diff --git a/lib/mongoid/persistable/updatable.rb b/lib/mongoid/persistable/updatable.rb
index 0ba8dc08a6..cf9a5a56d3 100644
--- a/lib/mongoid/persistable/updatable.rb
+++ b/lib/mongoid/persistable/updatable.rb
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ def prepare_update(options = {})
           invalid?(options[:context] || :update)
         process_flagged_destroys
         update_children = cascadable_children(:update)
+        options[:touch] = false if respond_to?(:timeless?) && timeless?
         process_touch_option(options, update_children) do
           run_all_callbacks_for_update(update_children) do
             result = yield(self)
diff --git a/spec/mongoid/timestamps/timeless_spec.rb b/spec/mongoid/timestamps/timeless_spec.rb
index 9ea2c8a7e3..fe0e194f20 100644
--- a/spec/mongoid/timestamps/timeless_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mongoid/timestamps/timeless_spec.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ class Chicken
         include Mongoid::Document
         include Mongoid::Timestamps
 
+        field :color, type: String
+
+        embeds_many :chicks, class_name: 'Chick', cascade_callbacks: true
+
         before_save :lay_timeless_egg
 
         def lay_timeless_egg
@@ -23,11 +27,19 @@ class Egg
         include Mongoid::Document
         include Mongoid::Timestamps
       end
+
+      class Chick
+        include Mongoid::Document
+        include Mongoid::Timestamps
+        field :color, type: String
+        embedded_in :chicken, class_name: 'Chicken'
+      end
     end
 
     after(:all) do
       Object.send(:remove_const, :Chicken)
       Object.send(:remove_const, :Egg)
+      Object.send(:remove_const, :Chick)
     end
 
     context "when timeless is used on one instance and then not used on another instance" do
@@ -70,7 +82,7 @@ class Egg
           Chicken.timeless.create!
         end
 
-        it "creates the parent with a timestamp" do
+        it "creates the parent with no timestamp" do
           expect(chicken.created_at).to be_nil
         end
 
@@ -78,6 +90,35 @@ class Egg
           expect(Egg.last.created_at).to be_nil
         end
       end
+
+      context "when root contains embedded doc and executes timeless" do
+
+          let!(:chicken) do
+            Chicken.create!(color: "red", chicks: [Chick.new(color: "red")])
+          end
+
+          before do
+            @before_update_chicken_timestamp = chicken.updated_at
+            @before_update_chick_timestamp = chicken.chicks.first.updated_at
+            chicken.color = "white"
+            chicken.chicks.first.color = "white"
+
+            sleep 2
+            chicken.timeless.save()
+
+            @after_update_chicken_timestamp = chicken.updated_at
+            @after_update_chick_timestamp = chicken.chicks.first.updated_at          
+          end
+
+          it "does not change the updated_at timestamp on the parent" do
+            expect(@after_update_chicken_timestamp).to eq(@before_update_chicken_timestamp)
+          end
+          
+          it "does not change the updated_at timestamp on the embedded document" do
+            expect(@after_update_chick_timestamp).to eq(@before_update_chick_timestamp)
+          end
+
+      end
     end
 
     context "when used as a proxy method" do
@@ -147,4 +188,4 @@ class Egg
       end
     end
   end
-end
+end
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