diff --git a/default-lc-managers/CHANGELOG.md b/default-lc-managers/CHANGELOG.md
index bd9d68d..aa6639e 100644
--- a/default-lc-managers/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/default-lc-managers/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## [v1.2.0-SNAPSHOT]
 
 - Integrated the field 'geov_link' (Geoportal GisViewer link) in the centroid layer [#24859]
+- Fixed Draft execution step executing dematerialization and de-indexing actions [#24877]
 
 ## [v1.1.1] - 2023-03-06
 
diff --git a/default-lc-managers/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/cms/plugins/implementations/Default3PhaseManager.java b/default-lc-managers/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/cms/plugins/implementations/Default3PhaseManager.java
index 019c490..c99e911 100644
--- a/default-lc-managers/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/cms/plugins/implementations/Default3PhaseManager.java
+++ b/default-lc-managers/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/cms/plugins/implementations/Default3PhaseManager.java
@@ -177,37 +177,62 @@ public class Default3PhaseManager extends SimpleLifeCycleManager implements Life
         return callParameters;
     }
 
-    protected StepExecutionReport executeSubmit(StepExecutionReport theReport) throws Exception {
-        // Materialize
+	protected StepExecutionReport executeSubmit(StepExecutionReport theReport) throws Exception {
+		log.info(STEPS.SUBMIT + " running...");
 
-        for(MaterializationPlugin mat : getMaterializers(theReport.getTheRequest()))
-            theReport = materializeDocument(theReport,mat,getMaterializationParameters(theReport.getTheRequest()));
-        if(theReport.getToSetLifecycleInformation().getLastOperationStatus().equals(LifecycleInformation.Status.OK)){
-            // Index
-            for(IndexerPluginInterface indexer : getIndexers(theReport.getTheRequest()))
-                theReport = index(theReport,indexer,getInternalIndexParams(theReport.getTheRequest()));
-            // setPhase
-            if(theReport.getToSetLifecycleInformation().getLastOperationStatus().equals(LifecycleInformation.Status.OK))
-                theReport.getToSetLifecycleInformation().setPhase(Phases.PENDING_APPROVAL);
-        }
-        return theReport;
-    }
+		// Materialize
+		for (MaterializationPlugin mat : getMaterializers(theReport.getTheRequest()))
+			theReport = materializeDocument(theReport, mat, getMaterializationParameters(theReport.getTheRequest()));
+		if (theReport.getToSetLifecycleInformation().getLastOperationStatus().equals(LifecycleInformation.Status.OK)) {
+			// Index
+			for (IndexerPluginInterface indexer : getIndexers(theReport.getTheRequest()))
+				theReport = index(theReport, indexer, getInternalIndexParams(theReport.getTheRequest()));
+			// setPhase
+			if (theReport.getToSetLifecycleInformation().getLastOperationStatus()
+					.equals(LifecycleInformation.Status.OK))
+				theReport.getToSetLifecycleInformation().setPhase(Phases.PENDING_APPROVAL);
+		}
+		return theReport;
+	}
 
-    protected StepExecutionReport executeApprove(StepExecutionReport theReport) throws Exception {
-        // Index
-        for(IndexerPluginInterface indexer : getIndexers(theReport.getTheRequest()))
-            theReport = index(theReport,indexer,getPublicIndexParams(theReport.getTheRequest()));
-        // setPhase
-        if(theReport.getToSetLifecycleInformation().getLastOperationStatus().equals(LifecycleInformation.Status.OK))
-            theReport.getToSetLifecycleInformation().setPhase(Phases.PUBLISHED);
-        return theReport;
-    }
+	protected StepExecutionReport executeApprove(StepExecutionReport theReport) throws Exception {
+		log.info(STEPS.APPROVE + " running...");
 
-    protected StepExecutionReport executeReject(StepExecutionReport theReport) throws Exception {
-        if(theReport.getToSetLifecycleInformation().getLastOperationStatus().equals(LifecycleInformation.Status.OK))
-            theReport.getToSetLifecycleInformation().setPhase(LifecycleInformation.CommonPhases.DRAFT_PHASE);
-        return theReport;
-    }
+		// Index
+		for (IndexerPluginInterface indexer : getIndexers(theReport.getTheRequest()))
+			theReport = index(theReport, indexer, getPublicIndexParams(theReport.getTheRequest()));
+		// setPhase
+		if (theReport.getToSetLifecycleInformation().getLastOperationStatus().equals(LifecycleInformation.Status.OK))
+			theReport.getToSetLifecycleInformation().setPhase(Phases.PUBLISHED);
+		return theReport;
+	}
+
+	protected StepExecutionReport executeReject(StepExecutionReport theReport) throws Exception {
+		log.info(STEPS.REJECT + " running...");
+
+		// DeMaterialize
+		JSONPathWrapper wrapper = new JSONPathWrapper(
+				theReport.getTheRequest().getDocument().getTheDocument().toJson());
+		for (String s : wrapper.getMatchingPaths("$..[?(@." + RegisteredFileSet.PAYLOADS + ")]")) {
+			log.info("Requesting dematerialization for {} ", s);
+			for (MaterializationPlugin mat : getMaterializers(theReport.getTheRequest()))
+				theReport = deMaterialize(theReport, mat, new Document("fileSetPath", s));
+			if (!theReport.getToSetLifecycleInformation().getLastOperationStatus().equals(LifecycleInformation.Status.OK))
+				break;
+		}
+		// DeIndexing
+		if (theReport.getToSetLifecycleInformation().getLastOperationStatus().equals(LifecycleInformation.Status.OK)) {
+			for (IndexerPluginInterface indexer : getIndexers(theReport.getTheRequest())) {
+				log.info("Requesting deindexing for {} ", indexer.getDescriptor());
+				theReport = deIndex(theReport, indexer, getInternalIndexParams(theReport.getTheRequest()));
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (theReport.getToSetLifecycleInformation().getLastOperationStatus().equals(LifecycleInformation.Status.OK))
+			theReport.getToSetLifecycleInformation().setPhase(LifecycleInformation.CommonPhases.DRAFT_PHASE);
+
+		return theReport;
+	}
 
 
 }