diff --git a/Classes/ContentRepository/Service/NodeService.php b/Classes/ContentRepository/Service/NodeService.php
index 5547b239b8..49ccb8492a 100644
--- a/Classes/ContentRepository/Service/NodeService.php
+++ b/Classes/ContentRepository/Service/NodeService.php
@@ -128,11 +128,28 @@ public function getNodeFromContextPath($contextPath, Site $site = null, Domain $
      * @return boolean
      */
     public function nodeExistsInWorkspace(NodeInterface $node, Workspace $workspace)
+    {
+        return $this->getNodeInWorkspace($node, $workspace) !== null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the variant of the given node in the given workspace
+     *
+     * @param NodeInterface $node
+     * @param Workspace $workspace
+     * @return NodeInterface|null
+     */
+    public function getNodeInWorkspace(NodeInterface $node, Workspace $workspace): ?NodeInterface
     {
         $context = ['workspaceName' => $workspace->getName()];
         $flowQuery = new FlowQuery([$node]);
 
-        return $flowQuery->context($context)->count() > 0;
+        $result = $flowQuery->context($context);
+        if ($result->count() > 0) {
+            return $result->get(0);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Classes/Controller/BackendServiceController.php b/Classes/Controller/BackendServiceController.php
index 4d75c29c32..e70d8d1a63 100644
--- a/Classes/Controller/BackendServiceController.php
+++ b/Classes/Controller/BackendServiceController.php
@@ -298,7 +298,19 @@ public function discardAction(array $nodeContextPaths): void
                         $reloadDocument = new ReloadDocument();
                         $this->feedbackCollection->add($reloadDocument);
                     }
-                } elseif (!$this->nodeService->nodeExistsInWorkspace($node, $node->getWorkSpace()->getBaseWorkspace())) {
+                } elseif ($nodeInBaseWorkspace = $this->nodeService->getNodeInWorkspace($node, $node->getWorkSpace()->getBaseWorkspace())) {
+                    $nodeHasBeenMoved = $node->getPath() !== $nodeInBaseWorkspace->getPath();
+                    if ($nodeHasBeenMoved) {
+                        $removeNode = new RemoveNode();
+                        $removeNode->setNode($node);
+                        $this->feedbackCollection->add($removeNode);
+
+                        $updateNodeInfo = new UpdateNodeInfo();
+                        $updateNodeInfo->setNode($nodeInBaseWorkspace);
+                        $updateNodeInfo->recursive();
+                        $this->feedbackCollection->add($updateNodeInfo);
+                    }
+                } else {
                     // If the node doesn't exist in the target workspace, tell the UI to remove it
                     $removeNode = new RemoveNode();
                     $removeNode->setNode($node);