diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
index 37ab30721d9f3..f8a478dfd94e6 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
@@ -668,6 +668,15 @@ function bulk_edit_posts( $post_data = null ) {
 		// Prevent wp_insert_post() from overwriting post format with the old data.
 		unset( $post_data['tax_input']['post_format'] );
 
+		// Reset post date of scheduled post to be published.
+		if (
+			in_array( $post->post_status, array( 'future', 'draft' ), true ) &&
+			'publish' === $post_data['post_status']
+		) {
+			$post_data['post_date']     = current_time( 'mysql' );
+			$post_data['post_date_gmt'] = '';
+		}
+
 		$post_id = wp_update_post( $post_data );
 		update_post_meta( $post_id, '_edit_last', get_current_user_id() );
 		$updated[] = $post_id;
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/includesPost.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/includesPost.php
index ec72c68f6daf9..4ce59dbabe177 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/includesPost.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/includesPost.php
@@ -293,6 +293,72 @@ public function test_bulk_edit_posts_should_preserve_post_format_when_unchanged(
 		$this->assertFalse( get_post_format( $post_ids[2] ) );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 31635
+	 */
+	public function test_bulk_edit_posts_should_publish_scheduled_post() {
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$admin_id );
+
+		$post = self::factory()->post->create(
+			array(
+				'post_author'    => self::$author_ids[0],
+				'comment_status' => 'closed',
+				'ping_status'    => 'closed',
+				'post_status'    => 'future',
+				'post_date'      => gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime( '+1 month' ) ),
+			)
+		);
+
+		$request = array(
+			'post_type'      => 'post',
+			'post_author'    => -1,
+			'ping_status'    => -1,
+			'comment_status' => -1,
+			'_status'        => 'publish',
+			'post'           => array( $post ),
+		);
+
+		bulk_edit_posts( $request );
+
+		$this->assertSame( 'publish', get_post_status( $post ) );
+		$this->assertLessThanOrEqual( gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s' ), get_post_time( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', false, $post ) );
+	}
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 31635
+	 */
+	public function test_bulk_edit_posts_should_publish_draft_immediately() {
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$admin_id );
+
+		// Create draft last edited a month ago
+		$post = self::factory()->post->create(
+			array(
+				'post_author'    => self::$author_ids[0],
+				'comment_status' => 'closed',
+				'ping_status'    => 'closed',
+				'post_status'    => 'draft',
+				'post_date'      => gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime( '-1 month' ) ),
+			)
+		);
+
+		$request = array(
+			'post_type'      => 'post',
+			'post_author'    => -1,
+			'ping_status'    => -1,
+			'comment_status' => -1,
+			'_status'        => 'publish',
+			'post'           => array( $post ),
+		);
+
+		bulk_edit_posts( $request );
+
+		$this->assertSame( 'publish', get_post_status( $post ) );
+
+		// Expect to be published within the last minute (to consider slow testing environment).
+		$minute_before = gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime( '-1 minute' ) );
+		$this->assertGreaterThanOrEqual( $minute_before, get_post_time( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', false, $post ) );
+		$this->assertLessThanOrEqual( gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s' ), get_post_time( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', false, $post ) );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @ticket 41396
 	 */