diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index 2609d1903d..e622599523 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ class WP_Posts_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 
 			if ( is_super_admin() || current_user_can( $post_type_object->cap->edit_others_posts ) ) :
 				$users_opt = array(
-					'hide_if_only_one_author' => true,
+					'hide_if_only_one_author' => false,
 					'who' => 'authors',
 					'name' => 'post_author',
 					'class'=> 'authors',
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ class WP_Posts_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 					$users_opt['show_option_none'] = __( '— No Change —' );
 
 				if ( $authors = wp_dropdown_users( $users_opt ) ) :
-					$authors_dropdown  = '<label>';
+					$authors_dropdown  = '<label class="inline-edit-author">';
 					$authors_dropdown .= '<span class="title">' . __( 'Author' ) . '</span>';
 					$authors_dropdown .= $authors;
 					$authors_dropdown .= '</label>';
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.dev.js b/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.dev.js
index 1a257c69eb..96b36fed5f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.dev.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.dev.js
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ inlineEditPost = {
 			// author no longer has edit caps, so we need to add them to the list of authors
 			$(':input[name="post_author"]', editRow).prepend('<option value="' + $('.post_author', rowData).text() + '">' + $('#' + t.type + '-' + id + ' .author').text() + '</option>');
 		}
+		if ( $(':input[name="post_author"] option', editRow).length == 1 ) {
+			$('label.inline-edit-author', editRow).hide();
+		}
 
 		for ( var f = 0; f < fields.length; f++ ) {
 			$(':input[name="'+fields[f]+'"]', editRow).val( $('.'+fields[f], rowData).text() );