diff --git a/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/CommandHandlingDependencies.php b/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/CommandHandlingDependencies.php
index 71ad0b90ae7..725022f02e7 100644
--- a/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/CommandHandlingDependencies.php
+++ b/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/CommandHandlingDependencies.php
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 namespace Neos\ContentRepository\Core;
 
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\CommandHandler\CommandInterface;
-use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\EventStore\EventPersister;
-use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\EventStore\EventsToPublish;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Projection\ContentGraph\ContentGraphInterface;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\SharedModel\Workspace\Workspace;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\SharedModel\Exception\WorkspaceDoesNotExist;
@@ -40,8 +38,7 @@ final class CommandHandlingDependencies
     private array $overriddenContentGraphInstances = [];
 
     public function __construct(
-        private readonly ContentRepository $contentRepository,
-        private readonly EventPersister $eventPersister
+        private readonly ContentRepository $contentRepository
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -50,11 +47,6 @@ public function handle(CommandInterface $command): void
         $this->contentRepository->handle($command);
     }
 
-    public function publishEvents(EventsToPublish $eventsToPublish): void
-    {
-        $this->eventPersister->publishEvents($this->contentRepository, $eventsToPublish);
-    }
-
     public function getContentStreamVersion(ContentStreamId $contentStreamId): Version
     {
         $contentStream = $this->contentRepository->findContentStreamById($contentStreamId);
@@ -119,4 +111,12 @@ public function overrideContentStreamId(WorkspaceName $workspaceName, ContentStr
             unset($this->overriddenContentGraphInstances[$workspaceName->value]);
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Fixme only required to build the possible catchup hooks
+     */
+    public function getContentRepository(): ContentRepository
+    {
+        return $this->contentRepository;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/ContentRepository.php b/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/ContentRepository.php
index fd86bbdbebb..0f4fa64fcf1 100644
--- a/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/ContentRepository.php
+++ b/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/ContentRepository.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public function __construct(
         private readonly UserIdProviderInterface $userIdProvider,
         private readonly ClockInterface $clock,
     ) {
-        $this->commandHandlingDependencies = new CommandHandlingDependencies($this, $eventPersister);
+        $this->commandHandlingDependencies = new CommandHandlingDependencies($this);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/Factory/ContentRepositoryFactory.php b/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/Factory/ContentRepositoryFactory.php
index 3c81c0adb56..94f734c3911 100644
--- a/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/Factory/ContentRepositoryFactory.php
+++ b/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/Factory/ContentRepositoryFactory.php
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ private function buildCommandBus(): CommandBus
                 new ContentStreamCommandHandler(
                 ),
                 new WorkspaceCommandHandler(
+                    $this->buildEventPersister(),
                     $this->projectionFactoryDependencies->eventStore,
                     $this->projectionFactoryDependencies->eventNormalizer,
                 ),
diff --git a/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/Feature/WorkspaceCommandHandler.php b/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/Feature/WorkspaceCommandHandler.php
index 5f598678bdb..1851a976560 100644
--- a/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/Feature/WorkspaceCommandHandler.php
+++ b/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/Feature/WorkspaceCommandHandler.php
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 final readonly class WorkspaceCommandHandler implements CommandHandlerInterface
 {
     public function __construct(
+        private EventPersister $eventPersister,
         private EventStoreInterface $eventStore,
         private EventNormalizer $eventNormalizer,
     ) {
@@ -289,7 +290,8 @@ private function publishContentStream(
             return;
         }
         try {
-            $commandHandlingDependencies->publishEvents(
+            $this->eventPersister->publishEvents(
+                $commandHandlingDependencies->getContentRepository(),
                 new EventsToPublish(
                     $baseWorkspaceContentStreamName->getEventStreamName(),
                     Events::fromArray($events),