diff --git a/administrator/components/com_users/tables/note.php b/administrator/components/com_users/tables/note.php
index e8a644d4a2563..109ef39ce3a45 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_users/tables/note.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_users/tables/note.php
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ public function __construct(&$db)
 	{
 		parent::__construct('#__user_notes', 'id', $db);
 
+		$this->setColumnAlias('published', 'state');
+
 		JTableObserverContenthistory::createObserver($this, array('typeAlias' => 'com_users.note'));
 	}