diff --git wp-admin/includes/template.php wp-admin/includes/template.php
index f8fac13..56cb9c5 100644
--- wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -671,9 +671,13 @@ function page_template_dropdown( $default = '' ) {
  * @return unknown
  */
 function parent_dropdown( $default = 0, $parent = 0, $level = 0 ) {
-	global $wpdb;
 	$post = get_post();
-	$items = $wpdb->get_results( $wpdb->prepare("SELECT ID, post_parent, post_title FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_parent = %d AND post_type = 'page' ORDER BY menu_order", $parent) );
+
+	$items = get_posts( apply_filters( 'parent_dropdown_args', array(
+		'post_parent' => $parent,
+		'post_type' => 'page',
+		'orderby' => 'menu_order'
+	) ) );
 
 	if ( $items ) {
 		foreach ( $items as $item ) {