diff --git a/src/actions/editorialWorkflow.js b/src/actions/editorialWorkflow.js
index 550fc47fdb83..69f08e0177c8 100644
--- a/src/actions/editorialWorkflow.js
+++ b/src/actions/editorialWorkflow.js
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ export function persistUnpublishedEntry(collection, existingUnpublishedEntry) {
 
     dispatch(unpublishedEntryPersisting(collection, serializedEntry, transactionID));
     const persistAction = existingUnpublishedEntry ? backend.persistUnpublishedEntry : backend.persistEntry;
-    return persistAction.call(backend, state.config, collection, serializedEntryDraft, assetProxies.toJS())
+    return persistAction.call(backend, state.config, collection, serializedEntryDraft, assetProxies.toJS(), state.integrations)
     .then(() => {
       dispatch(notifSend({
         message: 'Entry saved',
diff --git a/src/backends/backend.js b/src/backends/backend.js
index e08e2af672a0..3363281dbfe3 100644
--- a/src/backends/backend.js
+++ b/src/backends/backend.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import TestRepoBackend from "./test-repo/implementation";
 import GitHubBackend from "./github/implementation";
 import GitGatewayBackend from "./git-gateway/implementation";
 import { resolveFormat } from "../formats/formats";
+import { selectIntegration } from '../reducers/integrations';
 import { selectListMethod, selectEntrySlug, selectEntryPath, selectAllowNewEntries, selectAllowDeletion, selectFolderEntryExtension } from "../reducers/collections";
 import { createEntry } from "../valueObjects/Entry";
 import { sanitizeSlug } from "../lib/urlHelper";
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ class Backend {
     .then(this.entryWithFormat(collection, slug));
   }
 
-  persistEntry(config, collection, entryDraft, MediaFiles, options) {
+  persistEntry(config, collection, entryDraft, MediaFiles, integrations, options = {}) {
     const newEntry = entryDraft.getIn(["entry", "newRecord"]) || false;
 
     const parsedData = {
@@ -243,8 +244,14 @@ class Backend {
 
     const collectionName = collection.get("name");
 
+    /**
+     * Determine whether an asset store integration is in use.
+     */
+    const hasAssetStore = !!selectIntegration(integrations, null, 'assetStore');
+    const updatedOptions = { ...options, hasAssetStore };
+
     return this.implementation.persistEntry(entryObj, MediaFiles, {
-      newEntry, parsedData, commitMessage, collectionName, mode, ...options,
+      newEntry, parsedData, commitMessage, collectionName, mode, ...updatedOptions,
     });
   }
 
@@ -271,8 +278,8 @@ class Backend {
     return this.implementation.deleteFile(path, commitMessage);
   }
 
-  persistUnpublishedEntry(config, collection, entryDraft, MediaFiles) {
-    return this.persistEntry(config, collection, entryDraft, MediaFiles, { unpublished: true });
+  persistUnpublishedEntry(...args) {
+    return this.persistEntry(...args, { unpublished: true });
   }
 
   updateUnpublishedEntryStatus(collection, slug, newStatus) {
diff --git a/src/backends/github/API.js b/src/backends/github/API.js
index b9563c4898e9..a745d6282d5d 100644
--- a/src/backends/github/API.js
+++ b/src/backends/github/API.js
@@ -359,6 +359,21 @@ export default class API {
             files: uniq(files),
           };
           const updatedMetadata = { ...metadata, pr, title, description, objects };
+
+          /**
+           * If an asset store is in use, assets are always accessible, so we
+           * can just finish the persist operation here.
+           */
+          if (options.hasAssetStore) {
+            return this.storeMetadata(contentKey, updatedMetadata)
+              .then(() => this.patchBranch(branchName, newHead.sha));
+          }
+
+          /**
+           * If no asset store is in use, assets are being stored in the content
+           * repo, which means pull requests opened for editorial workflow
+           * entries must be rebased if assets have been added or removed.
+           */
           return this.rebasePullRequest(pr.number, branchName, contentKey, metadata, newHead);
         });
     }