diff --git a/wp-includes/link-template.php b/wp-includes/link-template.php
index 498585fbdb..2a1c7b2382 100644
--- a/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -2423,6 +2423,17 @@ function _navigation_markup( $links, $class = 'posts-navigation', $screen_reader
 		<div class="nav-links">%3$s</div>
 	</nav>';
 
+	/**
+	 * Filter the navigation markup template.
+	 *
+	 * @since 4.4.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $template The default template
+	 * @param string $class The class passed by the calling function.
+	 * @return string Navigation template.
+	 */
+	$template = apply_filters( 'navigation_markup_template', $template, $class );
+
 	return sprintf( $template, sanitize_html_class( $class ), esc_html( $screen_reader_text ), $links );
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index b0f1ec330a..001ff5dbf8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-33713';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-33714';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.