diff --git a/wp-includes/Requests/Cookie.php b/wp-includes/Requests/Cookie.php
index 00fbbc73be..6fccec64f3 100644
--- a/wp-includes/Requests/Cookie.php
+++ b/wp-includes/Requests/Cookie.php
@@ -288,6 +288,11 @@ class Requests_Cookie {
 				return $expiry_time;
 
 			case 'domain':
+				// Domains are not required as per RFC 6265 section 5.2.3
+				if (empty($value)) {
+					return null;
+				}
+
 				// Domain normalization, as per RFC 6265 section 5.2.3
 				if ($value[0] === '.') {
 					$value = substr($value, 1);
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 9a1e87fe59..72a9c3a365 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.3-beta2-46415';
+$wp_version = '5.3-beta2-46416';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.