diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Writer/Xlsx.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Writer/Xlsx.php
index e127ccac9..85f8872ee 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Writer/Xlsx.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Writer/Xlsx.php
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ class Xlsx extends BaseWriter
             }
 
             // Add unparsed drawings
-            if (isset($unparsedLoadedData['sheets'][$sheetCodeName]['Drawings'])) {
+            if (isset($unparsedLoadedData['sheets'][$sheetCodeName]['Drawings']) && !isset($zipContent['xl/drawings/drawing' . ($i + 1) . '.xml'])) {
                 foreach ($unparsedLoadedData['sheets'][$sheetCodeName]['Drawings'] as $relId => $drawingXml) {
                     $drawingFile = array_search($relId, $unparsedLoadedData['sheets'][$sheetCodeName]['drawingOriginalIds']);
                     if ($drawingFile !== false) {
diff --git a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Writer/Xlsx/Issue3843Test.php b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Writer/Xlsx/Issue3843Test.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4a6211f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Writer/Xlsx/Issue3843Test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheetTests\Writer\Xlsx;
+
+use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Reader\Xlsx as XlsxReader;
+use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Worksheet\Drawing;
+use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheetTests\Functional\AbstractFunctional;
+
+class Issue3843Test extends AbstractFunctional
+{
+    private const DIRECTORY = 'tests/data/Writer/XLSX/';
+    private const TEMPLATE = self::DIRECTORY . 'issue.3843a.template.xlsx';
+    private const IMAGE = self::DIRECTORY . 'issue.3843a.jpg';
+
+    public function testPreliminaries(): void
+    {
+        $file = 'zip://';
+        $file .= self::TEMPLATE;
+        $file .= '#xl/worksheets/sheet1.xml';
+        $data = file_get_contents($file);
+        // confirm that file contains expected namespaced xml tag
+        if ($data === false) {
+            self::fail('Unable to read file');
+        } else {
+            self::assertStringContainsString('<drawing r:id="rId2"/>', $data);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function testUnusedDrawingsInOriginal(): void
+    {
+        $reader = new XlsxReader();
+        $spreadsheet = $reader->load(self::TEMPLATE);
+        $sheet = $spreadsheet->getActiveSheet();
+        $drawings = $sheet->getDrawingCollection();
+        self::assertCount(0, $drawings);
+        $drawing = new Drawing();
+        $drawing->setName('TestDrawing');
+        $drawing->setPath(self::IMAGE);
+        $drawing->setCoordinates('A2');
+        $drawing->setWidth(100);
+        $drawing->setHeight(100);
+        $drawing->setResizeProportional(false);
+        $drawing->setWorksheet($sheet);
+        // Save spreadsheet to file and read it back
+        $reloadedSpreadsheet = $this->writeAndReload($spreadsheet, 'Xlsx');
+        $spreadsheet->disconnectWorksheets();
+        $drawings = $reloadedSpreadsheet->getActiveSheet()->getDrawingCollection();
+        self::assertCount(1, $drawings);
+        $drawing = $drawings[0];
+        self::assertSame('TestDrawing', $drawing?->getName());
+        $reloadedSpreadsheet->disconnectWorksheets();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/tests/data/Writer/XLSX/issue.3843a.template.xlsx b/tests/data/Writer/XLSX/issue.3843a.template.xlsx
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