diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityStorageBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityStorageBase.php
index a3bb20508f..55c218048d 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityStorageBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityStorageBase.php
@@ -369,6 +369,15 @@ protected function doPreSave(EntityInterface $entity) {
       $entity->updateLoadedRevisionId();
     }
 
+    // Make sure that the original entity is the revision the current entity was
+    // originated from, otherwise we would always compare the current values
+    // with the default values, which is not correct for pending revisions. If
+    // we have the default revision we let the parent populate the "original"
+    // property via a more performant entity load.
+    if (!isset($entity->original) && $this->entityType->isRevisionable() && !$entity->isDefaultRevision()) {
+      $entity->original = $this->loadRevision($entity->getLoadedRevisionId());
+    }
+
     $id = parent::doPreSave($entity);
 
     if (!$entity->isNew()) {