diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-pages.php b/wp-admin/edit-pages.php
index 236e70c232..956aa1d8f6 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-pages.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-pages.php
@@ -207,8 +207,6 @@ if ( $page_links )
 
 <?php
 
-$all = !( $h2_search || $post_status_q );
-
 if ($posts) {
 ?>
 <table class="widefat page">
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index b8b37282fb..b6aaa17665 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -735,6 +735,9 @@ function wp_manage_pages_columns() {
 	$posts_columns['cb'] = '<input type="checkbox" />';
 	$posts_columns['title'] = __('Title');
 	$posts_columns['author'] = __('Author');
+	$post_status = 'all';
+	if ( !empty($_GET['post_status']) )
+		$post_status = $_GET['post_status'];
 	if ( !in_array($post_status, array('pending', 'draft', 'future')) )
 		$posts_columns['comments'] = '<div class="vers"><img alt="" src="images/comment-grey-bubble.png" /></div>';
 	$posts_columns['date'] = __('Date');