diff -u b/core/modules/workflows/tests/src/Functional/WorkflowUiTest.php b/core/modules/workflows/tests/src/Functional/WorkflowUiTest.php
--- b/core/modules/workflows/tests/src/Functional/WorkflowUiTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/workflows/tests/src/Functional/WorkflowUiTest.php
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@
     $workflow = $workflow_storage->loadUnchanged('test');
     $this->assertEquals('draft', $workflow->getInitialState()->id());
 
+    // Verify that we are still on the workflow edit page.
+    $this->assertSession()->addressEquals('admin/config/workflow/workflows/manage/test');
+
     // Ensure that weight changes the transition ordering.
     $this->assertEquals(['publish', 'create_new_draft'], array_keys($workflow->getTransitions()));
     $this->drupalGet('admin/config/workflow/workflows/manage/test');
@@ -183,6 +186,9 @@
     $workflow = $workflow_storage->loadUnchanged('test');
     $this->assertEquals(['create_new_draft', 'publish'], array_keys($workflow->getTransitions()));
 
+    // Verify that we are still on the workflow edit page.
+    $this->assertSession()->addressEquals('admin/config/workflow/workflows/manage/test');
+
     // Ensure that a delete link for the published state exists before deleting
     // the draft state.
     $published_delete_link = Url::fromRoute('entity.workflow.delete_state_form', [