diff --git a/.changeset/few-mayflies-invent.md b/.changeset/few-mayflies-invent.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4df57c2dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/few-mayflies-invent.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"astro": patch
+---
+
+Allow user config to set `markdown.drafts` option
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/config.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/config.ts
index b0678de04..094680721 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/config.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/config.ts
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ function resolveFlags(flags: Partial<Flags>): CLIFlags {
 		config: typeof flags.config === 'string' ? flags.config : undefined,
 		host:
 			typeof flags.host === 'string' || typeof flags.host === 'boolean' ? flags.host : undefined,
-		drafts: typeof flags.drafts === 'boolean' ? flags.drafts : false,
+		drafts: typeof flags.drafts === 'boolean' ? flags.drafts : undefined,
 	};
 }