diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Delivery/Services/RequestStartItemProvider.cs b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Delivery/Services/RequestStartItemProvider.cs
index 2ff748dcdc..dd72d930bd 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Delivery/Services/RequestStartItemProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Delivery/Services/RequestStartItemProvider.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ internal sealed class RequestStartItemProvider : RequestHeaderHandler, IRequestS
 {
     private readonly IPublishedSnapshotAccessor _publishedSnapshotAccessor;
     private readonly IVariationContextAccessor _variationContextAccessor;
+    private readonly IRequestPreviewService _requestPreviewService;
 
     // this provider lifetime is Scope, so we can cache this as a field
     private IPublishedContent? _requestedStartContent;
@@ -18,11 +19,13 @@ internal sealed class RequestStartItemProvider : RequestHeaderHandler, IRequestS
     public RequestStartItemProvider(
         IHttpContextAccessor httpContextAccessor,
         IPublishedSnapshotAccessor publishedSnapshotAccessor,
-        IVariationContextAccessor variationContextAccessor)
+        IVariationContextAccessor variationContextAccessor,
+        IRequestPreviewService requestPreviewService)
         : base(httpContextAccessor)
     {
         _publishedSnapshotAccessor = publishedSnapshotAccessor;
         _variationContextAccessor = variationContextAccessor;
+        _requestPreviewService = requestPreviewService;
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ internal sealed class RequestStartItemProvider : RequestHeaderHandler, IRequestS
             return null;
         }
 
-        IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> rootContent = publishedSnapshot.Content.GetAtRoot();
+        IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> rootContent = publishedSnapshot.Content.GetAtRoot(_requestPreviewService.IsPreview());
 
         _requestedStartContent = Guid.TryParse(headerValue, out Guid key)
             ? rootContent.FirstOrDefault(c => c.Key == key)