diff --git a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/local/find.ts b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/local/find.ts
index 65807c41b76..042ab64f033 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/local/find.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/local/find.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type {
 } from '../../../index.js'
 import type {
   Document,
+  DraftTransformCollectionWithSelect,
   PayloadRequest,
   PopulateType,
   SelectType,
@@ -136,10 +137,17 @@ export type Options<TSlug extends CollectionSlug, TSelect extends SelectType> =
 export async function findLocal<
   TSlug extends CollectionSlug,
   TSelect extends SelectFromCollectionSlug<TSlug>,
+  TDraft extends boolean = false,
 >(
   payload: Payload,
-  options: Options<TSlug, TSelect>,
-): Promise<PaginatedDocs<TransformCollectionWithSelect<TSlug, TSelect>>> {
+  options: { draft?: TDraft } & Options<TSlug, TSelect>,
+): Promise<
+  PaginatedDocs<
+    TDraft extends true
+      ? DraftTransformCollectionWithSelect<TSlug, TSelect>
+      : TransformCollectionWithSelect<TSlug, TSelect>
+  >
+> {
   const {
     collection: collectionSlug,
     currentDepth,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/index.ts b/packages/payload/src/index.ts
index e8aa343cd9d..e71b14e511c 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/index.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import type { InitializedEmailAdapter } from './email/types.js'
 import type { DataFromGlobalSlug, Globals, SelectFromGlobalSlug } from './globals/config/types.js'
 import type {
   ApplyDisableErrors,
+  DraftTransformCollectionWithSelect,
   JsonObject,
   SelectType,
   TransformCollectionWithSelect,
@@ -448,10 +449,20 @@ export class BasePayload {
    * @param options
    * @returns documents satisfying query
    */
-  find = async <TSlug extends CollectionSlug, TSelect extends SelectFromCollectionSlug<TSlug>>(
-    options: FindOptions<TSlug, TSelect>,
-  ): Promise<PaginatedDocs<TransformCollectionWithSelect<TSlug, TSelect>>> => {
-    return findLocal<TSlug, TSelect>(this, options)
+  find = async <
+    TSlug extends CollectionSlug,
+    TSelect extends SelectFromCollectionSlug<TSlug>,
+    TDraft extends boolean = false,
+  >(
+    options: { draft?: TDraft } & FindOptions<TSlug, TSelect>,
+  ): Promise<
+    PaginatedDocs<
+      TDraft extends true
+        ? DraftTransformCollectionWithSelect<TSlug, TSelect>
+        : TransformCollectionWithSelect<TSlug, TSelect>
+    >
+  > => {
+    return findLocal<TSlug, TSelect, TDraft>(this, options)
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/types/index.ts b/packages/payload/src/types/index.ts
index 253d6a890c7..443f52b8447 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/types/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { URL } from 'url'
 
 import type {
   DataFromCollectionSlug,
+  DraftDataFromCollectionSlug,
   TypeWithID,
   TypeWithTimestamps,
 } from '../collections/config/types.js'
@@ -253,6 +254,13 @@ export type TransformCollectionWithSelect<
   ? TransformDataWithSelect<DataFromCollectionSlug<TSlug>, TSelect>
   : DataFromCollectionSlug<TSlug>
 
+export type DraftTransformCollectionWithSelect<
+  TSlug extends CollectionSlug,
+  TSelect extends SelectType,
+> = TSelect extends SelectType
+  ? TransformDataWithSelect<DraftDataFromCollectionSlug<TSlug>, TSelect>
+  : DraftDataFromCollectionSlug<TSlug>
+
 export type TransformGlobalWithSelect<
   TSlug extends GlobalSlug,
   TSelect extends SelectType,