diff --git a/core/model/Versioned.php b/core/model/Versioned.php
index f0a70150d..b812586a4 100755
--- a/core/model/Versioned.php
+++ b/core/model/Versioned.php
@@ -798,7 +798,8 @@ class Versioned extends DataObjectDecorator {
 	function deleteFromStage($stage) {
 		$oldMode = Versioned::get_reading_mode();
 		Versioned::reading_stage($stage);
-		$result = $this->owner->delete();
+		$clone = clone $this->owner;
+		$result = $clone->delete();
 		Versioned::set_reading_mode($oldMode);
 		return $result;
 	}
diff --git a/tests/model/VersionedTest.php b/tests/model/VersionedTest.php
index 2350e7143..41e7579ab 100644
--- a/tests/model/VersionedTest.php
+++ b/tests/model/VersionedTest.php
@@ -90,6 +90,32 @@ class VersionedTest extends SapphireTest {
 		$this->assertTrue($page1->Version > $changedVersion, 'Create a new higher version number');
 		$this->assertEquals('orig', $page1->Content, 'Copies the content from the old version');
 	}
+	
+	function testDeleteFromStage() {
+		$page1 = $this->objFromFixture('Page', 'page1');
+		$pageID = $page1->ID;
+		
+		$page1->Content = 'orig';
+		$page1->write();
+		$page1->publish('Stage', 'Live');
+		
+		$this->assertEquals(1, DB::query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "SiteTree" WHERE "ID" = '.$pageID)->value());
+		$this->assertEquals(1, DB::query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "SiteTree_Live" WHERE "ID" = '.$pageID)->value());
+		
+		$page1->deleteFromStage('Live');
+		
+		// Confirm that deleteFromStage() doesn't manipulate the original record
+		$this->assertEquals($pageID, $page1->ID);
+
+		$this->assertEquals(1, DB::query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "SiteTree" WHERE "ID" = '.$pageID)->value());
+		$this->assertEquals(0, DB::query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "SiteTree_Live" WHERE "ID" = '.$pageID)->value());
+
+		$page1->delete();
+
+		$this->assertEquals(0, $page1->ID);
+		$this->assertEquals(0, DB::query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "SiteTree" WHERE "ID" = '.$pageID)->value());
+		$this->assertEquals(0, DB::query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "SiteTree_Live" WHERE "ID" = '.$pageID)->value());
+	}
 
 }