diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
index 1152e64e12..94e99c2d35 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
@@ -509,6 +509,18 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 	protected function months_dropdown( $post_type ) {
 		global $wpdb, $wp_locale;
 
+		/**
+		 * Filter whether to remove the 'Months' drop-down from the post list table.
+		 *
+		 * @since 4.2.0
+		 *
+		 * @param bool   $disable   Whether to disable the drop-down. Default false.
+		 * @param string $post_type The post type.
+		 */
+		if ( apply_filters( 'disable_months_dropdown', false, $post_type ) ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		$months = $wpdb->get_results( $wpdb->prepare( "
 			SELECT DISTINCT YEAR( post_date ) AS year, MONTH( post_date ) AS month
 			FROM $wpdb->posts
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 2ad39dfca0..0dccaac6c8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.2-alpha-31432';
+$wp_version = '4.2-alpha-31438';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.