diff --git a/src/PostData.php b/src/PostData.php
index 2c4d0d7..799e267 100644
--- a/src/PostData.php
+++ b/src/PostData.php
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ public function children(array $args = []): Collection
 		$args = wp_parse_args($args, [
 			'post_parent' => $this->id,
 			'post_type' => $this->postType,
+			'post_status' => 'publish',
 			'order' => 'ASC',
 			'orderby' => 'menu_order',
 		]);
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ public function parent(): ?static
 			return null;
 		}
 		$parent = get_post_parent($this->id);
-		if (null === $parent) {
+		if (null === $parent || 'publish' !== $parent->post_status) {
 			return null;
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index 2edd5f5..eec1a49 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ protected function tearDown(): void
 	protected function getPackageProviders($app)
 	{
 		return [
+			'Spatie\LaravelData\LaravelDataServiceProvider',
 			'Yard\Data\Providers\DataServiceProvider',
 		];
 	}
diff --git a/tests/src/PostDataTest.php b/tests/src/PostDataTest.php
index fdb9cb6..9f491f2 100644
--- a/tests/src/PostDataTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/PostDataTest.php
@@ -59,3 +59,68 @@
 
 	expect($this->postData->url())->toBe('');
 });
+
+it('only queries published children', function () {
+	\WP_Mock::userFunction('is_post_type_hierarchical', [
+		'args' => ['post'],
+		'return' => true,
+	]);
+
+	\WP_Mock::userFunction('wp_parse_args', [
+		'return' => fn (array $args, array $defaults): array => array_merge($defaults, $args),
+	]);
+
+	$queried = [];
+
+	\WP_Mock::userFunction('get_children', [
+		'return' => function (array $args) use (&$queried): array {
+			$queried = $args;
+
+			return [];
+		},
+	]);
+
+	$this->postData->children();
+
+	expect($queried['post_status'])->toBe('publish');
+});
+
+it('lets callers override the child post status', function () {
+	\WP_Mock::userFunction('is_post_type_hierarchical', [
+		'args' => ['post'],
+		'return' => true,
+	]);
+
+	\WP_Mock::userFunction('wp_parse_args', [
+		'return' => fn (array $args, array $defaults): array => array_merge($defaults, $args),
+	]);
+
+	$queried = [];
+
+	\WP_Mock::userFunction('get_children', [
+		'return' => function (array $args) use (&$queried): array {
+			$queried = $args;
+
+			return [];
+		},
+	]);
+
+	$this->postData->children(['post_status' => 'any']);
+
+	expect($queried['post_status'])->toBe('any');
+});
+
+it('has no parent when the parent is not published', function () {
+	\WP_Mock::userFunction('is_post_type_hierarchical', [
+		'args' => ['post'],
+		'return' => true,
+	]);
+
+	\WP_Mock::userFunction('get_post_parent', [
+		'args' => [1],
+		'return' => (object) ['ID' => 2, 'post_status' => 'draft'],
+	]);
+
+	expect($this->postData->parent())->toBeNull();
+	expect($this->postData->isChild())->toBeFalse();
+});