diff --git a/backend/tools/TestSuite/TestSuite.ApiTests/ContentReferencesTests.cs b/backend/tools/TestSuite/TestSuite.ApiTests/ContentReferencesTests.cs
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+// ==========================================================================
+//  Squidex Headless CMS
+// ==========================================================================
+//  Copyright (c) Squidex UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)
+//  All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license.
+// ==========================================================================
+
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using TestSuite.Fixtures;
+using TestSuite.Model;
+using Xunit;
+
+#pragma warning disable SA1300 // Element should begin with upper-case letter
+#pragma warning disable SA1507 // Code should not contain multiple blank lines in a row
+
+namespace TestSuite.ApiTests
+{
+    public class ContentReferencesTests : IClassFixture<ContentReferencesFixture>
+    {
+        public ContentReferencesFixture _ { get; }
+
+        public ContentReferencesTests(ContentReferencesFixture fixture)
+        {
+            _ = fixture;
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task Should_not_deliver_unpublished_references()
+        {
+            // STEP 1: Create a referenced content.
+            var dataA = new TestEntityWithReferencesData();
+
+            var contentA_1 = await _.Contents.CreateAsync(dataA);
+
+
+            // STEP 2: Create a content with a reference.
+            var dataB = new TestEntityWithReferencesData { References = new[] { contentA_1.Id } };
+
+            var contentB_1 = await _.Contents.CreateAsync(dataB);
+
+            await _.Contents.ChangeStatusAsync(contentB_1.Id, "Published");
+
+
+            // STEP 3: Query new item
+            var contentB_2 = await _.Contents.GetAsync(contentB_1.Id);
+
+            Assert.Empty(contentB_2.Data.References);
+
+
+            // STEP 4: Publish reference
+            await _.Contents.ChangeStatusAsync(contentA_1.Id, "Published");
+
+
+            // STEP 5: Query new item again
+            var contentB_3 = await _.Contents.GetAsync(contentB_1.Id);
+
+            Assert.Equal(new Guid[] { contentA_1.Id }, contentB_3.Data.References);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/tools/TestSuite/TestSuite.Shared/Fixtures/ContentReferencesFixture.cs b/backend/tools/TestSuite/TestSuite.Shared/Fixtures/ContentReferencesFixture.cs
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+// ==========================================================================
+//  Squidex Headless CMS
+// ==========================================================================
+//  Copyright (c) Squidex UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)
+//  All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license.
+// ==========================================================================
+
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Squidex.ClientLibrary;
+using TestSuite.Model;
+
+namespace TestSuite.Fixtures
+{
+    public sealed class ContentReferencesFixture : CreatedAppFixture
+    {
+        public string SchemaName { get; } = "references";
+
+        public IContentsClient<TestEntityWithReferences, TestEntityWithReferencesData> Contents { get; }
+
+        public ContentReferencesFixture()
+        {
+            Task.Run(async () =>
+            {
+                await TestEntityWithReferences.CreateSchemaAsync(Schemas, AppName, SchemaName);
+            }).Wait();
+
+            Contents = ClientManager.CreateContentsClient<TestEntityWithReferences, TestEntityWithReferencesData>(SchemaName);
+        }
+    }
+}