diff --git a/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.uw_ct_web_page.default.yml b/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.uw_ct_web_page.default.yml
index 5f87c8f2c21fd6187654ec4d3daaf927cf34e6ac..c1d5cd59df41c111eaeffdc5061a0e6a2da9584a 100644
--- a/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.uw_ct_web_page.default.yml
+++ b/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.uw_ct_web_page.default.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ dependencies:
     - field.field.node.uw_ct_web_page.field_uw_meta_tags
     - field.field.node.uw_ct_web_page.layout_builder__layout
     - node.type.uw_ct_web_page
+    - workflows.workflow.uw_workflow
   module:
+    - content_moderation
     - field_group
     - media_library
     - metatag
diff --git a/uw_ct_web_page.install b/uw_ct_web_page.install
index 12254cfcf09484436194cc71c2e810590a1580a7..ffacc822176d3f84d7a0f67b4e7f4ad39fd35849 100644
--- a/uw_ct_web_page.install
+++ b/uw_ct_web_page.install
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ function uw_ct_web_page_install() {
     ],
   ]);
 
+  // ISTWCMS-5865: adding the published moderation state
+  // since we need this for the page to be accessible when
+  // a site is first installed.
+  $node->set('moderation_state', 'published');
+
   // Variable to hold the sections for this node.
   // Defaulting to have a blank section first.
   $sections[] = new Section('uw_1_column');