diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index 5395a0beac..5988c3eaca 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -949,7 +949,11 @@ class WP_Posts_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 		echo "</strong>\n";
 
 		if ( ! is_post_type_hierarchical( $this->screen->post_type ) && 'excerpt' === $mode && current_user_can( 'read_post', $post->ID ) ) {
-			echo esc_html( get_the_excerpt() );
+			if ( post_password_required( $post ) ) {
+				echo '<span class="protected-post-excerpt">' . esc_html( get_the_excerpt() ) . '</span>';
+			} else {
+				echo esc_html( get_the_excerpt() );
+			}
 		}
 
 		get_inline_data( $post );