diff --git a/docs/upload.md b/docs/upload.md
index 9400ab5..eab1d4b 100644
--- a/docs/upload.md
+++ b/docs/upload.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ revup upload - Modify or create code reviews.
 `[--status] [--no-update-pr-body] [--review-graph]`
 `[--trim-tags] [--create-local-branches] [--patchsets] [--auto-add-users=<o>]`
 `[--force-reviewers] [--pr-body-source=<src>] [--skip-empty-first-commit]`
+`[--draft-on-create-only]`
 `[--labels=<labels>] [<topics>]`
 
 # DESCRIPTION
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ name in github exactly. If a label cannot be found a warning is printed.
 
 **Draft:**
 : Accepts "true" or "false" and marks or unmarks the PR as a draft. PRs are
-not drafts if this tag is omitted.
+not drafts if this tag is omitted. See --draft-on-create-only to only apply
+this tag when the PR is created.
 
 **Uploader:**
 : Optionally specifies a custom uploader name that will be used instead of the
@@ -236,5 +238,10 @@ If "a2r", add users from the Assignees tag as reviewers. If "both", do both of t
 using an empty commit purely for PR title and body text without that commit appearing in
 the merged history.
 
+**--draft-on-create-only**
+: Only use the "Draft:" tag to decide draft status when creating a PR, and never
+change it afterwards. This allows marking a PR ready for review in github without
+revup turning it back into a draft.
+
 **--head**
 : The name or commit of the branch to be uploaded. If not specified, defaults to HEAD.
diff --git a/revup/revup.py b/revup/revup.py
index dec2504..24d5f7a 100755
--- a/revup/revup.py
+++ b/revup/revup.py
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ def build_parser() -> Tuple[RevupArgParser, List[RevupArgParser]]:
         default=PrBodySource.FIRST_COMMIT,
     )
     upload_parser.add_argument("--skip-empty-first-commit", action="store_true")
+    upload_parser.add_argument("--draft-on-create-only", action="store_true")
     upload_parser.add_argument("--head", default="HEAD")
 
     restack_parser.add_argument("--topicless-last", "-t", action="store_true")
diff --git a/revup/topic_stack.py b/revup/topic_stack.py
index a61895d..989c695 100644
--- a/revup/topic_stack.py
+++ b/revup/topic_stack.py
@@ -1267,6 +1267,7 @@ def populate_update_info(
         update_pr_body_arg: bool,
         force_reviewers: bool = False,
         pr_body_source: PrBodySource = PrBodySource.FIRST_COMMIT,
+        draft_on_create_only: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         """
         Populate information necessary to do PR creation / update on the forge.
@@ -1391,7 +1392,10 @@ def populate_update_info(
                     review.pr_update.body = body
                 if update_pr_body and review.pr_info.title != title:
                     review.pr_update.title = title
-                if review.pr_info.is_draft != review.is_draft:
+                if draft_on_create_only:
+                    # The forge's draft status wins, since the user may have changed it there
+                    review.is_draft = review.pr_info.is_draft
+                elif review.pr_info.is_draft != review.is_draft:
                     review.pr_update.is_draft = review.is_draft
                 review.pr_update.label_ids = label_ids
                 review.pr_update.reviewer_ids = reviewer_ids
diff --git a/revup/upload.py b/revup/upload.py
index d9d5889..ea9000d 100644
--- a/revup/upload.py
+++ b/revup/upload.py
@@ -90,7 +90,12 @@ async def run(
         return
 
     if not args.push_only:
-        topics.populate_update_info(args.update_pr_body, args.force_reviewers, args.pr_body_source)
+        topics.populate_update_info(
+            args.update_pr_body,
+            args.force_reviewers,
+            args.pr_body_source,
+            args.draft_on_create_only,
+        )
     if not args.skip_confirm and topics.num_reviews_changed() > 0:
         topics.print(not args.verbose)
         if git_ctx.sh.wait_for_confirmation():
diff --git a/tests/test_upload.py b/tests/test_upload.py
index 4ee8537..4068b80 100644
--- a/tests/test_upload.py
+++ b/tests/test_upload.py
@@ -1429,6 +1429,7 @@ def make_forge_upload_args(**kwargs):
         "verbose": False,
         "force_reviewers": False,
         "pr_body_source": PrBodySource.FIRST_COMMIT,
+        "draft_on_create_only": False,
     }
     defaults.update(kwargs)
     return argparse.Namespace(**defaults)
@@ -1731,6 +1732,44 @@ async def test_draft_tag_creates_draft_pr(self):
             pr = forge.created_prs[0]
             assert pr.is_draft is True
 
+    @async_test
+    async def test_draft_tag_redrafts_undrafted_pr(self):
+        async with GitTestEnvironment() as env:
+            await setup_repo(env)
+            forge = FakeForge()
+            await env.commit("feat\n\nTopic: alpha\nDraft: true", {"a.txt": "a"})
+
+            await full_upload_pipeline(env, forge)
+
+            # Simulate the user marking the pr ready for review in github
+            pr = list(forge.prs.values())[0]
+            pr.is_draft = False
+
+            topics = await full_upload_pipeline(env, forge)
+
+            assert topics.topics["alpha"].reviews["origin/main"].pr_update.is_draft is True
+            assert pr.is_draft is True
+
+    @async_test
+    async def test_draft_on_create_only_keeps_pr_undrafted(self):
+        async with GitTestEnvironment() as env:
+            await setup_repo(env)
+            forge = FakeForge()
+            await env.commit("feat\n\nTopic: alpha\nDraft: true", {"a.txt": "a"})
+
+            await full_upload_pipeline(env, forge, draft_on_create_only=True)
+            assert forge.created_prs[0].is_draft is True
+
+            pr = list(forge.prs.values())[0]
+            pr.is_draft = False
+
+            topics = await full_upload_pipeline(env, forge, draft_on_create_only=True)
+
+            review = topics.topics["alpha"].reviews["origin/main"]
+            assert review.pr_update.is_draft is None
+            assert review.is_draft is False
+            assert pr.is_draft is False
+
 
 class TestForgeReviewGraph:
     @async_test