diff --git a/wp-includes/classes.php b/wp-includes/classes.php
index 7e717fcd06..a55123ae53 100644
--- a/wp-includes/classes.php
+++ b/wp-includes/classes.php
@@ -1164,6 +1164,8 @@ class Walker_Page extends Walker {
 				$css_class .= ' current_page_item';
 			elseif ( $_current_page && $page->ID == $_current_page->post_parent )
 				$css_class .= ' current_page_parent';
+		} elseif ( $page->ID == get_settings('page_for_posts') ) {
+			$css_class .= ' current_page_parent';
 		}
 
 		$output .= $indent . '<li class="' . $css_class . '"><a href="' . get_page_link($page->ID) . '" title="' . attribute_escape(apply_filters('the_title', $page->post_title)) . '">' . apply_filters('the_title', $page->post_title) . '</a>';