Index: src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php
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--- src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php	(revision 36269)
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php	(working copy)
@@ -272,9 +272,13 @@
 			if ( $count >= $end )
 				break;
 
-			if ( $term->parent != $parent && empty( $_REQUEST['s'] ) )
-				continue;
+			if ( $term->parent != $parent && empty( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ){
 
+				if ( !is_null( get_term( $term->parent, $taxonomy ) ) || ( $parent != 0 ) ){
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
+
 			// If the page starts in a subtree, print the parents.
 			if ( $count == $start && $term->parent > 0 && empty( $_REQUEST['s'] ) ) {
 				$my_parents = $parent_ids = array();