Index: wp-admin/post-new.php
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--- wp-admin/post-new.php	(revision 18801)
+++ wp-admin/post-new.php	(working copy)
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@
 wp_enqueue_script('autosave');
 
 // Show post form.
-$post = get_default_post_to_edit( $post_type, true );
+$posts = get_posts(array('numberposts' => 1, 'post_status' => 'auto-draft'));
+if ( empty($posts) ) {
+	$post = get_default_post_to_edit( $post_type, true );
+} else {
+	$post = $posts[0];
+}
 $post_ID = $post->ID;
 include('edit-form-advanced.php');
 include('./admin-footer.php');