diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/post.php b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
index 9562ce31a3..2695b40d70 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ function wp_edit_posts_query( $q = false ) {
 	$per_page = 'edit_' . $post_type . '_per_page';
 	$posts_per_page = (int) get_user_option( $per_page );
 	if ( empty( $posts_per_page ) || $posts_per_page < 1 )
-		$posts_per_page = 15;
+		$posts_per_page = 20;
 	$posts_per_page = apply_filters( $per_page, $posts_per_page );