isDraft \
+            --jq '{title: .title, body: .body, head_ref: .headRefName, head_repo: .headRepository.cloneUrl, is_draft: .isDraft}')
 
           echo "$PR_JSON" > pr.json
 
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "head_ref=$(jq -r .head_ref pr.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "head_repo=$(jq -r .head_repo pr.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "is_draft=$(jq -r .is_draft pr.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Create new branch for import
         id: import-branch
@@ -126,11 +127,9 @@ jobs:
           SUBREPO_REPO="${{ github.event.inputs.subrepo-repo }}"
           SUBREPO_PR_NUMBER="${{ github.event.inputs.subrepo-pr-number }}"
           SUBREPO_URL="https://github.com/$SUBREPO_REPO/pull/$SUBREPO_PR_NUMBER"
-
           AUTHOR=$(gh pr view "$SUBREPO_PR_NUMBER" --repo "$UPSTREAM_REPO" --json author --jq .author.login)
 
           echo "${{ steps.prdata.outputs.body }}" > pr_body.txt
-
           {
             echo ""
             echo "---"
@@ -138,9 +137,15 @@ jobs:
             echo "🧑‍💻 Originally authored by @$AUTHOR"
           } >> pr_body.txt
 
+          DRAFT_FLAG=""
+          if [[ "${{ steps.prdata.outputs.is_draft }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            DRAFT_FLAG="--draft"
+          fi
+
           gh pr create \
             --base develop \
             --head "${{ steps.import-branch.outputs.import_branch }}" \
             --title "$PR_TITLE" \
             --label "imported pr" \
+            $DRAFT_FLAG \
             --body-file pr_body.txt