diff --git a/wp-admin/post-new.php b/wp-admin/post-new.php
index 05e747f86d..d0b5bb16ca 100644
--- a/wp-admin/post-new.php
+++ b/wp-admin/post-new.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ if ( !empty($my_drafts) || !empty($pending) || !empty($others_drafts) ) {
 				if ( $i > $nag_posts_limit )
 					break;
 				echo '<a href="post.php?action=edit&amp;post=' . $post->ID . '">';
-				the_title();
+				( '' == the_title('', '', FALSE) ) ? printf( __('Post #%s'), $post->ID ) : the_title();
 				echo '</a>';
 				if ( $i < min($nag[3], $nag_posts_limit) )
 					echo ', ';