diff --git a/libraries/src/Versioning/VersionableModelTrait.php b/libraries/src/Versioning/VersionableModelTrait.php
index 393aaec956149..4f8d18470f6e3 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Versioning/VersionableModelTrait.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Versioning/VersionableModelTrait.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace Joomla\CMS\Versioning;
 
+use Joomla\CMS\Date\Date;
 use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
 use Joomla\CMS\Table\Table;
 use Joomla\Utilities\ArrayHelper;
@@ -79,6 +80,9 @@ public function loadHistory($versionId, Table $table)
             $table->load($rowArray[$key]);
         }
 
+        $rowArray['checked_out']      = $this->getCurrentUser()->id;
+        $rowArray['checked_out_time'] = (new Date())->toSql();
+
         // Fix null ordering when restoring history
         if (\array_key_exists('ordering', $rowArray) && $rowArray['ordering'] === null) {
             $rowArray['ordering'] = 0;