diff --git a/typo3/sysext/backend/Tests/Functional/Form/FormDataProvider/Fixtures/DataSet/TestTcaGroup.xml b/typo3/sysext/backend/Tests/Functional/Form/FormDataProvider/Fixtures/DataSet/TestTcaGroup.xml
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+++ b/typo3/sysext/backend/Tests/Functional/Form/FormDataProvider/Fixtures/DataSet/TestTcaGroup.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<dataset>
+    <pages>
+        <uid>1</uid>
+        <pid>1</pid>
+        <title>visible</title>
+        <deleted>0</deleted>
+    </pages>
+    <pages>
+        <uid>2</uid>
+        <pid>1</pid>
+        <title>deleted</title>
+        <deleted>1</deleted>
+    </pages>
+    <pages>
+        <uid>3</uid>
+        <pid>1</pid>
+        <title>hidden</title>
+        <hidden>1</hidden>
+    </pages>
+    <pages>
+        <uid>4</uid>
+        <pid>1</pid>
+        <title>expired</title>
+        <endtime>1262300400</endtime>
+    </pages>
+    <pages>
+        <uid>5</uid>
+        <pid>-1</pid>
+        <title>deletedInWorkspace</title>
+        <t3_origuid>1</t3_origuid>
+        <t3ver_oid>1</t3ver_oid>
+        <t3ver_wsid>1</t3ver_wsid>
+        <t3ver_state>2</t3ver_state>
+    </pages>
+</dataset>
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/backend/Tests/Functional/Form/FormDataProvider/TcaGroupTest.php b/typo3/sysext/backend/Tests/Functional/Form/FormDataProvider/TcaGroupTest.php
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+<?php
+declare(strict_types = 1);
+
+namespace TYPO3\CMS\Core\Tests\Functional\Database;
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the TYPO3 CMS project.
+ *
+ * It is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ * the terms of the GNU General Public License, either version 2
+ * of the License, or any later version.
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please read the
+ * LICENSE.txt file that was distributed with this source code.
+ *
+ * The TYPO3 project - inspiring people to share!
+ */
+
+use TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Clipboard\Clipboard;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Form\FormDataProvider\TcaGroup;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Authentication\BackendUserAuthentication;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
+use TYPO3\TestingFramework\Core\Functional\FunctionalTestCase;
+
+/**
+ * Test case
+ */
+class TcaGroupTest extends FunctionalTestCase
+{
+    protected $coreExtensionsToLoad = ['workspaces'];
+
+    /**
+     * This test checks if TcaGroup respects deleted elements
+     *
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function respectsDeletedElements()
+    {
+        $this->importDataSet(__DIR__ . '/Fixtures/DataSet/TestTcaGroup.xml');
+
+        $aFieldConfig = [
+            'type' => 'group',
+            'internal_type' => 'db',
+            'allowed' => 'pages',
+            'maxitems' => 99999,
+        ];
+        $input = [
+            'tableName' => 'aTable',
+            'databaseRow' => [
+                'uid' => 42,
+                'aField' => '1,2,3,4',
+            ],
+            'processedTca' => [
+                'columns' => [
+                    'aField' => [
+                        'config' => $aFieldConfig,
+                    ],
+                ],
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        $backendUserProphecy = $this->prophesize(BackendUserAuthentication::class);
+        $GLOBALS['BE_USER'] = $backendUserProphecy->reveal();
+
+        $clipboardProphecy = $this->prophesize(Clipboard::class);
+        GeneralUtility::addInstance(Clipboard::class, $clipboardProphecy->reveal());
+        $clipboardProphecy->initializeClipboard()->shouldBeCalled();
+        $clipboardProphecy->elFromTable('pages')->shouldBeCalled()->willReturn([]);
+
+        $result = (new TcaGroup)->addData($input);
+        static::assertIsArray($result['databaseRow']['aField'], 'TcaGroup did not load items');
+
+        $loadedUids = array_column($result['databaseRow']['aField'], 'uid');
+        static::assertEquals($loadedUids, [1, 3, 4], 'TcaGroup did not load the correct items');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This test checks if TcaGroup respects deleted elements in a workspace
+     *
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function respectsDeletedElementsInWorkspace()
+    {
+        $this->importDataSet(__DIR__ . '/Fixtures/DataSet/TestTcaGroup.xml');
+
+        $aFieldConfig = [
+            'type' => 'group',
+            'internal_type' => 'db',
+            'allowed' => 'pages',
+            'maxitems' => 99999,
+        ];
+        $input = [
+            'tableName' => 'aTable',
+            'databaseRow' => [
+                'uid' => 42,
+                'aField' => '1,2,3,4',
+            ],
+            'processedTca' => [
+                'columns' => [
+                    'aField' => [
+                        'config' => $aFieldConfig,
+                    ],
+                ],
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        $backendUserProphecy = $this->prophesize(BackendUserAuthentication::class);
+        $backendUserProphecy->workspace = 1;
+        $GLOBALS['BE_USER'] = $backendUserProphecy->reveal();
+
+        $clipboardProphecy = $this->prophesize(Clipboard::class);
+        GeneralUtility::addInstance(Clipboard::class, $clipboardProphecy->reveal());
+        $clipboardProphecy->initializeClipboard()->shouldBeCalled();
+        $clipboardProphecy->elFromTable('pages')->shouldBeCalled()->willReturn([]);
+
+        $result = (new TcaGroup)->addData($input);
+        static::assertIsArray($result['databaseRow']['aField'], 'TcaGroup did not load items in a workspace');
+
+        $loadedUids = array_column($result['databaseRow']['aField'], 'uid');
+        static::assertEquals($loadedUids, [3, 4], 'TcaGroup did not load the correct items in a workspace');
+    }
+}