diff -u b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageTest.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageTest.php
--- b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageTest.php
@@ -117,9 +117,15 @@
     $this->assertNodeAccess($expected_node_access_no_access, $node_public_no_language, $web_user, 'ca');
     $this->assertNodeAccess($expected_node_access_no_access, $node_public_ca, $web_user, 'ca');
 
-    \Drupal::entityManager()->getAccessController('node')->resetCache();
+    // Make Catalan accessible.
     \Drupal::state()->set('node_access_test_secret_catalan', 0);
 
+    // Tests that Catalan is accessible on a node with a Catalan version as the
+    // static cache has not been reset.
+    $this->assertNodeAccess($expected_node_access_no_access, $node_public_ca, $web_user, 'ca');
+
+    \Drupal::entityManager()->getAccessController('node')->resetCache();
+
     // Tests that access is granted if requested with no language.
     $this->assertNodeAccess($expected_node_access, $node_public_no_language, $web_user);
     $this->assertNodeAccess($expected_node_access, $node_public_ca, $web_user);