diff --git a/includes/menu.inc b/includes/menu.inc
index 0f38d6f5088..4a79861b815 100644
--- a/includes/menu.inc
+++ b/includes/menu.inc
@@ -1500,13 +1500,25 @@ function menu_tree_check_access(&$tree, $node_links = array()) {
     $nids = array_keys($node_links);
     $select = db_select('node', 'n');
     $select->addField('n', 'nid');
-    $select->condition('n.status', 1);
+    // When a menu administrator who we know has permission to see unpublished
+    // nodes is administering the menu, included the unpublished nodes in the
+    // tree, with a special flag so that the Menu module can label them.
+    // Otherwise, exclude these nodes from the tree.
+    if (!empty($GLOBALS['menu_admin']) && user_access('bypass node access')) {
+      $select->addField('n', 'status');
+    }
+    else {
+      $select->condition('n.status', 1);
+    }
     $select->condition('n.nid', $nids, 'IN');
     $select->addTag('node_access');
-    $nids = $select->execute()->fetchCol();
-    foreach ($nids as $nid) {
-      foreach ($node_links[$nid] as $mlid => $link) {
-        $node_links[$nid][$mlid]['access'] = TRUE;
+    $node_objects = $select->execute()->fetchAll();
+    foreach ($node_objects as $node_object) {
+      foreach ($node_links[$node_object->nid] as $mlid => $link) {
+        $node_links[$node_object->nid][$mlid]['access'] = TRUE;
+        if (isset($node_object->status)) {
+          $node_links[$node_object->nid][$mlid]['node_unpublished'] = !$node_object->status;
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc b/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
index a24703c9fcd..e4d24a697dc 100644
--- a/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
+++ b/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
@@ -100,12 +100,7 @@ function _menu_overview_tree_form($tree) {
       $form[$mlid]['#item'] = $item;
       $form[$mlid]['#attributes'] = $item['hidden'] ? array('class' => array('menu-disabled')) : array('class' => array('menu-enabled'));
       $form[$mlid]['title']['#markup'] = l($item['title'], $item['href'], $item['localized_options']);
-      if ($item['hidden']) {
-        $form[$mlid]['title']['#markup'] .= ' (' . t('disabled') . ')';
-      }
-      elseif ($item['link_path'] == 'user' && $item['module'] == 'system') {
-        $form[$mlid]['title']['#markup'] .= ' (' . t('logged in users only') . ')';
-      }
+      menu_add_link_labels($form[$mlid]['title']['#markup'], $item);
 
       $form[$mlid]['hidden'] = array(
         '#type' => 'checkbox',
diff --git a/modules/menu/menu.module b/modules/menu/menu.module
index 27b1675a39e..5bbee69d047 100644
--- a/modules/menu/menu.module
+++ b/modules/menu/menu.module
@@ -401,6 +401,9 @@ function menu_parent_options_js() {
  * Helper function to get the items of the given menu.
  */
 function _menu_get_options($menus, $available_menus, $item) {
+  global $menu_admin;
+  $menu_admin = TRUE;
+
   // If the item has children, there is an added limit to the depth of valid parents.
   if (isset($item['parent_depth_limit'])) {
     $limit = $item['parent_depth_limit'];
@@ -417,6 +420,8 @@ function _menu_get_options($menus, $available_menus, $item) {
       _menu_parents_recurse($tree, $menu_name, '--', $options, $item['mlid'], $limit);
     }
   }
+
+  $menu_admin = FALSE;
   return $options;
 }
 
@@ -431,9 +436,7 @@ function _menu_parents_recurse($tree, $menu_name, $indent, &$options, $exclude,
     }
     if ($data['link']['mlid'] != $exclude && $data['link']['hidden'] >= 0) {
       $title = $indent . ' ' . truncate_utf8($data['link']['title'], 30, TRUE, FALSE);
-      if ($data['link']['hidden']) {
-        $title .= ' (' . t('disabled') . ')';
-      }
+      menu_add_link_labels($title, $data['link']);
       $options[$menu_name . ':' . $data['link']['mlid']] = $title;
       if ($data['below']) {
         _menu_parents_recurse($data['below'], $menu_name, $indent . '--', $options, $exclude, $depth_limit);
@@ -442,6 +445,27 @@ function _menu_parents_recurse($tree, $menu_name, $indent, &$options, $exclude,
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Adds labels to the title of a hidden, unpublished or logged-in menu link.
+ *
+ * @param string $title
+ *   The title of the menu link. This will be modified as necessary to add the
+ *   appropriate label in parentheses at the end.
+ * @param array $item
+ *   An array representing the menu link item.
+ */
+function menu_add_link_labels(&$title, $item) {
+  if ($item['hidden']) {
+    $title .= ' (' . t('disabled') . ')';
+  }
+  elseif (!empty($item['node_unpublished'])) {
+    $title .= ' (' . t('unpublished') . ')';
+  }
+  elseif ($item['link_path'] == 'user' && $item['module'] == 'system') {
+    $title .= ' (' . t('logged in users only') . ')';
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Reset a system-defined menu link.
  */
diff --git a/modules/menu/menu.test b/modules/menu/menu.test
index bb792ee8edf..af0d09591e7 100644
--- a/modules/menu/menu.test
+++ b/modules/menu/menu.test
@@ -604,6 +604,50 @@ class MenuTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
       $this->assertText(t('Menus'), 'Add menu node was displayed');
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests that menu admin lists can include menu items for unpublished nodes.
+   */
+  function testUnpublishedNodeMenuItem() {
+    // Log in as an administrator who can view unpublished nodes.
+    $menu_and_node_admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array(
+      'bypass node access',
+      'administer menu',
+    ));
+    $this->drupalLogin($menu_and_node_admin_user);
+
+    // Create an unpublished node with a menu link.
+    $title = $this->randomName();
+    $node = $this->drupalCreateNode(array(
+      'type' => 'article',
+      'title' => $title,
+      'status' => NODE_NOT_PUBLISHED,
+    ));
+    $edit = array(
+      'link_path' => 'node/' . $node->nid,
+      'link_title' => $title,
+      'description' => '',
+      'enabled' => TRUE,
+      'expanded' => TRUE,
+      'parent' => 'navigation:0',
+      'weight' => '0',
+    );
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/structure/menu/manage/navigation/add', $edit, t('Save'));
+
+    // Verify that the administrator can see the menu link (with a label
+    // indicating that it is unpublished) on the menu management page.
+    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/menu/manage/navigation');
+    $this->assertText($title . ' (unpublished)', 'Menu link to unpublished node is visible to users with "bypass node access" permission.');
+
+    // Verify that a user who cannot view unpublished nodes does not see the
+    // menu link on the menu management page.
+    $menu_admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('administer menu'));
+    $this->drupalLogin($menu_admin_user);
+    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/menu/manage/navigation');
+    $this->assertResponse(200);
+    $this->assertNoText($title, 'Menu link to unpublished node is not visible to users without the "bypass node access" permission.');
+  }
+
 }
 
 /**
@@ -758,4 +802,5 @@ class MenuNodeTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $options = $this->xpath('//select[@id=:id]//option[@value=:option]', array(':id' => $id, ':option' => $option));
     return $this->assertTrue(isset($selects[0]) && !isset($options[0]), $message ? $message : t('Option @option for field @id does not exist.', array('@option' => $option, '@id' => $id)), t('Browser'));
   }
+
 }