diff --git a/django/db/migrations/executor.py b/django/db/migrations/executor.py
index 83d624e08a..57042a8690 100644
--- a/django/db/migrations/executor.py
+++ b/django/db/migrations/executor.py
@@ -225,8 +225,9 @@ class MigrationExecutor:
                 # Alright, do it normally
                 with self.connection.schema_editor(atomic=migration.atomic) as schema_editor:
                     state = migration.apply(state, schema_editor)
-                    self.record_migration(migration)
-                    migration_recorded = True
+                    if not schema_editor.deferred_sql:
+                        self.record_migration(migration)
+                        migration_recorded = True
         if not migration_recorded:
             self.record_migration(migration)
         # Report progress
diff --git a/tests/migrations/test_executor.py b/tests/migrations/test_executor.py
index 8cab8732c4..e61d8f1276 100644
--- a/tests/migrations/test_executor.py
+++ b/tests/migrations/test_executor.py
@@ -684,6 +684,33 @@ class ExecutorTests(MigrationTestBase):
         )
         self.assertTableNotExists('record_migration_model')
 
+    def test_migrations_not_applied_on_deferred_sql_failure(self):
+        """Migrations are not recorded if deferred SQL application fails."""
+        class DeferredSQL:
+            def __str__(self):
+                raise DatabaseError('Failed to apply deferred SQL')
+
+        class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+            atomic = False
+
+            def apply(self, project_state, schema_editor, collect_sql=False):
+                schema_editor.deferred_sql.append(DeferredSQL())
+
+        executor = MigrationExecutor(connection)
+        with self.assertRaisesMessage(DatabaseError, 'Failed to apply deferred SQL'):
+            executor.apply_migration(
+                ProjectState(),
+                Migration('0001_initial', 'deferred_sql'),
+            )
+        # The migration isn't recorded as applied since it failed.
+        migration_recorder = MigrationRecorder(connection)
+        self.assertIs(
+            migration_recorder.migration_qs.filter(
+                app='deferred_sql', name='0001_initial',
+            ).exists(),
+            False,
+        )
+
 
 class FakeLoader:
     def __init__(self, graph, applied):