diff --git a/lib/backend/lite/lite.go b/lib/backend/lite/lite.go
index 56ca03deec4..d7022313821 100644
--- a/lib/backend/lite/lite.go
+++ b/lib/backend/lite/lite.go
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ func (l *Backend) KeepAlive(ctx context.Context, lease backend.Lease, expires ti
 		}
 		defer stmt.Close()
 
-		result, err := stmt.ExecContext(ctx, expires.UTC(), id(now), backend.CreateRevision(), lease.Key.String())
+		result, err := stmt.ExecContext(ctx, expires.UTC(), id(now), item.Revision, lease.Key.String())
 		if err != nil {
 			return trace.Wrap(err)
 		}
diff --git a/lib/backend/test/suite.go b/lib/backend/test/suite.go
index aae7c9fb0b4..4cca28d727d 100644
--- a/lib/backend/test/suite.go
+++ b/lib/backend/test/suite.go
@@ -760,6 +760,10 @@ func testKeepAlive(t *testing.T, newBackend Constructor) {
 	require.Equal(t, bigValue[:], event.Item.Value)
 	require.WithinDuration(t, expiresAt, event.Item.Expires, 2*time.Second)
 
+	storedItem, err := uut.Get(ctx, item.Key)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, storedItem.Revision, event.Item.Revision)
+
 	// move the current slightly forward, but still *before* the item's
 	// expiry time
 	clock.Advance(2 * time.Second)
@@ -776,6 +780,10 @@ func testKeepAlive(t *testing.T, newBackend Constructor) {
 	require.Equal(t, bigValue[:], event.Item.Value)
 	require.WithinDuration(t, updatedAt, event.Item.Expires, 2*time.Second)
 
+	storedItem, err = uut.Get(ctx, item.Key)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, storedItem.Revision, event.Item.Revision)
+
 	err = uut.Delete(t.Context(), item.Key)
 	require.NoError(t, err)