1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/populate.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/populate.rb
index 3a40c7b167c..f9ae37aa273 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/populate.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/populate.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module Gitlab
             #
             pipeline.stages = @command.stage_seeds.map(&:to_resource)
 
-            if pipeline.stages.none?
+            if stage_names.empty?
               return error('No stages / jobs for this pipeline.')
             end
 
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ module Gitlab
           def break?
             pipeline.errors.any?
           end
+
+          private
+
+          def stage_names
+            # We filter out `.pre/.post` stages, as they alone are not considered
+            # a complete pipeline:
+            # https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/198518
+            pipeline.stages.map(&:name) - ::Gitlab::Ci::Config::EdgeStagesInjector::EDGES
+          end
         end
       end
     end