Index: wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
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--- wp-admin/admin-ajax.php	(revision 18516)
+++ wp-admin/admin-ajax.php	(working copy)
@@ -727,9 +727,9 @@
 	edit_comment();
 
 	$position = ( isset($_POST['position']) && (int) $_POST['position']) ? (int) $_POST['position'] : '-1';
-	$comments_status = isset($_POST['comments_listing']) ? $_POST['comments_listing'] : '';
+	$GLOBALS['comment_status'] = isset( $_POST['comments_listing'] ) ? $_POST['comments_listing'] : 'all';
+	$checkbox = ( isset($_POST['checkbox']) && true == $_POST['checkbox'] ) ? 1 : 0;
 
-	$checkbox = ( isset($_POST['checkbox']) && true == $_POST['checkbox'] ) ? 1 : 0;
 	$wp_list_table = _get_list_table( $checkbox ? 'WP_Comments_List_Table' : 'WP_Post_Comments_List_Table' );
 
 	ob_start();