diff --git a/agent/local/state.go b/agent/local/state.go
index 5a037313b369b..efccdaf681241 100644
--- a/agent/local/state.go
+++ b/agent/local/state.go
@@ -834,6 +834,12 @@ func (l *State) setCheckStateLocked(c *CheckState) {
 	existing := l.checks[id]
 	if existing != nil {
 		c.InSync = c.Check.IsSame(existing.Check)
+		// If the existing check has a Defercheck, it needs to be
+		// assigned to the new check
+		if existing.DeferCheck != nil && c.DeferCheck == nil {
+			c.DeferCheck = existing.DeferCheck
+			c.InSync = false
+		}
 	}
 
 	l.checks[id] = c