diff --git a/src/bundle/Core/DependencyInjection/IbexaCoreExtension.php b/src/bundle/Core/DependencyInjection/IbexaCoreExtension.php
index 184db428f4..5473aeff52 100644
--- a/src/bundle/Core/DependencyInjection/IbexaCoreExtension.php
+++ b/src/bundle/Core/DependencyInjection/IbexaCoreExtension.php
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ private function handleApiLoading(ContainerBuilder $container, FileLoader $loade
         $coreLoader->load('user_preference.yml');
         $coreLoader->load('events.yml');
         $coreLoader->load('thumbnails.yml');
+        $coreLoader->load('content_publication.yaml');
         $coreLoader->load('tokens.yml');
         $coreLoader->load('content_location_mapper.yml');
 
diff --git a/src/contracts/Repository/Strategy/ContentPublication/ContentPublicationResult.php b/src/contracts/Repository/Strategy/ContentPublication/ContentPublicationResult.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7db844133f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/contracts/Repository/Strategy/ContentPublication/ContentPublicationResult.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) Ibexa AS. All rights reserved.
+ * @license For full copyright and license information view LICENSE file distributed with this source code.
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Strategy\ContentPublication;
+
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\Content;
+
+/**
+ * @experimental This contract may change in future.
+ */
+final readonly class ContentPublicationResult
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public ?Content $publishedContent,
+    ) {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/contracts/Repository/Strategy/ContentPublication/ContentPublicationStrategyInterface.php b/src/contracts/Repository/Strategy/ContentPublication/ContentPublicationStrategyInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..747e1512fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/contracts/Repository/Strategy/ContentPublication/ContentPublicationStrategyInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) Ibexa AS. All rights reserved.
+ * @license For full copyright and license information view LICENSE file distributed with this source code.
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Strategy\ContentPublication;
+
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\Language;
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\VersionInfo;
+
+/**
+ * Entry point for publishing a content version, hiding whether the publication happens
+ * synchronously (in-request) or asynchronously (queued background work).
+ *
+ * Strategies are registered with the "ibexa.repository.content.publication_strategy" service tag
+ * and consulted in priority order; the first one supporting the current repository executes.
+ */
+interface ContentPublicationStrategyInterface
+{
+    public function supports(): bool;
+
+    /**
+     * @param list<string> $translations List of language codes of translations which will be
+     * included in a published version
+     *
+     * @throws \Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Exceptions\BadStateException
+     * @throws \Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Exceptions\UnauthorizedException
+     */
+    public function publishVersion(VersionInfo $versionInfo, array $translations = Language::ALL): ContentPublicationResult;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/Repository/Strategy/ContentPublication/ChainContentPublicationStrategy.php b/src/lib/Repository/Strategy/ContentPublication/ChainContentPublicationStrategy.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce76e9df4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Repository/Strategy/ContentPublication/ChainContentPublicationStrategy.php
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) Ibexa AS. All rights reserved.
+ * @license For full copyright and license information view LICENSE file distributed with this source code.
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Ibexa\Core\Repository\Strategy\ContentPublication;
+
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Strategy\ContentPublication\ContentPublicationResult;
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Strategy\ContentPublication\ContentPublicationStrategyInterface;
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\Language;
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\VersionInfo;
+use LogicException;
+
+/**
+ * Dispatches publication to the first supporting strategy, in priority order.
+ * Exactly one strategy executes per publication.
+ *
+ * @internal Meant for internal use by Repository
+ */
+final readonly class ChainContentPublicationStrategy implements ContentPublicationStrategyInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @param iterable<ContentPublicationStrategyInterface> $strategies
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        private iterable $strategies,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function supports(): bool
+    {
+        foreach ($this->strategies as $strategy) {
+            if ($strategy->supports()) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public function publishVersion(VersionInfo $versionInfo, array $translations = Language::ALL): ContentPublicationResult
+    {
+        foreach ($this->strategies as $strategy) {
+            if ($strategy->supports()) {
+                return $strategy->publishVersion($versionInfo, $translations);
+            }
+        }
+
+        throw new LogicException(sprintf(
+            'No content publication strategy supports the current publication. At least %s'
+            . ' must be tagged with "ibexa.repository.content.publication_strategy".',
+            SynchronousContentPublicationStrategy::class,
+        ));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/Repository/Strategy/ContentPublication/SynchronousContentPublicationStrategy.php b/src/lib/Repository/Strategy/ContentPublication/SynchronousContentPublicationStrategy.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..606812575f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Repository/Strategy/ContentPublication/SynchronousContentPublicationStrategy.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) Ibexa AS. All rights reserved.
+ * @license For full copyright and license information view LICENSE file distributed with this source code.
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Ibexa\Core\Repository\Strategy\ContentPublication;
+
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\ContentService;
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Strategy\ContentPublication\ContentPublicationResult;
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Strategy\ContentPublication\ContentPublicationStrategyInterface;
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\Language;
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\VersionInfo;
+
+/**
+ * Synchronous publication strategy: publishes the version inside the current request.
+ * Always-applicable fallback, registered with the lowest priority.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+final readonly class SynchronousContentPublicationStrategy implements ContentPublicationStrategyInterface
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private ContentService $contentService,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function supports(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function publishVersion(VersionInfo $versionInfo, array $translations = Language::ALL): ContentPublicationResult
+    {
+        return new ContentPublicationResult(
+            $this->contentService->publishVersion($versionInfo, $translations)
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/Resources/settings/content_publication.yaml b/src/lib/Resources/settings/content_publication.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87a0162440
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Resources/settings/content_publication.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+services:
+    _defaults:
+        public: false
+        autoconfigure: true
+        autowire: true
+
+    # Content publication strategies. The first strategy (in priority order) whose supports()
+    # returns true executes; the synchronous strategy is the always-applicable fallback.
+    # Additional strategies (e.g. asynchronous publication) are provided by dedicated packages
+    # via the "ibexa.repository.content.publication_strategy" tag with a higher priority.
+    Ibexa\Core\Repository\Strategy\ContentPublication\SynchronousContentPublicationStrategy:
+        arguments:
+            $contentService: '@ibexa.api.service.content'
+        tags:
+            - { name: ibexa.repository.content.publication_strategy, priority: -100 }
+
+    Ibexa\Core\Repository\Strategy\ContentPublication\ChainContentPublicationStrategy:
+        arguments:
+            $strategies: !tagged_iterator ibexa.repository.content.publication_strategy
+
+    Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Strategy\ContentPublication\ContentPublicationStrategyInterface:
+        alias: Ibexa\Core\Repository\Strategy\ContentPublication\ChainContentPublicationStrategy
diff --git a/tests/lib/Repository/Strategy/Publication/ChainContentPublicationStrategyTest.php b/tests/lib/Repository/Strategy/Publication/ChainContentPublicationStrategyTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fdbe1e1d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/Repository/Strategy/Publication/ChainContentPublicationStrategyTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) Ibexa AS. All rights reserved.
+ * @license For full copyright and license information view LICENSE file distributed with this source code.
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Ibexa\Tests\Core\Repository\Strategy\Publication;
+
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Strategy\ContentPublication\ContentPublicationResult;
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Strategy\ContentPublication\ContentPublicationStrategyInterface;
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\VersionInfo;
+use Ibexa\Core\Repository\Strategy\ContentPublication\ChainContentPublicationStrategy;
+use LogicException;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+final class ChainContentPublicationStrategyTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testPublishVersionExecutesFirstSupportingStrategy(): void
+    {
+        $versionInfo = $this->createStub(VersionInfo::class);
+        $result = new ContentPublicationResult(null);
+
+        $notSupportingStrategy = $this->createMock(ContentPublicationStrategyInterface::class);
+        $notSupportingStrategy
+            ->expects(self::once())
+            ->method('supports')
+            ->willReturn(false);
+        $notSupportingStrategy
+            ->expects(self::never())
+            ->method('publishVersion');
+
+        $supportingStrategy = $this->createMock(ContentPublicationStrategyInterface::class);
+        $supportingStrategy
+            ->expects(self::once())
+            ->method('supports')
+            ->willReturn(true);
+        $supportingStrategy
+            ->expects(self::once())
+            ->method('publishVersion')
+            ->with(self::identicalTo($versionInfo), ['eng-GB'])
+            ->willReturn($result);
+
+        $neverConsultedStrategy = $this->createMock(ContentPublicationStrategyInterface::class);
+        $neverConsultedStrategy
+            ->expects(self::never())
+            ->method('supports');
+        $neverConsultedStrategy
+            ->expects(self::never())
+            ->method('publishVersion');
+
+        $chain = new ChainContentPublicationStrategy([
+            $notSupportingStrategy,
+            $supportingStrategy,
+            $neverConsultedStrategy,
+        ]);
+
+        self::assertSame($result, $chain->publishVersion($versionInfo, ['eng-GB']));
+    }
+
+    public function testSupportsReturnsTrueWhenAnyStrategySupports(): void
+    {
+        $notSupportingStrategy = $this->createMock(ContentPublicationStrategyInterface::class);
+        $notSupportingStrategy
+            ->expects(self::once())
+            ->method('supports')
+            ->willReturn(false);
+
+        $supportingStrategy = $this->createMock(ContentPublicationStrategyInterface::class);
+        $supportingStrategy
+            ->expects(self::once())
+            ->method('supports')
+            ->willReturn(true);
+
+        $chain = new ChainContentPublicationStrategy([$notSupportingStrategy, $supportingStrategy]);
+
+        self::assertTrue($chain->supports());
+    }
+
+    public function testSupportsReturnsFalseForEmptyChain(): void
+    {
+        $chain = new ChainContentPublicationStrategy([]);
+
+        self::assertFalse($chain->supports());
+    }
+
+    public function testPublishVersionThrowsLogicExceptionWhenNoStrategySupports(): void
+    {
+        $notSupportingStrategy = $this->createMock(ContentPublicationStrategyInterface::class);
+        $notSupportingStrategy
+            ->expects(self::once())
+            ->method('supports')
+            ->willReturn(false);
+        $notSupportingStrategy
+            ->expects(self::never())
+            ->method('publishVersion');
+
+        $chain = new ChainContentPublicationStrategy([$notSupportingStrategy]);
+
+        $this->expectException(LogicException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('No content publication strategy supports the current publication.');
+
+        $chain->publishVersion($this->createMock(VersionInfo::class));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/lib/Repository/Strategy/Publication/SynchronousContentPublicationStrategyTest.php b/tests/lib/Repository/Strategy/Publication/SynchronousContentPublicationStrategyTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27bc27b868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/Repository/Strategy/Publication/SynchronousContentPublicationStrategyTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) Ibexa AS. All rights reserved.
+ * @license For full copyright and license information view LICENSE file distributed with this source code.
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Ibexa\Tests\Core\Repository\Strategy\Publication;
+
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\ContentService;
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\Content;
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\Language;
+use Ibexa\Contracts\Core\Repository\Values\Content\VersionInfo;
+use Ibexa\Core\Repository\Strategy\ContentPublication\SynchronousContentPublicationStrategy;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+final class SynchronousContentPublicationStrategyTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testSupportsAlwaysReturnsTrue(): void
+    {
+        $strategy = new SynchronousContentPublicationStrategy(
+            $this->createStub(ContentService::class)
+        );
+
+        self::assertTrue($strategy->supports());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider providerForTestPublishVersionDelegatesToContentService
+     *
+     * @param list<string>|null $translations
+     * @param list<string> $expectedTranslations
+     */
+    public function testPublishVersionDelegatesToContentService(
+        ?array $translations,
+        array $expectedTranslations
+    ): void {
+        $versionInfo = $this->createStub(VersionInfo::class);
+        $content = $this->createStub(Content::class);
+
+        $contentService = $this->createMock(ContentService::class);
+        $contentService
+            ->expects(self::once())
+            ->method('publishVersion')
+            ->with(self::identicalTo($versionInfo), $expectedTranslations)
+            ->willReturn($content);
+
+        $publishArguments = ['versionInfo' => $versionInfo];
+        if (null !== $translations) {
+            $publishArguments['translations'] = $translations;
+        }
+
+        $result = (new SynchronousContentPublicationStrategy($contentService))
+            ->publishVersion(...$publishArguments);
+
+        self::assertSame($content, $result->publishedContent);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return iterable<string, array{list<string>|null, list<string>}>
+     */
+    public static function providerForTestPublishVersionDelegatesToContentService(): iterable
+    {
+        yield 'explicit translations' => [['ger-DE'], ['ger-DE']];
+        yield 'defaults to all translations' => [null, Language::ALL];
+    }
+}