diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 278c9cd3f..5fb9ffd77 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  - fixed: Photo resizing bugs with the Story asset.
  - Enabled better month and year navigation in the YUI date picker. (Tom Beharrell)
  - fixed: Add the user's first day of week data to getWebguiProperties and get rid of some inline javascript in the Data and DateTime forms.
+ - fixed #10544: AssetVersioning: child assets versions under uncommitted parent
 
 7.7.11
  - Fixed a bug where empty version tags were not deleted. (Martin Kamerbeek / Oqapi)
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
index 117e4f6e1..4c7558b85 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
@@ -2757,7 +2757,7 @@ sub www_editSave {
     $object->updateHistory("edited");
 
     # we handle auto commit assets here in case they didn't handle it themselves
-    if ($object->getAutoCommitWorkflowId && $self->hasBeenCommitted) {
+    if ($object->getAutoCommitWorkflowId) {
         $object->requestAutoCommit;
     }
     # else, try to to auto commit
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/AssetVersioning.pm b/lib/WebGUI/AssetVersioning.pm
index 40d8efa00..2a8daaf0b 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/AssetVersioning.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/AssetVersioning.pm
@@ -373,6 +373,41 @@ sub purgeRevision {
 }
 
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 moveAssetToVersionTag ( tag )
+
+=head3 moveToTag
+
+Migrate the current asset to the designated version tag
+
+=cut
+
+sub moveAssetToVersionTag {
+    my ( $self, $moveToTag ) = @_;
+
+    # Determine if we were passed a version tagId or a VersionTag Class and act appropriately
+    #
+    my $moveToTagId = $moveToTag;
+    if ( ref($moveToTag) eq "WebGUI::VersionTag" ) {
+        $moveToTagId = $moveToTag->get('tagId');
+    }
+    else {
+        $moveToTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->new( $self->session, $moveToTagId );
+    }
+
+    my $tag = WebGUI::VersionTag->new( $self->session, $self->get('tagId') );
+
+    $self->setVersionTag($moveToTagId);
+
+    my $versionTag = $self->session->db->quickScalar("SELECT tagId FROM assetData WHERE assetId=? AND revisionDate=?",[$self->getId,$self->get('revisionDate')]);
+    
+    # If no revisions remain, delete the version tag
+    if ( $tag->getRevisionCount <= 0 ) {
+        $tag->rollback;
+    }
+} ## end sub moveAssetToVersionTag
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 =head2 requestAutoCommit ( )
@@ -382,13 +417,29 @@ Requests an autocommit tag be commited. See also getAutoCommitWorkflowId() and s
 =cut
 
 sub requestAutoCommit {
-	my $self = shift;
-	my $tag = $self->{_autoCommitTag};
-	if (defined $tag) {
-		$tag->requestCommit;
-		delete $self->{_autoCommitTag};
-	}
-}
+    my $self = shift;
+
+    my $parentAsset;
+    if ( not defined( $parentAsset = $self->getParent ) ) {
+        $parentAsset = WebGUI::Asset->newPending( $self->session, $self->get('parentId') );
+    }
+    unless ( $parentAsset->hasBeenCommitted ) {
+        my $tagId = $parentAsset->get('tagId');
+
+        if ($tagId) {
+            if ( $tagId ne $self->get('tagId') ) {
+                $self->moveAssetToVersionTag($tagId);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    my $tag = $self->{_autoCommitTag};
+    if ( defined $tag ) {
+        $tag->requestCommit;
+        delete $self->{_autoCommitTag};
+    }
+} ## end sub requestAutoCommit
 
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/t/Asset/Asset.t b/t/Asset/Asset.t
index dcd5fff62..5bff6f414 100644
--- a/t/Asset/Asset.t
+++ b/t/Asset/Asset.t
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ $canViewMaker->prepare(
     },
 );
 
-plan tests => 104 
+plan tests => 112 
             + scalar(@fixIdTests)
             + scalar(@fixTitleTests)
             + 2*scalar(@getTitleTests) #same tests used for getTitle and getMenuTitle
@@ -809,8 +809,71 @@ $iufpAsset3->commit;
 is($iufpAsset3->getUrl, '/inheriturlfromparent01/inheriturlfromparent02/inheriturlfromparent03', 'inheritUrlFromParent recurses properly');
 
 
+################################################################
+#
+# requestAutoCommit to move uncommitted child to uncommitted parent
+#
+################################################################
+
+my $versionTag5 = WebGUI::VersionTag->getWorking($session);
+$versionTag5->set( { name => 'move commit of child to uncommitted parent on requestAutoCommit tests vt1' } );
+
+$properties = {
+    #              '1234567890123456789012'
+    id          => 'moveVersionToParent_01',
+    title       => 'moveVersionToParent_01',
+    className   => 'WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Layout',
+    url         => 'moveVersionToParent_01',
+};
+
+my $parentAsset = $defaultAsset->addChild($properties, $properties->{id});
+my $parentVersionTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->new($session, $parentAsset->get('tagId'));
+is($parentVersionTag->get('isCommitted'),0, 'built non-committed parent asset');
+
+
+my $versionTag6 = WebGUI::VersionTag->create($session, {});
+$versionTag6->set( { name => 'move commit of child to uncommitted parent on requestAutoCommit tests vt2' } );
+$versionTag6->setWorking;
+
+$properties2 = {
+    #              '1234567890123456789012'
+    id          => 'moveVersionToParent_03',
+    title       => 'moveVersionToParent_03',
+    className   => 'WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Layout',
+    url         => 'moveVersionToParent_03',
+};
+
+my $childAsset = $parentAsset->addChild($properties, $properties2->{id});
+my $testAsset = WebGUI::Asset->newPending($session, $childAsset->get('parentId'));
+my $testVersionTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->new($session, $testAsset->get('tagId'));
+
+my $childVersionTag;
+$childVersionTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->new($session, $childAsset->get('tagId'));
+is($childVersionTag->get('isCommitted'),0, 'built non-committed child asset');
+
+isnt($testAsset->get('tagId'),$childAsset->get('tagId'),'parent asset and child asset have different version tags');
+isnt($testVersionTag->getId,$childVersionTag->getId,'parent asset and child asset version tags unmatched');
+
+eval {
+    $childAsset->requestAutoCommit;
+    $childVersionTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->new($session, $childAsset->get('tagId'));
+};
+is($childVersionTag->get('isCommitted'),0, 'confirm non-committed child asset');
+
+is($testAsset->get('tagId'),$childAsset->get('tagId'),'parent asset and child asset have same version tags');
+
+eval {
+    $testVersionTag->commit;
+};
+
+is($testVersionTag->get('isCommitted'),1,'parent asset is now committed');
+
+$childVersionTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->new($session, $childAsset->get('tagId'));
+is($childVersionTag->get('isCommitted'),1,'child asset is now committed');
+
+
 END {
-    foreach my $vTag ($versionTag, $versionTag2, $versionTag3, $versionTag4, ) {
+    foreach my $vTag ($versionTag, $versionTag2, $versionTag3, $versionTag4, $versionTag5, $versionTag6, ) {
         $vTag->rollback;
     }
 }