diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/uninstall-keep-history-earlier-deployed.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/uninstall-keep-history-earlier-deployed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5454b88d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/uninstall-keep-history-earlier-deployed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+release "aeneas" uninstalled
diff --git a/cmd/helm/uninstall_test.go b/cmd/helm/uninstall_test.go
index 23b61058e..129362ce2 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/uninstall_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/uninstall_test.go
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ func TestUninstall(t *testing.T) {
 			golden: "output/uninstall-keep-history.txt",
 			rels:   []*release.Release{release.Mock(&release.MockReleaseOptions{Name: "aeneas"})},
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "keep history with earlier deployed release",
+			cmd:    "uninstall aeneas --keep-history",
+			golden: "output/uninstall-keep-history-earlier-deployed.txt",
+			rels: []*release.Release{
+				release.Mock(&release.MockReleaseOptions{Name: "aeneas", Version: 1, Status: release.StatusDeployed}),
+				release.Mock(&release.MockReleaseOptions{Name: "aeneas", Version: 2, Status: release.StatusFailed}),
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name:   "wait",
 			cmd:    "uninstall aeneas --wait",
diff --git a/pkg/action/rollback.go b/pkg/action/rollback.go
index b0be17d13..fcaaab177 100644
--- a/pkg/action/rollback.go
+++ b/pkg/action/rollback.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chartutil"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/release"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/storage/driver"
 	helmtime "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/time"
 )
 
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ func (r *Rollback) performRollback(currentRelease, targetRelease *release.Releas
 	}
 
 	deployed, err := r.cfg.Releases.DeployedAll(currentRelease.Name)
-	if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "has no deployed releases") {
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, driver.ErrNoDeployedReleases) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// Supersede all previous deployments, see issue #2941.
diff --git a/pkg/action/uninstall.go b/pkg/action/uninstall.go
index ac0c4fee8..419e7b631 100644
--- a/pkg/action/uninstall.go
+++ b/pkg/action/uninstall.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/kube"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/release"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/releaseutil"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/storage/driver"
 	helmtime "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/time"
 )
 
@@ -166,6 +167,18 @@ func (u *Uninstall) Run(name string) (*release.UninstallReleaseResponse, error)
 		return res, nil
 	}
 
+	deployed, err := u.cfg.Releases.DeployedAll(rel.Name)
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, driver.ErrNoDeployedReleases) {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	// Supersede all previous deployments, see issue #12556 (which is a
+	// variation on #2941).
+	for _, rel := range deployed {
+		u.cfg.Log("superseding previous deployment %d", rel.Version)
+		rel.Info.Status = release.StatusSuperseded
+		u.cfg.recordRelease(rel)
+	}
+
 	if err := u.cfg.Releases.Update(rel); err != nil {
 		u.cfg.Log("uninstall: Failed to store updated release: %s", err)
 	}