diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
index 39d267b623037..c5b5cb7103d88 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
@@ -301,6 +301,11 @@ function edit_post( $post_data = null ) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Password visibility.
+	if ( ! empty( $post_data['post_password'] ) ) {
+		$post_data['visibility'] = 'password';
+	}
+
 	if ( isset( $post_data['visibility'] ) ) {
 		switch ( $post_data['visibility'] ) {
 			case 'public':