diff --git a/core/modules/workspaces/src/WorkspacePublisher.php b/core/modules/workspaces/src/WorkspacePublisher.php
index 3b8c746a03..b8cfc33640 100644
--- a/core/modules/workspaces/src/WorkspacePublisher.php
+++ b/core/modules/workspaces/src/WorkspacePublisher.php
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ public function publish() {
             // revisions.
             $entity->setSyncing(TRUE);
             $entity->isDefaultRevision(TRUE);
+
+            // The default revision is not workspace-specific anymore.
+            $field_name = $entity->getEntityType()->getRevisionMetadataKey('workspace');
+            $entity->{$field_name}->target_id = NULL;
+
             $entity->original = $default_revisions[$entity->id()];
             $entity->save();
           }