diff --git a/wp-admin/edit.php b/wp-admin/edit.php
index 8c3ead571e..f83ef351c8 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit.php
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ unset($status_links);
 ?>
 </ul>
 
+<?php if ( isset($_GET['post_status'] ) ) : ?>
+<input type="hidden" name="post_status" value="<?php echo attribute_escape($_GET['post_status']) ?>" />
 <?php
+endif;
+
 if ( isset($_GET['posted']) && $_GET['posted'] ) : $_GET['posted'] = (int) $_GET['posted']; ?>
 <div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><strong><?php _e('Your post has been saved.'); ?></strong> <a href="<?php echo get_permalink( $_GET['posted'] ); ?>"><?php _e('View post'); ?></a> | <a href="post.php?action=edit&amp;post=<?php echo $_GET['posted']; ?>"><?php _e('Edit post'); ?></a></p></div>
 <?php $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = remove_query_arg(array('posted'), $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);