diff --git a/core-bundle/src/EventListener/DataContainer/ContentCompositionListener.php b/core-bundle/src/EventListener/DataContainer/ContentCompositionListener.php
index fc5b04d72f9..7a1cb091ab7 100644
--- a/core-bundle/src/EventListener/DataContainer/ContentCompositionListener.php
+++ b/core-bundle/src/EventListener/DataContainer/ContentCompositionListener.php
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public function generateArticleForPage(DataContainer $dc): void
         if (
             empty($pageModel->title)
             || !$this->supportsComposition($pageModel)
-            || !$this->hasArticlesInLayout($pageModel)
+            || null === ($column = $this->getArticleColumnInLayout($pageModel))
         ) {
             return;
         }
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public function generateArticleForPage(DataContainer $dc): void
             'sorting' => 128,
             'tstamp' => time(),
             'author' => $user->id,
-            'inColumn' => 'main',
+            'inColumn' => $column,
             'title' => $dc->activeRecord->title,
             'alias' => str_replace('/', '-', $dc->activeRecord->alias), // see #516
             'published' => $dc->activeRecord->published,
@@ -274,6 +274,11 @@ private function supportsComposition(PageModel $pageModel): bool
     }
 
     private function hasArticlesInLayout(PageModel $pageModel): bool
+    {
+        return null !== $this->getArticleColumnInLayout($pageModel);
+    }
+
+    private function getArticleColumnInLayout(PageModel $pageModel): ?string
     {
         $pageModel->loadDetails();
 
@@ -281,15 +286,27 @@ private function hasArticlesInLayout(PageModel $pageModel): bool
         $layout = $pageModel->getRelated('layout');
 
         if (null === $layout) {
-            return false;
+            return null;
         }
 
+        $columns = [];
+
         foreach (StringUtil::deserialize($layout->modules, true) as $config) {
             if (0 === (int) $config['mod']) {
-                return true;
+                $columns[] = $config['col'];
             }
         }
 
-        return false;
+        $columns = array_filter(array_unique($columns));
+
+        if (empty($columns)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (\in_array('main', $columns, true)) {
+            return 'main';
+        }
+
+        return reset($columns);
     }
 }
diff --git a/core-bundle/tests/EventListener/DataContainer/ContentCompositionListenerTest.php b/core-bundle/tests/EventListener/DataContainer/ContentCompositionListenerTest.php
index 5caa23a1bd4..99f99cc481f 100644
--- a/core-bundle/tests/EventListener/DataContainer/ContentCompositionListenerTest.php
+++ b/core-bundle/tests/EventListener/DataContainer/ContentCompositionListenerTest.php
@@ -497,6 +497,85 @@ public function testGenerateArticleForNewPage(): void
         $this->listener->generateArticleForPage($dc);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider moduleConfigProvider
+     */
+    public function testUsesTheLayoutColumnForNewArticle(array $modules, string $expectedColumn): void
+    {
+        $this->expectRequest(true, ['tl_foo' => [17]]);
+        $this->expectUser();
+        $page = $this->expectPageWithRow($this->pageRecord);
+        $this->mockPageProvider(true, true, $page);
+        $this->expectArticleCount(0);
+
+        $page
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('getRelated')
+            ->with('layout')
+            ->willReturn(
+                $this->mockClassWithProperties(LayoutModel::class, ['modules' => serialize($modules)])
+            )
+        ;
+
+        $article = [
+            'pid' => 17,
+            'sorting' => 128,
+            'tstamp' => time(),
+            'author' => 1,
+            'inColumn' => $expectedColumn,
+            'title' => 'foo',
+            'alias' => 'foo-bar', // Expect folder alias conversion
+            'published' => '1',
+        ];
+
+        $this->connection
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('insert')
+            ->with('tl_article', $article)
+        ;
+
+        /** @var DataContainer&MockObject $dc */
+        $dc = $this->mockClassWithProperties(DC_Table::class, ['id' => 17, 'table' => 'tl_foo', 'activeRecord' => (object) $this->pageRecord]);
+
+        $this->listener->generateArticleForPage($dc);
+    }
+
+    public function moduleConfigProvider(): \Generator
+    {
+        yield [
+            [
+                ['mod' => 0, 'col' => 'main'],
+            ],
+            'main'
+        ];
+
+        yield [
+            [
+                ['mod' => 1, 'col' => 'foo'],
+                ['mod' => 0, 'col' => 'main'],
+            ],
+            'main'
+        ];
+
+        yield [
+            [
+                ['mod' => 1, 'col' => 'main'],
+                ['mod' => 0, 'col' => 'foo'],
+            ],
+            'foo'
+        ];
+
+        yield [
+            [
+                ['mod' => 1, 'col' => 'main'],
+                ['mod' => 2, 'col' => 'foo'],
+                ['mod' => 0, 'col' => 'bar'],
+                ['mod' => 0, 'col' => 'foo'],
+            ],
+            'bar'
+        ];
+    }
+
     public function testCannotPasteArticleWithoutBackendUser(): void
     {
         $this->expectUser(FrontendUser::class);
@@ -935,7 +1014,7 @@ private function expectPageWithRow(array $row, $moduleId = false): PageModel
                 $moduleId = $this->mockClassWithProperties(
                     LayoutModel::class, [
                         'modules' => serialize([
-                            ['mod' => $moduleId],
+                            ['mod' => $moduleId, 'col' => 'main'],
                         ]),
                     ]
                 );
@@ -978,7 +1057,7 @@ private function expectPageFindByPk(int $id, array $row, $moduleId = false): Pag
                 $moduleId = $this->mockClassWithProperties(
                     LayoutModel::class, [
                         'modules' => serialize([
-                            ['mod' => $moduleId],
+                            ['mod' => $moduleId, 'col' => 'main'],
                         ]),
                     ]
                 );