diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/EntityTestAccessControlHandler.php b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/EntityTestAccessControlHandler.php
index 287be829cadaae8c8cd8f85994c9f4eb957a7873..ab4b7caa0fa83fb06c110b6e2ffb40e8ddf3ed19 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/EntityTestAccessControlHandler.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/src/EntityTestAccessControlHandler.php
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ protected function checkAccess(EntityInterface $entity, $operation, AccountInter
           return AccessResult::allowedIfHasPermission($account, 'view test entity translations');
         }
       }
+      if ($entity instanceof EntityPublishedInterface && !$entity->isPublished()) {
+        return AccessResult::neutral('Unpublished entity');
+      }
       return AccessResult::allowedIfHasPermission($account, 'view test entity');
     }
     elseif (in_array($operation, ['update', 'delete'])) {