diff --git a/includes/api/class-wc-rest-orders-controller.php b/includes/api/class-wc-rest-orders-controller.php
index f348b59f8cb..62b86306d53 100644
--- a/includes/api/class-wc-rest-orders-controller.php
+++ b/includes/api/class-wc-rest-orders-controller.php
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class WC_REST_Orders_Controller extends WC_REST_Orders_V2_Controller {
 	 * @return array
 	 */
 	protected function prepare_objects_query( $request ) {
-		// This is needed to get around an array to string notice in WC_REST_Orders_Controller::prepare_objects_query.
+		// This is needed to get around an array to string notice in WC_REST_Orders_V2_Controller::prepare_objects_query.
 		$statuses = $request['status'];
 		unset( $request['status'] );
 		$args = parent::prepare_objects_query( $request );
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ class WC_REST_Orders_Controller extends WC_REST_Orders_V2_Controller {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Put the statuses back for further processing (next/prev links, etc).
+		$request['status'] = $statuses;
+
 		return $args;
 	}