diff --git a/includes/data-stores/class-wc-product-data-store-cpt.php b/includes/data-stores/class-wc-product-data-store-cpt.php
index 1b51964abe8..23d82e8c0c8 100644
--- a/includes/data-stores/class-wc-product-data-store-cpt.php
+++ b/includes/data-stores/class-wc-product-data-store-cpt.php
@@ -848,6 +848,7 @@ class WC_Product_Data_Store_CPT extends WC_Data_Store_WP implements WC_Object_Da
 		$exclude_term_ids            = array();
 		$outofstock_join             = '';
 		$outofstock_where            = '';
+		$non_published_where         = '';
 		$product_visibility_term_ids = wc_get_product_visibility_term_ids();
 
 		if ( 'yes' === get_option( 'woocommerce_hide_out_of_stock_items' ) && $product_visibility_term_ids['outofstock'] ) {
@@ -859,6 +860,17 @@ class WC_Product_Data_Store_CPT extends WC_Data_Store_WP implements WC_Object_Da
 			$outofstock_where = ' AND exclude_join.object_id IS NULL';
 		}
 
+		// Fetch a list of non-published parent products and exlude them, quicker than joining in the main query below.
+		$non_published_products = $wpdb->get_col(
+			"SELECT post.ID as id FROM `$wpdb->posts` AS post
+			WHERE post.post_type = 'product'
+			AND post.post_parent = 0
+			AND post.post_status != 'publish'"
+		);
+		if ( 0 < count( $non_published_products ) ) {
+			$non_published_where = ' AND post.post_parent NOT IN ( ' . implode( ',', $non_published_products ) . ')';
+		}
+
 		return $wpdb->get_results(
 			// phpcs:disable WordPress.WP.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared
 			$wpdb->prepare(
@@ -874,6 +886,7 @@ class WC_Product_Data_Store_CPT extends WC_Data_Store_WP implements WC_Object_Da
 					AND CAST( meta.meta_value AS CHAR ) != ''
 					AND CAST( meta.meta_value AS DECIMAL( 10, %d ) ) = CAST( meta2.meta_value AS DECIMAL( 10, %d ) )
 					$outofstock_where
+					$non_published_where
 				GROUP BY post.ID",
 				$decimals,
 				$decimals
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/product/data-store.php b/tests/unit-tests/product/data-store.php
index e1e55d0466b..656f9c874f1 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/product/data-store.php
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/product/data-store.php
@@ -495,12 +495,22 @@ class WC_Tests_Product_Data_Store extends WC_Unit_Test_Case {
 		$future_sale_product->set_price( $future_sale_product->get_regular_price() );
 		$future_sale_product->save();
 
+		$variable_draft_product = WC_Helper_Product::create_variation_product();
+		$variable_draft_product->set_status( 'draft' );
+		$variable_draft_product->save();
+		$children = $variable_draft_product->get_children();
+		$variable_draft_product_child = wc_get_product( $children[0] );
+		$variable_draft_product_child->set_sale_price( 8 );
+		$variable_draft_product_child->save();
+
 		$sale_products    = $product_store->get_on_sale_products();
 		$sale_product_ids = wp_list_pluck( $sale_products, 'id' );
 
 		$this->assertContains( $sale_product->get_id(), $sale_product_ids );
 		$this->assertNotContains( $not_sale_product->get_id(), $sale_product_ids );
 		$this->assertNotContains( $future_sale_product->get_id(), $sale_product_ids );
+		$this->assertNotContains( $variable_draft_product->get_id(), $sale_product_ids );
+		$this->assertNotContains( $variable_draft_product_child->get_id(), $sale_product_ids );
 	}
 
 	public function test_generate_product_title() {