diff --git a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/SceneManagement/NetworkSceneManager.cs b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/SceneManagement/NetworkSceneManager.cs
index 00bed26a3c..60e5e9191c 100644
--- a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/SceneManagement/NetworkSceneManager.cs
+++ b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/SceneManagement/NetworkSceneManager.cs
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ private void OnSceneLoaded(string sceneName)
             if (SceneEventData.LoadSceneMode == LoadSceneMode.Single)
             {
                 // Move all objects to the new scene
-                MoveObjectsToScene(nextScene);
+                MoveObjectsFromDontDestroyOnLoadToScene(nextScene);
             }
 
             // The Condition: While a scene is asynchronously loaded in single loading scene mode, if any new NetworkObjects are spawned
@@ -1580,15 +1580,15 @@ private void MoveObjectsToDontDestroyOnLoad()
 
             foreach (var sobj in objectsToKeep)
             {
-                //In case an object has been set as a child of another object it has to be removed from the parent in order to be moved from one scene to another.
-                if (sobj.gameObject.transform.parent != null)
-                {
-                    sobj.gameObject.transform.parent = null;
-                }
-
                 if (!sobj.DestroyWithScene || (sobj.IsSceneObject != null && sobj.IsSceneObject.Value && sobj.gameObject.scene == DontDestroyOnLoadScene))
                 {
-                    UnityEngine.Object.DontDestroyOnLoad(sobj.gameObject);
+                    // Only move objects with no parent as child objects will follow
+                    if (sobj.gameObject.transform.parent == null)
+                    {
+                        UnityEngine.Object.DontDestroyOnLoad(sobj.gameObject);
+                        // Since we are doing a scene transition, disable the GameObject until the next scene is loaded
+                        sobj.gameObject.SetActive(false);
+                    }
                 }
                 else if (m_NetworkManager.IsServer)
                 {
@@ -1650,25 +1650,25 @@ private void PopulateScenePlacedObjects(Scene sceneToFilterBy, bool clearScenePl
         /// Moves all spawned NetworkObjects (from do not destroy on load) to the scene specified
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="scene">scene to move the NetworkObjects to</param>
-        private void MoveObjectsToScene(Scene scene)
+        private void MoveObjectsFromDontDestroyOnLoadToScene(Scene scene)
         {
             // Move ALL NetworkObjects to the temp scene
             var objectsToKeep = m_NetworkManager.SpawnManager.SpawnedObjectsList;
 
             foreach (var sobj in objectsToKeep)
             {
-                //In case an object has been set as a child of another object it has to be removed from the parent in order to be moved from one scene to another.
-                if (sobj.gameObject.transform.parent != null)
-                {
-                    sobj.gameObject.transform.parent = null;
-                }
-
                 if (sobj.gameObject.scene == DontDestroyOnLoadScene && (sobj.IsSceneObject == null || sobj.IsSceneObject.Value))
                 {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                SceneManager.MoveGameObjectToScene(sobj.gameObject, scene);
+                // Only move objects with no parent as child objects will follow
+                if (sobj.gameObject.transform.parent == null)
+                {
+                    // set it back to active at this point
+                    sobj.gameObject.SetActive(true);
+                    SceneManager.MoveGameObjectToScene(sobj.gameObject, scene);
+                }
             }
         }
     }