diff --git a/wp-admin/edit.php b/wp-admin/edit.php
index 9a7e13420f..b15b5cfe3d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit.php
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = remove_query_arg( array('locked', 'skipped', 'updated'
 </p></div>
 <?php } ?>
 
-<form id="posts-filter" action="" method="post">
+<form id="posts-filter" action="" method="get">
 
 <ul class="subsubsub">
 <?php
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/list-table.php
index 7c49237f51..dc22202cb5 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/list-table.php
@@ -526,6 +526,8 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 		if ( $this->has_items() ) {
 			$this->display_table();
 		} else {
+			echo '<br class="clear">';
+			$this->extra_tablenav( 'top' );
 			echo '<br class="clear">';
 			echo '<p>';
 			$this->no_items();