diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Migrations/Upgrade/UmbracoPlan.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Migrations/Upgrade/UmbracoPlan.cs
index 21294c9e76..39917cabe5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Migrations/Upgrade/UmbracoPlan.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Migrations/Upgrade/UmbracoPlan.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class UmbracoPlan : MigrationPlan
 
         // To 16.2.0
         To<V_16_2_0.AddLongRunningOperations>("{741C22CF-5FB8-4343-BF79-B97A58C2CCBA}");
-        To<V_16_2_0.AddDocumentUrlLock>("{BE11D4D3-3A1F-4598-90D4-B548BD188C48}");
+        To<NoopMigration>("{BE11D4D3-3A1F-4598-90D4-B548BD188C48}"); // Originally was V_16_2_0.AddDocumentUrlLock, now moved to a pre-migration.
 
         // To 16.3.0
         To<V_16_3_0.AddRichTextEditorCapabilities>("{A917FCBC-C378-4A08-A36C-220C581A6581}");
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Migrations/Upgrade/UmbracoPremigrationPlan.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Migrations/Upgrade/UmbracoPremigrationPlan.cs
index d9774aa1ea..380262c23a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Migrations/Upgrade/UmbracoPremigrationPlan.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Migrations/Upgrade/UmbracoPremigrationPlan.cs
@@ -67,5 +67,11 @@ public class UmbracoPremigrationPlan : MigrationPlan
         To<V_15_0_0.AddDocumentUrl>("{B9133686-B758-404D-AF12-708AA80C7E44}");
         To<V_14_0_0.AddPropertyEditorUiAliasColumn>("{EEB1F012-B44D-4AB4-8756-F7FB547345B4}");
         To<V_14_0_0.AddListViewKeysToDocumentTypes>("{0F49E1A4-AFD8-4673-A91B-F64E78C48174}");
+
+        // To 16.2.0
+        // - This needs to be a pre-migration as it adds a lock to the process for rebuilding document URLs, which is
+        //   called by a migration for 15. By using a pre-migration we ensure the lock record is in place when migrating
+        //   through 15 versions to the latest.
+        To<V_16_2_0.AddDocumentUrlLock>("{5ECCE7A7-2EFC-47A5-A081-FFD94D9F79AA}");
     }
 }