diff --git a/wp-includes/query.php b/wp-includes/query.php
index e8fbeecfaf..2e2aa5aeb0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/query.php
+++ b/wp-includes/query.php
@@ -2114,7 +2114,7 @@ class WP_Query {
 					$statuswheres[] = "(" . join( ' OR ', $p_status ) . ")";
 			}
 			if ( $post_status_join ) {
-				$join .= " JOIN $wpdb->posts AS p2 ON ($wpdb->posts.post_parent = p2.ID) ";
+				$join .= " LEFT JOIN $wpdb->posts AS p2 ON ($wpdb->posts.post_parent = p2.ID) ";
 				foreach ( $statuswheres as $index => $statuswhere )
 					$statuswheres[$index] = "($statuswhere OR ($wpdb->posts.post_status = 'inherit' AND " . str_replace($wpdb->posts, 'p2', $statuswhere) . "))";
 			}