diff --git a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/StateTransitionValidation.php b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/StateTransitionValidation.php
index e8e2a4c..69f717d 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/StateTransitionValidation.php
+++ b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/StateTransitionValidation.php
@@ -53,9 +53,17 @@ public function getValidTransitions(ContentEntityInterface $entity, AccountInter
       // want to only allow specific transitions.
       if (count($entity->getTranslationLanguages()) > 1 && $this->moderationInfo->hasForwardRevision($entity)) {
         // The entity needs to be the latest and translation affected, or be
-        // going from and to the same default state.
-        return ($this->moderationInfo->isLatestRevision($entity) && $entity->isRevisionTranslationAffected())
-          || (($entity->isDefaultRevision() && $transition->to()->isDefaultRevisionState()) || (!$entity->isDefaultRevision() && !$transition->to()->isDefaultRevisionState()));
+        // going from and to the same default revision state, or be going from
+        // and to the same publishing state.
+        return (
+          $this->moderationInfo->isLatestRevision($entity) && $entity->isRevisionTranslationAffected()
+        ) || ((
+          ($entity->isDefaultRevision() && $transition->to()->isDefaultRevisionState())
+          || (!$entity->isDefaultRevision() && !$transition->to()->isDefaultRevisionState())
+        ) && (
+          ($entity->isPublished() && $transition->to()->isPublishedState())
+          || (!$entity->isPublished() && !$transition->to()->isPublishedState())
+        ));
       }
 
       return TRUE;
diff --git a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/Tests/ModerationFormTest.php b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/Tests/ModerationFormTest.php
index 07d221d..d91c872 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/Tests/ModerationFormTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/Tests/ModerationFormTest.php
@@ -208,6 +208,33 @@ public function testContentTranslationNodeForm() {
     $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, [
       'body[0][value]' => 'Seventh version of the content.',
     ], t('Save and Create New Draft (this translation)'));
+
+    // Make sure we're not allowed to create a forward french revision.
+    $this->drupalGet('fr/' . $edit_path);
+    $this->assertFalse($this->xpath('//input[@value="Save and Create New Draft (this translation)"]'));
+    $this->assertFalse($this->xpath('//input[@value="Save and Publish (this translation)"]'));
+    $this->assertFalse($this->xpath('//input[@value="Save and Archive (this translation)"]'));
+
+    // We should be able to publish the english forward revision.
+    $this->drupalGet($edit_path);
+    $this->assertTrue($this->xpath('//input[@value="Save and Create New Draft (this translation)"]'));
+    $this->assertTrue($this->xpath('//input[@value="Save and Publish (this translation)"]'));
+    $this->assertFalse($this->xpath('//input[@value="Save and Archive (this translation)"]'));
+    $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, [
+      'body[0][value]' => 'Eighth version of the content.',
+    ], t('Save and Publish (this translation)'));
+
+    // Make sure we're allowed to create a forward french revision.
+    $this->drupalGet('fr/' . $edit_path);
+    $this->assertTrue($this->xpath('//input[@value="Save and Create New Draft (this translation)"]'));
+    $this->assertTrue($this->xpath('//input[@value="Save and Publish (this translation)"]'));
+    $this->assertTrue($this->xpath('//input[@value="Save and Archive (this translation)"]'));
+
+    // Make sure we're allowed to create a forward english revision.
+    $this->drupalGet($edit_path);
+    $this->assertTrue($this->xpath('//input[@value="Save and Create New Draft (this translation)"]'));
+    $this->assertTrue($this->xpath('//input[@value="Save and Publish (this translation)"]'));
+    $this->assertTrue($this->xpath('//input[@value="Save and Archive (this translation)"]'));
   }
 
 }