diff --git a/extensions/mongoProcessor/MongoQueueProcessor.js b/extensions/mongoProcessor/MongoQueueProcessor.js
index 4e455582d..e06fcc425 100644
--- a/extensions/mongoProcessor/MongoQueueProcessor.js
+++ b/extensions/mongoProcessor/MongoQueueProcessor.js
@@ -400,7 +400,14 @@ class MongoQueueProcessor {
     _processDeleteOpQueueEntry(log, sourceEntry, location, bucketInfo, done) {
         const bucket = sourceEntry.getBucket();
         const key = sourceEntry.getObjectKey();
-        const versionId = extractVersionId(sourceEntry.getObjectVersionedKey());
+        const entryVersionId = extractVersionId(sourceEntry.getObjectVersionedKey());
+
+        // Use x-amz-meta-scal-version-id if provided, instead of the actual versionId of the object.
+        // This should happen only for restored objects : in all other situations, both the source
+        // and ingested objects should have the same version id (and no x-amz-meta-scal-version-id
+        // metadata).
+        const scalVersionId = sourceEntry.getOverheadField('x-amz-meta-scal-version-id');
+        const versionId = scalVersionId ? VersionID.decode(scalVersionId) : entryVersionId;
 
         this.logger.debug('processing object delete', { bucket, key, versionId });
 
@@ -416,7 +423,7 @@ class MongoQueueProcessor {
                     zenkoObjMd.location?.length !== 1 ||
                     zenkoObjMd.location[0].dataStoreName !== location ||
                     zenkoObjMd.location[0].key !== key ||
-                    (zenkoObjMd.location[0].dataStoreVersionId || 'null') !== encode(versionId)
+                    (zenkoObjMd.location[0].dataStoreVersionId || 'null') !== encode(entryVersionId)
                 ) {
                     log.end().info('ignore delete entry, transitioned to another location', {
                         entry: sourceEntry.getLogInfo(),
diff --git a/lib/models/DeleteOpQueueEntry.js b/lib/models/DeleteOpQueueEntry.js
index 790605482..a4aadeac4 100644
--- a/lib/models/DeleteOpQueueEntry.js
+++ b/lib/models/DeleteOpQueueEntry.js
@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@ class DeleteOpQueueEntry {
      * @param {string} bucket - entry bucket
      * @param {string} key - entry key (a versioned key if the entry
      * was for a versioned object or a regular key if no versioning)
+     * @param {object} overheadFields - overhead fields associated with
+     * the operation (e.g. previous object's metadata)
      */
-    constructor(bucket, key) {
+    constructor(bucket, key, overheadFields) {
         this._bucket = bucket;
         this._key = key;
         this._objectVersionedKey = key;
         this._objectKey = _extractVersionedBaseKey(key);
         this._startProcessing = Date.now();
+        this._overheadFields = overheadFields || {};
     }
 
     getStartProcessing() {
@@ -32,6 +35,9 @@ class DeleteOpQueueEntry {
         if (typeof this.getObjectKey() !== 'string') {
             return { message: 'missing key name' };
         }
+        if (typeof this._overheadFields !== 'object') {
+            return { message: 'invalid overhead fields' };
+        }
         return undefined;
     }
 
@@ -51,6 +57,10 @@ class DeleteOpQueueEntry {
         return this._objectVersionedKey;
     }
 
+    getOverheadField(field) {
+        return this._overheadFields[field];
+    }
+
     isVersion() {
         return this.getObjectKey() === this.getObjectVersionedKey();
     }
diff --git a/lib/models/QueueEntry.js b/lib/models/QueueEntry.js
index 03ca2acda..49e29dc99 100644
--- a/lib/models/QueueEntry.js
+++ b/lib/models/QueueEntry.js
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ class QueueEntry {
             }
             let entry;
             if (record.type === 'del') {
-                entry = new DeleteOpQueueEntry(record.bucket, record.key);
+                const overheadFields = JSON.parse(record.overheadFields);
+                entry = new DeleteOpQueueEntry(record.bucket, record.key, overheadFields);
             } else if (record.bucket === usersBucket) {
                 // BucketQueueEntry class just handles puts of keys
                 // to usersBucket
diff --git a/lib/queuePopulator/LogReader.js b/lib/queuePopulator/LogReader.js
index 1c894d77f..9fac824b8 100644
--- a/lib/queuePopulator/LogReader.js
+++ b/lib/queuePopulator/LogReader.js
@@ -516,9 +516,9 @@ class LogReader {
         }
         async.eachSeries(this._extensions, (ext, next) => {
             const overheadFields = {
+                ...entry.overhead,
                 commitTimestamp: record.timestamp,
                 opTimestamp: entry.timestamp,
-                versionId: entry.overhead?.versionId,
             };
             const entryToFilter = {
                 type: entry.type,
diff --git a/tests/functional/ingestion/MongoQueueProcessor.js b/tests/functional/ingestion/MongoQueueProcessor.js
index f7aef46c3..949691f2b 100644
--- a/tests/functional/ingestion/MongoQueueProcessor.js
+++ b/tests/functional/ingestion/MongoQueueProcessor.js
@@ -907,6 +907,50 @@ describe('MongoQueueProcessor', function mqp() {
             });
         });
 
+        it('should use scal-version-id overhead field', done => {
+            // use existing version id
+            const versionKey = `${KEY}${VID_SEP}${NEW_VERSION_ID}`;
+            const entry = new DeleteOpQueueEntry(BUCKET, versionKey, {
+                'x-amz-meta-scal-version-id': encode(VERSION_ID),
+            });
+            const getObject = sinon.stub(mongoClient, 'getObject').yields(null, new ObjectMD()
+                .setKey(KEY)
+                .setVersionId(VERSION_ID)
+                .setDataStoreName(LOCATION)
+                .setLocation([{
+                    key: KEY,
+                    dataStoreVersionId: encode(NEW_VERSION_ID),
+                    dataStoreName: LOCATION,
+                }])
+                .getValue());
+            const deleteObject = sinon.stub(mongoClient, 'deleteObject').callThrough();
+            async.waterfall([
+                next => mongoClient.getBucketAttributes(BUCKET, fakeLogger,
+                    next),
+                (bucketInfo, next) => mqp._processDeleteOpQueueEntry(fakeLogger,
+                    entry, LOCATION, bucketInfo, next),
+            ], err => {
+                assert.ifError(err);
+
+                sinon.assert.calledOnce(getObject);
+                assert.deepStrictEqual(deleteObject.getCall(0).args[0], BUCKET);
+                assert.deepStrictEqual(deleteObject.getCall(0).args[1], KEY);
+                assert.deepStrictEqual(deleteObject.getCall(0).args[2], {
+                    versionId: VERSION_ID
+                });
+
+                sinon.assert.calledOnce(deleteObject);
+                assert.deepStrictEqual(deleteObject.getCall(0).args[0], BUCKET);
+                assert.deepStrictEqual(deleteObject.getCall(0).args[1], KEY);
+                assert.deepStrictEqual(deleteObject.getCall(0).args[2], {
+                    doesNotNeedOpogUpdate: true,
+                    versionId: VERSION_ID
+                });
+
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+
         it('should not delete object from mongo when object is in another location', done => {
             // use existing version id
             const versionKey = `${KEY}${VID_SEP}${VERSION_ID}`;