diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/edit.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/edit.controller.js
index e3c2913e4e..1d503dd3bc 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/edit.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/edit.controller.js
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@
                     view: "views/content/overlays/unpublish.html",
                     variants: $scope.content.variants, //set a model property for the dialog
                     skipFormValidation: true, //when submitting the overlay form, skip any client side validation
+                    includeUnpublished: false,
                     submitButtonLabelKey: "content_unpublish",
                     submitButtonStyle: "warning",
                     submit: function (model) {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.controller.js
index 095c4f3fe1..5d4cc7eec7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.controller.js
@@ -5,23 +5,28 @@
 
         var vm = this;
 
-        vm.includeUnpublished = false;
+        vm.includeUnpublished = $scope.model.includeUnpublished || false;
 
         vm.changeSelection = changeSelection;
         vm.toggleIncludeUnpublished = toggleIncludeUnpublished;
 
-
         function onInit() {
 
             vm.variants = $scope.model.variants;
-            vm.displayVariants = vm.variants.slice(0);// shallow copy, we dont want to share the array-object(because we will be performing a sort method) but each entry should be shared (because we need validation and notifications).
+            vm.displayVariants = vm.variants.slice(0); // shallow copy, we don't want to share the array-object (because we will be performing a sort method) but each entry should be shared (because we need validation and notifications).
             vm.labels = {};
 
+            // get localized texts for use in directives
             if (!$scope.model.title) {
                 localizationService.localize("buttons_publishDescendants").then(function (value) {
                     $scope.model.title = value;
                 });
             }
+            if (!vm.labels.includeUnpublished) {
+                localizationService.localize("content_includeUnpublished").then(function (value) {
+                    vm.labels.includeUnpublished = value;
+                });
+            }
 
             _.each(vm.variants, function (variant) {
                 variant.isMandatory = isMandatoryFilter(variant);
@@ -72,8 +77,9 @@
         }
 
         function toggleIncludeUnpublished() {
-            console.log("toggleIncludeUnpublished")
             vm.includeUnpublished = !vm.includeUnpublished;
+            // make sure this value is pushed back to the scope
+            $scope.model.includeUnpublished = vm.includeUnpublished;
         }
 
         /** Returns true if publishing is possible based on if there are un-published mandatory languages */
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.html
index 92373d00ff..1cd829af38 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.html
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="flex mb3">
-            <umb-toggle
-                checked="vm.includeUnpublished"
-                on-click="vm.toggleIncludeUnpublished()"
-                class="mr2"
-            />
-            <localize key="content_includeUnpublished"></localize>
+            <umb-toggle checked="vm.includeUnpublished"
+                        on-click="vm.toggleIncludeUnpublished()"
+                        class="mr2"
+                        label-on="{{vm.labels.includeUnpublished}}"
+                        label-off="{{vm.labels.includeUnpublished}}"
+                        label-position="right"
+                        show-labels="true"></umb-toggle>
         </div>
 
     </div>
@@ -23,12 +24,13 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="flex mb3">
-            <umb-toggle
-                checked="vm.includeUnpublished"
-                on-click="vm.toggleIncludeUnpublished()"
-                class="mr2"
-            />
-            <localize key="content_includeUnpublished"></localize>
+            <umb-toggle checked="vm.includeUnpublished"
+                        on-click="vm.toggleIncludeUnpublished()"
+                        class="mr2"
+                        label-on="{{vm.labels.includeUnpublished}}"
+                        label-off="{{vm.labels.includeUnpublished}}"
+                        label-position="right"
+                        show-labels="true"></umb-toggle>
         </div>
 
         <div class="umb-list umb-list--condensed">
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/da.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/da.xml
index e3d456dea7..5c1d54490c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/da.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/da.xml
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
     <key alias="addTextBox">Tilføj en ny tekstboks</key>
     <key alias="removeTextBox">Fjern denne tekstboks</key>
     <key alias="contentRoot">Indholdsrod</key>
-    <key alias="includeUnpublished">Medtag udkast: udgiv også ikke-publicerede sider.</key>
+    <key alias="includeUnpublished">Inkluder ikke-udgivet indhold.</key>
     <key alias="isSensitiveValue">Denne værdi er skjult.Hvis du har brug for adgang til at se denne værdi, bedes du kontakte din web-administrator.</key>
     <key alias="isSensitiveValue_short">Denne værdi er skjult.</key>
     <key alias="languagesToPublishForFirstTime">Hvilke sprog vil du gerne udgive? Alle sprog med indhold gemmes!</key>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en.xml
index 8355c36bd1..f42d6c7955 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en.xml
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
     <key alias="addTextBox">Add another text box</key>
     <key alias="removeTextBox">Remove this text box</key>
     <key alias="contentRoot">Content root</key>
-    <key alias="includeUnpublished">Include drafts and unpublished content items.</key>
+    <key alias="includeUnpublished">Include unpublished content items.</key>
     <key alias="isSensitiveValue">This value is hidden. If you need access to view this value please contact your website administrator.</key>
     <key alias="isSensitiveValue_short">This value is hidden.</key>
     <key alias="languagesToPublishForFirstTime">What languages would you like to publish? All languages with content are saved!</key>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
index fccd11a5aa..825db304e6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
     <key alias="addTextBox">Add another text box</key>
     <key alias="removeTextBox">Remove this text box</key>
     <key alias="contentRoot">Content root</key>
-    <key alias="includeUnpublished">Include drafts and unpublished content items.</key>
+    <key alias="includeUnpublished">Include unpublished content items.</key>
     <key alias="isSensitiveValue">This value is hidden. If you need access to view this value please contact your website administrator.</key>
     <key alias="isSensitiveValue_short">This value is hidden.</key>
     <key alias="languagesToPublishForFirstTime">What languages would you like to publish? All languages with content are saved!</key>