diff --git a/_config/versionedownership.yml b/_config/versionedownership.yml
index 9f973967..948f0c7f 100644
--- a/_config/versionedownership.yml
+++ b/_config/versionedownership.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,9 @@ OnlyIf:
 SilverStripe\Admin\LeftAndMain:
   extensions:
     RecursivePublishableHandler: SilverStripe\Versioned\RecursivePublishableHandler
+---
+Name: versionedrecursivestages
+---
+SilverStripe\Core\Injector\Injector:
+  SilverStripe\Versioned\RecursiveStagesInterface:
+    class: SilverStripe\Versioned\RecursiveStagesService
diff --git a/src/RecursiveStagesInterface.php b/src/RecursiveStagesInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..caea445d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/RecursiveStagesInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Versioned;
+
+use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject;
+
+/**
+ * Interface RecursiveStagesInterface
+ *
+ * Interface for @see RecursiveStagesService to provide the capability to for "smart" durty model state
+ * which can cover nested models
+ */
+interface RecursiveStagesInterface
+{
+
+    /**
+     * Determine if content differs on stages including nested objects
+     *
+     * @param DataObject $object
+     * @param string $mode
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function stagesDifferRecursive(DataObject $object, string $mode): bool;
+}
diff --git a/src/RecursiveStagesService.php b/src/RecursiveStagesService.php
index 8c6276f0..0c31c8da 100644
--- a/src/RecursiveStagesService.php
+++ b/src/RecursiveStagesService.php
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@
 namespace SilverStripe\Versioned;
 
 use SilverStripe\Core\Injector\Injectable;
-use SilverStripe\ORM\DataList;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\SS_List;
 
 /**
  * Functionality for detecting the need of publishing nested objects owned by common parent / ancestor object
  */
-class RecursiveStagesService
+class RecursiveStagesService implements RecursiveStagesInterface
 {
     use Injectable;
 
diff --git a/src/Versioned.php b/src/Versioned.php
index d623b657..775c938b 100644
--- a/src/Versioned.php
+++ b/src/Versioned.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 use SilverStripe\Core\ClassInfo;
 use SilverStripe\Core\Config\Config;
 use SilverStripe\Core\Extension;
+use SilverStripe\Core\Injector\Injector;
 use SilverStripe\Core\Resettable;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\ArrayList;
@@ -2008,7 +2009,10 @@ public function stagesDiffer()
      */
     public function stagesDifferRecursive(string $mode = RecursiveStagesService::OWNERSHIP_STRONG): bool
     {
-        return RecursiveStagesService::singleton()->stagesDifferRecursive($this->owner, $mode);
+        /** @var RecursiveStagesInterface $service */
+        $service = Injector::inst()->get(RecursiveStagesInterface::class);
+
+        return $service->stagesDifferRecursive($this->owner, $mode);
     }
 
     /**