Pick !2068 into 5-1-stable

What does this MR do?

Pick !2068 (merged) into 5-1-stable, as it is a ~bug item.

Protected branches patterns are preventing me from directly picking this change, so 🤷 here we are.

Related issues

Relatd to #2781 (closed)

Checklist

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• Test plan indicating conditions for success has been posted and passes
• Documentation created/updated
• Tests added
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