Index: wp-includes/post.php
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--- wp-includes/post.php	(revision 37602)
+++ wp-includes/post.php	(working copy)
@@ -3081,7 +3081,7 @@
 		$post_name = $post_before->post_name;
 	}
 
-	$maybe_empty = 'attachment' !== $post_type
+	$maybe_empty = 'attachment' !== $post_type && ! in_array( $postarr['post_status'], array( 'inherit', 'draft', 'trash', 'auto-draft' ) )
 		&& ! $post_content && ! $post_title && ! $post_excerpt
 		&& post_type_supports( $post_type, 'editor' )
 		&& post_type_supports( $post_type, 'title' )