diff --git a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/Form/ContentModerationConfigureEntityTypesForm.php b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/Form/ContentModerationConfigureEntityTypesForm.php
index e181d4031b3f3ed3a37db20dc5594c45168542f2..352ce018972b5506d808d2fdb6f024e42af5442f 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/Form/ContentModerationConfigureEntityTypesForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/Form/ContentModerationConfigureEntityTypesForm.php
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Ajax\HtmlCommand;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\MainContentViewSubscriber;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormBase;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Messenger\MessengerInterface;
 use Drupal\workflows\WorkflowInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException;
@@ -57,6 +59,13 @@ class ContentModerationConfigureEntityTypesForm extends FormBase {
    */
   protected $entityType;
 
+  /**
+   * The Messenger service.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Messenger\MessengerInterface
+   */
+  protected $messenger;
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
@@ -64,17 +73,19 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('entity_type.manager'),
       $container->get('entity_type.bundle.info'),
-      $container->get('content_moderation.moderation_information')
+      $container->get('content_moderation.moderation_information'),
+      $container->get('messenger')
     );
   }
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function __construct(EntityTypeManagerInterface $entity_type_manager, EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface $bundle_info, ModerationInformationInterface $moderation_information) {
+  public function __construct(EntityTypeManagerInterface $entity_type_manager, EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface $bundle_info, ModerationInformationInterface $moderation_information, MessengerInterface $messenger) {
     $this->entityTypeManager = $entity_type_manager;
     $this->bundleInfo = $bundle_info;
     $this->moderationInformation = $moderation_information;
+    $this->messenger = $messenger;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -132,6 +143,17 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state, WorkflowI
       ];
     }
 
+    // Get unsupported features for this entity type.
+    $warnings = $this->moderationInformation->getUnsupportedFeatures($this->entityType);
+    // Display message into the Ajax form returned.
+    if ($this->getRequest()->get(MainContentViewSubscriber::WRAPPER_FORMAT) == 'drupal_modal' && !empty($warnings)) {
+      $form['warnings'] = ['#type' => 'status_messages', '#weight' => -1];
+    }
+    // Set warning message.
+    foreach ($warnings as $warning) {
+      $this->messenger->addWarning($warning);
+    }
+
     $form['actions'] = ['#type' => 'actions'];
     $form['actions']['submit'] = [
       '#type' => 'submit',
diff --git a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/ModerationInformation.php b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/ModerationInformation.php
index f42ec335586fc5da8360cf13292d16d3653796dc..9f350467be6ab1d772cdcf764e32522d628ce08a 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/ModerationInformation.php
+++ b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/ModerationInformation.php
@@ -4,16 +4,20 @@
 
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityPublishedInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeBundleInfoInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\TypedData\TranslatableInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\StringTranslationTrait;
 
 /**
  * General service for moderation-related questions about Entity API.
  */
 class ModerationInformation implements ModerationInformationInterface {
 
+  use StringTranslationTrait;
+
   /**
    * The entity type manager.
    *
@@ -205,4 +209,16 @@ public function getWorkflowForEntity(ContentEntityInterface $entity) {
     return NULL;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getUnsupportedFeatures(EntityTypeInterface $entity_type) {
+    $features = [];
+    // Test if entity is publishable.
+    if (!$entity_type->entityClassImplements(EntityPublishedInterface::class)) {
+      $features['publishing'] = $this->t("@entity_type_plural_label do not support publishing statuses. For example, even after transitioning from a published workflow state to an unpublished workflow state they will still be visible to site visitors.", ['@entity_type_plural_label' => $entity_type->getCollectionLabel()]);
+    }
+    return $features;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/ModerationInformationInterface.php b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/ModerationInformationInterface.php
index 739c16b842bce895cac2a6f8c331a62b3370b653..c2368e9ff0b338db10e2c922b46bd8b31d10b45c 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/ModerationInformationInterface.php
+++ b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/ModerationInformationInterface.php
@@ -163,4 +163,15 @@ public function isDefaultRevisionPublished(ContentEntityInterface $entity);
    */
   public function getWorkflowForEntity(ContentEntityInterface $entity);
 
+  /**
+   * Gets unsupported features for a given entity type.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeInterface $entity_type
+   *   The entity type to get the unsupported features for.
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   An array of unsupported features for this entity type.
+   */
+  public function getUnsupportedFeatures(EntityTypeInterface $entity_type);
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/content_moderation/tests/src/Functional/ContentModerationWorkflowTypeTest.php b/core/modules/content_moderation/tests/src/Functional/ContentModerationWorkflowTypeTest.php
index 96461ac07a14de06c5d5cbc211eae4ea69882a17..40c227b851d47aa14d643e131fe0a0abe137d7ed 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_moderation/tests/src/Functional/ContentModerationWorkflowTypeTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/content_moderation/tests/src/Functional/ContentModerationWorkflowTypeTest.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class ContentModerationWorkflowTypeTest extends BrowserTestBase {
   public static $modules = [
     'content_moderation',
     'node',
+    'entity_test',
   ];
 
   /**
@@ -96,6 +97,10 @@ public function testNewWorkflow() {
     foreach ($types as $type) {
       $session->pageTextContains($type->label());
     }
+
+    // Ensure warning message are displayed for unsupported features.
+    $this->drupalGet('admin/config/workflow/workflows/manage/test/type/entity_test_rev');
+    $this->assertSession()->pageTextContains('Test entity - revisions entities do not support publishing statuses. For example, even after transitioning from a published workflow state to an unpublished workflow state they will still be visible to site visitors.');
   }
 
 }