diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentItemBasic.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentItemBasic.cs
index df23b1fc72..d3077b0fd3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentItemBasic.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentItemBasic.cs
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
-using Umbraco.Core.Models;
-using Umbraco.Core.Models.Validation;
-using Umbraco.Web.WebApi;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing
 {
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing
 
         [DataMember(Name = "state")]
         [JsonConverter(typeof(StringEnumConverter))]
-        public ContentSavedState State { get; set; }
+        public ContentSavedState? State { get; set; } = null;
 
         protected bool Equals(ContentItemBasic other)
         {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentMapperProfile.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentMapperProfile.cs
index 6ae36a1f19..445b88216c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentMapperProfile.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentMapperProfile.cs
@@ -92,14 +92,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
         }
     }
 
-    internal class CultureStateResolver : IValueResolver<IContent, ContentItemBasic<ContentPropertyBasic>, ContentSavedState>
+    internal class CultureStateResolver : IValueResolver<IContent, ContentItemBasic<ContentPropertyBasic>, ContentSavedState?>
     {
         //WB: Note this is same logic as ContentSavedStateResolver.cs
         //But this is for ContentItemBasic instead of ContentVariantDisplay
-        public ContentSavedState Resolve(IContent source, ContentItemBasic<ContentPropertyBasic> destination, ContentSavedState destMember, ResolutionContext context)
+        public ContentSavedState? Resolve(IContent source, ContentItemBasic<ContentPropertyBasic> destination, ContentSavedState? destMember, ResolutionContext context)
         {
             PublishedState publishedState;
             bool isEdited;
+            
 
             if (source.ContentType.VariesByCulture())
             {