diff --git a/app/controllers/chapters_controller.rb b/app/controllers/chapters_controller.rb
index a8cea0a5972..070d2f07d46 100644
--- a/app/controllers/chapters_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/chapters_controller.rb
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ def update
       render :preview
     else
       @chapter.posted = true if params[:post_button] || params[:post_without_preview_button]
+      @work.posted = true if @chapter.posted?
       posted_changed = @chapter.posted_changed?
       @work.set_revised_at_by_chapter(@chapter)
       if @chapter.save && @work.save
diff --git a/spec/controllers/chapters_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/chapters_controller_spec.rb
index 5da5b55e4d4..ae2fd67d269 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/chapters_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/chapters_controller_spec.rb
@@ -783,7 +783,6 @@
           end
 
           it "posts the work if the work was not posted before" do
-            pending "multi-chapter works should post when chapter is posted"
             put :update, params: { work_id: unposted_work.id, id: unposted_work.chapters.first.id, chapter: chapter_attributes, post_button: true }
             expect(assigns[:work].posted).to be true
           end