diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php
index b9ba53b..4c4dc6b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ final class _WP_Editors {
 			'suppress_filters'       => true,
 			'update_post_term_cache' => false,
 			'update_post_meta_cache' => false,
-			'post_status'            => 'publish',
+			'post_status'            => array( 'publish', 'private' ),
 			'posts_per_page'         => 20,
 		);