diff --git a/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-post-types.php b/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-post-types.php
index 1d1f8a2b946..9c1894e2fa7 100644
--- a/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-post-types.php
+++ b/includes/admin/class-wc-admin-post-types.php
@@ -453,6 +453,8 @@ class WC_Admin_Post_Types {
case 'is_in_stock':
if ( $the_product->is_in_stock() ) {
$stock_html = '' . __( 'In stock', 'woocommerce' ) . '';
+ } elseif ( $the_product->is_on_backorder() ) {
+ $stock_html = '' . __( 'On backorder', 'woocommerce' ) . '';
} else {
$stock_html = '' . __( 'Out of stock', 'woocommerce' ) . '';
}