diff --git a/airflow/triggers/base.py b/airflow/triggers/base.py
index 7b5338ad2fa19..bc1da861f3c2d 100644
--- a/airflow/triggers/base.py
+++ b/airflow/triggers/base.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def handle_submit(self, *, task_instance: TaskInstance, session: Session = NEW_S
         """
         # Mark the task with terminal state and prevent it from resuming on worker
         task_instance.trigger_id = None
-        task_instance.state = self.task_instance_state
+        task_instance.set_state(self.task_instance_state, session=session)
         self._submit_callback_if_necessary(task_instance=task_instance, session=session)
         self._push_xcoms_if_necessary(task_instance=task_instance)
 
diff --git a/tests/models/test_trigger.py b/tests/models/test_trigger.py
index 4aa5b8b581b8f..407d6edd753a8 100644
--- a/tests/models/test_trigger.py
+++ b/tests/models/test_trigger.py
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 import datetime
 import json
 from typing import Any, AsyncIterator
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import pendulum
 import pytest
 import pytz
 from cryptography.fernet import Fernet
@@ -161,11 +163,15 @@ def test_submit_failure(session, create_task_instance):
         (TaskSkippedEvent, "skipped"),
     ],
 )
-def test_submit_event_task_end(session, create_task_instance, event_cls, expected):
+@patch("airflow.utils.timezone.utcnow")
+def test_submit_event_task_end(mock_utcnow, session, create_task_instance, event_cls, expected):
     """
     Tests that events inheriting BaseTaskEndEvent *don't* re-wake their dependent
     but mark them in the appropriate terminal state and send xcom
     """
+    now = pendulum.now("UTC")
+    mock_utcnow.return_value = now
+
     # Make a trigger
     trigger = Trigger(classpath="does.not.matter", kwargs={})
     trigger.id = 1
@@ -199,6 +205,8 @@ def get_xcoms(ti):
     ti = session.query(TaskInstance).one()
     assert ti.state == expected
     assert ti.next_kwargs is None
+    assert ti.end_date == now
+    assert ti.duration is not None
     actual_xcoms = {x.key: x.value for x in get_xcoms(ti)}
     assert actual_xcoms == {"return_value": "xcomret", "a": "b", "c": "d"}