diff --git a/app/jobs/alchemy/publish_page_job.rb b/app/jobs/alchemy/publish_page_job.rb
index 9571951dc4..f53a84351e 100644
--- a/app/jobs/alchemy/publish_page_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/alchemy/publish_page_job.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ module Alchemy
   class PublishPageJob < BaseJob
     queue_as :default
 
-    def perform(page, public_on:)
+    def perform(page_or_id, public_on:)
+      if page_or_id.is_a? Alchemy::Page
+        Alchemy::Deprecation.warn("Passing an Alchemy Page into the publish Job is deprecated. Please pass a page ID instead.")
+        page_id = page_or_id.id
+      else
+        page_id = page_or_id
+      end
       page = Alchemy::Page.includes(
         draft_version: {
           elements: [
@@ -12,7 +18,7 @@ def perform(page, public_on:)
             { contents: :essence },
           ],
         },
-      ).find(page.id)
+      ).find(page_id)
       Alchemy::Page::Publisher.new(page).publish!(public_on: public_on)
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/models/alchemy/page.rb b/app/models/alchemy/page.rb
index d7bfd7f67f..284e79e7fb 100644
--- a/app/models/alchemy/page.rb
+++ b/app/models/alchemy/page.rb
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ def copy_children_to(new_parent)
     #
     def publish!(current_time = Time.current)
       update(published_at: current_time)
-      PublishPageJob.perform_later(self, public_on: current_time)
+      PublishPageJob.perform_later(id, public_on: current_time)
     end
 
     # Sets the public_on date on the published version
diff --git a/spec/jobs/alchemy/publish_page_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/alchemy/publish_page_job_spec.rb
index 14e4928dfc..54e9225095 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/alchemy/publish_page_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/alchemy/publish_page_job_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     it "enqueues job" do
       expect {
-        described_class.perform_later(page, public_on: public_on)
+        described_class.perform_later(page.id, public_on: public_on)
       }.to have_enqueued_job
     end
 
@@ -17,7 +17,19 @@
       expect_any_instance_of(Alchemy::Page::Publisher).to receive(:publish!).with(
         public_on: public_on,
       )
-      described_class.new.perform(page, public_on: public_on)
+      described_class.new.perform(page.id, public_on: public_on)
+    end
+
+    context "when called with a page object" do
+      subject { described_class.new.perform(page, public_on: public_on) }
+
+      it "warns about the changing API and calls the page publisher" do
+        expect(Alchemy::Deprecation).to receive(:warn)
+        expect_any_instance_of(Alchemy::Page::Publisher).to receive(:publish!).with(
+          public_on: public_on,
+        )
+        subject
+      end
     end
   end
 end