diff --git a/tests/Umbraco.Tests.AcceptanceTest/tests/DefaultConfig/Content/PublishWithDescendants.spec.ts b/tests/Umbraco.Tests.AcceptanceTest/tests/DefaultConfig/Content/PublishWithDescendants.spec.ts
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+import {ConstantHelper, NotificationConstantHelper, test} from '@umbraco/playwright-testhelpers';
+import {expect} from "@playwright/test";
+
+let documentTypeId = '';
+let childDocumentTypeId = '';
+let contentId = '';
+let dataTypeId = '';
+const contentName = 'TestContent';
+const childContentName = 'ChildContent';
+const documentTypeName = 'DocumentTypeForContent';
+const childDocumentTypeName = 'ChildDocumentType';
+const dataTypeName = 'Textstring';
+const contentText = 'This is test content text';
+const defaultLanguage = 'English (United States)';
+const danishLanguage = 'Danish';
+
+test.beforeEach(async ({umbracoApi}) => {
+  await umbracoApi.documentType.ensureNameNotExists(documentTypeName);
+  await umbracoApi.document.ensureNameNotExists(contentName);
+  await umbracoApi.documentType.ensureNameNotExists(childDocumentTypeName);
+  const dataTypeData = await umbracoApi.dataType.getByName(dataTypeName);
+  dataTypeId = dataTypeData.id;
+  await umbracoApi.language.ensureIsoCodeNotExists('da');
+  await umbracoApi.language.createDanishLanguage();
+});
+
+test.afterEach(async ({umbracoApi}) => {
+  await umbracoApi.language.ensureIsoCodeNotExists('da');
+  await umbracoApi.document.ensureNameNotExists(contentName);
+  await umbracoApi.documentType.ensureNameNotExists(childDocumentTypeName);
+  await umbracoApi.documentType.ensureNameNotExists(documentTypeName);
+});
+
+test('can publish invariant content with descendants without unpublished content items', async ({umbracoApi, umbracoUi}) => {
+  // Arrange
+  childDocumentTypeId = await umbracoApi.documentType.createDocumentTypeWithPropertyEditor(childDocumentTypeName, dataTypeName, dataTypeId);
+  documentTypeId = await umbracoApi.documentType.createDocumentTypeWithAllowedChildNodeAndDataType(documentTypeName, childDocumentTypeId, dataTypeName, dataTypeId);
+  contentId = await umbracoApi.document.createDocumentWithTextContent(contentName, documentTypeId, contentText, dataTypeName);
+  await umbracoApi.document.createDefaultDocumentWithParent(childContentName, childDocumentTypeId, contentId);
+  await umbracoUi.goToBackOffice();
+  await umbracoUi.content.goToSection(ConstantHelper.sections.content);
+
+  // Act
+  await umbracoUi.content.goToContentWithName(contentName);
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickViewMoreOptionsButton();
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickPublishWithDescendantsButton();
+  // Verify variant language
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesDocumentVariantLanguageItemHaveCount(1);
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesDocumentVariantLanguageItemHaveName(defaultLanguage);
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickPublishWithDescendantsModalButton();
+
+  // Assert
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesSuccessNotificationHaveText(NotificationConstantHelper.success.publishWithDescendants);
+  await umbracoUi.content.isErrorNotificationVisible(false);
+  const contentData = await umbracoApi.document.getByName(contentName);
+  expect(contentData.variants[0].state).toBe('Published');
+  expect(contentData.values[0].value).toBe(contentText);
+  const childContentData = await umbracoApi.document.getByName(childContentName);
+  expect(childContentData.variants[0].state).toBe('Draft');
+});
+
+test('can publish invariant content with descendants and include unpublished content items', async ({umbracoApi, umbracoUi}) => {
+  // Arrange
+  childDocumentTypeId = await umbracoApi.documentType.createDocumentTypeWithPropertyEditor(childDocumentTypeName, dataTypeName, dataTypeId);
+  documentTypeId = await umbracoApi.documentType.createDocumentTypeWithAllowedChildNodeAndDataType(documentTypeName, childDocumentTypeId, dataTypeName, dataTypeId);
+  contentId = await umbracoApi.document.createDocumentWithTextContent(contentName, documentTypeId, contentText, dataTypeName);
+  await umbracoApi.document.createDefaultDocumentWithParent(childContentName, childDocumentTypeId, contentId);
+  await umbracoUi.goToBackOffice();
+  await umbracoUi.content.goToSection(ConstantHelper.sections.content);
+
+  // Act
+  await umbracoUi.content.goToContentWithName(contentName);
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickViewMoreOptionsButton();
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickPublishWithDescendantsButton();
+  // Verify variant language
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesDocumentVariantLanguageItemHaveCount(1);
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesDocumentVariantLanguageItemHaveName(defaultLanguage);
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickIncludeUnpublishedDescendantsToggle();
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickPublishWithDescendantsModalButton();
+
+  // Assert
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesSuccessNotificationHaveText(NotificationConstantHelper.success.publishWithDescendants);
+  await umbracoUi.content.isErrorNotificationVisible(false);
+  const contentData = await umbracoApi.document.getByName(contentName);
+  expect(contentData.variants[0].state).toBe('Published');
+  expect(contentData.values[0].value).toBe(contentText);
+  const childContentData = await umbracoApi.document.getByName(childContentName);
+  expect(childContentData.variants[0].state).toBe('Published');
+});
+
+test('can cancel to publish invariant content with descendants', async ({umbracoApi, umbracoUi}) => {
+  // Arrange
+  childDocumentTypeId = await umbracoApi.documentType.createDocumentTypeWithPropertyEditor(childDocumentTypeName, dataTypeName, dataTypeId);
+  documentTypeId = await umbracoApi.documentType.createDocumentTypeWithAllowedChildNodeAndDataType(documentTypeName, childDocumentTypeId, dataTypeName, dataTypeId);
+  contentId = await umbracoApi.document.createDocumentWithTextContent(contentName, documentTypeId, contentText, dataTypeName);
+  await umbracoApi.document.createDefaultDocumentWithParent(childContentName, childDocumentTypeId, contentId);
+  await umbracoUi.goToBackOffice();
+  await umbracoUi.content.goToSection(ConstantHelper.sections.content);
+
+  // Act
+  await umbracoUi.content.goToContentWithName(contentName);
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickViewMoreOptionsButton();
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickPublishWithDescendantsButton();
+  // Verify variant language
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesDocumentVariantLanguageItemHaveCount(1);
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesDocumentVariantLanguageItemHaveName(defaultLanguage);
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickCloseButton();
+
+  // Assert
+  await umbracoUi.content.isErrorNotificationVisible(false);
+  const contentData = await umbracoApi.document.getByName(contentName);
+  expect(contentData.variants[0].state).toBe('Draft');
+  expect(contentData.values[0].value).toBe(contentText);
+  const childContentData = await umbracoApi.document.getByName(childContentName);
+  expect(childContentData.variants[0].state).toBe('Draft');
+});
+
+test('can publish variant content with descendants without unpublished content items', async ({umbracoApi, umbracoUi}) => {
+  // Arrange
+  childDocumentTypeId = await umbracoApi.documentType.createDocumentTypeWithPropertyEditor(childDocumentTypeName, dataTypeName, dataTypeId);
+  documentTypeId = await umbracoApi.documentType.createVariantDocumentTypeWithAllowedChildNodeAndInvariantPropertyEditor(documentTypeName, childDocumentTypeId, dataTypeName, dataTypeId);
+  contentId = await umbracoApi.document.createDocumentWithEnglishCultureAndTextContent(contentName, documentTypeId, contentText, dataTypeName);
+  await umbracoApi.document.createDefaultDocumentWithParent(childContentName, childDocumentTypeId, contentId);
+  await umbracoUi.goToBackOffice();
+  await umbracoUi.content.goToSection(ConstantHelper.sections.content);
+
+  // Act
+  await umbracoUi.content.goToContentWithName(contentName);
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickViewMoreOptionsButton();
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickPublishWithDescendantsButton();
+  // Verify variant language
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesDocumentVariantLanguageItemHaveCount(2);
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesDocumentVariantLanguageItemHaveName(defaultLanguage);
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesDocumentVariantLanguageItemHaveName(danishLanguage);
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickPublishWithDescendantsModalButton();
+
+  // Assert
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesSuccessNotificationHaveText(NotificationConstantHelper.success.publishWithDescendants);
+  await umbracoUi.content.isErrorNotificationVisible(false);
+  const contentData = await umbracoApi.document.getByName(contentName);
+  expect(contentData.variants[0].state).toBe('Published');
+  expect(contentData.values[0].value).toBe(contentText);
+  const childContentData = await umbracoApi.document.getByName(childContentName);
+  expect(childContentData.variants[0].state).toBe('Draft');
+});
+
+test('can publish variant content with descendants and include unpublished content items', async ({umbracoApi, umbracoUi}) => {
+  // Arrange
+  childDocumentTypeId = await umbracoApi.documentType.createDocumentTypeWithPropertyEditor(childDocumentTypeName, dataTypeName, dataTypeId);
+  documentTypeId = await umbracoApi.documentType.createVariantDocumentTypeWithAllowedChildNodeAndInvariantPropertyEditor(documentTypeName, childDocumentTypeId, dataTypeName, dataTypeId);
+  contentId = await umbracoApi.document.createDocumentWithEnglishCultureAndTextContent(contentName, documentTypeId, contentText, dataTypeName);
+  await umbracoApi.document.createDefaultDocumentWithParent(childContentName, childDocumentTypeId, contentId);
+  await umbracoUi.goToBackOffice();
+  await umbracoUi.content.goToSection(ConstantHelper.sections.content);
+
+  // Act
+  await umbracoUi.content.goToContentWithName(contentName);
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickViewMoreOptionsButton();
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickPublishWithDescendantsButton();
+  // Verify variant language
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesDocumentVariantLanguageItemHaveCount(2);
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesDocumentVariantLanguageItemHaveName(defaultLanguage);
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesDocumentVariantLanguageItemHaveName(danishLanguage);
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickIncludeUnpublishedDescendantsToggle();
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickPublishWithDescendantsModalButton();
+
+  // Assert
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesSuccessNotificationHaveText(NotificationConstantHelper.success.publishWithDescendants);
+  await umbracoUi.content.isErrorNotificationVisible(false);
+  const contentData = await umbracoApi.document.getByName(contentName);
+  expect(contentData.variants[0].state).toBe('Published');
+  expect(contentData.values[0].value).toBe(contentText);
+  const childContentData = await umbracoApi.document.getByName(childContentName);
+  expect(childContentData.variants[0].state).toBe('Published');
+});
+
+test('can cancel to publish variant content with descendants', async ({umbracoApi, umbracoUi}) => {
+  // Arrange
+  childDocumentTypeId = await umbracoApi.documentType.createDocumentTypeWithPropertyEditor(childDocumentTypeName, dataTypeName, dataTypeId);
+  documentTypeId = await umbracoApi.documentType.createVariantDocumentTypeWithAllowedChildNodeAndInvariantPropertyEditor(documentTypeName, childDocumentTypeId, dataTypeName, dataTypeId);
+  contentId = await umbracoApi.document.createDocumentWithEnglishCultureAndTextContent(contentName, documentTypeId, contentText, dataTypeName);
+  await umbracoApi.document.createDefaultDocumentWithParent(childContentName, childDocumentTypeId, contentId);
+  await umbracoUi.goToBackOffice();
+  await umbracoUi.content.goToSection(ConstantHelper.sections.content);
+
+  // Act
+  await umbracoUi.content.goToContentWithName(contentName);
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickViewMoreOptionsButton();
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickPublishWithDescendantsButton();
+  // Verify variant language
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesDocumentVariantLanguageItemHaveCount(2);
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesDocumentVariantLanguageItemHaveName(defaultLanguage);
+  await umbracoUi.content.doesDocumentVariantLanguageItemHaveName(danishLanguage);
+  await umbracoUi.content.clickCloseButton();
+
+  // Assert
+  await umbracoUi.content.isErrorNotificationVisible(false);
+  const contentData = await umbracoApi.document.getByName(contentName);
+  expect(contentData.variants[0].state).toBe('Draft');
+  expect(contentData.values[0].value).toBe(contentText);
+  const childContentData = await umbracoApi.document.getByName(childContentName);
+  expect(childContentData.variants[0].state).toBe('Draft');
+});
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