diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
index 8ef72f89bc..d86ae052a0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
@@ -4563,6 +4563,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 	 *     @type string $username
 	 *     @type string $password
 	 *     @type string $content
+	 *     @type bool   $publish
 	 * }
 	 * @return true|IXR_Error true when done.
 	 */
@@ -4574,6 +4575,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		$username = $args[2];
 		$password = $args[3];
 		$content  = $args[4];
+		$publish  = $args[5];
 
 		if ( ! $user = $this->login( $username, $password ) ) {
 			return $this->error;
@@ -4604,6 +4606,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		$postdata['post_category'] = xmlrpc_getpostcategory( $content );
 		$postdata['post_status'] = $actual_post['post_status'];
 		$postdata['post_excerpt'] = $actual_post['post_excerpt'];
+		$postdata['post_status'] = $publish ? 'publish' : 'draft';
 
 		$result = wp_update_post( $postdata );
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 70dc2a0c02..0de8983499 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34572';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34573';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.