diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index e2be69e9f..7a6c3c932 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -1443,8 +1443,8 @@ function iframe_footer() {
 
 function _post_states($post) {
 	$post_states = array();
-	if ( isset($_GET['post_status']) )
-		$post_status = $_GET['post_status'];
+	if ( isset( $_REQUEST['post_status'] ) )
+		$post_status = $_REQUEST['post_status'];
 	else
 		$post_status = '';