diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
index 4f082b641e..9d8752caea 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
@@ -3038,6 +3038,7 @@ function wp_ajax_query_attachments() {
 	 */
 	$query             = apply_filters( 'ajax_query_attachments_args', $query );
 	$attachments_query = new WP_Query( $query );
+	update_post_parent_caches( $attachments_query->posts );
 
 	$posts       = array_map( 'wp_prepare_attachment_for_js', $attachments_query->posts );
 	$posts       = array_filter( $posts );