diff --git a/framework/src/meshgenerators/BreakMeshByBlockGenerator.C b/framework/src/meshgenerators/BreakMeshByBlockGenerator.C
index 8340296f6afa..d66309c75077 100644
--- a/framework/src/meshgenerators/BreakMeshByBlockGenerator.C
+++ b/framework/src/meshgenerators/BreakMeshByBlockGenerator.C
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ BreakMeshByBlockGenerator::generate()
   }     // end nodeptr check
 
   addInterfaceBoundary(*mesh);
+  Partitioner::set_node_processor_ids(*mesh);
   return dynamic_pointer_cast<MeshBase>(mesh);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/tests/meshgenerators/break_mesh_by_block_generator/gold/hanging_nodes_parallel_in.e b/test/tests/meshgenerators/break_mesh_by_block_generator/gold/hanging_nodes_parallel_in.e
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..125b2d84e347
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/tests/meshgenerators/break_mesh_by_block_generator/gold/hanging_nodes_parallel_in.e differ
diff --git a/test/tests/meshgenerators/break_mesh_by_block_generator/hanging_nodes_parallel.i b/test/tests/meshgenerators/break_mesh_by_block_generator/hanging_nodes_parallel.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a5a37c82b742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/meshgenerators/break_mesh_by_block_generator/hanging_nodes_parallel.i
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+[GlobalParams]
+  displacements = "disp_x disp_y disp_z"
+[]
+
+[Mesh]
+  [./msh]
+    type = GeneratedMeshGenerator
+    nx = 2
+    ny = 3
+    nz = 4
+    xmin = -2.5
+    xmax = 2.5
+    ymin = -2
+    ymax = 2
+    zmin = -1.5
+    zmax = 1.5
+    dim = 3
+  [../]
+  [./subdomain_1]
+    type = SubdomainBoundingBoxGenerator
+    input = msh
+    bottom_left = '-2.5 -2 -1'
+    top_right = '2.5 0 0.5'
+    block_id = 1
+  []
+  [./subdomain_2]
+    type = SubdomainBoundingBoxGenerator
+    input = subdomain_1
+    bottom_left = '-2.5 0 -1'
+    top_right = '2.5 2 0.5'
+    block_id = 2
+  []
+  [./subdomain_3]
+    type = SubdomainBoundingBoxGenerator
+    input = subdomain_2
+    bottom_left = '-2.5 -2 0.5'
+    top_right = '1.25 2 1.5'
+    block_id = 3
+  []
+  [./subdomain_4]
+    type = SubdomainBoundingBoxGenerator
+    input = subdomain_3
+    bottom_left = '1.25 -2 0.5'
+    top_right = '5 2 1.5'
+    block_id = 4
+  []
+  [./subdomain_5]
+    type = SubdomainBoundingBoxGenerator
+    input = subdomain_4
+    bottom_left = '-2.5 -2 -1.5'
+    top_right = '1.25 2 -1'
+    block_id = 3
+  []
+  [./subdomain_6]
+    type = SubdomainBoundingBoxGenerator
+    input = subdomain_5
+    bottom_left = '1.25 -2 -1.5'
+    top_right = '2.5 2 -1'
+    block_id = 4
+  []
+  [./split]
+    type = BreakMeshByBlockGenerator
+    input = subdomain_6
+  []
+[]
+
+[Outputs]
+  exodus = true
+[]
diff --git a/test/tests/meshgenerators/break_mesh_by_block_generator/tests b/test/tests/meshgenerators/break_mesh_by_block_generator/tests
index 087be07454d5..022afc191bb0 100644
--- a/test/tests/meshgenerators/break_mesh_by_block_generator/tests
+++ b/test/tests/meshgenerators/break_mesh_by_block_generator/tests
@@ -74,6 +74,19 @@
 
       detail = "with a polycrystal based mesh in 2D."
     []
+    [./hanging_nodes]
+      type = 'Exodiff'
+      input = 'hanging_nodes_parallel.i'
+      cli_args = '--mesh-only'
+      exodiff = 'hanging_nodes_parallel_in.e'
+      requirement = 'MOOSE shall be able to create separate blocks in a mesh in parallel'
+      design = 'meshgenerators/BreakMeshByBlockGenerator.md'
+      issues = '#15793'
+      mesh_mode = 'REPLICATED'
+      min_parallel = 4
+      max_parallel = 5
+      recover = false
+    [../]
   []
 
   [block_restricted]