diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
index b2e8584b9825..b65c62cbde01 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
@@ -656,17 +656,26 @@ export class SavedObjectsRepository {
       const { type, id, opensearchRequestIndex } = expectedResult.value;
       const doc = bulkGetResponse?.body.docs[opensearchRequestIndex];
       if (doc?.found) {
-        const transformedObject = this._serializer.rawToSavedObject(doc as SavedObjectsRawDoc);
-        const filteredWorkspaces = SavedObjectsUtils.filterWorkspacesAccordingToBaseWorkspaces(
-          options.workspaces,
-          transformedObject.workspaces
-        );
+        let workspaceConflict = false;
+        if (options.workspaces) {
+          const transformedObject = this._serializer.rawToSavedObject(doc as SavedObjectsRawDoc);
+          const filteredWorkspaces = SavedObjectsUtils.filterWorkspacesAccordingToBaseWorkspaces(
+            options.workspaces,
+            transformedObject.workspaces
+          );
+          if (filteredWorkspaces.length) {
+            workspaceConflict = true;
+          }
+        }
         errors.push({
           id,
           type,
           error: {
             ...errorContent(SavedObjectsErrorHelpers.createConflictError(type, id)),
-            metadata: { isNotOverwritable: !!filteredWorkspaces.length },
+            // @ts-expect-error MultiGetHit._source is optional
+            ...((!this.rawDocExistsInNamespace(doc!, namespace) || workspaceConflict) && {
+              metadata: { isNotOverwritable: true },
+            }),
           },
         });
       }