diff --git a/docs/usage.md b/docs/usage.md
index cbda299857..cc0b52907c 100644
--- a/docs/usage.md
+++ b/docs/usage.md
@@ -863,8 +863,11 @@ details page:
 - The button next to it opens a dialog where you can choose one template to run
   instead. A template you choose runs even if it does not match the document or is disabled.
 
-The bulk editor's **Run Zone OCR** action opens the same dialog for the selected documents. Bulk runs are
-processed in the background.
+Both actions use the file version selected in document details. The latest version is selected by default.
+Extracted values update the document's metadata, which is shared across its versions.
+
+The bulk editor's **Run Zone OCR** action opens the same dialog for the selected documents. Bulk runs use
+the latest version of each document and are processed in the background.
 
 !!! warning
 
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.spec.ts
index 79da1faf3b..69a6e24fef 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.spec.ts
@@ -1909,9 +1909,10 @@ describe('DocumentDetailComponent', () => {
     expect(toastSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Document reloaded.')
   })
 
-  it('should run zone OCR, report results and reload the document', () => {
+  it('should run a chosen zone OCR template on the selected version and reload', () => {
     component.documentId.set(doc.id)
-    component.document.set(doc)
+    component.document.set({ ...doc, versions: docVersions })
+    component.selectedVersionId.set(10)
     jest.spyOn(documentService, 'runZoneOcr').mockReturnValue(
       of({
         results: [
@@ -1935,7 +1936,7 @@ describe('DocumentDetailComponent', () => {
     dialog.template = 3
     dialog.confirmClicked.emit()
 
-    expect(documentService.runZoneOcr).toHaveBeenCalledWith(doc.id, 3)
+    expect(documentService.runZoneOcr).toHaveBeenCalledWith(doc.id, 3, 10)
     expect(toastSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       'Filled 1 of 2 fields. No value found for: Due'
     )
@@ -1949,7 +1950,8 @@ describe('DocumentDetailComponent', () => {
 
   it('should summarize zone OCR results', () => {
     component.documentId.set(doc.id)
-    component.document.set(doc)
+    component.document.set({ ...doc, versions: docVersions })
+    component.selectedVersionId.set(12)
     jest.spyOn(component as any, 'loadDocument').mockImplementation(() => {})
     const runSpy = jest.spyOn(documentService, 'runZoneOcr')
     const toastSpy = jest.spyOn(toastService, 'showInfo')
@@ -1958,7 +1960,7 @@ describe('DocumentDetailComponent', () => {
     runSpy.mockReturnValueOnce(of({ status: 'completed', results: [] }))
     component.runZoneOcr()
     expect(modalSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-    expect(runSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(doc.id, null)
+    expect(runSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(doc.id, null, null)
     expect(toastSpy).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
       'Zone OCR found no fields to fill.'
     )
@@ -2016,7 +2018,12 @@ describe('DocumentDetailComponent', () => {
 
   it('should not allow saving or a second zone OCR run while one is running', () => {
     component.documentId.set(doc.id)
-    component.document.set({ ...doc, __changedFields: ['title'] })
+    component.document.set({
+      ...doc,
+      versions: docVersions,
+      __changedFields: ['title'],
+    })
+    component.selectedVersionId.set(doc.id)
     const pending = new Subject<any>()
     const runSpy = jest
       .spyOn(documentService, 'runZoneOcr')
@@ -2026,7 +2033,7 @@ describe('DocumentDetailComponent', () => {
     component.runZoneOcr()
     modalSpy.mock.results[0].value.componentInstance.confirmClicked.emit()
 
-    expect(runSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(doc.id, null)
+    expect(runSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(doc.id, null, doc.id)
     expect(component.zoneOcrRunning()).toBe(true)
     expect(component.networkActive()).toBe(true)
     const saveSpy = jest.spyOn(documentService, 'patch')
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts
index 475eab52d8..698ddf2ee3 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts
@@ -1572,8 +1572,9 @@ export class DocumentDetailComponent
   runZoneOcr() {
     if (this.networkActive()) return
     const documentId = this.documentId()
+    const versionId = this.getSelectedNonLatestVersionId()
     if (!this.hasLocalEdits(this.document())) {
-      this.executeZoneOcr(documentId, null)
+      this.executeZoneOcr(documentId, null, versionId)
       return
     }
     const modal = this.modalService.open(ConfirmDialogComponent, {
@@ -1589,7 +1590,7 @@ export class DocumentDetailComponent
       .subscribe(() => {
         modal.close()
         if (this.documentId() === documentId && !this.networkActive()) {
-          this.executeZoneOcr(documentId, null)
+          this.executeZoneOcr(documentId, null, versionId)
         }
       })
   }
@@ -1598,6 +1599,7 @@ export class DocumentDetailComponent
   runZoneOcrWithOptions() {
     if (this.networkActive()) return
     const documentId = this.documentId()
+    const versionId = this.getSelectedNonLatestVersionId()
     const modal = this.modalService.open(ZoneOcrConfirmDialogComponent, {
       backdrop: 'static',
     })
@@ -1616,16 +1618,20 @@ export class DocumentDetailComponent
       .subscribe(() => {
         modal.close()
         if (this.documentId() === documentId && !this.networkActive()) {
-          this.executeZoneOcr(documentId, dialog.template)
+          this.executeZoneOcr(documentId, dialog.template, versionId)
         }
       })
   }
 
-  private executeZoneOcr(documentId: number, templateId: number | null) {
+  private executeZoneOcr(
+    documentId: number,
+    templateId: number | null,
+    versionId: number | null
+  ) {
     this.zoneOcrRunning.set(true)
     this.networkActive.set(true)
     this.documentsService
-      .runZoneOcr(documentId, templateId)
+      .runZoneOcr(documentId, templateId, versionId)
       .pipe(takeUntil(this.unsubscribeNotifier))
       .subscribe({
         next: (response) => {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/document.service.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/document.service.spec.ts
index 2fa69e9b2b..b9f461a72e 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/document.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/document.service.spec.ts
@@ -572,8 +572,8 @@ describe(`DocumentService`, () => {
     expect(req.request.body).toEqual({})
     req.flush({ status: 'completed', results: [] })
 
-    subscription = service.runZoneOcr(documents[0].id, 3).subscribe()
-    req = httpTestingController.expectOne(url)
+    subscription = service.runZoneOcr(documents[0].id, 3, 10).subscribe()
+    req = httpTestingController.expectOne(`${url}?version=10`)
     expect(req.request.body).toEqual({ template: 3 })
     req.flush({ status: 'completed', results: [] })
   })
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/document.service.ts b/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/document.service.ts
index f2740b32be..5357017d8d 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/document.service.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/services/rest/document.service.ts
@@ -373,11 +373,13 @@ export class DocumentService extends AbstractPaperlessService<Document> {
 
   runZoneOcr(
     id: number,
-    templateId: number | null = null
+    templateId: number | null = null,
+    versionId: number | null = null
   ): Observable<OcrZoneRunResponse> {
     return this.http.post<OcrZoneRunResponse>(
       this.getResourceUrl(id, 'run-zone-ocr'),
-      templateId ? { template: templateId } : {}
+      templateId ? { template: templateId } : {},
+      { params: versionId ? { version: versionId.toString() } : {} }
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/src/documents/tasks.py b/src/documents/tasks.py
index c7d1f4910d..b2768ef65e 100644
--- a/src/documents/tasks.py
+++ b/src/documents/tasks.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ from documents.utils import IterWrapper
 from documents.utils import compute_checksum
 from documents.utils import identity
 from documents.versioning import annotate_effective_content
+from documents.versioning import latest_version
 from documents.workflows.utils import get_workflows_for_trigger
 from documents.zone_ocr import run_zone_extraction
 from paperless.config import AIConfig
@@ -391,7 +392,7 @@ def extract_zones(document_id: int, template_id: int | None = None) -> None:
             return
         templates = [template]
 
-    run_zone_extraction(document, templates=templates, reindex=True)
+    run_zone_extraction(latest_version(document), templates=templates, reindex=True)
 
 
 @shared_task
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_api_ocr_templates.py b/src/documents/tests/test_api_ocr_templates.py
index 926ec0499c..379de9319c 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_api_ocr_templates.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_api_ocr_templates.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import pytest
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Permission
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.db import IntegrityError
+from django.utils import timezone
 from PIL import Image
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
@@ -31,8 +32,10 @@ CONTENT = "Northwind Power & Light statement"
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("entry_point", ["ingestion", "single", "bulk"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("versioned", [False, True], ids=["original", "versioned"])
 def test_zone_ocr_indexes_extracted_metadata(
     entry_point,
+    versioned,
     admin_client,
     paperless_dirs,
     django_capture_on_commit_callbacks,
@@ -40,11 +43,22 @@ def test_zone_ocr_indexes_extracted_metadata(
 ):
     document = DocumentFactory(
         title="Before OCR",
-        content=CONTENT,
+        content="Previous layout" if versioned else CONTENT,
         mime_type="image/png",
+        page_count=2 if versioned else 1,
     )
+    file_document = document
+    if versioned:
+        file_document = DocumentFactory(
+            root_document=document,
+            version_index=1,
+            title="Uploaded version",
+            content=CONTENT,
+            mime_type="image/png",
+            page_count=1,
+        )
     with Image.new("RGB", (100, 100), "white") as image:
-        image.save(document.source_path, format="PNG")
+        image.save(file_document.source_path, format="PNG")
     template = OcrTemplate.objects.create(
         name="Invoice template",
         match="Northwind",
@@ -57,6 +71,7 @@ def test_zone_ocr_indexes_extracted_metadata(
         template=template,
         name="Title",
         target="title",
+        page=-1,
         x=0,
         y=0,
         width=50,
@@ -66,6 +81,7 @@ def test_zone_ocr_indexes_extracted_metadata(
         template=template,
         name="Invoice code",
         custom_field=field,
+        page=-1,
         x=0,
         y=50,
         width=50,
@@ -84,7 +100,7 @@ def test_zone_ocr_indexes_extracted_metadata(
 
     with django_capture_on_commit_callbacks(execute=True):
         if entry_point == "ingestion":
-            document_consumption_finished.send(sender=None, document=document)
+            document_consumption_finished.send(sender=None, document=file_document)
         elif entry_point == "single":
             response = admin_client.post(f"/api/documents/{document.pk}/run-zone-ocr/")
             assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
@@ -93,6 +109,10 @@ def test_zone_ocr_indexes_extracted_metadata(
 
     document.refresh_from_db()
     assert document.title == "After OCR"
+    if versioned:
+        file_document.refresh_from_db()
+        assert file_document.title == "Uploaded version"
+        assert not file_document.custom_fields.exists()
     assert backend.search_ids("title:before", user=None) == []
     assert backend.search_ids("title:after", user=None) == [document.pk]
     assert backend.search_ids("custom_fields.value:INV42", user=None) == [document.pk]
@@ -862,6 +882,54 @@ class TestOcrTemplatesAPI(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.json()["status"], "completed")
         extract.assert_called_once_with(document, templates=[template], reindex=True)
 
+    @patch("documents.zone_ocr.run_zone_extraction", return_value=[])
+    def test_run_zone_ocr_matches_the_requested_file_version(self, extract):
+        document = DocumentFactory(content=CONTENT)
+        older = DocumentFactory(
+            root_document=document,
+            version_index=1,
+            content=CONTENT,
+        )
+        DocumentFactory(root_document=document, version_index=2, content="Contoso")
+        template = OcrTemplate.objects.create(
+            name="Northwind",
+            match="Northwind",
+            source_width=100,
+            source_height=100,
+        )
+        url = f"/api/documents/{document.pk}/run-zone-ocr/"
+
+        for file_document in (document, older):
+            with self.subTest(version=file_document.pk):
+                file_document.source_path.write_bytes(b"test PDF")
+                response = self.client.post(f"{url}?version={file_document.pk}")
+                self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+                self.assertEqual(response.json()["status"], "completed")
+                extract.assert_called_once_with(
+                    file_document,
+                    templates=[template],
+                    reindex=True,
+                )
+                extract.reset_mock()
+
+    @patch("documents.zone_ocr.run_zone_extraction")
+    def test_run_zone_ocr_rejects_invalid_or_unavailable_versions(self, extract):
+        document = DocumentFactory()
+        unrelated = DocumentFactory()
+        deleted = DocumentFactory(
+            root_document=document,
+            version_index=1,
+            deleted_at=timezone.now(),
+        )
+
+        for version in ("invalid", unrelated.pk, deleted.pk):
+            with self.subTest(version=version):
+                response = self.client.post(
+                    f"/api/documents/{document.pk}/run-zone-ocr/?version={version}",
+                )
+                self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
+        extract.assert_not_called()
+
     @patch("documents.zone_ocr.run_zone_extraction")
     def test_run_zone_ocr_rejects_a_template_the_user_cannot_view(self, extract):
         user = User.objects.create_user(username="editor")
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_zone_ocr.py b/src/documents/tests/test_zone_ocr.py
index 9e9a5e1356..988e99b70b 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_zone_ocr.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_zone_ocr.py
@@ -637,6 +637,16 @@ class TestTemplateVisibility(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
             [self.mine, self.unowned],
         )
 
+    def test_matching_uses_the_selected_files_content(self):
+        version = DocumentFactory(root_document=self.document, content="Contoso")
+        contoso = self.template("Contoso", match="Contoso")
+
+        self.assertCountEqual(
+            get_templates_for_document(self.document),
+            [self.mine, self.unowned],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(get_templates_for_document(version), [contoso])
+
     def test_superuser_owner_can_use_all_visible_templates(self):
         self.owner.is_superuser = True
         self.assertCountEqual(
diff --git a/src/documents/views.py b/src/documents/views.py
index aab8b6e011..ea436bcd1a 100644
--- a/src/documents/views.py
+++ b/src/documents/views.py
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ from documents.versioning import get_latest_version_for_root
 from documents.versioning import get_request_version_param
 from documents.versioning import get_root_document
 from documents.versioning import latest_version_content_prefetch
+from documents.versioning import resolve_effective_document
 from documents.versioning import resolve_requested_version_for_root
 from documents.versioning import versions_newest_first
 from paperless import version
@@ -2261,6 +2262,14 @@ class DocumentViewSet(
 
     @extend_schema(
         operation_id="documents_run_zone_ocr",
+        parameters=[
+            OpenApiParameter(
+                name="version",
+                type=OpenApiTypes.INT,
+                location=OpenApiParameter.QUERY,
+                description="File version ID. Defaults to the latest version.",
+            ),
+        ],
         request=RunZoneOcrSerializer,
         responses=inline_serializer(
             name="RunZoneOcrResult",
@@ -2308,22 +2317,31 @@ class DocumentViewSet(
         from documents.zone_ocr import get_templates_for_document
         from documents.zone_ocr import run_zone_extraction
 
+        resolution = resolve_effective_document(document, request)
+        if resolution.error == VersionResolutionError.INVALID:
+            raise NotFound("Invalid version parameter")
+        file_document = resolution.document
+        if file_document is None:
+            raise Http404
+
         templates = (
-            [template] if template is not None else get_templates_for_document(document)
+            [template]
+            if template is not None
+            else get_templates_for_document(file_document)
         )
         if not templates:
             return Response(
                 {"status": "skipped", "reason": "no_template", "results": []},
             )
 
-        doc_path = document.archive_path or document.source_path
+        doc_path = file_document.archive_path or file_document.source_path
         if not doc_path or not Path(doc_path).is_file():
             return Response(
                 {"error": "Document file not found"},
                 status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
             )
 
-        results = run_zone_extraction(document, templates=templates, reindex=True)
+        results = run_zone_extraction(file_document, templates=templates, reindex=True)
         return Response(
             {"status": "completed", "results": [asdict(result) for result in results]},
         )
diff --git a/src/documents/zone_ocr.py b/src/documents/zone_ocr.py
index d05561f0e9..d184becdf6 100644
--- a/src/documents/zone_ocr.py
+++ b/src/documents/zone_ocr.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import zxingcpp
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.db import transaction
+from django.db.models import F
 from PIL import Image
 
 from documents.matching import matches
@@ -74,9 +75,8 @@ def _zone_result(
 
 def get_templates_for_document(document: Document) -> list[OcrTemplate]:
     """
-    The enabled templates that match the document's content and that its owner
-    can view, the same rule as matching. A version is owned through its root
-    document.
+    The enabled templates that match the selected file's content and that the
+    root document's owner can view.
     """
     owner = get_root_document(document).owner
     templates = (
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ def get_templates_for_document(document: Document) -> list[OcrTemplate]:
         .order_by("name", "pk")
         .prefetch_related("zones", "zones__custom_field")
     )
+    if document.root_document_id is None and templates:
+        # The original file can be selected even when newer versions exist.
+        document = (
+            Document.objects.filter(pk=document.pk)
+            .annotate(effective_content=F("content"))
+            .first()
+        )
+        if document is None:
+            return []
     return [template for template in templates if matches(template, document)]
 
 
@@ -98,8 +107,8 @@ def run_zone_extraction(
     reindex: bool = False,
 ) -> list[ZoneOcrResult]:
     """
-    Run zone-based OCR extraction for the given templates, or for every
-    template that matches the document when none are given.
+    Extract zones from the selected file version and update its root document.
+    Run all matching templates when no templates are given.
 
     Manual runs can request a search refresh after successful writes commit.
     """
@@ -150,7 +159,8 @@ def run_zone_extraction(
                 )
     if reindex and any(result.reason is None for result in results):
         # queue a reindex of the document after the transaction commits
-        transaction.on_commit(partial(_reindex_document, document.pk))
+        root_document = get_root_document(document)
+        transaction.on_commit(partial(_reindex_document, root_document.pk))
     return results
 
 
@@ -244,7 +254,7 @@ def _process_template(
                 result.reason = (
                     "unassigned" if key == "custom_field" else "invalid_value"
                 )
-    _apply_field_updates(document, updates)
+    _apply_field_updates(get_root_document(document), updates)
     return results