diff --git a/.changeset/kind-bottles-battle.md b/.changeset/kind-bottles-battle.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bee22d893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/kind-bottles-battle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@uppy/golden-retriever": patch
+---
+
+Fix: Don't restore `currentUploads` if no files are being restored.
diff --git a/packages/@uppy/golden-retriever/src/index.ts b/packages/@uppy/golden-retriever/src/index.ts
index 92bd7dc0d..0898c374a 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/golden-retriever/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@uppy/golden-retriever/src/index.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export default class GoldenRetriever<
 
     this.uppy.setState({
       recoveredState: hasFiles ? recoveredState : null, // recoveredState is used to control the UI (to show the "recovered" state), only set it if we actually have files
-      currentUploads,
+      currentUploads: hasFiles ? currentUploads : {}, // if there are no files, no need to restore currentUploads. if we do, and the upload completes (but without completing all files) and the user re-adds some of the *same* files as before, the upload would use a subset of the files the user selected
       files: filesWithBlobs,
     })