diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/TV/TVSeriesManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/TV/TVSeriesManager.cs
index 535dc01a31..9a402a5738 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/TV/TVSeriesManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/TV/TVSeriesManager.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using Jellyfin.Data;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
@@ -136,11 +137,15 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.TV
 
                 if (nextEpisode is not null)
                 {
+                    // The last played date and the version that was actually played live on the version item's user data
+                    // The played state propagated to the sibling versions carries no date
+                    var (playedVersion, lastPlayedDate) = GetMostRecentlyPlayedVersion(result.LastWatched, user);
+                    nextEpisode = GetPreferredVersion(nextEpisode, result.LastWatched, playedVersion);
+
                     DateTime lastWatchedDate = DateTime.MinValue;
                     if (result.LastWatched is not null)
                     {
-                        var userData = _userDataManager.GetUserData(user, result.LastWatched);
-                        lastWatchedDate = userData?.LastPlayedDate ?? DateTime.MinValue.AddDays(1);
+                        lastWatchedDate = lastPlayedDate ?? DateTime.MinValue.AddDays(1);
                     }
 
                     nextUpList.Add((lastWatchedDate, nextEpisode));
@@ -152,11 +157,13 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.TV
 
                     if (nextPlayedEpisode is not null)
                     {
+                        var (playedVersion, lastPlayedDate) = GetMostRecentlyPlayedVersion(result.LastWatchedForRewatching, user);
+                        nextPlayedEpisode = GetPreferredVersion(nextPlayedEpisode, result.LastWatchedForRewatching, playedVersion);
+
                         DateTime rewatchLastWatchedDate = DateTime.MinValue;
                         if (result.LastWatchedForRewatching is not null)
                         {
-                            var userData = _userDataManager.GetUserData(user, result.LastWatchedForRewatching);
-                            rewatchLastWatchedDate = userData?.LastPlayedDate ?? DateTime.MinValue.AddDays(1);
+                            rewatchLastWatchedDate = lastPlayedDate ?? DateTime.MinValue.AddDays(1);
                         }
 
                         nextUpList.Add((rewatchLastWatchedDate, nextPlayedEpisode));
@@ -219,10 +226,13 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.TV
 
             if (nextEpisode is not null && !includeResumable)
             {
-                var userData = _userDataManager.GetUserData(user, nextEpisode);
-                if (userData?.PlaybackPositionTicks > 0)
+                // The resume progress may live on an alternate version
+                foreach (var version in nextEpisode.GetAllVersions())
                 {
-                    return null;
+                    if (_userDataManager.GetUserData(user, version)?.PlaybackPositionTicks > 0)
+                    {
+                        return null;
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -237,6 +247,78 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.TV
             return DetermineNextEpisode(result, user, includeSpecials, includeResumable: false, includePlayed: true);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the version of the last watched episode that was actually played, together with its last played date.
+        /// The version that was played carries the most recent LastPlayedDate.
+        /// dates.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="lastWatched">The last watched episode (any version).</param>
+        /// <param name="user">The user.</param>
+        /// <returns>The played version and its last played date.</returns>
+        private (Video? PlayedVersion, DateTime? LastPlayedDate) GetMostRecentlyPlayedVersion(BaseItem? lastWatched, User user)
+        {
+            if (lastWatched is not Video lastWatchedVideo)
+            {
+                return (null, null);
+            }
+
+            Video? playedVersion = null;
+            DateTime? lastPlayedDate = null;
+            foreach (var version in lastWatchedVideo.GetAllVersions())
+            {
+                var data = _userDataManager.GetUserData(user, version);
+                if (data?.LastPlayedDate is { } date && (lastPlayedDate is null || date > lastPlayedDate))
+                {
+                    lastPlayedDate = date;
+                    playedVersion = version;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return (playedVersion, lastPlayedDate);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// When the last watched episode was played as an alternate version, prefer the next episode's version with the matching name,
+        /// so Next Up continues in the version the user has been watching instead of falling back to the primary.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="nextEpisode">The determined next episode (a primary).</param>
+        /// <param name="lastWatched">The last watched episode.</param>
+        /// <param name="playedVersion">The version of the last watched episode that was played.</param>
+        /// <returns>The matching version of the next episode, or the episode itself.</returns>
+        private Episode GetPreferredVersion(Episode nextEpisode, BaseItem? lastWatched, Video? playedVersion)
+        {
+            // No version preference, or the primary was played
+            if (lastWatched is not Video lastWatchedVideo
+                || playedVersion is null
+                || !playedVersion.PrimaryVersionId.HasValue)
+            {
+                return nextEpisode;
+            }
+
+            // Match by version name
+            var playedVersionId = playedVersion.Id.ToString("N", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            var playedVersionName = lastWatchedVideo.GetMediaSources(false)
+                .FirstOrDefault(source => string.Equals(source.Id, playedVersionId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))?.Name;
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(playedVersionName))
+            {
+                return nextEpisode;
+            }
+
+            var matchingSource = nextEpisode.GetMediaSources(false)
+                .FirstOrDefault(source => string.Equals(source.Name, playedVersionName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+
+            if (matchingSource is not null
+                && Guid.TryParse(matchingSource.Id, out var matchingId)
+                && !matchingId.Equals(nextEpisode.Id)
+                && _libraryManager.GetItemById<Episode>(matchingId) is { } matchingVersion)
+            {
+                return matchingVersion;
+            }
+
+            return nextEpisode;
+        }
+
         private static string GetUniqueSeriesKey(Series series)
         {
             return series.GetPresentationUniqueKey();