Ticket #13133: 13133.1.diff

post.php

@@ -156 +156 @@
         }
 
         $post_data = _wp_translate_postdata( true, $post_data );
+        if ( 'autosave' != $post_data['action']  && 'auto-draft' == $post_data['post_status'] ) {
+                $post_data['post_status'] = 'draft';
+        }
         if ( is_wp_error($post_data) )
                 wp_die( $post_data->get_error_message() );