diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-button/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-button/index.js
index 90b689ff5a357b..1513dfbfbb414f 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-button/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-button/index.js
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export default compose( [
 	withDispatch( ( dispatch ) => {
 		const { editPost, savePost } = dispatch( 'core/editor' );
 		return {
-			onStatusChange: ( status ) => editPost( { status } ),
+			onStatusChange: ( status ) => editPost( { status }, { undoIgnore: true } ),
 			onSave: savePost,
 		};
 	} ),